Re: "Intervening"

[Mark Lause <lause@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interventions in the antiwar movement and in the women's movement simply
weren't the same.  The focus of the former was obviously the Vietnam War.  The
focus of the latter wasn't necessarily abortion.  The former was a very large
movement, while the women's movement (as reduced by the party's presumptions)
was rather smaller.

As a result, the party did have great sway in the former by virtue of its
superior ideas and orientation.  It seemed in the latter to be very much a
domination by numbers, regardless of the intent.

Solidarity,
Mark L.

Steve Gabosch wrote:

> Richard's point is very well put - if you are going to criticize the SWP's
> methods of functioning as a unified group in the women's movement, as Joe
> Auciello does in her review of Brownmiller's book - albeit with
> thoughtfulness, if you read her whole review - you are going to also have
> to criticize the unified way SWPers and YSAers functioned in the
> anti-Vietnam war movement.  Thank you to Richard for taking the time to
> bring up the quotes from Halstead's book, they were perfect.
>
> - Steve Gabosch