[lbo-talk] Fwd: Has the Left given up on Economics ? « The Disorder Of Things

[Carrol Cox]

a) There was no fascist threat in the U.S., and hence no pressing need 
for a "united front" or "popular front" to prevent fascist usurpation of 
power. The CPUSA has gone on fantasizing a fascist threat ever since.

b) FDR did not _need_ CP support, and hence that support did not 
contribute to achieving "reforms" of any kind. In fact, probably CP 
support of FDR sabotaged the "reform," since that cooperation reduced 
substantially the threat from the left, and it was that threat, so far 
as it existed, which drove the New Dal Reforms.

Perhaps this tailing of the DP contributed to CP recruitment of members, 
but such recruitment would further dilute its left activity.

So nothing was gained for workers through the CP tailing of the DP, and 
probably a good deal, even in "reforms," was lost.

Carrol

On 10/4/2011 3:36 PM, ken hanly wrote:
> s not follow.
> Cheers, ken
>