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Yes, indeed, let's never forget Sacco & Vanzetti. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Dan <d.koech...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > > Anarchism is not "intellectually bankrupt". > > It is the ideal out of which grew most labour unions in the 1880s, 1890s > and 1900s. The French CGT, the largest union in France, was founded by > "anarchists". So was the American IWW, and the Argentinian FORA, and the > Spanish CNT, and the Italian ISA. > > Those were/are all "mass" organizations, numbering MILLIONS of members. > > As far as the history of the US is concerned, the Chicago martyrs > (remember the 1st of May ?) were Anarchists. Sacco and Venzetti were > Anarchists. The 8-hour day was an Anarchist proposal (1/3 of the day to > sleep, 1/3 to work and 1/3 to enjoy life = 8 hours/24). Actually, as > early as the 1900s, Anarchists went further and demanded the 4-hour day. > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu > Set your options at: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/tomcod3%40gmail.com > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
