[lbo-talk] Donate to Wall Street protesters

[Wojtek S]

Ravi: "Why is the left’s fascination with Ron Paul puzzling? This
thread has, I think, generated more email on this list in the last 24
hours, than we have seen in the week before! :-)"

[WS:} Yup.  There is a clear elective affinity there - David Harvey
argues this point quite effectively.  Americans are infatuated with
libertarianism because they instinctively love private initiative and
hate government (cf. Thoreau.)  American lefties tend to be first
Americans and only second lefties, which may explain the fascination.

Wojtek