We have quite few successful examples of socialist politics we can build
on here in the United States as we break free from this two-party trap.
Tony Benn is one such example. We have to get socialism on the table
for discussion here in the United States because capitalism is going
down hard and it's going to collapse in a big heap right on top of us if
we don't take up the struggle for the socialist alternative.
Here
is one fine example of a people's politician who has never shied away
from advocating socialism... as William Winpisinger, the former
president of the International Association of Machinists, used to call
such socialists, "seat of the pants socialist."
In my opinion,
Tony Benn is right up there with our former socialist Minnesota
Governors Floyd Olson and Elmer Benson and the former Premier of
Manitoba, Howard Pawley who wrote a great book, "Keep True," Tommy
Douglas of Canada's socialist NDP and Winnipeg Communist City Council
members Jacob Penner and Joe Zuken.
Leftists in this country are
going to have to stop thinking there is nothing we can learn from
people's politicians around the world if we are going to break free from
this two-party trap.
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