[lbo-talk] Kim Scipes on AFL-CIO

[Joseph Wanzala]

I don't see how or why you would want to seperate all these issues - as 
though one has nothing to do with the other. The question of whether "this 
schism will accomplish the goal of reversing the labor movement's decline, 
and how it might affect party politics" is not a matter of specialized 
knowledge, but fairly elementary stuff. I don't see this as a matter of 
people 'going on about what they know - I think we all share the same body 
of knowledge abuot labor history. It is more a matter of what emphasis 
people (e.g. 'ultraleftists' - whoever those are) choose to place on 
different issues.

In other words, Doug - "it's all good ;-)"

Joe W.


>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Kim Scipes on AFL-CIO
>Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:43:20 -0400
>
>Joseph Wanzala wrote:
>
>>what, in your opinion, is the 'heart of the issue'
>>
>>what needs to be 'focused' on?
>>
>>please explain.
>>
>>surely the political history of the AFL-CIO is relevant to the current 
>>schism.....
>
>The heart of the issue is whether this schism will accomplish the goal of 
>reversing the labor movement's decline, and how it might affect party 
>politics. Going on about the AFL-CIA isn't really relevant at the moment. 
>But I realize that fanatics can't stop themselves from going on about the 
>only things they know.
>
>Doug
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