Most socialists understand that anger is best focused on the
capitalist system- not this or that privileged but oblivious
individual. The leadership of socialist movements going back 200 years
often came from the educated middle class- inspired by religious or
secular humanist values,
But we have thousands of bright and compassionate college graduates every year who have never encountered serious criticism of the capitalist system. The collapse of the Soviet Union should have been a boon to democratic Socialists around the world. Instead right wing ideology- the Ayn Rand school- became more confident and vociferous.
In truth, Socialism will not go away because capitalism is still doomed and in this 21st century in its death agony.
I give critical support to Democrat Bernie Sanders. But I doubt very much if the Democratic Party can break from its corporate paymasters. The neo-liberals like Bill and Hillary Clinton -and President Obama- make the New Deal Democrat FDR look like a flaming Bolshevik.
For support democratic Socialists must go directly to the people. Perhaps Hillary and Obama should re-read Saul Alinsky's " Rules for Radicals ".
I still find inspiration in Allen Ginsberg's " angry " poem " Howl ". It was anger directed at THE SYSTEM.
But we have thousands of bright and compassionate college graduates every year who have never encountered serious criticism of the capitalist system. The collapse of the Soviet Union should have been a boon to democratic Socialists around the world. Instead right wing ideology- the Ayn Rand school- became more confident and vociferous.
In truth, Socialism will not go away because capitalism is still doomed and in this 21st century in its death agony.
I give critical support to Democrat Bernie Sanders. But I doubt very much if the Democratic Party can break from its corporate paymasters. The neo-liberals like Bill and Hillary Clinton -and President Obama- make the New Deal Democrat FDR look like a flaming Bolshevik.
For support democratic Socialists must go directly to the people. Perhaps Hillary and Obama should re-read Saul Alinsky's " Rules for Radicals ".
I still find inspiration in Allen Ginsberg's " angry " poem " Howl ". It was anger directed at THE SYSTEM.
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| Obama and Hillary should re-read " Rules " |
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