[lbo-talk] Why the Left Can't Inspire

[Ira Glazer]

If the recent depression in advanced economies -- especially in Europe --
weren't evidence enough of the quasi-irrelevance of left wing thought
(given the material circumstances, in a 'rational world', revolutionary
situations would be afoot) the fact that the following screed on a
libertarian blog will almost certainly impact more people than on a leftist
one, although the content could be almost verbatim, is sufficient to give
serious thought as to why no one pays attention to the left

Foodstamps Are Corporate Welfare

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-17/foodstamps-are-corporate-welfare

Is Chomsky right -- did Stalin do such irreparable harm to the prestige of
socialist thought, that we are still suffering from its consequences ?