Greetings Economists, If Bush does manage to put together a war against Iran it puts the left in the U.S. in a crisis scenario for which class based issues have a dominating influence. Certainly the immigration demonstrations reflect upon how class pressure is building in the U.S.
Nuclear war upon Iraq radicalizes the social structure in the U.S. It polarizes the population with those opposed being sharply divided from Bush's supporters and perhaps a large middle that doesn't want to challenge the technical power of the right. I think it right that this would harden the left here to take steps toward serious organization of resistance. I think the situation is finally to a place in which a serious challenge is possible and the left can start working on the process. Nothing changes quickly, but we have to face a war with Iran as the first step for our side to make a mass movement come into being. thanks, Doyle Saylor
