ML wrote:
Well, the ruling class is putting on a bold front, to be sure...and the public's quiet...for the present.
Just last night there were *hundreds* of rallies and demonstrations against the war in Iraq in different points of the country. It's in the newspapers today. Or can be googled. I happened to go to one of those rallies in downtown Manhattan with my toddling son and a couple of friends. Considering the short notice and how cold it was after this summery winter we've had, it wasn't bad at all. We were as noisy as we could have been. Unless rallies against the war organized by MoveOn and like groups don't count...
One of the most interesting experiences of my life...and it's shared with Carrol, Louis, and much of this list, is that we have repeatedly been absolutely dead right on the big questions. And we have been for years, for decades. And it's as though we're invisible in terms of the public life of the country.
Maybe the questions you guys are concerned about are too abstract to have any practical relevance. Talking about practical relevance, I was just looking at the Science Times yesterday, where they report that some clever geologists are predicting the collapse of all the continents into one -- Pangea Ultima. Pangea Prima (affirmation). Five continents (negation). Pangea Ultima (negation of the negation). The cycle will only take over 550 million years...
