Angelus Novus wrote:
> I certainly don't want to put words into Jim's mouth,
> but I think what he means to write here is that many
> of the initial activists in and around TDU come from
> that tradition.
>
> It is certainly not the case that most of the folks
> *in* the TDU do. The majority are regular Teamster
> members, some of which are normal Democrats or
> Republicans, and not belonging to any socialist
> tendency at all.
>
> This is an important distinction to keep in mind,
> given the history of red-baiting against TDU
> activists.
you are absolutely right. It was only the people who started TDU and probably only a majority. The organization grew as it brought in people from the Teamsters.
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