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tama

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25. "Here' referring to US, not just DU, I assume

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 12:54 PM

Aug 2012

The point is of course factually wrong, there are lefty anarchists also on DU and much more in US generally.

So I take you don't consider Democratic Party "effective lefty legitimate movement" but expressing need for one on DU during election campaign?

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Anarchists? We don't have no steenking anarchists... [View all] PCIntern Aug 2012 OP

When is the last time this country faced a threat from anarchists? tama Aug 2012 #1

Threat? PCIntern Aug 2012 #2

Neither do I, as threat is something to be feared tama Aug 2012 #6

Occupy was a bourgeosie movement. nt TBF Aug 2012 #4

That too tama Aug 2012 #5

We caused more disruption when Nixon mined Haiphong harbor PCIntern Aug 2012 #8

Damn hippies tama Aug 2012 #12

We were something back then... PCIntern Aug 2012 #17

Nothing wrong with nostalgia tama Aug 2012 #21

It isn't... PCIntern Aug 2012 #22

"Here' referring to US, not just DU, I assume tama Aug 2012 #25

The intellectual roots of Occupy stem from anarchism (David Graeber and coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #50

Seattle and anti-war tama Aug 2012 #55

Grammar Nazi (French) here: 'bourgeoisie' is a noun. Stylistically better to say coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #16

ok :) nt TBF Aug 2012 #26

A primer - leftists were most notably purged TBF Aug 2012 #3

So whose left of left? tama Aug 2012 #7

You're going to have to clarify - TBF Aug 2012 #9

It's not just one dimensional tama Aug 2012 #10

that's why anarchists wind up taking the side of the bourgeoisie against the proletariat BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #13

Anarcho-syndicalism tama Aug 2012 #15

anarchists would be wise to heed the saying BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #19

Isolation? tama Aug 2012 #23

I must say tama Aug 2012 #18

i get my opinions from the same place every american political poseur gets their opinions BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #20

Weird tama Aug 2012 #24

"how can you claim anarchists 'don't have any affiliated unions'?" BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #28

Your claim is demonstrably false, both historically and currently. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #53

They oppose unionism? Ever heard of the IWW? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #30

Or the CNT for that matter which before the Civil War was the largest union in Spain. Puregonzo1188 Aug 2012 #44

Oh, I dunno about that.... MADem Aug 2012 #27

From your link tama Aug 2012 #29

I never suggested they were popular, or even a substantial "movement." MADem Aug 2012 #34

I didn't suggest tama Aug 2012 #38

We're good...I know some times, because of the limits of the written word, I've often MADem Aug 2012 #42

Localism vs nationalism tama Aug 2012 #45

National Anarchism is to anarchism what National Socialism was to socialism. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #32

Well, we can play those word games all day. MADem Aug 2012 #33

You must have a curious definition of anarchism. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #36

Like I said, we can play those word games all day. MADem Aug 2012 #41

FBI definition tama Aug 2012 #43

leftists have faced much more severe repression in other countries BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #11

Sure - no doubt about that TBF Aug 2012 #14

I take it you are not of the left? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #37

British India once faced a threat from a noted Anarchist...his name was Gandhi. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #31

Wise man: tama Aug 2012 #47

what a pious little twerp BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #49

Bad day? tama Aug 2012 #51

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Gandhi Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #52

it was reported the FBI discovered an anarchist onethatcares Aug 2012 #35

My guess is that RED lost it's mojo nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #40

Was there a news story that started this or what happened? limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #46

There been lately news stories tama Aug 2012 #48

I know several "anarchists". Their closest other associates, around here, are Libertarians. There patrice Aug 2012 #54

At the demostration that launched Occupy Turku, Finland tama Aug 2012 #56