[lbo-talk] Franken wins Minnesota

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 6 18:45:45 PST 2009


On Jan 6, 2009, at 9:22 PM, Matthias Wasser wrote:


> Common decency? I'm not sure it makes sense to talk about whose views
> ordinary civilians "represent," except in the banal sense of "share"
> (which I don't think you mean, because obviously we aspire for
> everyone to share our views.) We're not running for office, or at
> least I assume nobody who posts here on their real name is.

My point, and it's hardly an original one, is that the left, whatever that is, purports to agitate on behalf of the masses, but the masses mostly don't give a fuck.

Doug



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