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Ideology of the Anger Left in the USA | 67 comments (67 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
I like yourt stuff, rootless. (4.00 / 2)
One constructive criticism: what you say about the knee-jerk, uncritical (in analytical terms) left is, in my experience, correct. It is easily the most incompetent left in the world. A lot like, here in France and for decades (not so much anymore) we had the most incompetent right in the world.

But, there is in fact a critical/analytical basis for opposing, from the left, the Obama administration and for undermining what passes for social democrats in the US.

Careful to not paint everyone with the same broad brush.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Sun Dec 20th, 2009 at 05:50:52 AM EST
Re: I like yourt stuff, rootless. (none / 0)
I certainly agree that there is a basis for criticism. Even from within the incrementalist framework of the Democratic Party we have quite brilliant people like Barbara Lee who are not afraid to oppose for example the imperial idiocy of the Afghani campaign. And Al Giordano is an example of someone who outside the accepted bounds of the Democratic Party, yet who has a reasonable critique. Frankly, I don't have a problem with people who will argue that only radical opposition can work - although I disagree on tactical grounds. What annoys me no end, however, is the kind of "left" critique which is surprised and offended that the Federal Reserve acts to protect financial elites or that cites Paul Krugman's works as a basis for an alternative economics policy.
by rootless2 on Sun Dec 20th, 2009 at 06:02:26 AM EST
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Ideology of the Anger Left in the USA | 67 comments (67 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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