Well, turning to a Trot for advice on strategy is like turning to a witch doctor for advice on medicine.
Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] (202) 448-2898 x1 On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 10:15 AM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/21/15 11:04 AM, Robert Naiman wrote: > > Here's a little homework exercise in pattern recognition for > > low-information Trots: look back at raises in the minimum wage after > > Democrats took power. Look at what Democrats were saying about the > > minimum wage when they were out of power. Notice the high correlation. > > > > Odd. I always assumed that the rise in minimum wages was related to > struggles led by fast food workers et al. In any case, the reason the > Democrats got pounded in the midterm elections was because wages had > stagnated. The "recovery" meant more jobs in the low-wage service > industries. > > In any case, all this is besides the point since Hilary Clinton will do > nothing to redress economic inequality. If she is elected, it will only > be because the Republican was seen as more scary. However, if Jeb Bush > or some other "RINO" is the nominee, you can expect an all-out assault > on working people and minorities. The only alternative is one based on > class, not empty populist rhetoric. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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