How is a post of a quotation from a fine scholar of radicalism of all stripes idiotic? A little less inflammatory language might be more productive, i.e. speaking from the point of view of an old-school Marxist. What do you think we should learn?
michael yates
Eric Beck wrote:
> Hey Chuck0,
>
> I was going to respond to Mike Yates's idiotic post, but I see you beat me
> to the punch.
>
> One of the things I was going to mention in my reply was the excellent work
> that you did during the Battle in Seattle. Your page was my homepage during
> the time, as I could go there and find excellent links to what all media
> were saying.
>
> So thank you for all the hard work you did last week. I, and I'm sure
> thousands of others, really appreciate it. Now we just got to learn them
> old-school marxies.
>
> Eric
>
> >Oh, OK, so now it's time to drag out the anti-anarchist Marxist writers.
> >
> >Do I sense some jealousy here? Am I correct in assuming that the
> >authoritarian "international socialists" were caught flat-footed by the
> >Battle in Seattle? Maybe if they spent less time selling their crappy
> >newspapers and joined some community groups involved in direct action,
> >they'd be more in touch with the spirit that led to N30.
> >
> >I'm already seeing a huge increase in people joining my anarchist
> >organizing lists. The events that transpired last week obviously
> >inspired lots of people. Activist groups should be prepred to see an
> >increase in new faces.