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S. Artesian wrote: >I do not agree that many people sympathize with the TP because there is no >left alternative. That's a myth. That's an ideological analysis, not a >material analysis. It's like saying lots of people sympathize with the >fascists because there isn't a communist alternative, when exactly the >reverse is the case... lots of people sympathize with the fascists precisely >because there is a "communist alternative." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you really saying that people sympathize with the TP because there is a strong left in the US? That's assbackwards. Jeffery is correct up to a point. We shouldn't attempt to win over TPers, but we should build a left that can offer an alternative to their nonsense to stop further workers moving in the TP direction. Brad ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
