Indeed, the IWW is located in West Philadelphia. However, the International Workers of the World is a labor organization based on anarcho-syndicalist principles, and is not a Communist group.
A detailed comparison and analysis of the distinctions between communism and anarcho-syndicalism is left as an exercise for the reader. In a message dated 8/11/2004 4:23:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >The IWW is at 45th & Baltimore. > > >In a message dated 8/11/04 1:20:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> "Some of the most active and progressive citizens of Northeast >> Philadelphia, Germantown, Mount Airy, Center City and West Philadelphia" >> are Communist Party members, he said. >> >> Hilarious. >> >> http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/9373743.htm >> >> House speaker says Democratic opponent has Communist Party ties >> >> Associated Press >> >> PHILADELPHIA - The state House Speaker alleged that his Democratic >> opponent has Communist Party ties because a party chapter's Web site >> contains a link to his campaign literature. >> >> John Perzel, a Republican seeking a 14th term in his Northeast >> Philadelphia district, issued a news release Tuesday urging Tim Kearney to >> "dissociate himself from that extremist group." >> >> The home page of the Communist Party of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware >> includes a link with Kearney's last name misspelled, "Kearmey 2004." That >> link leads to a letter from Kearney recruiting campaign volunteers and >> advertising four fund-raising parties that were held in December. >> >> "I find it very distressing that a candidate for public office would align >> himself with an ideology that not only espouses hatred for America and our >> capitalistic system but has sanctioned some of history's most horrific >> crimes against humanity," Perzel said. >> >> Kearney said he never has been a Communist Party member, and he did not >> know about the Web site link until a reporter asked him about it. He said, >> however, that he had "no problem" with the link. >> >> "Some of the most active and progressive citizens of Northeast >> Philadelphia, Germantown, Mount Airy, Center City and West Philadelphia" >> are Communist Party members, he said. >> >> Perzel also called on Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell to "denounce" Kearney for >> his alleged party ties. >> >> "I'm stunned. I thought the Communist Party was totally defunct," said >> Rendell, who added that he hoped Kearney would try to remove the letter >> from the Web site. >> >> > > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
