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Anti-capitalism, war and the limits of dis-organisation

revolutionary | 17.05.2003 21:20

What do others think about the idea of an anti-authoritarian stop the war type of umbrella organisation?

Is it just me or do others find that in the periods between summits, maydays, wars etc the anti-capitalist left lacks any focus or direction? It seems to me that inbetween these one day actions or acute crisis (i.e., short wars) people -including myself- retreat back within the confines of small affinity groups and fail to broaden links between one another.
What do others think about the idea of an anti-authoritarian stop the war type of umbrella organisation? Surely this would help with developing contacts in the periods between wars etc so we could be all the better prepared for the next war. Such an organisation might even draw new people into the movement who oppose capitalist wars but at present get attracted to the SWP dominated 'stop the war' as this is the only show in town!
Organising protest to war is far too important to be left to the Trots!

revolutionary

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see hub

17.05.2003 22:04

Have a look at the hub site - www.hub.org.uk

hubber


what do you propose?

17.05.2003 23:28

This is a movement of one no (neo-liberal capitalism) and many yes's - affordable housing, debt relief, loal non profit housing and food co-operatives, media centres etc etc
Dont ask what indymedia/ this movement can do for you but what you can do for indymedia/ this movement.
I don't mean to be dismissive or elitist in response to your post, just to illuminate that you are in as good a position as anyone to effect social change,what are your idea's?

mayler


But

19.05.2003 18:15

There was an anti-authoritarian opposition to the
war called Disobedience amongst other initiatives
like D.A.A.W.N. These were umbrella groups, they
did organised both public actions and non-public
actions. The question is, why didn't people become
part of them?

www.disobedience.org.uk

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