[Peace-discuss] Pretty good stance for a try anti-imperialist left

[Robert Naiman]

John Walsh's "Antidote to the ‘Split’ in the US Peace Movement" is that
everybody adopts his position.

That's certain to be fruitful.


On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 6:54 AM karen aram via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> To be clear in my statement below, I’m not suggesting we do nothing, I’m
> suggesting just focusing on anti-war is a lost cause.
>
> It’s time we recognize the many issues in relation to imperialism,
> poverty, racism etc., require structural system change. We can’t rely upon
> our elected officials to represent us.
>
> The end of the petrodollar is here, the violence and chaos that we saw in
> Portland, O. will be seen across the nation when people take to the streets
> because they are starving.
>
> On Apr 7, 2022, at 6:12 PM, karen aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mort
>
> An excellent article, one with which I couldn’t agree more. Only one
> statement is questionable,
>
> *"the politicians in the US are very, very concerned about what we may
> think – our words do have an effect, albeit limited one. That is the reason
> the US has no draft.” *
>
> I don’t believe our politicians are concerned about what we may think,
> that was the case in the sixties and seventies, but no longer. The invasion
> of Iraq, went ahead in spite of over 100,000 people in the streets
> protesting at the time. We’ve had how many wars and interventions since?
>
> I’ve come to the conclusion that unless a Republican is in the WH, we
> won’t see a viable anti-war movement in the US.
>
> Sorry, I know I’m not offering hope, but maybe I’m wrong.
>
> On Apr 7, 2022, at 4:56 PM, Morton K. Brussel <mkb0029 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> This article gives one some hope. Meanwhile, so-called anti-war groups
> including CodePink, DemocracyNow(?)(disgusting treatment), fail to see the
> forest through the trees (or don’t want to). .
>
>
> https://original.antiwar.com/john-v-walsh/2022/04/06/an-antidote-to-the-split-in-the-us-peace-movement-anti-interventionism/
>
> Most of the  commentary for Walsh’s piece is also useful (on Antiwar.com
> <http://antiwar.com>.)
>
> —mkb
>
>
>
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