[Marxism] Fidel Castro: The McCain Tour and the Manifest Destiny of the U.S. Fourth Fleet

[Eli Stephens]

There have been a number of posters responding to the question of Obama as the 
"main danger," but I want to respond to something else Walter wrote:

"Every time he does something which all capitalist politicians do -
move to the right and betray one or another promise or illusion by
his supporters, a gleeful posting will be certain to find its way
to Marxmail."

Speaking only for myself, which is all I'm empowered to do, and also speaking as 
someone responsible for many of the posts Walter refers to, I assure him and 
everyone else that I take no "glee" in posting such things. I would be 
ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED if Obama were, say, Kucinich, and was demanding immediate 
withdrawal from Iraq and NAFTA, voting against funding the war and the FISA 
sellout, and the only thing I could say bad about him was something generic like 
"he represents one of the twin parties of imperialism and capitalism" or some 
such. I am ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED (but not surprised!) at what Obama is saying and 
doing and sharing that disgust with others on this list and on my blog is not a 
"gleeful" experience in the slightest.

As far as why I post such things to Marxmail and on my blog, it's because I'm a 
firm believer that facts matter, and if I'm going to educate people about Obama, 
just making generic statements like "he's sure to move to the right like all 
capitalist politicians" is a complete waste of time. Making SPECIFIC statements 
about what he IS saying and doing, on the other hand, is most definitely not.


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