Fwd: Re: Answering Chris was Re: my column

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Hmmm, gay, communist and arrested....well this doesn't make a pariah in my 
books.

I have had enough experience with anarchists, on lists eg PNEWS, in Canberra 
(1980's)
and in the 1970's (Fed. Aust. Anarc.).  Always they cling to the r-r-r-left and 
split
it off from or use it as a base to attack the mainstream Marxist left.

Anarchists are now 'far and few between' although I did have the misfortune to 
hear
the latest crop of anarchist youngsters prattle-on over radio 2XX last 
wednesday(?)
preaching the Tory concept of voluntary elections.  They said precisely -

"If democracy is so wonderful - why don't they make it voluntary"

This is pure Liberal crap (eg Senator Minchin -sp?).

I am amazed just how easily anarchists line up with the right.  They can wreak 
great
havoc on the left.

As far as the DSP is concerned - I probably agree with Gary, but not to the 
extent of
the old hoary line of the big bad union bureaucrats etc etc, yeah, yeah.

Anarchists are stray-dogs in sheeps clothing and i cannot thik of a single 
useful
sustainable thing they have ever contributed except attacks on the left - and 
we know
this actually benefits capitalism.  Bob Leach was not the sort of anarchist I am
concerned about.  Some people may have called themselves anarchist in the past 
because
of subjective influences and cultural milleu.


Chris W





On Tue, 08 February 2000, Gary MacLennan wrote:


>
> Hi Chris.
>
> So you are back again!! Happy New Year etc. Now what can I say to your
> remarks appended to my column? My initial response was that they reeked of
> Phariseeism.  But as that is a Christian concept that would probably only
> make matters worse.
>
> You say my reference to Authority is 'trendy'. That stung.  You know
> nothing about my political praxis.  Trust me I have never been trendy in
> Brisbane. Being gay and a communist is ample warrant of that. Some 12 or
> more arrests are ample testimony to my near pariah status.


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