Doug Henwood is publishing regularly the best economic news letter ever to appear in English. His Wall Street is a clasic of left writing. He has a major radio show interviewing important people we might otherwise not know about. That makes him (desevedly) a towering figure on the left.
But like Jordan a couple decades ago, he isn't satisfied with that. He wants to also see himself as an expert in a field in which he is a total amateur, ignorant of the basic facts. He has ot the slightest inkling of how decisions get made within the very messy realm of mass politics; he is ignorant of the need to work with or around people with the wildest politcial ideas. He suffers from the delusion that if one has demonstrated an idea is false that sould take care of it. It never does. He is the political equ8ivalent of Michael Jordan swinging helplessly at courve balls hurled by minor league pitchers.
Carrol
On 10/21/2011 12:26 PM, Chuck Grimes wrote:
> Not a single word about the tens of millions of unemployed and
> underemployed, the tens of millions without health insurance, and the
> tens of millions in poverty. Instead, we read about bartering, urban
> farming, and charities. Amazing. Doug
>
> ----------
>
> Yet, I am watching this morning (9:50pdt):
>
> http://www.livestream.com/occupynyc
>
> ...which seems to be heating up.
>
> Looking around again:
>
> Q: Hi, last night I found out that we have a Demands group. I’ve been
> meaning to say this, that I think the word “demands” is for terrorist
> groups. We should be working on solutions, as in the Open Source group,
> Visions & Goals, and in this group. I’d love to propose that we stop
> making demands. It has failed us the last 100 years.
>
> Point of Information: Very early on, this General Assembly agreed that
> we would make no demands. So before demands are made, that agreement
> would have to be examined.
>
> http://www.nycga.net/2011/10/19/764/#more-764
>
> So I think I get what's going on. Open Source group, Visions and Goals
> v. Terrorist group Demands? Nice framing.
>
> Comment. The visions and goals group is either very new to
> demonstrations or have somekind of non-political ideals they have cooked
> up out of thin air. I'd suggest they attended a few of Julio's classes
> if he is still giving them. And then send a contingent over to CUNY
> schools and talk to students.
>
> CG
>
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