[lbo-talk] Jacobin magazine - issue one released

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Fri Sep 17 07:43:36 PDT 2010


Eric Beck wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
> > We are not going to get open borders -- but a strong movement demanding
> > open borders (making that a real topic for debate) will be necessary
> > before _any_ sort of decent reforms are possible. Mass movements destroy
> > themselves if they make their demands "reasonable."
>
> "Open borders" is already too reasonable. No borders.

In any case, a political debate in which the only contnders allowed would be "Open" vs "No" Bordrs would be a glorious debate indeed -- and might throw light on the future (in the spirit of looking back on the present as history).

Carrol



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