On 3/15/07, ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The smear campaign from the "liberals", not just against Ralph Nader but
against anyone marginally leftist such as Kucinich, is already underway.
The reasoning is claimed to be "pragmatic" and "gradualist" but the
rhetoric is vicious and exclusionary.
As opposed to such "liberal" outlets as the "netroots", the few of us
who may consider ourselves left of such "pragmatic liberalism" are
ill-organised and ill-focused. If we are (in terms of principles) the
equivalent, for the left, of the radical wings of the right (choose from
any of religious right, libertarians, etc), then the comparison casts an
even poorer light on us.
Back when I was active in Solidarity, I proposed that, after the 2004
elections, we work with other socialists and leftists who believe the
Democratic Party will not help end the war and together organize a
national conference so we won't be so ill-organized and ill-focused.
For various reasons, internal and external, that didn't happen.
French leftists to the Left of the SP couldn't come up with a unity
candidate either this year, but they, keen on keeping the momentum
going after the No vote on the European constitution and the anti-CPE
victory, at least gave it a shot and had many meetings trying to find
one.
--
Yoshie
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