James Devine wrote:
I thought that the point of left politics in the 1990s was not to oppose
the old left vs. the new, etc., etc., but to try to seek a synthesis,
criticizing the lefts both old and new (ruthlessly, of course, to use
Marx's word), but while rejecting the "bad," also trying to
Dear Louis list,
I understand where the analysis (at bottom of this message) is coming from,
and what information it is based on, but I suggest it is in error, based on
important facts not taken into consideration.
To begin with, the New Left was not overly marxist at all. It was quite in
The interesting thing is that your analysis -- that defeat of the left cannot be
blamed on the left itself is an extremely pessimistic one. Of course , if it is
true it is true -- but look at the implication. If the left is not screwing up big
time and we losing this badly then things pretty
-Original Message-
From: Richard K. Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: Richard Rorty *- demise of left
I understand where the analysis (at bottom of this message) is coming from,
and what information it is based on, but I suggest it is in error
I thought that the point of left politics in the 1990s was not to oppose
the old left vs. the new, etc., etc., but to try to seek a synthesis,
criticizing the lefts both old and new (ruthlessly, of course, to use
Marx's word), but while rejecting the "bad," also trying to find the "good"
on both
