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Thanks to those contributing to this thread who stressed the role of leadership with tactical savvy. Today's Socialist Worker has an article which unfortunately doesn't display such savvy: http://socialistworker.org/2016/03/14/how-chicago-dumped-trump On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Clay Claiborne <[email protected]> wrote: > I think provoking Trumpette violence can be tactically stupid. But I also > think the UIC violence came mainly from Trump's people. No matter, he used > it to his advantage. It will probably help in in Illinois on Tues. I'm sure > he see's it that way. > > Trump is from the Assad/Putin school of politics - namely fascism - which > means they are all master con men and dirty tricksters, Trump will use > "Left" violence at his rallies the same way Putin & Assad use "terrorism" > > I suspect the secret service scramble the next day was entirely staged - > what do we know about the guy that jumped the bike rack? Have some SS > agents made a "deal" with Trump? Are they the "law enforcement" that > advised Trump to cancel the rally or was it that Arizona sheriff? > > Clay Claiborne, Director > Vietnam: American Holocaust <http://VietnamAmericanHolocaust.com> > Linux Beach Productions > Venice, CA 90291 > (310) 581-1536 > > Read my blogs at the Linux Beach <http://claysbeach.blogspot.com/> > <http://wlcentral.org/user/2965/track> > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Andrew Pollack via Marxism < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** >> #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. >> #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. >> #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. >> ***************************************************************** >> >> >> This is not a leading question, it's an honest attempt at clarity: >> Of the people of color or other anti-Trumpers who were pushed around, >> beaten, threatened etc. at Trump events: what percent were inside the >> events? >> I am NOT saying they deserved it, whether inside or out. >> I AM saying that if a Trumper came to a progressive event and started >> yelling, we would usher them out, perhaps even with force. >> And I AM saying that in the battle against right-wingers, defensive >> formulations matter. >> Physically stopping (with help from the pavement) attacks on our picket >> lines, meetings, mosques, etc., is essential. As is proactively building >> the movements which Trumpers would love to crush. >> But provoking Trumpette violence is just tactical stupidity. >> Opinions? >> _________________________________________________________ >> Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm >> Set your options at: >> http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/clayclai%40gmail.com >> > > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
