Fw: David Corn: troubling origins of the anti-war movement

[Doug Henwood]

Marta Russell wrote:

>Disabled people -ADAPT - have protests at least twice a year -- 
>major ones and most groups don't come out in support of our demos. 
>It is usually about 500 crips out in the rain, in the streets.  We 
>don't even get mention in the "progressive" media. I guess we must 
>be spewing out alienating rhetoric.  That is a joke. So this just 
>reinforces my point -- where are the organizers whom all will 
>follow? The mythical organizers?

Nathan's talking about organizers - but on a specific issue, like 
homelessness (as in his example). You're talking about diabled people 
demonstrating for disabiility rights with no support. That's the 
American left, such as it is, for you. No contact, no solidarity. 
Against that, you can sometimes see the appeal of a Leninist party 
(ha, just kidding).

All you anti-demo types in your diversity - Nathan, Thoams, Chuck0 - 
what organizational/agitational strategy you proposing to stop the 
war? Knocking on doors? Roving bands of masked persons?

Doug