Re: Slaves of Academe: We Don’t Need Another
Luke Weiger wrote:
Doug wrote:
ISO maven Anthony Arnove complains that Chavez is following the Castro model. Social democrats and liberals make the same complaint. I guess the message is that the only good revolution to purists of either persuasion is a failed revolution.
The only good revolution is a revolution that produces something worthwhile (or more modestly, something clearly superior to the likely alternatives). I think Chavez will ultimately fail, and his failure will owe more to his authoritarianism than his enemies. In the past, you’ve raised a smart point-activism isn’t an end in and of itself. Neither is revolution, even when carried out by ostensible leftists.
Using oil revenue to support social development, and to help build alliances across Latin America, is a great move. You Peretz types always complain about authoritarianism, while doing everything you can to promote it through hostility and destabilization.
Doug