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1/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Karsten Barde Thanks to Tim for encouraging what I think is an important discussion. Tim wrote: I wanted to open up a discussion of what is acceptable in your mind for groups to sponsor and/or condone. First, for those of you who went down the anti-war protests in D.C. how did you feel that A.N.S.W.E.R. was behind it and how do you respond to accusations that by doing this you attended a march organized by Stalinist and Milosevic apologists and in effect supported them?... ...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 hope the marchers will take the opportunity to respond. I did not march in San Francisco, as others from Fresno did, but I was extremely happy to hear of the sizable turnout there and in Washington, D.C. I disavow revolutionary ideology, but I am also disgusted by those on the left who throw out the baby with the bath water when it comes to the International A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition and the actions they have coordinated. Tim mentioned people power, but it's not membership that the group has--it is fervor and committment and organizing skill: the willingness to protest in the street even in the face of insurmountable odds, cold weather and countless naysayers. A.N.S.W.E.R. makes it possible for more moderate Americans to come together and make important political statements. 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. BTW, can someone please explain to me the practical differences between those we call Stalinists, Marxists, revolutionary socialists, Maoists or authoritarian leftists? Obviously, each term carries with it considerable stigma, and I'd like to know if anyone these days actually uses them for their descriptive properties rather than simply for their pejorative connotations. perma link |
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