McGovern got land-slided in 1972 and the American working class has been land-sliding the world ever since in proud ignorance, cowardly violence, and infinite obedience. So I say, contra Carl Sandberg: the people, no, hail no, for god sakes, no. I know as a Marxist I'm supposed to promote working class solidarity but I'm never really feeling the love. The union guys I work with don't know anything about May Day, Big Bill Haywood or surplus value but they're idiot savants when it comes to fantasy football, Philly strip clubs, and the most Eden-like places to blow away defenseless animals.
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