My post said nothing about first, second, third, etc. It poses thequestion of how solidarityis to be made meaningful. Quite frankly, from reading your posts the main impression I get of your purpose is to build your ego: "I love Palestinians more than you do." I'm accusing you of beingore interested in demonstratingyour own political purity than in actually contributing to Palestinian liberation. Who is to impose the sanctions? What kind of political power is necessary to make the call for sanctions meaningful? Building strength and defining goals can b e separated only in the seminar room or e-mail list.
Carrol
On 10/1/2011 11:34 AM, Joseph Catron wrote:
> That doesn't seem to make any sense whatsoever. You're claiming that a
> political (in this case, for our purposes, solidarity) movement should first
> build its strength, and then decide what it supports? Like, South Africa
> solidarity organizers should have developed a massive global movement,
> before deciding if they supported the ANC or bantustans? Presumably your
> position is more sensible than that, but if so, I can't make out what it is.
> Who the hell would join any Movement for Something to be Determined
> Tomorrow? (And to be clear, as a solidarity activist, I don't see it it as
> my place or obligation to offer any "solution." Palestinians are perfectly
> capable of fashioning their own.)
>
> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Carrol Cox<cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
> The "fight" seems a paper fight among activists hidden in a corner where
>> they will do no harm. _The_ problem is not what "solution" to offer but the
>> building of political strength to make any difference. The strategy needed
>> does not concern the goals but the building of that political strength. And
>> this thread has not even touched, not even remotely touched, on _that_
>> 'problem.'
>>
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