[lbo-talk] Huffington Post on rift between Dems and labor

[Carrol Cox]

Third Parties cannot be built within electoral politics. If/when one
emerges it will not be because "progressive" forces build one; it will
be because a radical movement _outside_ of electoral politics has shaken
the nation to its foundations. Then one might (if it seemed useful)
create an electoral party virtually overnight. But one can not build one
in a "progressive" (step by step) process. That is just another version
of Bernstein's "The final goal is notthing, the movement is everythng."

In parliamentary systems it is possible to build political activity
_and_ participate in electoral politics. But not in a system such as the
U.S. has. Electoral politics are the death of politics in any real
sense.

Carrol

Joanne Landy wrote:
> 
> Brad et al,
>          I totally agree. The problem with these primary challenges is that
> they are suicidally self-limiting. Once the primary is over, the
> progressive candidate disappears. A successful third party won't be built
> overnite, but the only way to begin is for labor and other progressive
> movements to begin. What's the point of being perpetual doormats for the
> Democrats?
> Joanne
> 
> At 12:48 PM 6/10/2010 -0400, you wrote:
> > >And basically it's all because of the Halter drive.  It totally vindicates
> >the approach.
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >It would have been more successful if Halter was part of a strong
> >third party to the left of the Dems.  Then this move to the left would
> >extend beyond the primary run up.  Spread across the entire country,
> >just think of the potential.
> >
> >Brad
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