Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> In Berkeley in the 60s, he was nattily dressed with a sport coat and white
> shirt. He always managed to speak at every rally telling people that
> today's demonstration would determine everything. People would go out, get
> arrested, get hurt, then a couple of days later would give the same spiel.
>
> That behavior must have deventually turned off hundreds of potential
> radicals.
According to the artice in SR (when it was still Soicalist Revolution) Lerner was even worse in Seattle somewhat later.
But Michael's last sentence is wrong. It is wrong becaue there will always be some Lerner in the crowd. And there will always be worse types around. Complaining about it is merely complaining that the rain wets one. A left that can't grow inspite of such stupid behavior on some of its members and/or groups is a left that couldn't grow anyhow.
In the real world there are always jerks around. Get used to it.
Carrol