McReynolds on A20 controversies

[Chuck Munson]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> Thomas Seay wrote:
> 
> >I am not for barring WWP from the demonstration, but I
> >also dont think any compromises should be made towards
> >them.  Integrity is much more important than getting
> >"bodies" to the demonstration.  Unity AT ALL COST
> >always plays into the hands of groups like WWP
> 
> Who said anything about unity at all cost, much less AT ALL COST? Why
> do so many people make such interpretive leaps so often? Maybe they
> find it easier to argue with fictitious extreme positions than with
> actual ones.

Thomas is making an accurate "interpretive leap." I've gotten emails from
supporters of groups like the IAC and they always try to dismiss criticism
as being a threat to "unity." If a group is making constant appeals to
unity, either to deflect criticism or to manufacture an illusion that
everybody is working together, it's safe to say that they are arguing for
unity in the strongest sense possible.

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