On 2012-01-05, at 9:25 AM, Julio Huato wrote: > I agree on emphasizing Ron > Paul's anti-war positions, even if the impact of our actions is small. > Trying things is fine. In my context, I don't see the need to > support him in any way (there are better uses of one's money and > time), but I don't rule that out as a tactic in other contexts. For > me, amplifying the fact that there is a portion of Republicans who > resist war making is a plus. On the other hand, when I want to > illustrate how viciously anti-worker the positions of the Republicans > are, I may allude to Ron Paul's rabid attacks on the Fed's monetary > policies, as lame as they are. In fact, I have a similar attitude > regarding the Tea Party, which has fizzled, but not disappeared, and > we will continue to see more of it (or its reincarnations) in the > coming future. We want the class enemy divided.
Nothing wrong that I can see in reaching out and working with libertarians like Justin Raimondo of antiwar.com, whose roster of contributors features prominent left-wingers like Uri Avnery and Tom Englehardt as well as Ron Paul. http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2011/12/29/ron-paul-and-the-future-of-american-foreign-policy/ I have no idea of how representative Raimondo is of Paul's base, and which of Paul's isolationism or cranky monetary policies and attacks on the Fed carries the most weight with his supporters, especially the older ones off-campus. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
