Re: [Marxism] Gaza-After the vigils are over

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I literally have no idea who these people are talking about:

1)   a failure to denounce and reject zionism

What? This is a central feature of the opposition in this country.



2)   a narrow reliance on marches, rallies, vigils and protests that have no 
impact

Yes, by all means, let's call for a general strike. Or start a military assault 
on the Pentagon. Sorry, folks, given the state of power of the left in this 
country, this is what we've got. This is like the people who complain that our 
protests against the war in Iraq didn't stop the war. No, they didn't. That's 
objective reality. It doesn't mean we should do nothing. But thinking that "if 
only we had done X, we could have stopped the war, or stopped the assault on 
Gaza," is just fantasy.

The marches and rallies and other protests against the assault on Gaza have 
been way beyond those against the invasion of Iraq, in the sense of happening 
day after day for weeks. If anyone (including the authors of this tract) think 
they have a better way to "have an impact," by all means, come lead the 
movement and show us how its done.



3)   a co-opted and dangerous call for âunityâ between colonizing zionists 
and colonized Palestinians

What? When are where did this occur exactly?



4)   a diffusion of resistance by channeling opposition into forms of protest 
that do not threaten the status-quo of occupation and war.â

Also nonsense. The opposition *challenges* the status quo because it directly 
confronts imperialism. That it does not "threaten" imperialism is an outgrowth 
of the strength (weakness) of the movement, not of any tactics or strategies it 
is pursuing.


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


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