[lbo-talk] Democrats

[Carrol Cox]

If you go  back to the early years of this list I think you will find posts
by both myself and Doug, possibly by others, arguing that DP administrations
were 'better' for leftists on the grounds that such administrations caused
more discontent, since they violated hopes and expectations. We were wrong.
We've had six years of a DP president (two years with a DP control of
Congress), an Administration which is one of the more detestable
Administrations in U.S. history, and yet left liberals and even most
radicals, many even who call themselves revolutionaries, are clinging more
desperately than ever to the DP.  And while The Worse the Better is not
true,  What _SEEMS_ to be The Worst may be better. There is little chance of
even minor social improvements (minimum wage, Medicaid, labor militancy)
until hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of US workers become convinced
that _nothing_ is to be expected from _any_ elected government.

A Republican victory in 2016 is probably the best hope  for immediate  as
well as long-range gains.

Carrol
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