Re: [Marxism] Goff analysis of Petraeus testimony (and my comments)

["Eli Stephens" <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marvin: "This would be a good point, if Goff were, in fact, counterposing 
protests
against Democratic politicians to larger protest actions against "the
government that is waging the war". But is he? I didn't see anything at all
in his article to suggest that he is recommending that "a frustrated antiwar
population should now focus their attention on angry protests against the
Democrats." I expect he sees very public local actions against DP
politicians as complementing rather than undermining the national protest
actions which being planned."

I'd say this from Goff's article pretty much says what Marvin says he 
doesn't say:

"The target of our misbehaviors (at least Code Pink and IVAW were on hand to 
disrupt yesterday) must be the Democratic Party.  They can ignore another 
protest  on the National Mall, but they can't ignore people occupying their 
local Congressional offices.  These occupations to end the occupation need 
to become ubiquitous."

As exemplified by his close ("Misbehavior works.  Delegitimate.  Disobey.  
Disrupt."), Goff seems to give disproportionate importance to people 
standing up in a Congressional hearing and shouting "Liar." Nothing wrong 
with that, or with occupying a Congressperson's office either. But 
suggesting that such actions,  as opposed to and even to the exclusion of 
other things like mass marches, are the key to stopping the war is 
misguided.


Eli Stephens
 Left I on the News
 http://lefti.blogspot.com

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