tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993164.post6710971961032230175..comments2023-10-31T08:50:43.614-05:00Comments on ANEKANTAVADA: B & J: Conclusion... Or IS it?Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444952585830773530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993164.post-21873866117190110532008-03-25T19:49:00.000-05:002008-03-25T19:49:00.000-05:00You're correct, and I don't see it in that light e...You're correct, and I don't see it in that light either (of convincing each other about specific candidates). I see it much more as a difference in our motivating political/electoral theories and strategies.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm still not clear what you would define as the long-term strategy represented by voting for Democrats -- which, after all, is what I focused on in my post, the Dems as an institution, not as candidates. There's certainly plenty of reason to disbelieve my analysis and conclusions, but I really do want to hear from someone of your thoughtfulness what the next steps of Dem-aligned progressive strategy are in the medium and long-term time horizons, and what the guessed likelihood of their success is. I've mapped out my theory to the medium term and implied I see a low but important chance of success, and I would deeply like to understand what the comparative analysis is from those who support the Dems.<BR/><BR/>It'd make for a fantastic postscript...Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444952585830773530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993164.post-66376544788351786752008-03-25T16:54:00.000-05:002008-03-25T16:54:00.000-05:00Conclusions...I'm not trying to convince you to vo...Conclusions...I'm not trying to convince you to vote for Obama (or Clinton or McCain) any more than I think you're trying to get me to vote for Nadar. I will admit that I've focused more on Obama's willingness to talk to Cuba, Iran, and other supposedly dangerous countries than on his willingness to go after Osama Bin Ladan if he's hiding out in Pakistan and no one there is doing anything about it. Compared to McCain singing a song about bombing Iran, Obama looks pretty anti-war.Becky Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822321397527695015noreply@blogger.com