Justin Schwartz wrote:
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> >I actually find this discussion kind of hilarious in showing how completely
> >uninterested the purist left is in making real alliances.
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> Mostly I work with Not In My Name, a Jewish group here in Chicago that tries
> desperately to reach out to the mainstream Jewish community and make inroads
> on unthinking Zionism, see the Palestinians as human beings. It's hard and
> thankless work--except for the Palestinians,w ho are incredibly supportive
> and grateful. Sound too purist for you, Nathan? jks
When a communist gets both frustrated and angry she/he shouts something like "petty-bourgeois pig running dog for the imperialists." Anti-communists shriek "purist." Both have the same content -- something like, "I hate you I hate you I hate you -- waaahh i wish i were dead."
Carrol