I think Carrol is referring to Kissinger: The reason academic politics is so vicious is that the stakes are too small.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Carrol Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > I forget the exact phrase, but critics of the left have often spoken of > fights over "small differences." Such fights can be more vicious than > fights over major differences. I think this is what is creating the > wrangles listed: > > " The piece provides further confirmation that, however blurred the > differences may be between the party leaderships, the two parties at the > base are sharply divided on the major issues in American politics: the role > of unions, abortion, gay rights, gun control, policing of bl ack > communities, climate change, immigration, civil liberties, and foreign > policy." > > In 2009 the DP controlled Congress and did not a damn thing for unions. > Nor did they make an effort on gun control. And Obama appointed a prick of > a former Philadelphia Police Chief to investigate the "problem" of Killer > Cops. Check out Emanuel in Chicago. > > This is bull shit. > > Carrol > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com
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