So, the Iran nuclear deal that's happening now - in your worldview, that's totally irrelevant, whether that happens or not, that's like choosing Pepsi instead of Coke, correct? No meaningful difference?
Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] (202) 448-2898 x1 On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/23/15 10:56 AM, Robert Naiman wrote: > > So, if I understand you right, you believe that there is no plausible > > change in government policy in the United States that would make working > > people significantly better off. Therefore, there is no reason to > > meaningfully contest elections in the United States. > > I support radical parties running for office with no other expectation > than that they can win a seat on a city council, etc., like Kshama > Sawant. My idea of a successful run for president was Nader's in 2000, > the one that filled up Madison Square Garden. In fact it was so > successful that Demogreens sabotaged any such effort in the subsequent > election. > > If Sanders ran as an independent, I would be giving him the kind of > support I gave Nader. For me the fundamental obstacle to change in the > USA is the two-party system. It has been around since Reconstruction and > is a deeply rooted institution that protects capital. Until we build a > party that is as committed to the abolition of private property as the > Republicans were committed to the abolition of slavery in the 1860s, we > will remain mired in war, racism, economic misery, environmental > despoliation and all the rest. > > Think about it. Sanders donated big dollars for the reelection of Mary > Landrieu, a Democrat who fought to lift the EPA ban on BP. What kind of > "socialism" is that? Sanders's deeds speak a lot louder than his words. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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