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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TAGS 3 POLITICAL LIFE 9 BURL+TON1 RESPECT = 9DIVIDUAL RI<TS1 9DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTION1 ELECTORAL POLITICS1 POLITICAL ACTION1 POLITICAL LIFE1 RA9B[ COALITION1 MASS MOBILIZATION1 SOCIAL *ANGE1 P>TY /RUCTURE4 

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,?IS >TICLE APPE>S 9 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES ) ! P]MISSION ( ! AU?OR4 

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,NOTE3 ,?IS >TICLE WAS WRITT5 & PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,RIV] ,VALLEY ,VOICE1 A ,NEW ,5GL& PUBLICATION1 DUR+ ! #aihd ,DEMOCRATIC PRIM>Y CAMPAIGN4 ,AL?\< IT MAKES REPEAT$ ALLUSIONS TO ! #aihd ELECTIONS1 ! VIEWS IT EXPRESSES HAVE A MORE LA/+ VALUE1 & >E SUBMITT$ = DISCUSSION TO ! READ] AS A ,GRE5 ,PROGRAM ,PROJECT PAP]4  

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,PHOTO BY ,SPIROS,K ,PHOTOGRAPHY1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,A NEW ,AM]ICAN POLITICS IS DEF9ITELY NE$$ TODAY4 ,! PROBLEM WE FACE IS :AT K9D8 ,IF ! GOAL ( 09DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTION0 IS TO GA9 0P[]10 TO 0FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY0 AS A MEANS TO 0LOBBY0 OR 0RESOLVE0 SPECIFIC ISSUES ( PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE1 ,I HAVE NO D\BT ?AT ! SUPPORT]S ( ,JESSE ,JACKSON & HIS 0,RA9B[ ,COALITION0 HAVE A WORKABLE =MULA4 ,!Y >E 5GAG$ 9 ELECTORAL POLITICS ) A V5GEANCE4 ,!Y HAVE A *>ISMATIC LEAD]1 A CORPS ( ELITE PUBLIC FIGURES1 A SEMI-BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION1 A GR[+ 0FOLL[+0 ( 0MASSES10 MANY ( :OM SEEM TO BE FOLL[+ !IR LEAD]S ) ALMO/ UNSW]V+ OB$I5CE4 ,! PROGRAM ( ?IS COALITION IS PRAGMATIC1 VAGUE1 & SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY4 ,! COALITION'S FUTURE-UNLESS IT SPL9T]S 9TO 9DEP5D5T GRASSROOTS T5D5CIES-WILL BE DET]M9$ L>GELY BY ! M$IA ATT5TION ITS LEAD]S1 P>TICUL>LY ,JACKSON1 ATTRACTS4 

 ,?IS IS ! OLDTIME ELECTORAL POLITICS ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL ]A ) A SLI<TLY HEI<T5$ %RILL ( 0PROGRESSIVE0 RHETORIC4 ,IT IS A POLITICS BAS$ NOT ON $UCAT+ PEOPLE BUT ON MOBILIZ+ !M1 NOR ON CREAT+ AN ACTIVE PUBLIC SPH]E BUT ON ELECT+ C&IDATES4 ,?AT ,JACKSON HAS MOBILIZ$ MILLIONS ( PEOPLE MAY BE PRO( ?AT IT CAN 0WORK10 NOT ?AT HIS 0CON/ITU5CIES0 >E MORE 9=M$1 POLITICALLY KN[L$GEABLE1 & MORE CAPABLE ( ACT+ 9DEP5D5TLY ON !IR [N 9 ORD] TO DEVELOP A CREATIVE1 FLUID1 & TRULY POPUL> POLITICS4 ,& ?IS K9D ( POLITICS IS NOT ONLY ELECTORAL 9 *>ACT]1 IT IS P>TY POLITICS4 ,PEOPLE :O >E MOBILIZ$ BY *>ISMATIC LEAD]S1 C5TRALIZ$ 9/ITUTIONS1 & P[]-ORI5T$ POLITICAL /RUCTURES REMA9 MASSES1 NOT 9DEP5D5TLY M9D$ CITIZ5S4 ,MOBILIZATION1 LIKE VOT+1 BECOMES R\T9E4 ,ORD9>Y PEOPLE BECOME PASSIVE & 9ACTIVE2 9/ITUTIONS BECOME BUREAUCRATIC & C5TRALI/IC 7USUALLY 9 ! NAME ( 0 EFFICI5CY0 & 0PRAGMATISM074 ,POLITICIANS BECOME PR(ESSIONALIZ$ & >E GUID$ BY C>E] 9T]E/S RA!R ?AN PR9CIPLES4 

 ,BUT !RE IS ANO!R K9D ( POLITICS ?AT WE (T5 IGNORE 9 ! NAME ( 0ELECTORAL POLITICS0 OR 09DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTION0 ,?IS TYPE ( POLITICS 9CLUDES EXTRAP>LIAM5T>Y =MS LIKE PEACE & ANT9UCLE> GR\PS1 FOOD COOP]ATIVES1 COMMUNES1 AFF9ITY GR\PS1 FEM9I/1 E?NIC & RELIGI\S ORGANIZATIONS4 ,IT IS AN ORGANIC POLITICS ?AT IS BAS$ ON GRASSROOTS $UCATION1 NOT MASS MOBILIZATION4 ,! P[] IT PRIM>ILY SEEKS IS EMP[]M5T ( CITIZ5S RA!R ?AN ! ELECTION ( (FICIALS -- CITIZ5S :O CAN FREELY ASSOCIATE & MUTUALLY SUPPORT EA* O!R ) A VIEW T[>D RE-EMP[]+ ! PUBLIC AS A :OLE4 ,IT SEEKS TO CREATE A BODY POLITIC & A MEAN+FUL PUBLIC OP9ION ORI5T$ T[>D A BROAD VISION ( SOCIAL *ANGE & PUBLIC 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! PROBLEMS ( \R TIME4 ,SU* A POLITICS IS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ NOT >\ND A P>TY /RUCTURE1 BUT G5U9E POPUL> =MS LIKE NEI<BORHOOD C\NCILS & ASSEMBLIES1 T[N MEET+S1 LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS & CITIZ5S' 9ITIATIVE GR\PS1 AS WELL AS ! C\NT]CULTURAL =MS ?AT REMA9 FROM ! SIXTIES4 ,COALITIONS ( ?IS K9D >E ONGO+ =UMS = 5LI<T5+ PEOPLE AS WELL AS POLITICALLY ACTIVAT+ !M4 ,?IS K9D ( POLITICS REPRES5TS ! ONLY REAL BREAK WE CAN MAKE ) ! LONG1 DISMAL HI/ORY ( FAILURES & BETRAYALS ?AT M>K SO MANY E>NE/ EF=TS = 09DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTION40 

 ,LET ME EMPHASIZE ?AT !SE FAILURES & BETRAYALS >E BY NO MEANS CU%ION$ BY ! SUCCESSES ( ,S&]S 9 ,BURL+TON1 ,V]MONT1 OR BY ! ,GRE5S 9 ,G]MANY4 ,MAYOR ,S&]S HAS VIRTUALLY FROZ5 POLITICAL LIFE 9 ,BURL+TON &1 :E!R WELL-MEAN+ OR NOT1 HAS SIPHON$ 9TO AN OPPORTUNI/IC POLITICS ! F]M5T1 CREATIVITY1 & FLUIDITY ?AT PREC$$ HIS [N ASC5T TO P[]4 0,SOCIALISM0 9 ,BURL+TON HAS PROV5 ?AT IT CAN BE MORE 0EFFICI5T10 0GR[? ORI5T$0 & 0ECONOMICAL0 ?AN ! ,*ITT5D5 ,TRU/ ,COMPANY OR ! ,V]MONT ,NATIONAL ,BANK4 ,IT IS S+UL>LY LACK+ 9 $UCATIONAL VALUE1 PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS1 & G5U9E GRASSROOTS ACTIVITY -- ,S&]S DID NOT CREATE ! ,NEI<BORHOOD ,PLANN+ ASSEMBLIES 9 ! CITY1 HIS MAJOR CLAIM TO SOME K9D ( 0P>TICIPATORY GOV]NM5T40 

 ,! ,G]MAN ,GRE5S1 9 TURN1 PROVIDE AT ONCE A /RIK+ EXAMPLE ( ! SUCCESS & POLITICAL VITALITY A TRULY GRASSROOTS MOVEM5T CAN A*IEVE & ! T5SIONS CREAT$ AS A RESULT ( T5D5CIES )9 ! MOVEM5T SEEK+ TO TURN IT 9TO A RELATIVELY CONV5TIONAL POLITICAL P>TY4 ,ELECTORAL SUCCESS )\T SUFFICI5T $UCATION )9 ITS [N RANKS HAS MADE1 ! ,GRE5S A COMBATIVE >5A4 ,AT ONE 5D ( ! SPECTRUM >E PR(ESSIONAL POLITICIANS :O >E TEMPT$ BY DUBI\S ELECTORAL COALITIONS ) ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 A MORE BUREAUCRATIZ$ P>TY /RUCTURE1 & GREAT] C5TRALIZATION1 AT ODDS ) PEOPLE :O >E /ILL COMMITT$ TO ! ,GRE5 POLITICAL IDEAL ( A 0 NONP>TY P>TY10 P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY1 & A CREATIVE VISION (1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL *ANGE 9 ,G]MANY4 

 ,WE HAVE A *ANCE 9 ,NEW ,5GL& TO =M A MOVEM5T ?AT C\LD 9FLU5CE ! 5TIRE C\NTRY IF ONLY WE EXHIBIT ! WILL+NESS TO CREATE AN 9SPIR+ EXAMPLE4 ,LET US PICK UP \R [N ,AM]ICAN LIB]T>IAN TRADITIONS -- P>TICUL>LY ,YANKEE NOTIONS ( LOCAL DEMOCRACY1 MI/RU/ ( /RONG GOV]NM5T1 CITIZ5S' 9ITIATIVES1 SELF-SUFFICI5CY1 MUTUAL AID1 & RESPECT = 9DIVIDUAL RI<TS4 ,ADMITT$LY1 !SE NOTIONS >E (T5 MORE MY?IC ?AN REAL4 ,BUT !Y EX]CISE A P[] OV] ! ,AM]ICAN M9D ?AT IS F> MORE MEAN+FUL ?AN RADICAL IDEALS \R IMMIGRANT =EBE>S BR\<T FROM SEMI-FEUDAL ,EUROPE ) ITS EMPHASIS ON A NON-WAN+ LABOR MOVEM5T1 P>TIES1 SEMI-MILIT>I/IC BELIEFS 9 C5TRALIZ$ POLITICAL CONTROL & A REV]5CE = 0MASS MOBILIZATION40 ,! POPUL> UTOPIAN DIM5SION ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,REVOLUTION /ILL LIVES 9 A CON/ITUTIONAL RESPECT = 9DIVIDUAL RI<TS ?AT IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY 9TOL]ABLE TO A CORPORATE1 CYB]NETIC1 & GLOBAL ECONOMY4 ,WE HAVE RADICAL LIB]T>IAN1 POPULI/ TRADITIONS ( \R [N ?AT >E MORE MEAN+FUL TO ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE AT L>GE ?AN ! ,EUROPEAN RADICAL TRADITIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 DECL9+ 9 ,EUROPE ITSELF OV] ! PA/ FEW DECADES4 ,\R LIB]T>IAN TRADITIONS1 /RIPP$ ( !IR EGOI/IC & PROPRIET>IAN FEATURES1 >E WOR? PRES]V+ 9 !MSELVES1 NOT AS A MEANS TO A*IEVE MORE EXOTIC RADICAL 5DS4 

 ,I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS AB\T ! REALITIES ( \R TIME4 ,V]Y LITTLE CAN BE DONE BE=E ! ,NOVEMB] ELECTIONS1 :5 ! 0DUMP ,REAGAN0 SYNDROME-EXHAU/S ITSELF4 ,IF A ,RA9B[ ,COALITION EM]GES ) ,JACKSON AS ITS SPOKESMAN1 WE WILL BE BACK TO GR\ND-Z]O ) MOBILIZATION1 P[]1 NATIONAL ELECTORAL ACTIVITY1 & POLITICAL PR(ESSIONALISM AS ITS GOAL4 ,JU/ AS ,S&]S HAS FROZ5 POLITICAL LIFE 9 ,BURL+TON1 SO SU* A COALITION MI<T WELL FREEZE POLITICAL LIFE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,EV5 IF ,JACKSON CEASES TO HEAD SU* A COALITION BECAUSE ( HIS PROCLIVITY TO FUNCTION )9 ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 ELECTORAL POLITICS & A PROGRAM /RUCTUR$ 5TIRELY >\ND S+LE ISSUES & IMM$IATE PRAGMATIC 9T]E/S WILL BE AS IRRELEVANT 9 ! LONG RUN AS O!R 09DEP5D5T0 MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 HI/ORICALLY4 ,WE >E F> TOO SUSCEPTIBLE TO A 0POLITICS ( LESS] EVILS10 ) ! GRIM RESULTS ?AT \R AG5DA & PROGRAMS >E DET]M9$ BY \R OPPON5TS RA!R ?AN BY \R VISIONS ( A GOOD SOCIETY4 ,WORSE1 EA* LESS] EVIL IS USUALLY SUCCE$$ BY A WORSE EVIL SO ?AT WE F9ALLY 5D ) ! WOR/ POSSIBLE EVILS ( ALL4 ,?IS K9D ( 0LESS] EVIL0 POLITICS BR\<T ,NAZISM TO P[] 9 ! #a#i#cS :5 ! ,SOCIALI/S1 SUPPORT+ ONE LESS] EVIL TO AVOID AN EV5 GREAT] EVIL ?REW !IR VOTES TO ,H9D5B]G AS ,G]MANY'S ,PRESID5T 9 ORD] TO AVOID ,HITL]4 ,H9D5B]G1 ELECT$ ,REI* ,PRESID5T ) /RONG ,SOCIALI/ SUPPORT1 APPO9T$ ,HITL] ,REI* ,*ANCELLOR A YE> LAT]4 ,! RE/ IS HI/ORY4 

 ,IF WE DEVELOP A G5U9E CITIZ5S' POLITICS1 AV[$LY POPULI/ 9 *>ACT] & LIB]T>IAN 9 /RUCTURE -- P>TICUL>LY 9 A REGION CONG5IAL TO A POLITICS ( ?IS K9D -- WE MAY YET BE ABLE TO SET AN EXAMPLE ?AT WILL 9FLU5CE ! C\NTRY AS A :OLE4 ,! CORPORATE & CYB]NETIC ]A ?AT LOOMS BE=E US IS ! MO/ AWESOME 0MEGATR5D0 ( ! COM+ DECADES4 ,TO PUT IT BLUNTLY IF WE DO NOT RECOV] A TRADITION ?AT CAN RESI/ ?IS ]A1 GO BEYOND IT1 & DO SO 9 A MANN] ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE CAN UND]/& -- WE WILL 9DE$ 0BL[ IT40 ,& 9 A !RMONUCLE> AGE1 ,I DO NOT USE ?IS COLLOQUIALISM METAPHORICALLY4 ,I USE IT LIT]ALLY -- ) ALL ITS IMPLICATIONS = ! FUTURE ( ! PLANET4 

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