Re: [Marxism] disgraceful campaign against May 1st boycott

[Andrew Pollack <acpollack2@xxxxxxxxx>]

re Jesse's comments: Sounds like you guys are taking  this  seriously and 
appropriately. I would go one step further and say that a  "decide for our 
collective selves" approach works to. In fact that gets  to my problems with 
what some of the leaders elsewhere are saying.
  IF -- as I hope happens down the road, which is why I've been pushing  the 
formation of shop and neighborhood affiliates of the NY coalition  -- the 
members of these unions come together and say, "sorry, we're not  ready to 
strike yet (or again) on this particular day," I would say  that decision must 
rule.
  And as we've just seen in France, and as is frequently the case,  general 
strikes happen in stages with varying degrees of participation.  All I ask is 
that people say "we WANT to get to that stage because we  know that's where our 
power is, and  f*** any politician or  businessman who tells us not to use that 
power. WE will decide when to  use it!"

  "Jesse Jack" wrote:
  What's wrong with a "decide for yourself" approach? Different   people have  
different circumstances. In Anchorage, our YCL club has been trying to  
mobilize a May 1 student walkout. Our policy thus far has been that people  
should understand the consequences and decide for themselves if it's worth  it. 
There's the potential that someone will miss a final and fail a course,  and 
maybe lose their financial aid, but no one's going to put a gun to their  head 
and make them do it.
                
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