From: "Julio Huato"
The only exit strategy that makes sense to me is a civil war within the Democratic Party, for the control of the Democratic Party, a struggle to win to the workers' cause the hearts and minds of the best people in that party's constituency. ^^^ CB: Note from the vanguard to the rearguard: We just won the battle of Gettysburg in the "Civil War" in the Democratic Party. Now is definitely not the time to _exit_, but to enter the DP. ^^^^^ It's curious to me that you -- being as skeptical as you are of the ability of workers in the U.S. to even entertain basic of reforms within capitalism -- suggest that unions should consider dumping the Democratic Party already. That's the cart ahead of the horse. The way I envision it, only through a protracted struggle for reforms will workers develop the political will and strength to reform the Democratic Party or -- if it proves to be unreformable -- to abandon it and create a superior political formation. ^^^ CB: From the nomination and election of Obama, the DP has just reformed itself and shown itself to be highly reformable. ^^^^ Meanwhile, the threats against the DP will remain empty. I don't endorse what the unions do, but the unions may not be as stupid as they may seem to outsiders. ^^^ CB: To exit the DP right now when it has just made a giant historical, progressive advance would be stupid Sour grapes speculation and predictions that Obama won't help the unions win EFCA is pitiful and funny ( not you Julio) , and as Obama speaks out in favor of workers occupying a plant. This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
