[Peace-discuss] a possible flier for the next Main Event

[C. G. Estabrook]

We'd have to show why "capitalism with the gloves off" would make us praise
attractive monsters who urge us to the kill Arab and Pushtun children. --CGE

Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> I like Bob McChesney's expression -- "Capitalism with the gloves off" -- a
> lot. Makes a good heading for the flyer, maybe. Recognising "tendencies to
> fascism" is good too -- our need to be forewarned, etc. Neo-liberalism is a
> term that turns me (and plenty of others) off... ditto that "liberal" has
> become perjorative, for some reason... and how on earth can Milton Friedman
> be considered "liberal" anything -- neo or otherwise??? Yeah yeah, I know,
> I'm not With the Program -- those were rhetorical questions, no need to
> enlighten me(!). Anyhow, unless yr target readership is The New Left, I'd say
> use terms and expressions that mean something to those taking the flyers,
> which "Captialism w/ the gloves off" and "Tendencies twds fascism" both do. 
> Might resonate w/ readers considering that the economy and eavesdropping, etc
> have had much (unfavorable) press of late. --Jenifer