>>I'm not the one doing the reifying. It's the people in the U.S. who do so. If the left ever wants to get anywhere, it needs to be conscious of political opinion (without kow-towing to it).
The Bill of Rights wasn't "given." It represents a victory of the more plebian social forces of the age (an era before the rise of the proletariat).<< Why don't you cite just one opinion poll that supports your assertion--at least that way I'll have something of substance to rip to shreds. Otherwise, I'm not even sure its our little doggies that are being wagged. By the time the Bill of Rights was written up, the course of the American Revolution was a quite conservative thing. Note, too, how quickly those rights were taken away once the new republic hit its first crisis. Michael, don't be too disappointed that it degenerated into rhetorical debate. It started when you posted. That's the nature of the beast. I will say, well, the Sandanistas stood up to the US and look what it got them--a Clash 3 disk l.p. named after them and the start of urban guerilla chic. CJ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
