The word "progressive" (and the ideology implied) make correct social analysis impossible, and it is unawareness of this that generates the inner despair manifested by the failure to recognize that "The Lesser Evil" is in fact The More Effective Evil. So-called "progressive" goals would be far more achievable under Romney than under Obama, the most threatening U.S. president since Wilson. Bring back Harding or Hoover.
The U.S. will plunge further and further into the abyss so long as those who ught to be mobilizing resistance are joining the Enemy by supporting The (alleged) Lesser Evil. They will NOT learn from persuasion or argument. They are untouchable. Some of them will be moved by a strong and visible left movement (such as Naomi Klein now envisions, for example); others, I'm afraid the majority, will exemplify "Love me, I'm a Liberal." Carrol > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:pen-l- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of michael yates > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 12:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Pen-l] Lesser evilism, Re: Chuck Hagel > > Raghu cites a union official who preferred the > slow bleed of Obama to the hemorrhage of Romney. > As Dr. Phil might say to that official, > "How's that going for you?" And how will Hagel go > for the dear Syrians? Pakistanis? pick a country. > Matter of fact, now that we see that Obama's health > plan will punish union-won health plans, let's ask > that question again. Now if that union official > is in the UAW or any number of other unions, the health > plans of officers have better protections than those > for the mere rank and file. > > Yesterday, Raghu chastised some of us who agreed with > what Frank said about colleges by pointing out that > community colleges aren't like these and have way more > students. I wonder about this. CCs are tied to the apron > string of local corporations and see as their mission > providing employers with poorly paid workers. The presidents > of CCs make very high salaries. Naturally, there are good > teachers there, as there are in colleges and universities. > I don't think this is the thrust of the article, however. > > We are all free to choose lesser-evilism. But let's not > suppose that this leads anywhere but toward more and more evil. > Right now the UAW is trying to organize workers in the South. > The workers want the very things the UAW, in rounds of lesser-evilism > going back many years, has already conceded to the employers. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
