The strategic objective in this election isn’t to bring the country to the doorstep of socialism. The political conditions doesn’t exist for such a leap, notwithstanding the popular interest in more deep going reforms and, to a much lesser degree, socialism as a socio-economic system.
What then is the objective? Simply put, to defend and expand democracy that is presently under a sustained, furious, and unprecedented assault at the hands of Trump and his right wing authoritarian movement.
Storming heaven, metaphorically speaking, will have to wait a few moons! On the other hand, successfully blocking Trump and gang in their sordid effort is a BFD and would create a more favorable terrain on which the struggle for reforms can begin anew.
Not everyone agrees with this approach.
Written by
Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
