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> > Louis wrote: It is to put Democrats on the defensive, which they have done with > ease. Two days ago we were discussing Bob Herbert's dismantling of > Obreagan. Now we are focused on the nefarious Tea Party. We need to > refocus our discussion on the biggest threat to the American working > class--Barack Obama, the clear choice of big capital, not the Tea Party > side show. > > I agree... and it goes somewhat against the ISO/Trotskyist current of which I identify. I, like Louis, have been a little disturbed by the obsession on the left over this whole affair. My position is as follows: even though it is true that we must counter bigotry and injustice where ever we find it, sometimes, the best defense is a good offense. Moving away from a constant defensive posture does not preclude defensive action--it only implies that focusing on an offensive posture is the best way to incorporate an effective defensive strategy. I am, of course, speaking at an extreme level of abstraction, but it is rather Marxian to find the adequate level of abstraction to tackle important issues, is it not? Some might argue that such an offensive strategy is "just not feasible" for a leftist movement that appears so marginalized, if not crippled. But at what point does this view of ourselves as marginalized and crippled become a self-fulfilling prophecy? -Adam ________________________________________________ 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
