On Wed, June 4, 1997 at 22:10:29 (-0700) Tavis Barr writes:
>On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Michael Perelman wrote:
>> The answer is that I would not even think of coming up with such a
>> program. I would devote my energies to reinvigorating the grass roots.
>> In the U.S., much the most progressive legislation in our history came
>> during the Nixon years. Did Nixon have an effective reformist program?
>> Of course not. People were in the streets.
>
>But Michael, that's a cheap way out of the question. I don't think any
>of us -- well maybe Max -- would rather be in Jospin's place than where
>we already are building grassroots movements. The question was, "Well,
>what do you expect?"
To quote Tavis, "Wellfurchrissakes, Tavis", that *was* the question, viz:
Okay, can I be corny? If Michael Perelman were suddenly
plopped at the head of the French PS and forced at gunpoint
to come up with an effective reformist program, what would
he call for? [PEN-L:10526]
So Michael answers, reasonably, that he'd reinvigorate the grass
roots. What more do you want?
Bill
