Contact Information, Etc. Re: Corn transcript

[Liza Featherstone]

Oh, definitely not an equality of not asking questions. Every group has a
few questions they don't want to ask, but I agree that some groups do
encourage open public discussion while others want to shut it down and spew
propoganda. As a journalist, I admit I hate talking to the latter group just
for that reason alone. Much like corporations and many people from liberal
NGOs, they will just flat-out lie. It's a lot more interesting to write
about people who will talk honestly about what's going on. But I also think
that practice leads to much better politics and creates organizations people
actually want to be part of.

Liza


> From: Chuck0 <chuck at mutualaid.org>
> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 19:32:20 -0500
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: Contact Information, Etc. Re: Corn transcript
> 
> Liza Featherstone wrote:
>> All true. There is a reluctance to ask questions on all sides. Sometimes
>> ANSWER's critics take smug purist comfort in having "nicer" politics: sure
>> our demo only has 50 people but at least we're not icky Milosevic supporters
>> -- that attitude, too, evades needed questions (i.e. what is ANSWER doing
>> that works) and doesn't really get us anywhere.
> 
> I don't agree that there is an equality of not asking question on all sides.
> ANSWER, like other Left groups, discourages an open discussion in movement
> circles where questions are asked. I've point out before how these groups
> silence and intimidate critics. The very fact that they have been silent in
> response to any of these recent articles speaks volumes about their
> unwillingness to engage in or tolerate critical thinking in the movements.
> 
> Read the articles they publish in their newspapers. ALWAYS a positive spin on
> events organized by the parent organization. And the WWP is not alone in this
> practice.
> 
> In contrast, other groups and tendencies are more open about engaging in a
> public critical process.
> 
> For example:
> Boston's Festival del Pueblo: A Critical Analysis
> http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=02/11/20/2543557
> 
> Chuck0
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