Re: [Marxism] "demo-green" paranoia and slander

[<mlause@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

People got the reputation of being "Demogreens" because they actively supported 
Cobb in 2004.  The term means different things to different people in different 
places, so I've pretty much discarded its use.

Even in terms of 2004, I'm fairly convinced that much of Cobb's active support 
for the nomination didn't come from people wanting to tail Kerry and the 
Democrats, but from people angry that Nader hadn't and wouldn't build the Green 
Party.  In short, it was a sectarian SLP-like response among many of the state 
and local Green officers.

Which takes us back to the point that any mass third party is going to develop 
these responses.  The political environment creates niches that these attitudes 
evolve into.  This is why it amuses me somewhat when people have fits about the 
Greens and think they'll get something better by starting from scratch.  

Solidarity!
Mark L.







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