[lbo-talk] lbo-talk Digest, Vol 1603, Issue 6 (Politics in the DP)

[Doug Henwood]

On Jun 17, 2011, at 9:16 AM, Wojtek S wrote:


> Doug: "Though they haven't won, they've changed the discourse - from
> Debs to Perot."
> 
> [WS:]  The only raison d'etre of political parties is to get elected,
> not to change the discourse.  Changing the discourse is the job of
> social movements.

If a social movement wants to take the form of a political party, why not?