Re: [Marxism] Marxism] Howie Hawkins statement on COVID-19

2020-04-04 Thread Louis Proyect via Marxism

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On 4/3/20 9:48 PM, John Reimann via Marxism wrote:

If thats the best the Green Party has to
offer, and if our concern is how to get through this crisis, why not hope
that N.Y. State governor Andrew Cuomo replaces Biden as the Democrats’
candidate. He might be an anti-labor conservative, but at least he is
trying to cope with the immediate crisis.


Because the Green Party is not just about positions. It is about setting 
an example of a party that is not tied to the bourgeoisie. All these 
parties, starting with the Populists, represent mortal threats to the 
2-party system. That is why, for example, the DP deployed an army of 
lawyers to keep Nader/Camejo off the ballot in 2004. It would be best, 
of course, if American workers by the millions came to the consciousness 
that they had to construct the party that John Reimann propagandizes 
for. Who would argue that this would be far better than the largely 
middle-class Green Party that continues to adapt to the DP. However, 
consciousness does not proceed in a straight line, least of all in the 
most powerful imperialist country in history.


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Re: [Marxism] Marxism] Howie Hawkins statement on COVID-19

2020-04-03 Thread John Reimann via Marxism
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Bernie Sanders-like rattling on about free health care and income
inequality doesn't address the issue. The main issue at this point to start
with is lack of hospital beds, supplies and staffing. The issue is
suppliers holding bidding wars for their products. In other words,
profiteering. Behind all that, the issue is the collision between
capitalism and the laws of nature. If thats the best the Green Party has to
offer, and if our concern is how to get through this crisis, why not hope
that N.Y. State governor Andrew Cuomo replaces Biden as the Democrats’
candidate. He might be an anti-labor conservative, but at least he is
trying to cope with the immediate crisis.

John Reimann
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