Julio writes:
Is it possible for people in the U.S. left, progressives, or however
we may call ourselves, to take this seriously? What should be our
collective response? Is it business as usual or are we observing a
significant surge in this kind of political behavior by the right
wingers? In any event, it's being propagated by the media, which
leverages it politically. Death threats to Obama are at a record
high. Should we view allusions to this as a trick to enforce
unthinking unity, uniformity, and conformity behind the DP and Obama's
policies? That is, as a cynical ploy to rally support for "the DP and
Obama wholeheartedly and even without question, despite their
limitations" -- as Jim Devine puts it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWUTP6Uhko
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Health care campaigners, local Democratic party supporters, trade unionists
and others reportedly haven't mobilized in force against the right at these
town hall meetings. How come? My sense is that the liberal left in the US
which saw universal healthcare as the central issue for the incoming
administration is demoralized and dispirited by the apparent retreat of the
White House beyond even a "public option", much less single payer, and no
longer sees much to fight for. Is this an accurate read?
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