Reply #35: Not so much "blackout", but near-criminal vagueness. [View All]

[pnorman]

But Sweeney is largely hamstrung by the ~50 person Executive Council, the majority of which aren't particularly pro-Sweeney. And many are, for narrow, short-sighted, and opportunist reasons, flag-waving jingoists.

Having said that --- there's NO crime on this DU in being wrong. I'll dig out as much as I can, and also keep a close eye on this thread.

pnorman

On edit: This is the topic I'm very deeply interested in, and Harry Kelber has an excellent 6 part series on it: http://www.laboreducator.org/darkpast.htm

It's ALL well worth reading. I had the definite feeling near the beginning of Sweeney's first term of office, that he was sincerely trying to undo that policy, particularly that DISGRACEFUL ANTI-labor AIFLD. But I could be wrong here too.

I'm going to "vote" for this thread; consider doing likewise.