Can Radicals Be Liberals, Too?

By G. William Domhoff

Can young radicals—fired by great zeal, but often short on patience—be convinced to channel their prodigious organizing energies into activities that might build larger constituencies and have a greater long-term impact? Can young activists ever learn from the experience of aging radicals with [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    you’ve got to be kidding me. Sell-outs are trying to popularize their ever-uninspiring stand to the new vibrant generation that is putting men like Gitlin to shame.

    United States Posted by janice on Jun 20, 2003 at 11:58 AM

    it would be best if this guy stuck to working with the democrats and left the dirty work to us. that’s right a leaderless movement with a hell of a lot more spine then his generation. if it weren’t for the panthers and riots the 60’s wouldn’t have happened.

    United States Posted by bill ganz on Jun 20, 2003 at 5:22 PM

    I am 54 years old and still radical,not to the degree that I once was of course.
    You have to maintain a portion of
    the radical to keep the sharp edge on
    the liberal or you have a tendency to drift to the center or you become progressive.Their is know place for the centerist ideology in the democratic party. For us the democrats and those old radicals that
    moved to the center are going to have to get rid of the Dockers and get the jeans back on and make the democratic party the great and powerful party it once was.

    United States Posted by mr gary wayne butler on Jun 21, 2003 at 12:15 AM

    damn straight gary….Im 18 and oh what a time to be young…its bittersweet really. On one hand there is this social revolution brewing i can feel it in my bones, but on the other hand it is coming because of so much evil coming on so fast. I am so excited about the election next year I am going to be working my ass off trying to get Bush out of office and get republicans out of office by throngs. We dems need our strength and our zeal. That is what leads people to us. Radicalism is saying NO to being moved to the center where evil is tolerated and allowed to fester. lets do as the consvervatives say and “just say no” heh

    United States Posted by lana on Jun 26, 2003 at 9:26 PM

    It’s about time that the left disowns Gitlin, who has been pawning himself as an “expert” on activism for way too long. The problem with Gitlin isn’t so much his confused politics, rather the nonsense about activism that he spouts off to the media that see him as an expert. Gitlin is more out of touch with contemporary activism than even the most reclusive ivory tower leftist. He can’t get his facts straight and his advice is more worthless than a penny lying on a subway platform.

    United States Posted by Chuck0 on Jun 30, 2003 at 2:31 PM

    Once again G. William Domhoff has cast aspersion on economic planning,

    United States Posted by Jason Schulman on Jul 17, 2003 at 7:46 PM

    Domhoff argues that a deliberately and democratically coordinated economy

    United States Posted by Jason Schulman on Jul 17, 2003 at 7:47 PM

    Social versus individual choice

    United States Posted by Jason Schulman on Jul 17, 2003 at 7:49 PM
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