As the headline states, the DNC protests have continued the fine tradition of left-wing organizations splintering into factionalism, in this case caused by the usual liberal-’left’ sellouts. For those of you who have missed it (it certainly isn’t getting much in the way of media attention-surprise surprise), the protests, originally organized under the (rather clever, I have to say) Recreate ‘68 banner. What the organizers are referring to with ‘recreate’ is the protests against the Vietnam War at the 1968 DNC, and presumably, the broader history of left activity in 1968.
Of course, nothing like this could go on without some splintering. (more…)
Categories: Politics
Tagged: 1968, Cynthia McKinney, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Party, horse race, protests, sellouts, US Presidential Election
I realized I haven’t done a link round-up in a while! In today’s episode, we have an article by Tariq Ali on the legacy of 1968, a blog post on 10 reasons why Engels doesn’t deserve the Rodney Dangerfield treatment, an article that might just make one particular Seattle grunger roll over in his grave, and a unapologetic argument for collective punishment and human rights abuses. Enjoy!
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Categories: Linkity-link
Tagged: 1968, collective punishment, engels, History, kurt cobain, palestine, tariq ali
