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1/21/2003 09:09:00 PM | Timothy A (short) ANSWER to Karsten Karsten is quite right that ANSWER had the organizational skills, NOT the people power I mistakenly wrote, and for that reason they ran the anti-war protests in D.C. The numbers of people who care about the Iraq issue show how that it not a narrow movement. I said "It's so sad that it seems that only a group like A.N.S.W.E.R. has the people power on the left to organize something like this." I seems Karsten agrees with this, but I'm still posing a question of why it is that only ANSWER was able to do this? Why are they outorganizing other groups (there will be another protest in NYC in Feb. by a different group, one that was part of the action sponsoring the ANSWER led protest in D.C.) Karsten says: "Every political activist has her flaws; in the case of this organization and its ties to the World Workers Party, I daresay it is foolishness and sentimentality, rather than "murderous" intent, which is responsible for their problematic political affilliations." OK, but if you foolishly associate with a group that cheers "murderous" actions when does this cross the line from sentimentality to stupidity? What would you say if a group of people went to rally held by the KKK in order to protest affirmative action? I agree that most organizations on the left are usually (if not loony) decent and not over this line. But why do activists, say in ANSWER, have to associate with the WWP in order to accomplish their goals? Why is this the only way to do this or the only way it has been done? I don't know the complete answer: I think this is a problem to be solved. More later, back to my paper, but I think you would like to check out this and other stuff. perma link |
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