On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:51 PM, c b <[email protected]> wrote: > What kind of clout could the American Left bring to this table? Zero. > It’s small size and its divided leaderless nature just didn’t make the > cut. It was not all the Left’s fault though. The abolitionists of > Lincoln’s time had a civil war with which to pressure Lincoln to free > the slaves. The labor rebels of Roosevelt’s time had sit-downs, > general strikes and at least the threat of proletarian revolution to > get Roosevelt’s attention. They got their place at the table because > they had real clout.
What a typically cowardly copout. If Obama didn't do anything for progressives, why it is the progressives' fault! Obama is like Asimov's witch doctor who simply couldn't lose: "If the poor sap isn't cured, it's because he didn't drum up enough faith." Or to put it another way, if the Left had enough "clout", what the fuck would we need this clown for anyway? _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
