Re: No Bounce for Kerry

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

ken hanly wrote:
>
> Well I think that Plato argued it a bit earlier..in The Republic..
>

:-) Yup. My post was a bit ambiguous -- pronoun reference not clear. I
was thinking primarily of the DP rather than the general principle re "a
great Beast." Whether the DP leadership reads Plato or not I do not
know, but I suspect they remember the '30s and '60s well enough not to
need specific guidance from him. I think Zinn argues specifically that
the DP has existed above all to keep the Beast down, but I'm not sure.

Carrol

ken hanly wrote:
>
Carrol wrote:
> >
> > The alternative strategy would be to arouse public passion (and
> > participation!). It has long been my own theory that the DP leadership
> > would always choose losing rather than risk such arousal. The Public is
> > a great Beast, and dangerous when aroused. (I think Zinn argues this
> > someplace, but I'm not sure of my memory on this.)
> >
> > Carrol