> Who cares if there are two rallies if both are irrelevant? That's my point.
It's kind of an annoying problem that D.C. activists have to put up with.
> As for ANSWER folding into the larger coalition, of course they won't-- the
> IAC/WWP never does that. There whole purpose is to dominate whatever group
> they create-- if ANSWER announced that they were joining A20 and thereby
> promoting unity, everyone would be happy with that, but they will never do
> that.
Exactly my point.
> They want their own press releases and their own marshalls fundraising and
> their own speakers on the podium with lots of allies and front groups making
> pretend that it's a "coalition" effort.
They put on a big show of having a coalition, but it's all just a bunch of WWP cronies behind the curtain.
I'm Toto and I'm from Kansas. ;-)
> Won't happen so why even discuss it?
It's important to discuss this stuff for several reasons. One is that groups like the IAC/WWP don't want there to be any public criticism of their activities. Another one is that there are always new activists who could benefit from this knowledge.
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