Reply #43: I guess you've never read one of my posts on Leftism or Dean

[Scott Lee]

So let me save you the trouble of being too embarrased.

I am a New Leftist. It means I hold to some old school Red values (workers rights, unionism etc) but adopt others that were not in favor with the 60's liberal set - for instance I'm pro gun. Trying to lump me into the cartoon mold of 1930's european leftism will fail you.

"Liberals" and "Left" do not often coincide. American 60s liberalism, for instance, does nothing to cast capitalism in a bad light or criticize the excessive repression of Israel. Leftists will often counter those positions.

Howard Dean is not a Leftist to my degree, no how no way. But I see him as the best hope to do three things:

- Get Bush* out of the White House. That will also get his fascist cadre out as well.

- Put a stop to the disastrous path we're on with the rightwing aggressive war policy. This cannot be over emphasized. The current fascist inspired doctrine is an enormous threat to the rest of the world and hence to our own security. It must be stopped. No one seems as opposed to it as Dean.

- Disrupt, shake up the stagnant establishment elitism of the Democratic Leadership so that the party becomes a true force of opposition against the fascist right. Give the bums rush to the entrenched leadership and their power club.

Hopefully that clears up your confusion, and you're welcome.