This issue might have been addressed and I may well have missed it in this very interesting but very detailed discussion:
Tony, you wrote: “...defeatism isn’t just a wartime plan but something to act on now. .. fighting against armament and militarism among the Great Powers, opposing sanctions and trade wars, voting against nationalist budgets, and organizing in workplaces, schools, and especially barracks. That last point matters. 'Barracks' has always been the main place for defeatist work, antiwar organizing among soldiers, building solidarity, and encouraging resistance.” This lend weights to Mark’s argument for conscription which I believe you rejected. But even absent the draft, should young radicals be encouraged to volunteer for the armed forces to “seed” the barracks as they do the workplace? This would be a very contentious issue on the left, but is an intriguing question to consider. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42388): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42388 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/119987077/21656 -=-=- 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. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
