Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 22:53:43 -0700
From: Joshua Houk <jlhouk-AT-mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Lame pacifists in Eugene




Chuck0 wrote:

> I don't buy that innocent motorists were "terrorized" by anarchists. I
> strongly suspect that if any motorists got threatened, which I doubt, it
> was probably by non-anarchists at the riot.
> 
> We don't have much information to go on, so why are we buying the Eugene
> newspaper's version of events?

Hell, I saw video of masked people smashing the windows of occupied cars
attempting to drive away. Go on my version of these events, then...

> I don't care what they call themselves, I think we should support them.
> Are we supposed to pick and choose which anarchists we support? Would
> you have supported Sacco & Vanzetti? After all, they were convicted of
> bank robbery and murder, both offenses which tend to give anarchism a
> bad name.

Damn straight I pick and choose the anarchists I support. Just flashing your
"I'm an Anarchist" badge doesn't give you carte blanche to do whatever the hell
you want. I think the folks in Eugene crossed a line as far as what I'm willing
to support. You don't, and I support your decision without qualification.

To counter your historical reference, I'll raise you. Would you have supported
Nechayev when he murdered a comrade?

joshua h