[Marxism] Alex Cockburn on how to prevent future Virginia Techs

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

The other week Alexander Cockburn was interviewed on BookTV, which 
you can watch here:

http://www.booktv.org/General/index.asp?segID=7879&schedID=482&category=In+Depth

The interview was an odd mixture of his always pithy comments on 
capitalist politicians mixed with what can only be described as the 
somewhat off-kilter musings of a country gentleman. He is deeply into 
horseback riding, vintage Detroit automobiles and hates urban living. 
He also proclaimed himself a global warming denialist. I suppose that 
he fears that somebody will expropriate his gas-guzzlers in a 
showdown over carbon emissions. He once again defended the regular 
appearance of paleoconservative Paul Craig Roberts on Counterpunch, 
because supposedly there are no left-wing economists (except Robert 
Pollin) who know how to write clearly. Taken as a package, I suppose 
that he still has something to offer the movement but his latest 
crankery around the Virginia Tech shootings makes me stop and wonder:

http://www.counterpunch.com/cockburn04212007.html
The answer is to disband SWAT teams and kindred military units, and 
return to the idea of voluntary posses or militias: a speedy assembly 
of citizen volunteers with their own weapons. Such a body at 
Columbine or Virginia Tech might have saved many lifes. In other 
words: make the Second Amendment live up to its promise.


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