[Peace-discuss] A Dystopic Strategy?

[Ricky Baldwin]

I think it's an interesting idea, Paul-

Some crazy "radical" friends of mine and I once
discussed taking over the tiny and vulnerable (at the
time) Mississippi Republican Party.  Now I wish we
had.

But I think it's probably only useful if it's part of
an organized campaign to impact the party, at least on
the local or state level.  Party membership by itself
only means voting Republican.

I also think the party in power - especially the White
House AND both houses of Congress - is unlikely to fly
apart at the seams any time soon.  And I'd be careful
about romantacizing McCain (who is viciously
anti-union, for one thing) and other more or less
maverick GOPers.

Just my 2c.  Others may have more helpful things to
say.

Ricky

--- "Paul M. King" <pmking at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> [I'm interested in hearing what others think about
> these
> tactics. My sister and brother-in-law are thoroughly
> frustrated and are thinking about joining the
> Republican
> party. I'll forward your thoughtful replies to them.
> Thanks.
> ..:: paul king]
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 11:25:12 -0700
> >From: "Tom Corbet" <tcorbet7 at comcast.net>  
> >Subject: RE: [Peace-discuss] fun with maps  
> >To: "'Paul M. King'" <pmking at uiuc.edu>
> >
> >Dear Paul,
> >
> >My spouse is considering a rather interesting move
> to counter the
> >evangelical movement in this country; he may join
> the
> Republican party.
> >I'm not very good at stating his rationale(s) for
> possibly
> doing this, so if
> >you're interested in details you would need to ask
> him. 
> Basically, it's
> >like infiltration, hoping to bring the Republicans
> to their
> senses that they
> >have many, many party members who don't like the
> political
> evolution they're
> >witnessing and want a return to more moderate
> positions...
> interesting
> >concept.  I think all the appalled Democrats and
> Republicans
> who can't bear
> >the polarization of this country and the threat of
> a legal
> theocracy
> >emerging, should ban together and form a party
> called
> REDEMption.  I suspect
> >if something like this solidly developed, maybe at
> least a
> few big political
> >names might be persuaded to join, like McCain,
> Chaffee,
> Obama, Feingold,
> >etc.  I'm sure this idea has been floated many
> times through
> the years - now
> >is the time to act.  After all, the Republican
> party had it's
> birth in the
> >1850's, when the country was so deeply divided on
> slavery, in
> order to
> >provide a moderate, centrist position - hence
> President
> Abraham Lincoln.  If
> >it worked once, it can work again.  I'm sure a
> party like
> this wouldn't be
> >as liberal as I would like it, but it's a hell of a
> lot
> better than the
> >political "Inquisition" that is now taking shape.
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