[PEN-L:8709] Re: RE: Left Racism 1968/69 - 1999

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Brown wrote:

>
> >>> "Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 07/01/99
>In my opinion, on balance, the New Left had a better anti-racist
>consciousness than today's Left, such as it is, as Doug Henwood
>would say. Part of the "such as it is" of today's left is that it
>has a weaker anti-racism.
>
>(((((((((((
>
>Charles: This is a mistake in grammar. Doug Henwood uses the phrase
>"The left, such as it is". I don't mean to attribute to him my
>specific critique of today's left on racism.

My critique of today's left, SAII, would be that there are parts of
it that emphasize race with little attention to class, and parts that
emphasize class with little attention to race. The ranks of people
who try to think about how these things work together are all to thin.

Doug