On 11/5/06, Carrol Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mark Lause wrote:
> By definition, "left Democrats" define themselves as institutionally part of
> one of the governing parties...and they see absolutely nothing to be gained
> from such a connection. Until they acknowledge bolting as an option, almost
> none of them will be interested in life outside the DP.
It does happen. As of 1955 I was loyal enough to be attached to NSA
(Staff Sergeant, USAF). As of November 1964 I voted _for_ Johnson, not
merely against Goldwater. But after the Dominican Republic invasion in
the spring of '65 I never again voted for a DP candidate. In another 18
months I was beginning to consider myself a marxist. I can't be unique
-- no one is. But we can't predict the conditions under which such
things will happen.
Thinking in a medium-to-long term, I think that what's important may
be not so much individuals' current political views, which can and
will change, as their character, temperament, disposition, and so
forth, the sort of thing that Doyle has been emphasizing.
--
Yoshie
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