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On Jan 15, 2014, at 3:30 PM, "Jeff" <meis...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > I just want to point out that "anarchism" does not very well apply to the > left-right convergence involved in the Pacifica struggle, or more > generally involving such issues where there is more than a superficial > concurrence between a section of the far right and far left. Or more > specifically, although I'm not there to witness it, I really doubt there > are many people calling themselves "anarchists" who'd be taken in by the > sort of appeal referred to above. Of course the field of "anarchists" is > at least as wide as those calling themselves "Marxist," so this isn't an > absolute statement, but I find that among activists, those sporting the > "anarchist" label are much less likely to be fooled into cooperation with > the right wing than many other leftists I agree with your extended commentary, Jeff. I mainly had in mind not the street activists but the various students, professors, and other dissenting intellectuals I've come across over the years who self-identified as "philosophical anarchists", often to distinguish themselves from that tradition's bomb-throwers and "authoritarian" Marxism. You suggest otherwise, but wouldn't there likely be a fair sprinkling of such gentle anarchists among the "gullible left leaning" Pacifica listeners described in the letter? ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
