[lbo-talk] the politics of food

[shag carpet bomb]

At 10:10 AM 11/12/2009, Matthias Wasser wrote:
>On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Eric Beck <ersatzdog at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> And voting behavior is a very good indicator of what?
> > >
> > > Worldview. Political opinions. Cultural affiliations. But you probably
> > knew
> > > that.
> >
> > I didn't, actually. I'm not even sure what any of those things mean.
> > But I am surprised that despite your constantly reminding us of how
> > much the Democrats suck, you use people's voting for or against them
> > as a barometer for anything.
>
>
>I'm trying to discover what the second term of your enthememe is here.
>Democrats suck, ..., ergo voting for or against them can't be a barometer
>for anything?

I'd say he meant something like, "barometer for anything radical." Or, 
"barometer for anyting of significance to a left politics in the u.s."

But, since you say it must mean something, and I don't necessarily 
disagree, what does voting for Dems mean?  What is it a barometer of?

shag

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