the other Kissinger on public executions

[Michael Yates]

What does this morsel have to do with the overall thrust of the Free
Mumia movement?( which, of course, a person is free to criticize based
on some sort of analysis)  No doubt if you dug deep enough you'd find
supporters of Mumia who have said and done all sorts of things.  And
this is sent unsigned to boot. 

Michael Yates

Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> One of the prominent left leaders of the Free Mumia coalition
> apparently is no principled opponent of capital punishment. Someone
> just sent me this morsel - what he had to say a few years ago about
> the Chinese approach to the drug war (emphasis in original):
> 
> >This revolutionary policy treated all poor people as brothers and
> >sisters. Poor addicts and dealers got ``A WAY OUT'' of the drug
> >trade. They were given jobs and were encouraged to join the struggle
> >for a new society. A different approach was taken toward the
> >big-time drug traffickers who got rich off the suffering of the
> >people. They were classified "Enemies of the People." These big-time
> >criminals were put on trial in front of thousands of people. People
> >whose lives were ruined by drugs testified against them. These
> >big-time oppressors got COLD HARD JUSTICE: life in prison or public
> >execution. There weren't many such executions -- only five or ten in
> >the largest cities.
> 
> Only five or ten, wouldn't want to get carried away!
> 
> Doug