Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 13:20:02 -0600 From: Sandi and Scott Spaeth <vespa-AT-mo.freei.net> Subject: Re: Anarchism; more popular than marxism? (fwd) >From: Graham <graham-AT-unacode.demon.co.uk> > >When all's said and done, the bottom line with anarchism as a 'mass >movement' in the USA, Australasia and parts of Western Europe is its >connexions with early 1980s punk subculture. Hey, by that logic, I ought to be a Marxist because I was a big fan of the Redskins, Billy Bragg, Style Council, Housemartins and anybody else with a marxist outlook. The only drawback is that I knew nothing of anarchism (I didn't even get the symbolism of Black Flag's name and Johnny Rotton's anarchism was childishness), but I'd seen enough "Communist" states to know that while I sympathized with their professed aims, their methods were a nightmare. But besides all that, I think anarchist punk rock is as good a place to start as any. cheers, Scott --------------------------------------------------------- "No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure." -Emma Goldman Piston Ported Vespas: http://www.piston-ported.homepage.com words http://www.geocities.com/vespass/words.html ----------------------------------------------------------
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