[lbo-talk] Boycotting the unorganized?

[Michael Dawson]

I was talking more about the violent, stampeding tone of Mr. Lacny's
replies.  I agree that there are very, very few times one should cross a
picket line.  Technically, however, even Mr. Lacny himself mentions one such
case, and there are others -- e.g. you can cross of nurse's picket line if
your child or other loved one is bleeding to death.  And the lack of
legitimate reasons doesn't change the fact that moral persuasion, not
Lacny's cop-talk, ought to be the way we talk about this.  It IS an
individual moral choice.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org]
> On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:01 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Boycotting the unorganized?
> 
> Michael Dawson wrote:
> 
> >  > You are within your rights to argue with them to the effect that a
> >>  particular tactic may be counterproductive or not well-thought-out.
> But
> >>  once they make the decision to take that tactic, you do not have the
> right
> >>  to break solidarity with them. That's just the way it is.
> >>
> >>  And if I seem a little irritated at the fact that I have to explain
> this
> >>  in the first place on a list like this one, well, so be it.
> >>
> >>
> >>  - - - - - - - - - -
> >>  John Lacny
> >
> >Technical question:  Would it be against our "no cop accusations" rule to
> >point out that Mr. Lacny would make a fine peace officer?
> 
> I don't think so, and I'm not sure what you're getting that, but I'm
> with JL on this one: you never cross a picket line. It's worse than
> denying the redemptive power of the Holy Ghost.
> 
> Doug
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