sounding a little like Big John McCain, Sabri Oncu wrote: > Be realistic my friends: in Venezuela, Socialism for the 21st Century > may be an option, but I don't think it is an option in the US, nor in > Turkey, at the current time. What the heck are we supposed to do: just > sit and wait for a mass mobilization?
You were the one who asked about creating a political party and I was answering. I would never put that the top of my priority list (though some, more modest, political organization seems needed). As for electoral politics, my response (in the current context) is simple, as I've said before on pen-l: quoting Joe Hill, don't mourn, organize. That is, vote for Obama, since he's got the two words "supreme court" on his side[*] --- even though he seems to be a reincarnation of Bill Clinton (and seems just as likely to bomb Iran as John McCain is). That's a major stomach-wrenching thing to do. But instead of dwelling on it (mourning), "our" emphasis should be on non-electoral politics (organizing). I used to be involved in non-electoral politics and I found that I was not good at it at all and that it conflicted with the rest of my life. So I stopped. I acknowledge the contradiction, but I hope that others are listening and will either follow the path I point to or indicate what's wrong with it. [*] also, having a Black president would be a major blow against racism. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
