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Latest update: a 2 year probation period for everyone now ? | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

the bulk of leftist leaders are decent people (by a politician's standards), ie not ready to rip off all their formers friends and allies to get one step higher.
It may be that they are just not mischievous enough to play along the rules of the current Right.

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Fri Feb 10th, 2006 at 05:05:47 PM EST
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Re: where the Left is (none / 1)

My experience of student politics is that leftist are more interested in principles and rightists are more interested in power. Leftist are idealists and rightists are pragmatic. Leftists bicker and infight, while rightists just insert themselves as cogs in the machine and make their way up.

It's actually amazing (and encouraging) that the left actually manages to win elections sometimes. When they do, they honestly try to do the best thing even if it spoils their chances of re-elections.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Feb 10th, 2006 at 05:10:13 PM EST
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