On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Carrol Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > Would it be possible for Sanders even to begin to satisfy the hopes he has > raised among his supporters? >
No, of course it wouldn't be possible. And your point is? > Serious believers that Sanders could transform the conditions of u.s. life > have little reason to mock the foolish ness of some undergraduates of some > Washington university. > Do you ever tire of creating silly straw-men to argue with? -raghu. -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marv Gandall > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 3:37 PM > To: Progressive Economics > Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Fwd: On Bernie Sanders's "political revolution" | > Louis > Proyect: The Unrepentant > > > On Mar 10, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > "My problem is with his decision [Sanders'] to run as a Democrat." > > Typically, we get "my" instead of "our." Guess what, Senator Sanders > > will never sit down to talk to L.P. (nor me). More importantly, the > > article does a great job of putting off any newly active fan of > > Sanders who might happen to read it, while it reflects not at all on > > how to work among the millions of Sanders' supporters. > > > > I chatted briefly with a stranger in front of her car bearing a Feel > > the Bern sticker, the day after Sanders' Michigan win. We enjoyed the > > victory for a moment. Then I asked how could Sanders if elected get > > things done. That provided all the opening one needed. > > Louis, in the name of Debs, would say your Sanders supporter would be > wasting her vote. She should instead be throwing her support to Green > candidate Jill Stein. I'd put greater odds of your friend engaging with > your > question than wanting to pursue his tortured rationale for the Green Party. > Louis puts great store on the Democratic label and history (as though the > Greens would somehow behave differently than other left-centre parties if > they came close to vying for government) while disdaining the unfolding > political differentiation within and around the party and the opportunities > it presents to consistently provide the kind of opening you describe. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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