Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
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> The Anybody But Bush crowd -- aka the Chicken wing of the Democratic
> Party -- are a fickle bunch.
I think it is time for those of us who (a) are active in the anti-war movement _and_ (b) have not joined the ABB stampede on the left to turn our attention elsewhere. The questions it seems to me we should be exploring are as follows.
1. Most immediately, how can we maintain the organizational structure at least of the anti-war movement during the remainder of this quadrennial u.s. vacation from politics? This will require some thought since mass organizations (even embryonic ones) tend dissolve if they are not active in some way, and while leftists for the most part remain hypnotized by the election this will not be easy.
2. Assuming that the U.S. has lost the war and will eventually withdraw (unconditionally but probably with some facesaving gesture), how can the anti-war movement prepare (both through planning and the nature of our activity) to shift from the emphasis on "peace" to an emphasis on "justice" (words conjoined both in local groups and in one national coalition), and build on our victory rather than dissolve?
Whether Kerry or Bush wins the election will have an important effect on our efforts after November, but our basic concerns will be as listed here I believe.
Carrol
P.S. I note one of the posters is back to accusing non-Kerry supporters of "treason" to some illusory movement. I thought that had been resolved some months ago.