[lbo-talk] Take that, IRS!

[Bhaskar Sunkara]

Why would mainstream liberals be the enemy?  I always saw a combination of
the small leftist cadre we have floating around, those
currently identifying as "liberals" and the unpoliticized as the possible
base for a left-wing movement in this country.  Especially those with
operative social democracy sentiments, is it too far fetched to think that
someone for the welfare state and could one day be a part of a
movement demanding more fundamental structural change? (social democracy to
democratic socialism?)

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:


> I agree with those who say there is no fascist danger at this time or in
> the "forseeable" future. And the   conclusion I draw from this is taht
> leftists should just begin to ignore the right extremist and focus onour
> serius enemy, the liberals and 'responsible' conservatives, etc. These
> rigtists _would_ be important in the event of a fascist movement
> actually materializing, for they would constitute its main base. But for
> the present they are trivial.
>
> Carrol
>
> Dennis Claxton wrote:
> >
> > At 12:22 PM 2/18/2010, B. wrote:
> >
> > >Of course, I am interested to see the right-wing commentariat's take
> > >on this. If the pilot will become a "leftist terrorist" somehow in their
> logic.
> > >
> > >-B.
> >
> > Here are two initial takes from the freepers:
> >
> > http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2454275/posts#comment
> >
> > He's going to get labeled a "tea bagger" and used to smear the
> > conservative movement. Mark it.
> >
> > What, he has not already? I am surprised, MSNBC is slowing down. Then
> > it will come out that he is a communist and they will just drop the
> > matter entirely.
> >
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