Re: SV: SV: M-TH: Re: Jim's times letter on fascism...

1999-05-02 Thread Doug Henwood
Bob Malecki wrote: You mean we're in a pre-revolutioanry situation now? So the alleged rise of Nazis, from London to Littleton, is somehow a response to this? How do you know? Doug What? Bob Sure sounded to me like you were arguing that the Nazis were a serious political threat, and by your

Re: SV: SV: M-TH: Re: Jim's times letter on fascism...

1999-05-02 Thread David Welch
[This post was delayed because it was sent from an address not subscr*bed to the list. Hans Ehrbar.] It seems the British police have arrested an individual for the bombings who they claim was acting alone, the spokesman went out of his way to deny claims that any organised far right group

SV: M-TH: Re: Jim's times letter on fascism...

1999-05-02 Thread Bob Malecki
Bob Malecki wrote: I bet! Being that reports here last night were talking about "citizen militias" to defend themselves. No wonder the cops came up with a "lone" suspect! Think if Jim had tried to link up this with some militant trade unions rather then pushing is Repunzell version! This is

Re: SV: M-TH: Re: Jim's times letter on fascism...

1999-05-02 Thread Andrew Wayne Austin
I think Bob is onto something. Over there at LM there is a collective mind set that people worry too much over things like pollution, the safety of consumer products, neo-nazi activities, etc. The line is handed down by Furedi and informed by the "sociology of risk," the latest libertarian craze

SV: M-TH: Re: Jim's times letter on fascism...

1999-05-01 Thread Bob Malecki
Jim replying to Hugh.. Hugh's revolutionary zeal is such that he thinks that it is a betrayal of principle to address an audience of 500 000, as opposed to one of 5. No Jim. This is not the case at all. Communists including Hugh do not oppose using the bourgeois press. The point is what you