I would just like to add that people I know in Canada are ecstatic about the Obama election. And they see and describe it primarily as the triumph of the civil rights movement, not of an individual and not of the Democratic party.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Joanna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it was Marx who said that socialist revolution would not be possible > in the United States until we have solved the race question. > > Obama's election is a first step in that process. There is no question that > class trumped race in this election and this is a good thing. There is no > question that Obama's election is the result of thousands' of disenfrancised > and passive people becoming politically active and this is a good thing. > Obama's avoidance of identity politics and his framing of issues like > security, health, education, and environment as issues that affect us all is > a good thing. > > You work with the world such as it is. It is never pure, but it might have > possibilities. Obama has the makings of a statesman, he has a sense of > history, and this is a good thing. What is possible with his election, > because of what it took to get him elected, is very different than what > would have been possible if McCain had won. If we keep pushing, speaking > out, and engaging with others to make this a better world, we can make some > progress. > > What is the alternative? > > Joanna > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > pen-l@lists.csuchico.edu > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Sandwichman _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
