Dave is a "Lambertist, " Trotskyist. Daniel Bensiad group
in France, the LCR.Fantastically well informed about minitia
of Bolshevism, Spanish Civil War and much else. And a really
funny guy. Was a delegate to the S.F. Labotr Council for P.G.
& E workers for a while.
M.P.
>--- Original Message ---
>From: tialsedov <dwalters at igc.org>
>To: leftist_trainspotters at yahoogroups.com
>Date: 1/11/02 2:08:23 AM
>
>There is no "Fred Sanderson" (it's not Carlos Petroni, his style
is
>completely different). Probably Petroni's protege. Anyway, the
>article is one of the most factional documents ever put out
by them.
>
>Socialist Alternative is a minority in this coalition and can't
stand
>it, apparently. They are not used to working in coalitions that
they
>control and are the only left group in. If you notice, there
is not a
>shred of difference programitcally between them and the other
left
>groups that are bigger and better organized, like Socialist
Action
>and ISO...so they have to created differences to give them a
>polemical edge.
>
>This matter of 'front groups' described below in Sanderson's
article
>is such a hoot. Some of us who've known Petroni's groups MO
for years
>really like this particular one, since they operate, and have
>operated for 20 years, through a series of front organizations,
>including bringing their own members to meetings and having
them pose
>as non-members (you all know what I mean).
>
>Then he goes on to talk about representative from the MDI...a
"front"
>group of Socialist Alternative and whose members are seen behind
SA
>lit tables! Come ON Sanderson...! Duh...who's he trying to fool?
It
>is truely an amazing article. He talks about 'broading out'
the anti-
>war movement but makes no concrete proposals.
>
>This article was the sign of a very desperate organization.
>
>David Walters,
>San Francisco, CA
>
>
>>
>> Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 14:57:39 -0800
>> From: Michael Pugliese <debsian at p...>
>> Subject: Up and down the road to a big anti-war movement
>>
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