Yes, the Populists succumbed to racism in 1896, but they did so by largely folding themselves into the Democratic party--THE PARTY OF SLAVERY, SECESSION, AND SEGREGATION! Every time Democratic apologists try to appeal to a progressive legacy in the party, they wind up cherry-picking. :-)
The Democratic party is not now and never has been a labor party. It has always been owned and operated in the interest of one faction or another of the ruling class. Always. On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 4:06 AM Michael Meeropol via groups.io <mameerop= gmail....@groups.io> wrote: > John, I respect what you are saying and especially your practice --- > > I would argue that in a situation where workers have completely lost > "faith" in the alleged "pro-labour" party --- in the US that would be the > Democrats --- the real problem is how many workers are seduced by the siren > Song of "Trumpism" --- or Le Pen --- Orban -- "Law and Justice" in Poland > --- > > that is where activists do have a role to play -- EXPOSE the nature of the > siren song of right-wing "populism" (I hate the misuse of that term which > has an honorable history in the US until after 1896, the Populists > succumbed to racism and gave up all their progressive tactics and beliefs) > ---- > > It seems to me that activist Marxists are in a better position to truly > confront the lies that seduce workers to fascism, authoritarianism, etc. --- > > People like me (without a workplace or a union constituency) can only give > encouragement from the sidelines .... though in the US, it appears my > demographic (retired white males) has skewed towards Trump as opposed to > younger people --- > > So it goes .... > > On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 1:13 AM John Edmundson via groups.io > <johnedmundson4=gmail....@groups.io> wrote: > >> >> It's ironic that defences of Biden and his ilk are appearing in a thread >> headed "On Tuesday, Biden demonized the protesters as hate groups." Just >> how shitty do they have to get before we follow the workers who've decided >> their disgust in the warmongers/agents for big capital has cost them their >> support? At which point we're tailing behind instead of providing >> leadership. >> >> Comradely, >> John >> >> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30231): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30231 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105891162/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
