1) the fact that the NYT published this article -- which refers to workers
as "wealth creators" -- means *something* even if it's only UMC folks like
me (and Carrol) who read it; it reflects popular disgust with the current
incarnation of capitalism.
2) no article automatically promotes quietism. The meaning of any article
is at partly in the eye of the beholder. In fact, a rabble-rousing article
using all the Correct Maoist rhetoric and phrases like "it won't fall
unless you push it" can easily be disheartening (not to mention boring),
encouraging quietism despite its intentions.

James Devine
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