Appeals that are framed in a positive way – rather than negatively – and in a language that is part of the day to day vernacular and experience of everyday people – rather than in the language and experience of the left – generally resonate with far more people. And isn’t that the point – to reach people on a political and rhetorical ground that they are comfortable with and conversant in.
And yet, in too many instances, this approach is dismissed, pushed aside by the revolutionary phrase or radical slogan.
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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.
