At 12:30 PM -0500 10/19/04, Carrol Cox wrote:
Alex Cockburn has a lengthy article on the pro-kerry forces in NLR,
which Sid Shniad posted to the R-G list. Cockburn's title, "The year
of surrendering quietly," catches up perfectly my preceding post on
this thread. At the beginning of the campaign ABBs regularly spoke
of holding their nose while they voted, and usually gave the reasons
nose-holding was needed. As the campaign has proceeded that sort of
analysis has been replaced by 7/24 inspection of the entrails -- I
mean polls -- and sneers at those who don't stay in step with the
party line.
Visit
<http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2004/09/15642_comment.php>,
read David Meieran's "_Anybody_ but Bush?" John Lacny's response to
the article, and others' responses to Lacny's response -- e.g.:
<blockquote>Arrogance
by Danny P Tuesday, Oct. 05, 2004 at 11:09 AM
John,
I take much exception to your comment "If you don't know what the
hell you're talking about, shut your goddamn mouth."
Firstly, it reeks of arrogance, and secondly, it is a clear attempt
to silence views that in your opinion are uneducated. That, in turn,
creates an entire class of people who shouldn't be involved with
politics, but rather should just shut up and listen. To me, that's
disgusting, as I imagine it is to most people who don't wish to
create a "revolutionary class." It's amazing how strongly you
criticize the communists, when you take a stance like that.
We are not your "students." We do know "what the hell we're talking
about." And every time you speak down to us, liberals lose more
respect and Kerry loses another vote.
Politics is something for everyone, and people should feel free and
encouraged to share their views, whatever the hell they may be- even
if you disagree.</blockquote>
So, I say we should let the ABB camp continue to say things like
"shut your goddamn mouth" to those who do not think that electing
Kerry is the most important thing for leftists to do. As Danny P's
comment shows, that's probably the best way to ensure that "liberals
lose more respect and Kerry loses another vote."
--
Yoshie
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