part of the problem is the fact that so much of the anti-war movement is led by the ANSWER coalition. More important is the fact that so many people have let that organization's sectarianism deter them from participating. Of course, another problem is that demonstrations seem "old hat" and it's hard to figure out what to do instead. Too much of the left is simply going through the motions, doing what they think worked in the past. This is not just the ANSWER folks: the fine folks we joined for a candle-lit vigil against the war a few nights ago are similar. We're all stuck in a rut. (However, it was nice how many people in beautiful down town San Pedro honked their car horns in support.)
On 9/4/07, Brian McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.counterpunch.org/bricmont09042007.html > > >A large part of the academic left long ago gave up informing the general > public about the real world in order to debate whether Capital is a > Signifier or a Signified, or worry about their Bodies and their Selves, > while preachers tell their flocks to rejoice at each new sign that the end > of the world is nigh< > > > > > > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -- Jim Devine / "In the years since the phrase became a cliché, I have received any number of compliments for my supposed ability to 'think outside the box.' Actually, it has been a struggle for me to perceive just what these 'boxes' were — why they were there, why other people regarded them as important, where their borderlines might be, how to live safely within and without them." -- Tim Page (THE NEW YORKER, August 20, 2007).
