Re: Liberal redbaiting escalates

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greg Dunkel wrote:
> There was a sharp political struggle that went on in 1991 about
> opposition to the first war against Iraq.  One side held to the slogan:
> Sanctions, not war.  The other -- the IAC and others -- opposed the war
> AND sanctions, seeing sanctions as just another form of warfare.

I was not under the impression that there was much of an opposing side to
Clark-WWP as there was, for example, during the Vietnam antiwar movement
when the national coalition went through one of its periodic splits. From
what I can remember, you had the Clark-WWP in the driver's seat, calling
dates, speakers, slogans, etc. for national actions--with individuals and
groups of all sorts given the freedom to march in the parade. THIS CAN NO
LONGER BE THE PARADIGM FOR THE WAY WE OPERATE. WE NEED TO BEND OVER
BACKWARDS TO BROADEN OUR COALITION AND MAKE ALL IMPORTANT DECISIONS REFLECT
THE MAJORITY WILL OF THE MOVEMENT. ALL OBSTACLES TO THIS MUST BE RUTHLESSLY
EXPOSED AND CONDEMNED.


Louis Proyect
www.marxmail.org


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