Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008

2008-02-29 Thread CeJ
> There is one thing you are quite wrong about: though Obama is a > consummate opportunist and little more, it makes a big difference who > gets elected in November, especially for Americans. I don't think I ever said specifically that it won't make a difference. But my point was the Demoncrats

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008

2008-02-29 Thread Ralph Dumain
There is one thing you are quite wrong about: though Obama is a consummate opportunist and little more, it makes a big difference who gets elected in November, especially for Americans. I live in the USA, not elsewhere, and I live for myself, not for everyone but me. I am not an "activist", i

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008

2008-02-28 Thread CeJ
> CB: The pope lost his faith ? Obviously CB I was referring to sophisticated people like yourself. > CB: You posed it as a hypothetical for the near future. Do you think it > would be a good thing if in the near future America's allies lost > confidence in the American world system ? It

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-28 Thread Charles Brown
>>> CeJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/27/2008 8:41 PM >>> >>CB: A loss of confidence from American allies in the American world system is a good thing , right ?>> Was loss of faith in God a good thing if you were a minister? Look at how the RCC and the pope handle it. CB: The pope lost his faith

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-27 Thread CeJ
>>CB: A loss of confidence from American allies in the American world system is a good thing , right ?>> Was loss of faith in God a good thing if you were a minister? Look at how the RCC and the pope handle it. Are you asking, Do I (or others) think or wish it were a good thing? I always hope for

[Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-27 Thread Charles Brown
I see the same crises of finances and a loss of confidence from American allies in the American world system, whether it's a Pres. Obama or Clinton or a Pres. McCain. CJ ^^^ CB: A loss of confidence from American allies in the American world system is a good thing , right ?

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-27 Thread Ralph Dumain
I'm out of the loop, having long ago lost interest in the leftist subculture when it functions as a subculture, thinking about itself and its identity, which one would think only people who live privileged lives can do. I don't need the CP rhetoric to understand such basic principles. And if t

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-26 Thread CeJ
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Marxism-Thaxis digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. Democratic meltdown looming (Charles Brown) >2. Zinn on Obama? (Charles Brown) > The bankruptcy of the Democratic Party is not > exac

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-26 Thread Charles Brown
>>> Ralph Dumain As uninterested as I am in the CPUSA, I don't disagree with this perspective, which is comprised of obvious truisms couched in party jargon. CB: Yes, after obligatory anti-CP note, what they actually say is , of course, the most sensible on the US left. ^ The bank

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-25 Thread Ralph Dumain
As uninterested as I am in the CPUSA, I don't disagree with this perspective, which is comprised of obvious truisms couched in party jargon. The bankruptcy of the Democratic Party is not exactly a secret to the left, is it? Or is cloistered sectarianism so rampant that the left can no longer

[Marxism-Thaxis] Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections

2008-02-25 Thread Charles Brown
On the road again: Challenges and opportunities in the 2008 elections by Sam Webb , CPUSA Not every struggle carries the same political significance. Some leave little trace on the political landscape; others rearrange it extensively. The decisive defeat of the Republican Party nex