Re: ripening contradictions?

[markland@xxxxxxxxx (dave markland)]

>In many respects, the contradictions were "riper" in the late 1970s and
>early 1980s.

Well today we have a much worse economic situation for the non-rich- wages
have been falling since then.  Also, many people remember the late 70's as a
time of jobs for the asking, while today i suspect many people hold no hope
for a good job situation.

As Michael Moore wrote recently, the left has to get off its butt, stop
infighting, and get to the people who will make a difference: the bus driver
with a second job to make ends meet; the waitress who's a single mom; these
people are about 3 inches from denouncing capitalism, only they don't even
know what caitalism is.  As Moore points out, it's no coincidence that Terry
Nichols is from the Flint, MI area; while GM employees were  being laid off
by the thousands, 'the left' was in Nicaragua supporting the Sandanistas, or
in Philly protesting the death penalty.

Regards,
Dave