I re-read Gregg's essay, and now I am somewhat surprised by Marv and Carrol's criticisms. Here is a guy who has done labor most
of us could not even do, and he has put his money where is mouth is for a very long time. He says solidarity is key, that an injury to one is an injury to all. But let's not bullshit how embedded we all are inside of capitalism, which corrupts us just like it does everyone else. He urges us to confront our employers, as the Chicago teachers and nurses and a few other groups of workers have. He says that workers, if they are to rebuild the working class as a class for itself, will have to become radicals. So what am I missing? He doesn't lay out a detailed program, but we sure as shit don't have one ourselves. Some of us go on and on about the lamest stuff, about some intellectual's shallow nonsense, but here is a worker we should all aspire to be like. Let's get on his side, support working class struggles, and get our own acts together. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
