[lbo-talk] second bill of rights

[Alan Rudy]

Carrol, progressives only believe in the certainty of progress if everyone
follows their expert lead... think Paul Ehrlich.  I think liberals don't
believe, they hope.  In both cases, however, their is the politics of
apocalypse.  Follow us or its all going to hell... Progressives tend to,
steamroller-like, brook no resistance (think of public meetings with the EPA
after the EPA has studied the situation, determined its nature and scope,
developed a highly technical and well-costed-out remediation plan, for
"comment" by the local communities), while liberals tend to be flummoxed and
plead for understanding (think the whininess of Congress).

Its the Certainty of Progress if y'all listen to us and the Certainty of
Regress if you don't ('cuz we're better'n you, but - if you follow our lead
- you'll get good, too!)

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


>
> On Oct 5, 2009, at 1:20 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
>
>  What all liberals and progressives, as well as all too many Marxists,
>> share in common is a belief in the Certainty of Progress
>>
>
> When, no doubt, we should all believe instead in the Certainty of Regress.
>
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Alan P. Rudy
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