In These Times

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• • 21 Apr 08
  • 7:58 am

  This is an awful article. I absolutely agree with Menacing Toad's sentiment. The author offered nothing but a caricature of the Left Forum and his own ideological drivel, which clearly rests in his own blind spot. In These Times has to do better. I am in full agreement that any left movement has to mix ideology and pragmatism, but this authors rabid pragmatism and belief in electoral politics as the only avenue for change, is wrongheaded. Moreover, it discounts the LONG history of movement building in the US and beyond that has happened out side of electoral politics. We need to …

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• • 22 Apr 08
  • 11:44 am

  Hi Ken I hate to be rude, but, I have to say it is not the Left Forum which is irrelevant but rather your very BAD, uninformed, ideological analysis. An analysis I might add, which shows a lack of understanding of the rich complex history of the left and more importantly the varied paths to social change. Moreover your responses to other people's comments are much like your original story. They are defensive, and they lack an ability to engage with the actual statements people made, and I believe this is the case because you have a closed mind. Again, I …

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