Re: L.A. march against the war

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

Me: > > In the
> > labor contingent (where I was), almost everyone was yelling to get us
> > moving. I didn't hear any of the last 2 or 3 speeches because of this.
> > Not that I missed anything.

CC:
> This sounds like a much brighter way to fight  WWP sectarianism than the
> kind of red-baiting that comes both from DP loyalists and from some
> anarchists on lbo-talk. Until some other groups or alliances emerge with
> the same technical ability to bring people to the demos ANSWER
> remains  important to the anti-war movement.

as I've argued, a lot of the DPers and anarchists are themselves sectarian.

> I wonder if it would be possible to organize a large rally/march in DC
> or LA or Chicago to sub-divide into hundreds of smaller groups of
> 50-100, each group having its own speak-out as it were. We had over 120
> at a local demo today, and the only speakers we had were from the
> audience, all speakers limited to a maximum of two minutes. That sort of
> thing energizes people instead of making them think mostly about the sun
> on their necks and where's the porta-potty.

exactly!

--
Jim Devine
"Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let
people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.