tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post2675752538103015330..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Joining the Party, For RealsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-80854126621739066952009-04-13T14:42:00.000-05:002009-04-13T14:42:00.000-05:00Found your blog via Douglass and Main.I'm Zach and...Found your blog via Douglass and Main.<BR/><BR/>I'm Zach and I too am a member of the new Wichita DSA chapter. I hope to meet and work with you soon on upcoming projects.<BR/><BR/>-ZachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-10308910470205748442009-04-05T07:56:00.000-05:002009-04-05T07:56:00.000-05:00Togo, the idea that the Democratic Socialists of A...Togo, the idea that the Democratic Socialists of America, as a party, are part of any kind of actually governing coalition in American politics is simply bonkers. And I'm not even going to touch your frankly weird racially tinged speculations about "Gramscian-Frankfurtian Cultural Marxism and Globalism." However, I pretty strongly agree with you about proportional representation, both that such would be an important step towards bringing meaning back to government, and that it wouldn't really be that radical introducing it.<BR/><BR/>Matt, that's right, I'd forgotten about your association with the Greens. I've probably voted more for Green Party candidates than any other third party candidates over the past couple of decades, but as a party, I think the DSA is a better expressive fit for me, if only because they appear to be more focused on the things I am sure about, and less concerned about various social/cultural issues upon which I'm probably (or maybe not?) an outlier amongst most of those calling for bank nationalization or such.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-39618306733338966562009-04-05T06:38:00.000-05:002009-04-05T06:38:00.000-05:00Russell, I'm actually a member of the Green Party,...Russell, I'm actually a member of the Green Party, although my orientation is to the left of most Greens.Matt J Stannardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236787482565862733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-59210838405587393012009-04-04T12:24:00.000-05:002009-04-04T12:24:00.000-05:00Here's one of my favorites by Mencius:http://unqu...Here's one of my favorites by Mencius:<BR/>http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2008/06/ol8-reset-is-not-revolution.htmltogonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-82794980509372982172009-04-04T11:39:00.000-05:002009-04-04T11:39:00.000-05:00The DSA is just a wussie and irrelevant faction of...The DSA is just a wussie and irrelevant faction of the governing coalition. The governing coalition (which includes both parties) is simply the political manifestation of the zeitgeist: "Politically Correct", Multicultist, "The White Man Is The Rooot of All Evil", Gramscian-Frankfurtian Cultural Marxism and Globalism. Even someone like Limbaugh <BR/>sometimes discusses this in a superficial and comedic manner, but if you want exhausting detail check out, for example, Mencius' essays at Unqualified Reservations. . <BR/><BR/>The fraudulent "two party system" is meaningless-both parties essentially govern the same. The place to start the necessary process of dismantling it is at the state level with proportional representation and IRV. <BR/><BR/><BR/>The state legislators aren't about to act against interest and threaten their sinecures,but 16 states allow for constitutional amendment by initiative and referendum. Think of all the conservatives and "conservatives" fed up with the GOP and the growing disillusionment with Obama. The possibility that there exists a majority for CHOICE in elections in one or more states is pretty strong. <BR/><BR/>It's actually pretty moderate to elect one house of a state legislature by PR. Most countries outside the US, Canada, and the UK use it almost exclusively. Hey, given that fact you could even characterize the FPTP system as "racist". And since Israel also uses PR(a very extreme variety) one could accuse opponents of anti-Semitism!togonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-78001675445862799422009-04-03T16:21:00.000-05:002009-04-03T16:21:00.000-05:00Thanks Matt. Your thoughts on this matter are pret...Thanks Matt. Your thoughts on this matter are pretty important to me, as you were the one who introduced me to socialism, all those years ago. How about you? Are you a socialist in a formal, party sense, still?Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-66763278305882911392009-04-03T12:18:00.000-05:002009-04-03T12:18:00.000-05:00Russell, I've known several really fine DSA member...Russell, I've known several really fine DSA members over the years. It's definitely where you belong, and you're going to meet some of the kindest and smartest people you'll ever find anywhere. Great move.Matt J Stannardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236787482565862733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-52362510143108613452009-04-02T18:03:00.000-05:002009-04-02T18:03:00.000-05:00O noes! Russell is a socialist!I dare you to shake...O noes! Russell is a socialist!<BR/><BR/>I dare you to shake hands with Glenn Beck. Call him "Brother Beck" and ask him how any Mormon in his right mind (no pun intended) could ever be a member of the Republican Party?<BR/><BR/>Just kidding. I made a similar decision early last year when I joined the Democratic Party just to be able to vote in caucus. Now, that's a "Big Tent" party, not necessarily aligned with anything more noble than winning elections. <BR/><BR/>But still, the family dynamics are astounding to behold, these days.Rob Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618647194288598056noreply@blogger.com