[lbo-talk] Scott Rittter on the peace movement

[Chuck]

Colin Brace wrote:
> [...]
> 
> First of all, what is the peace movement? There is no national peace
> movement. There's a conglomeration of organizations, all of which are
> ego-driven. If you take a look at Peace Action, they have a national
> Peace Action and they have state Peace Actions around the country.
> They don't work well with each other; they don't get along with each
> other. They feud. They don't have a centralized plan. [...] It's a
> bunch of people who claim they're part of a peace movement, but there
> is no peace movement.

There never was one, monocultural "Peae Movement." There are multiple 
peace and anti-war movements. Once you understand this fact, the 
situation makes more sense and it gives you an idea of where you can 
plug in.

The myth of the One Big Peace Movement is a legacy of thinking about the 
anti-Vietnam War movements of the 1960s. Vanguardist and opportunist 
groups like UFPJ and ANSWER have exploited the myth about the one 
movement in order to assert their leadership over this mythical creature.

At this point, it looks like the anti-war and peace movements are moving 

  towards more horizontality, which is a good sign.

Chuck

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