Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 09:25:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris <red-AT-iww.org>
Subject: Re: AUT: IWW on Wharfies (EN)


This is laughable.
If you think for one second that the IWW -- of which I am one of many
members -- advocates regular unions (and Labour Parties!?) in the face of
workers' own councils and struggles you are (I hope, happily) mistaken.
Please forward the news of the councils and armed struggles... I'm sure
we'd all be interested. Until then, I think 'merely' boycotting and
blockading -- as the wharfies propose -- is worthy of our solidarity.
Chris

On Thu, 21 May 1998, Antagonism wrote:

> That's exactly the method that Lenin used in "Left Wing Communism: An Infantile
> Disorder". Here he attacked people who he called "Anarchists", "Lefts" and
> "Semi-Syndicalists", and advocated joining the unions and the Labour Party, at a time
> when workers had already set up workers councils and started armed struggle.
> 
> > If the IWW is not revolutionary for
> > you, maybe you need to converse with others about what revolution means
> 
> As always, any criticism results in an attempt to silence. In any case, I would hope that
> 
> Chris is not representative of IWW members.
> 
> > I'll see you on the picket line,
> 
> Not if I see you first.
> 
> Does anyone want to actually discuss the strengths & weaknesses of the dock workers
> struggle in Australia? I think a couple of the posts from people in Australia (eg
> Steve's) were quite informative. There was also quite an interesting, and extremely
> critical, article in the latest issue of World Revolution.
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> 
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