from the nation

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

At 8:15 PM -0400 10/15/02, Chuck0 wrote:
>I'm going to go to the October 26 anti-war protests here in 
>Washington, DC. This doesn't mean that I endorse A.N.S.W.E.R. or the 
>WWP, but I will get out into the streets with other people. But what 
>about after October 26? Are we going to be subject to the same "go 
>along to get along" argument the next time that ANSWER calls a 
>national demo? If so many activists have problems with ANSWER, 
>doesn't it stand to reason that we might not want to get behind 
>their banner every time they call a national protest (like every 
>other week)?

At 8:49 PM -0400 10/15/02, Nathan Newman wrote:
>And for that reason, subordinating serious political discussion in 
>order to make a particular rally a "success" is the last thing I 
>think makes sense. I happen to be in DC that weekend and will go 
>down to the rally, but if anyone else spends the day knocking on 
>neighbors' doors to discuss the idiocy of this war, their time will 
>have been better spent than me.

We can safely say that the war against Iraq must be _really_ 
unpopular if Chuck0 and Nathan are going out to the ANSWER anti-war 
march (cross-endorsed by NION).  ;->

David McReynolds's not stopping you two from criticizing WW and RCP 
all you want, or going door to door, or whatever; he's simply saying 
that it's worth getting people out to DC on Oct. 26, no more, no less.

At 8:49 PM -0400 10/15/02, Nathan Newman wrote:
>the longterm context

You aren't the only person who has "the longterm context" in mind. 
I'm sure different activists have different long-term goals in their 
minds and working toward them, as well as they can manage under the 
circumstances.
-- 
Yoshie

* Calendar of Events in Columbus: 
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
* Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html>
* Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/>
* Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>