Diminishing Expectations

2004-07-28 Thread Carrol Cox
Michael Hoover wrote: but conversations here indicate that we sure do live in the age of diminishing expectations, which in itself gives people fewer reasons to spend time on political activism. That's interesting (as well as depressing). A speculation: Assuming the truth

Re: Diminishing Expectations

2004-07-28 Thread Doug Henwood
Carrol Cox wrote: the strongest argument against Chomsky's claim that the u.s. is incomparably more civilized today than 40 years ago. It just *can't* be true, can it? Everything is just awful, and getting worse by the day. Never acknowledge any progress, which can only come with The Revolution,

Re: Diminishing Expectations

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/04 8:37 AM Michael Hoover wrote: but conversations here indicate that we sure do live in the age of diminishing expectations, which in itself gives people fewer reasons to spend time on political activism. above was yoshie