[lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye

[Carrol Cox]

Somebody: All that's been demonstrated is that people on the left (and
across the political spectrum) will adhere tenaciously to their point of
view regardless of the evidence and that debates like this thread change
precious few minds. 

Correct. This applies to any kind of discussion. Minds are not changed by
persuasion but by changed circumstances. Search the archives for the subject
Dust-up. A long debate between (primarily) Miles and Julio.

This is also the reason that in political agitation  one speaks/writes only
to those who already agree on some significant point. Those attracted by
that means then become involved in collective practice, and their thoughts
(and agreements) develop further out of that practice.

(Note: I don't give a damn how one gets people to vote. I'm talking about
mass movements of the left.)

Carrol