diversity

Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org
Tue Sep 18 11:19:51 PDT 2001


----- Original Message ----- From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>
>
> As anti-war coalitions develop everywhere, it is likely that those
> who cannot bring themselves to clearly oppose the impending war on
> the Middle East will find little of interest on left-wing e-lists.
>
> Yoshie

May be, and if folks like Leo and Brad who oppose the war are driven off such lists, that tells you how unsuccessful such efforts will be.

On the other hand, the real movements for peace, such as the gatherings in Union Square of families and friends of the victims, which welcome a mix of solidarity, patriotism and those asking for peace as the memorial to their dead, rather than hate and murder, are far more likely to bridge the gaps of anger in peoples hearts.

That the "Left-wing" measures its success by how many people it alienates is a large reason why it has been so ineffectual. You should be measuring your success by how many people of a wide range of views you bring together in coalition.

Nathan Newman



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