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geek tragedy

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30. ANSWER=WWP.
Sun Mar 31, 2013, 12:15 PM
Mar 2013
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Workers_World_Party_(WWP)


The Workers World Party (WWP) was founded by Sam Marcy in 1959 when he left the Socialist Workers Party. Over time, Marcy's political ideology changed from Trotskyist to a form of Stalinism. The WWP claimed that it supported the rights of workers, but supported the overthrow of workers by the Soviet Union in places like Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland. The WWP has been an apologist for repression, such as the Chinese government's attack on pro-democracy student protesters at Tiananmen Square.
The Workers World Party nominated its first candidate for office in 1980. Though the WWP is small, its membership is highly dedicated and can accomplish much. In 1996, the WWP succeeded in capturing a ballot spot in California which led to WWP Presidential candidate Monica Moorehead getting over 29,000 votes (mainly from California) in 1996. Moorehead once again ran for President in 2000 under the WWP ballot, but this time received less than 5,000 votes. The WWP has created a number of front organizations, including the International Action Center (which has been involved in the anti-globalization demonstrations) and the newly-formed ANSWER (an anti-war group). On May 10, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh named the WWP as a "domestic terrorist group" without providing any evidence, paving the way for future attacks on civil liberties on groups for merely having different opinions than the mainstream. This has brought sympathy from many leftists toward the WWP. However, the WWP continues to do things which will turn leftists away from them, including backing the Kimist dictators of North Korea and supporting the efforts of the anti-Semitic, chauvinistic Russian Communist Workers Party (RKRP). Overall, Workers World is one of the most authoritarian groups on the Left today. See the number of votes the WWP received in Presidential elections.
What are the WWP's front groups?

A front group is any group or organization which is created by a parent group, which subsequently hides its involvement with the front group. The reasons for creating front groups vary. Right-wing political groups frequently create fake environmental organizations. In the case of the Workers World Party, they create front groups because they understand that their politics alienates many working people. It's easy to get involved with a benign group called "International Action Center," which people don't associate with the Stalinist politics of the WWP. However, the IAC's ties to the WWP have become widely exposed, which perhaps explains why the WWP/IAC people created the "A.N.S.W.E.R. anti-war coalition".
The Worker's World Party is responsible for the following front groups: the International Action Center, "A.N.S.W.E.R. anti-war coalition", Mumia 2000, Iraq Sanctions Challenge, National Peoples Campaign and the People's Video Network.

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Gobsmacking funny nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #1
One more thing nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #2
Someone calculated that if we ignored them that would piss off NoKo all the more. leveymg Mar 2013 #3
Also meant as a signal to China and Russia: they'd better help TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #18
May I ask if you are the author of this? MineralMan Mar 2013 #4
I'm not the author, the source is clearly stated on the 3rd line. rgbecker Mar 2013 #5
It is customary to provide links to content that is MineralMan Mar 2013 #6
Here ya go.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #10
I'm on your side with this, but please... 99Forever Mar 2013 #8
Just to clarify the regulations: rgbecker Mar 2013 #13
I think you.. 99Forever Mar 2013 #25
What you hold has nothing to do with the Terms of Service at DU. MineralMan Mar 2013 #27
Sorry to mislead you. I was asking a general question about copyright... rgbecker Mar 2013 #52
I'm almost jealous of the drugs the author of that article must be on n/t Lurks Often Mar 2013 #7
I know, right? Must be some good shit. nt Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #9
Outside of your own personal opinion, do you have anything refuting the facts presented.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #11
No, I make my own decisions, based as much as possible on the raw data, Lurks Often Mar 2013 #15
That was a real unbiased article premium Mar 2013 #17
I've never heard of the history being cited in the article. freshwest Apr 2013 #70
I am envious of tje ability to write good fiction nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #22
I dunno, they seem past their sell-by date. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #33
ANSWER is a front group for Stalinists. Literal Stalinists--the WWP. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #12
Thanks for that information. I was not aware of that. MineralMan Mar 2013 #16
Can't find anything that would indicate ANSWER thinks North Korean Government good. rgbecker Mar 2013 #19
You'd have to ask the person who provided that information. MineralMan Mar 2013 #21
Here is an example. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #23
Did you read this link? rgbecker Mar 2013 #24
Notice the condemnation is all one sided? premium Mar 2013 #28
Yep. Pretty much abandoned anti-war marches 'cause ANSWER was all over them like mange on a barn dog alphafemale Mar 2013 #32
Me too. premium Mar 2013 #34
Do you think they're associated with the LaRouchies? They are total batshit. freshwest Apr 2013 #72
I really couldn't say. premium Apr 2013 #74
I'm a bit disappointed. I thought they were odd, not authoritarian. Don't know any of them. freshwest Apr 2013 #76
Here's a real doozy from them. premium Apr 2013 #79
I wonder if the history of WW2 and how the Japanese occupied the Korean peninsula freshwest Apr 2013 #80
Takes two sides and bunch of Sheeple to have a war. rgbecker Mar 2013 #53
As has been pointed out to you premium Mar 2013 #56
The same people decrying the US here broke out the pom-poms for the crackdown geek tragedy Mar 2013 #20
Strange how ANSWER doesn't condemn NK premium Mar 2013 #26
You have a link for this too, I suppose. n/t rgbecker Mar 2013 #29
ANSWER=WWP. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #30
Yow. Knew WWP was vile, but not about the ANSWER ties. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #35
Help! Can't find quote at your link. rgbecker Mar 2013 #57
Yawn: geek tragedy Mar 2013 #63
How can anyone take these bunch of nuts seriously with regards to Korea? premium Mar 2013 #64
You win the thread. I learned something here. Thanks. freshwest Apr 2013 #75
Yeah, front groups exist for a reason. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #77
Ideology often destroys empathy. And common sense. freshwest Apr 2013 #78
ANSWER was for putting the people down in Tianenman Square? That's sick. freshwest Apr 2013 #73
I didn't know that. They were in a lot of anti-Iraq war protests. freshwest Apr 2013 #71
Thank you for editing and for the link. MineralMan Mar 2013 #14
China's take on the situation mainer Mar 2013 #31
That's a joke. China full well understands what's really happening. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #37
Well gee. I'm just quoting the Chinese. mainer Mar 2013 #38
??--You take their word as gospel? What they put out for public and world consumption TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #40
All I did was cut and paste their editorial. mainer Mar 2013 #42
You should know better than to post anything that anyone has a problem with! rgbecker Mar 2013 #58
Publicly, they have to say that, premium Mar 2013 #41
We have considered a very public nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #55
And you forgot the important part nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #54
We've been having joint exercises with the SK military for fifty years bhikkhu Mar 2013 #36
Yeah, us damn "war-haters" are .. 99Forever Mar 2013 #39
Cool story, bro. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #44
How many war-lovers do you think there are? bhikkhu Mar 2013 #45
How many? 99Forever Mar 2013 #47
Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt, recently bhikkhu Mar 2013 #50
What does that have to do with N Korea? 99Forever Mar 2013 #51
You asked for examples bhikkhu Mar 2013 #65
This is getting silly. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #43
Strange this all started after Dennis Rodman whistler162 Mar 2013 #46
Yeah if a guy whose nickname is "The Worm" is a diplomat... Initech Mar 2013 #60
There is so much bullshit in the linked article Godhumor Mar 2013 #48
Yep. premium Mar 2013 #49
While we could wipe North Korea off the map... Initech Mar 2013 #59
Oh! I get it now. rgbecker Mar 2013 #61
You get what now?... SidDithers Mar 2013 #62
Anyone who disagrees with you is a Jew-lover. Dreamer Tatum Mar 2013 #66
It's definitely the tone I got from that post, too. Ugh. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #69
what is it you get, dear? Do spell it out. cali Mar 2013 #68
wow. that's a remarkably stupid pile of shit. cali Mar 2013 #67
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