Re: [Fwd: [BRC-ANN] Quote of the Day: Howie Hawkins]

[Dayne Goodwin <dayneg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Yoshie, i agree with everything you say except for a quibble on the
last sentence.  i agree with Art that Howie, a strong supporter of the
Nader/Green Party campaign, undoubtedly and justifiably has the same basic
analysis today.  But my guess is that Howie would not be "as critical as
ever" of the Nader/Green campaign but would note some progress between
1996 and 2000. see ya', Dayne
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
> I believe the main point of the Nader/Green campaign _should_ have
> been to de-legitimate the Democratic Party & loosen its hold on the
> voting members of the working class through political
> agitation/education (and only secondarily to pass the 5% post).
> However, the de-legimtimation of the Dems cannot be accomplished
> without taking on racism squarely, for the Dems & Dem supporters can
> continue to claim the support of voting members of black communities
> as the Dems' badge of legitimacy.  In this sense, color-blindness has
> been the weakest point of the Nader/Green campaign, despite the fact
> that the Green ticket had an unprecedented mix of ethnicities
> (second-generation Lebanese immigrant male & Native American female).
> The second weakest point is the Nader/Green campaign's lackluster
> response to liberal feminists, for it allowed them to challenge it &
> make it defensive on issues such as reproductive rights, instead of
> going on the offensive & highlighting the DP's sorry record on
> feminist issues.  In short, Howie is correct to remain as critical as
> ever of the Nader/Green campaign, as Art says.
>
> Yoshie
>