Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 19:55:43 +0100
Subject: May Day exclusive!


Well, I never thought I would say this,
but the front page of the May Day
Socialist Worker (in the UK) actually
has a profoundly true front page, one
I agree with 100% (okay, ignoring the
"socialist worker" banner).

It says something along the lines of "this
is the only way to stop fascism" under a
fantastic picture of French protesters.
The main banner says "always anti-fascist,
anti-capitalist always" (I'm reliably informed
that this sounds really good in French). The
massive banner is surrounded by thousands of
people, many of whom are carrying flags.

And the funny thing is (and this is why I
support the message 100%) is that the
massive banner is a diagonal red and black
with a scab-cat on th left and the flags
around it are also red and black with the
letters CNT on them!

Yes, of all the possible pictures the SWP could
use on its front page, they choose one dominated
by anarcho-syndicalists! Kinda suggests the French
trot presence was slightly less impressive and
politically less clear...

shame that the radical message on the front page
(i.e. that only anarcho-syndicalism can stop
fascism and capitalism) is not continued inside...

ah, well, a step in the right direction :)

Iain