Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:00:55 -0400
From: Chuck0 <chuck-AT-tao.ca>
Subject: Re: (en) US, Eugene Oragon, Goodbye Leftism! A report from LosAngeles


Eugene Active Existence wrote:
> 
> > anger of the people who have experienced them firsthand. But there is a
> > difference between calling DAN on their process and dismissing their tactics
> > because they don't live up to them. Dumping consensus decision-making because
> > DAN sucks would be as stupid as distancing the movement from the Eugene
> > anarchists because a few Eugene anarchist engaged in some stupid behavior.
> 
> this is my main issue of contention with your ststaments: "dumping
> consensus decision-making? where was this said? maybe i missed it, but all
> i rememebr is a statement like "passed off as consensus when it was really
> just the consensus of a small group..". They are BEING CALLED on their
> manipulative use of consensus in the case of setting down rules regarding
> property sabotage.

I stand corrected. My initial response yesterday was knee jerk and I
apologize for that. But I feel that most of my criticisms were on
target. I was concerned about the language criticizing the process
because some of the Leftists are dissing anarchist processes in an
attempt to take over "the movement."

Chuck0