[OPE-L:8467] Re: Socialism and War

From: Michael Eldred (artefact@t-online.de)
Date: Sat Feb 15 2003 - 05:57:24 EST


Cologne 15-Feb-2003

Re: [OPE-L:8466]

Dear Jerry,

Please, not in my name. I cannot pretend I have Marxist or socialist politics.

Michael
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Cyrus Bina schrieb   Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:38:13 -0600:

> Dear Jerry,
>
> A decisive statement against the war is becoming a necessity as time passes.
> Please initiate a draft so that we will be able to get enough input from all
> members in a timely fashion.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Cyrus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Arthur" <cjarthur@waitrose.com>
> To: <ope-l@galaxy.csuchico.edu>
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 6:26 AM
> Subject: [OPE-L:8464] Re: Re: Socialism and War
>
> > It would have to be short - and fast because the war starts in a couple of
> > weeks, resolution or no.
> > Incidentally there is a good bit of inter-imperialist rivalry at the UN.
> > There was a piece in the Times by an ex-conservative MP. He said he was a
> > dove, then went through all the anti-war arguments rubbishing them, so one
> > thought why IS he against the war. In the last line it came out - he was
> > against the aggrandisement of a super-imperialist US swallowing up
> Britain.
> > Chris A
> > >
> > >I've often thought of raising the following question in recent months, so
> > >here goes:  *DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US
> > >TO WRITE A STATEMENT AGAINST THE WAR, GET CONSENSUS
> > >BY LISTMEMBERS, AND RELEASE IT IN THE NAME OF THE LIST?*
> > >We are not, of course, a political party but as a collaborative group it
> > >does seem to me to be appropriate and desirable occasionally to make
> public
> > >statements. A little OPE-L praxis, anyone?
> > >
> > >Solidarity, Jerry
>


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