Mike,
You are correct that prejudicial attacks based on ethnicity and race - are unacceptable.
And also agree that avoiding the usage of words and language, to cause further division,
in characterizing religious believers "as lesser" humans, rather than just superstitious,
fearful followers of reactionary religions.
Presently, we are in serious trouble with a large part of the populace moving rightward
in the U. S. and many other nations and a weak disorganized left and a weak organized
labor movement, that is mostly incapable of being serious to end capitalist greed and harm
to all life on this planet.
Trump seeks full power and control, or maneuvering in using his supporters to get the
concessions of the main capitalist sector leaders to avoid further conflict and disruptions,
in Trump wanting full pardon for all his crimes around emolument violation corruption,
illegal tax evasion and possibly treason when records become more accessible.
(Perhaps even wanting exemption from his creditors using
the courts, to seize his properties
for the various monies due and non-payments.)
The discussions taking place by his supporters, is troubling and despite his tweets not
being carried by the main corporate owned media, his followers are communicating
with each other about occupying federal buildings, assembling at the U. S. Supreme
Court (including armed militia groups) - and many police indicating refusal to stop them.
It is why I made the determination to support Biden, to try and stop the mainly
right wing religious forces, following their ministers and pastors seeking power to
install a authoritarian Trump regime, that promotes a theocratic controlled society
and nation. The blind and infantile leftists, weighed down with privilege, do not
want to recognize the organized international threat of these right wing religious
adherents. The U. S. left (and much the same in other nations), is mainly academics
and students, who talk loud and do little else, while the right wing trains its adherents
to learn how to physically fight and use weapons.
Religion is the opium addiction of many. The U. S. left has been unwilling and
uncomfortable, with dealing with religion, sex and consumerist destruction.
These are obstacles to needed revolutionary awareness and
ending capitalism.
This list moderated by Luis, has been very informative from many contributors
on history and economics. He also started it for the purpose of overcoming the
political sectarians and leading to the creation and effectiveness of a unified Left.
The Green Party has not offered that. They did not even have a Teamsters for
Howie Hawkins formation, that seems obvious, to do actual labor outreach by
that party's electioneering. It was never done and not due to the pandemic
but to no serious outreach, to the grass roots rank and file, of organized labor..
From: Mike Sola <mikesola@...>
Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2020 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: This isn’t over!’: Trump supporters refuse to accept defeat
John,
I am in no way defending the Catholic Church. I left it too decades ago. I am objecting to fklosar using the term "mackerel-snapping," which is in no way a critique of Catholicism, but an attack on Biden (and of course all Catholics) simply for being Catholic.
It's a way of mocking, not political critique.
If I am not mistaken, he did something similar once before with the term "greaser," referring to Cuomo using the Italian-American slur. Marxists shouldn't be doing that.
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