Jim Devine wrote: > > Marv Gandall wrote: > > If the crisis continues to deepen, however, we can expect many disaffected > > Americans who are now giving Obama the benefit of the doubt to turn to > > right-wing demagogues blaming the mounting unemployment and plummeting > > living standards on the failed "socialistic" politicies of the > > administration as well as on "greedy Wall Street speculators". We know where > > that poisonous amalgam has led in the past. > > and there's a scapegoat waiting that movement's ire: immigrant workers > who are "taking 'our' jobs away from us." I sure that the gays, > lesbians, bis, and transgender types will get some flack, too.
Marvin is completely correct. I would argue,moreover, that only a strong and militant (no-electoral) left movement, can meet scuh a threat. AND it must meet the anti-alien hogwash directly by making OPEN BORDERS a primary principle. There is no wallygaggin around the issue. Carrol _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
