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[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>----- 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

I don't think Leo & Brad will oppose the war _& take public actions 
against it_, unless & until the war becomes so costly that the New 
York Times comes around to opposing it.

BTW, our local coalition is growing, & we're now networking for a 
statewide action in Ohio.  Those who are interested in joining us 
should contact me offlist.

Yoshie

P.S.  Also, we need to look at the question of alliance from Leo & 
Brad's point of view.  Brad's last words to the list included:

At 9:48 PM -0700 9/13/01, Brad DeLong wrote:
>I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to drop out of this list. Too many 
>ignorant fools, and its pushing me rightward into a place where I 
>don't want to be.

It's reasonable to think that L & B don't want to work with those 
whom they consider to be "ignorant fools."