Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:30:57 -0500 (EST)
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Re: The Anarchist Attitude To War




On Fri, 2 Apr 1999, Sandi & Scott Spaeth wrote:

> "As for the lack of rebellion, the story is somewhat different.  First of
> all, it is necessary to remember that uprisings did actually take place in
> certain camps: 

"camps"

>  Even outside the camps, struggles
> are rarely waged by Lumpenproletariat.  People in rags do not revolt.
 
"camps"

> "In the camps for political prisoners, 

"camps"
 
> "In camps with a majority of Jews, like those in the Aushwitz area, an
> active or passive defense was particularly difficult.  

"camps."

> There's a lesson here, yeah?

Yeah, he's talking about people in "camps."  If you get to the camp, it's
too late.

But I challenge the line about the lumpenproles.  It has long been my
thought that revolutions are formented by the upper classes and the
intellegentsia, but it's the proles who lay down their lives as followers.  

The U$, France, the U$$R, China, Mexico, Bolivia, Columbia, Nicaraugua as
well as just about every other revolt all come to mind as being cases
where the wirkers or lower classes became the troops.

Intelligence breeds revolt, hunger feeds it.


carp