> You wouldn't really want a group carrying the Swastika in your parade
> would you. And there is really no need to argue against the likes of
> Munson -- they can always be easily isolated if a coalition is growing,
> and if they attempt to sabotage it (e.g., by equating red with fascism)
> they will simply be laughed at. The overwhelming proportion of a mass
> movement are simply people of good will (liberals), and they can always
> be persuaded by demands for democracy. That's how PLP, working through
> its WSA 'front,' won control of SDS, and while I neither was nor am a
> friend of PLP, the Weathermen & RYMII people were fools to walk out just
> because the lost an election. (And I was a fool to walk out with them.)
> (And to return to an argument of a couple years ago about
> self-criticism, this is _not_ a self-criticism because Cox1969 is not
> Cox2002.)
Personally, I think that IAC/WWP is a bunch of red fascists who don't play well with others, but I think many people understand that I've long tried to build coalitions with other groups and tendencies. The problem here isn't just a matter of the WWP's kooky politics, it's a matter of their track record as an activist formation. They practice opportunistic vanguardism, engage in race-baiting of other groups, take credit for the work of other groups, talk about unity and organize competing demonstrations, are selective about solidarity, organize front groups, and most importantly, cooperate with the authorities to police dissent.
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