Gerald Levy wrote: >elaine Bernard wrote: > >> I fear in these discussion on globalization or on >> the EU, we tend to construct straw arguments and >> then put them to the torch with much fast heat >> and little light, and nothing enduring. But hey, >> that's politics. > >Whose politics? It is not in the interests of workers or progressive >politics to "construct straw arguments and then put them to the torch." >One might think, rather, that with all that has happened in recent years >we might have the courage to confront the real issues and engage in >honest dialogue rather than mimicking the style of bourgeois politicians >and talk show hosts. Or, is that asking too much? Really? I thought most of us had been having a pretty serious discussion, with debaters on all sides making and responding to real points. A very good PEN-L moment, I thought, but then maybe my standards are too low. Doug
