diversity

[Carl Remick]

> > 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

(Snore.)  Just about all the public reaction to this 
catastrophe-of-our-own-making so far has filtered only through people's 
limbic system.  It's nice to have one spot, the LBO list, where you can 
avoid the cant (for the most part) and take a hard look at how we wound up 
in this mess.

Carl

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