talking within & without

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Oct 12 08:00:37 PDT 2001


Carrol Cox wrote:


>No war! That is the fundamental principle in discussion within actual
>groups. But it is far from an adequate nature on this list. All I can
>figure out is that very few people on this list are actually engaged in
>organizing; hence they pacify themselves by the fantasy that lbo-talk is
>a realm for organizing and action.

Uh, not necessarily. It could also be a place where you think about how you talk to people outside the charmed circle. But I recall you saying in the past that you don't organize by seeking converts, you just mobilize your base. In which case, you can use as insular a discourse as you like.

Doug



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