"Peace Activists" (a misnomer) Re: Do Everythinger

[Chuck Munson]

Nathan Newman wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Munson" <chuck at tao.ca>
> 
> >Leftists are really good at running around and crying about how they are
> >being repressed, using the spectre of John Ashcroft to justify their damn
> >hand-wringing. My point is that we should be more aggreseive in our
> >efforts to oppose the U.S. war machine.
> 
> But all you mention is sabotague, not only ineffective but antidemocratic.
> As I noted when the April 20th marches occurred, leftists now spend most of
> their time talking to themselves rather than spending the same time doing
> outreach to those who disagree with them to convince them.  And in a
> democracy, the simplest way to oppose politics you disagree with is to run
> candidates, but how many antiwar groups bothered to run anyone in their
> local primaries?

Nathan: I understand where you are coming from, but remember that you are
talking to an anarchist. But I agree with you about the need for leftists
to talk to other people. There's really no excuse not to do this right
now, especially now that patriotism is out and questioning of government
is back in style.

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