I should have written "might not decades of support for imperialism . .
by organized labor..."
Michael Yates
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Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 2:55
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Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Third World
Resistance and Western Intellectual Solidarity
I think that millions of working people in the US are deeply troubled
about the war in Iraq. But they lack any kind of progressive mindset to
give this unease meaning and to guide them to action. Might note decades of
support for imperialism (and its attendant racism and belief in the
superiority and goodness of the US) have a lot to do with this. I wish
that Petras as well as those who criticize him would begin the engage
workers. Labor education is a good place to start.
Michael Yates
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 2:39
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Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Third World
Resistance and Western Intellectual Solidarity
Sabri Oncu wrote:
>Max:
>
>>
This sort of drivel reminds me why the U.S. left
>> is so
insulated from political power.
>>
>>
mbs
>
>As an outsider who has the chance to observe
from
>within, I don't think this is the reason.
>
>The
American left doesn't have anything to offer to
>the American people,
most of whom are working-class.
Are you two necessarily contradicting
each other? Pieces like Petras'
don't resonate at all with the U.S.
working class, whether we like it
or not. Neither do sermons about
overconsumption. But I don't know if
the leftists who say these sorts of
things really care about their
lack of an
audience.
Doug
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