And as long as we're talking about stewart, chavez and humor, I wanna say that altho john stewart's politics are not ours, he's very funny, even when skewering those we are in solidarity with. Perhaps most so then, because as all of us who've spent a life on the left can agree, the left is the political grouping most ripe for fun-poking. We all know that altho it's funny to crack on Bush, a mere hour spent at a sectarian meeting in berkeley yields material you just can't invent. If only John Stewart had some footage of Chuck0 to bust on (or, hey, me for that matter), we'd be crying tears of laughter at the likely jokes about the 'simpsons comic-book store-guy of anarchy'.
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> Carrol Cox wrote:
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> > I've known anarchists, however, who unlike Chuck did know the meaning
> > of solidarity, and one could talk to them. There are/have been some on
> > this list in fact. Anarchists can also be deeply devisive and then cease
> > to be merely annoying. There is an entertaining tale of Big Bill Haywood
> > strapping on a 44 and muttering that he had to go clean out a nest of
> > anarchists in some local(I think Alberquerque) of the IWW.
>
> You must be smoking something interesting to equate criticism of some
> leftist world leader with not understanding what solidarity means.
>
> Of course, there are many ways to be in solidarity with people without
> supporting the person who runs their country. This is, after all, what
> anarchism is about. Anarchists don't support Chavez any more than they
> support George Bush, Tony Blair or fill in the blank name of a world
> leader here. One can oppose a leader like Chavez, oppose American
> imperialism, and act in solidarity with the Venezuelan people.
>
> To impugn my reputation by suggesting I don't understand solidarity is
> silly and ridiculous. I've run a website for the past 11 years that has
> provided solidarity to many people around the world, including more than
> a few people in prison. I've been involved in many protests, campaigns
> and projects offline and online in solidarity with people. I've been an
> organizer in the anti-globalization movement for many years. I've
> organized demonstrations in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier,
> the Angola 3 and countless activists who have gone to jail. Last year I
> helped establish the Common Ground Medical Clinic in New Orleans, which
> has provided basic medical care to over 23,000 New Orleanians.
>
> Now what were you saying again about me not knowing the meaning of
> solidarity?
>
> Chuck
> Infoshop.org
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