* <http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=42194589&f=17475&u=171835&c=0>* > > In our talks with people about the movement's decline, the main emphasis > always pointed to the fact that the constituency for our broad peace > movement was disintegrating. At issue is figuring out exactly why, and then > how to help rebuild our forces. The question of "why" isn't difficult. In > addition to talks with a number of movement organizers and unwavering > activists., we have communicated with quite a few readers about this matter > in person and mainly by email (over 85% of our 3,500 Activist Newsletter > readers voted Democratic last November). The conclusion is that the > Democratic voters who have stopped showing up do so for one or more of three > reasons: (1) The big majority simply don't want to publicly oppose a war > waged by a Democratic president -- especially when he is under strong attack > by the Republicans. (2) Some think it is a "good" war. (3) Some believe that > peace demonstrations "don't do any good" and that we're "just talking to > ourselves." Let's examine this point by point. > > http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/smith071109.html > ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
