Re: Re: Re: Stop the name calling

[Max Sawicky]

> >. . . What would you suggest I call this refusal to recognize that, for
the
> >American left, yesterday was a strong and significant defeat?
> >Brad DeLong


Since politics is about what people think, to
a great extent at least, the fact that the movement(s)
coalescing behind Nader have improved definition --
as a collectivity -- means the left is progressing. The
low Nader vote is not a great help in this vein, but it
does not detract from the general forward movement.
The definition includes a helpful sorting out.  For
instance, I used to think well of Todd Gitlin.  Now I
think he's a dork.  That's progress.

The Nader petition I signed is not a bad start for a
new political formation, even if it doesn't include the
greens.

In the beginning was the Word.

mbs