[lbo-talk] Thoughts on the Tea Party (and why the Left is Dead)

Joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Wed Apr 21 19:55:14 PDT 2010


Doug writes:

"No. Economic crisis is the opposite of fertile soil. It's poisonous. "

I know what you mean. But part of the poison is defining it as an economic crisis. This is the founding lie.

It's not an economic crisis. It's a political crisis.

This is what I mean about setting the terms of the debate. You said it yourself in one of the last LBOs. The economic crisis can be solved if we forgo spending 1/2 our income on war and if we increase taxes on the rich. But that is politically impossible.....or something to that effect.

It's a political crisis. If enough people communicate this basic fact, it would make a difference.

Joanna



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