David, you are leveling a very harsh criticism of the tea party. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David B. Shemano Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 3:31 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] downgrade.
Charles -- why does the TP love, and I mean love, a guy like Allen West? How do you incorporate that phenomena in your analysis? David Shemano --- Original Message--- To: [email protected] From: c b <[email protected]> Sent: 8/09/2011 3:05PM Subject: [Pen-l] downgrade. >> The appeals to white supremacy that were central to the Tea Party's >> initial burst ( opposition to the rights of dark skinned immigrants, >> Glenn Beck's specialty;; Obama is a dark skinned foreigner not born >> in the US; going to Congress and calling Black representatives >> niggers; >> etc) demonstrate perfectly the integral relationship between white >> supremacy and attacking the whole working class. The Tea Party in >> Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio etc. got elected based majorly on these >> appeals to white supremacy. Upon taking office they immediately set >> out to attack collective bargaining rights of all workers, white >> workers included. >> >> This is a continuation of the right-wing approach since Nixon's >> Southern Strategy or Reagan's attack on welfare as a program for >> freeloading Black people. >> >> "Leftists" who deny the critical role of appeals to white supremacy >> in the strategy of the US ruling class are not worthy of being called >> "Leftists". >> >> Charles >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
