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[milongonsinga]

A centrist Democrat is still (marginally I agree) better than a rabid neocon. It's not a matter of "working for". It's a tactical matter. Whatever flaws Obama has (they're many) his election has opened political space for the left. It is our task to exploit that opening but we're so weak and divided we can't manage even that.
 
 
 A student asked Soen Nakagawa during a meditation retreat, "I am very discouraged. What should I do?" Soen replied, "Encourage others."



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From: Eli Stephens <elishastephens at hotmail.com>
To: milongonsinga at yahoo.com
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> A student asked Soen Nakagawa during a meditation retreat, "I am very
discouraged. What should I do?" Soen replied, "Encourage others."

Quite good advice. The question, of course, is "encourage them to do what?" Encourage them to work for revolutionary change? Absolutely. Encourage them to work for another centrist Democrat masquerading as a liberal? Better you should encourage them to hit their head against the wall. It will only hurt for a short time.



Eli Stephens
Left I on the News
http://lefti.blogspot.com


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