Excellent point! On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:58:53PM -0400, michael a. lebowitz wrote: > At 11:46 04/11/2004, Carl wrote: > >>From: Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>GETTING THROUGH THE BAD TIMES > >> > >>by Sam Smith > > SNIP > > GWB's mandate-driven second term will > >be exceptionally unpleasant for progressives in the U.S., but there's no > >question that the mass of Americans will be in the mood for something > >completely different in four years. There are great opportunities for the > >left ahead if the left prepares for them. > > Ah, there's the begged question. This was the point of my earlier question > to Joel: 'what kind of political-economic programme could begin this > process of disentangling?' This is an opportunity to analyse carefully > without any parti pris the various aspects of the consciousness of the US > working class (let us not deny that this is who has spoken) with the use of > all these polls (exit and otherwise), to try to identify the > contradictions, and to develop a strategy. If, on the other hand, this is > to be an opportunity for more ABB-bashing within a miniscule constituency, > it's filter-time, comrades. > michael > > > >Carl > > Michael A. Lebowitz > Professor Emeritus > Economics Department > Simon Fraser University > Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 > > Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at > Residencias Anauco Suites > Departamento 601 > Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 > Caracas, Venezuela > (58-212) 573-4111 > fax: (58-212) 573-7724
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