[Peace-discuss] Tweet from Michael Tracey (@mtracey)

[Brussel, Morton K]

True, David, I don’t have the data, the evidence. I don’t know who these “anarchists”, or provocateurs? are. “AntiFa" is nebulous to me. I don’t trust the propaganda. I don’t know what proportion of the cities involved have their poor neighborhoods destroyed or damaged, a quantitative matter. But I do see a reawakened(?) sensitivity to racism by large segments of our population. It may be ephemeral. I do see the calamity of the coming election. I see no hope whatever in a Trump reelection. I see little hope, perhaps, for the climate and the environment(?), but far from sufficient, in a Biden win. But otherwise, all seems dire—the economy, militarism, inequality, injustice, nuclear threats, generally horrid foreign policy conflicts. I feel sorry for coming generations here.

One hopes that insightful analyses of the basic reasons for our predicaments can gain some traction in practical changes in policy, as you, or the Monthly Review, would like—an overriding worldwide empathetic social and environental conscience. I’m sure I won’t be around as a witness.

Mort


On Sep 2, 2020, at 2:56 PM, David Green <davidgreen50 at gmail.com<mailto:davidgreen50 at gmail.com>> wrote:

Mort, you haven't seen burned out and boarded-up blocks of businesses in desperately poor areas of cities? Not even in Chicago?

On Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 2:32 PM Brussel, Morton K <brussel at illinois.edu<mailto:brussel at illinois.edu>> wrote:
He mentions "the violent anarchist left”. I haven’t seen it. Trump has. Tracey  claims most demonstrations consisted of white participants, a kind of condemnation of those demonstrations.

Not my interpretation—but I admit not having a firm grasp on what seemed to be healthy (massive) reaction to police malfeasance against blacks all over, anon omg in the U.S.

He’s weird….  My reaction.

On Sep 2, 2020, at 10:58 AM, David Green via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

Michael Tracey (@mtracey) Tweeted:
Column from me on why everybody is wrong about the political impact of riots: https://t.co/Lz76fZooO7 https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1301169719836381191?s=20

Basically correct
DG
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