--- Charles Brown <CharlesB at cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us> wr
>
> CB: How is it that the anti-glob movement is
> successful ? Don't we still have glob ? This seems
> a premature declaration of victory for the anti-glob
> movement. Isn't glob expanding with the war on
> Afghanistan ? Hadn't glob existed for more than
> ninety days before the first anti-glob demos ?
I agree with Chuck. The anti-glob movement has been a huge success. Before Seattle, few people knew about the issues surrounding globalization; now a lot of people are familiar. Also thanks to the antiglob movement a lot of groups with their particular concerns- greens, trade-unions, etc- were able to mix and get a broader understanding of the subject.
> CB: I haven't heard anybody at Detroit Anti-War
> Network meetings ( with WWP one of the main
> organizers) talking about "one big anti-war
> coalition".
Charles, Chuck is right. These vanguardist groups make it seem that the only way to organize anything is to have one big mass organization. Quite frankly, I hate working with Workers World Party (and other vanguardist organizations)- I hate their jockeying for power and their lack of integrity...I hate hearing their moaning about exploitation and suffering caused by the US when they support dictators themselves- if they want to show up for a demonstration that's fine, but I dont want to have to deal with them otherwise.
Thomas
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