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Originally Posted by LirvA
Actually MissileDog, you owe me some answers.
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Originally Posted by LirvA
Hi, MissleDog. Would you like to answer my questions about radical industrial unionism? You've expressed displeasure at never being asked about it, and I've asked you, so I assume you'd be happy to answer.
1. So are you an anarchist or not? I'm assuming you are, since I think you've said you are in the past.
That isn't a question about radical unionism, it's a question about me personally. And you already know the answer.
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2. You've also said you support using the government to force companies to pay higher wages. Do you also support strengthening pro union laws?
Nope, never said anything like that. And... that isn't a question about radical unionism in general, or my union (IWW) in particular.
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3. What are your thoughts on right to work laws?
That isn't a question about radical unionism in general, or my union (IWW) in particular. It's a question about me personally.
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4. Do you support the destruction of capitalists property, and have you destroyed a capitalist's property before?
That isn't a question about radical unionism in general, or my union (IWW) in particular. It's a question about me personally.
Furthermore, there is a protocol in the activist community regarding discussing illegal direct actions in a public forum. Basically it's only proper if you put absolutely nobody else in legal harms way, and (a) you've been convicted, (b) you can't be tried (statute of limitations, etc), or (c) unanimous consent of all involved. Here is how the ALF phrases this...
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There are only two times that it is acceptable to speak about this information. The first situation would be if you were planning an A.L.F. action with other members of your cell (however, you would never discuss these things over the Internet, phone line, through the mail, or in an activist's home or car, as these places and forms of communication are frequently monitored). And, in this situation, the only people who would hear this discussion would include those who are actively partaking in the action. Anyone who is not involved does not need to know and, therefore, should not know.
The second exception to the rule is with regards to A.L.F. activists who are convicted of doing illegal direct action. Once they are found guilty, they can freely speak of the action for which they were convicted. However, they must never give information that would help the authorities determine who the other cell members are or discuss other raids they were involved in that they were not convicted for.
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5. Do you know if this was conducted by industrial unionists? Is the mine worker's union considered an industrial union? Would you support doing something like this with your fellow industrial unionists?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb6aqitTgOM&t=8m42s
That was
UMWA (AFL-CIO).
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6. Is the reason you don't discuss your beliefs because you believe in using violence like in that union strike?
That isn't a question about radical unionism in general, or my union (IWW) in particular. It's a question about me personally.
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7. Do you consider yourself to be involved in class warfare against capitalists?
Of course, and so are you. You just don't realize it and are rooting against yourself.
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8. Do you support business regulations?
That isn't a question about radical unionism in general, or my union (IWW) in particular. It's a question about me personally.
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9. How can you work towards anarchism by increasing the size and power of the state, like Chomsky advocates? Seems like he's doing it wrong.
Well first off all, while Chomsky is a member of the IWW, he isn't a spokesman.
That's just his opinion man. Secondly, your whole concept of the "size and power of the state" is fundamentally flawed and incoherent. Basically you're are processing garbage-in, garbage-out here.
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10. How many people in this forum know what the basic philosophy of ACism is? I'd say most of the regulars. How many know the basic philosophy of ASism? I would say far less people. Why? It's because the ASists here don't like to talk about ASism for some reason. Never has there been a thread with hundreds of posts where proponents of ASism respond to scrutiny and criticism from non proponents, to my knowledge. There have been several such threads regarding ACism.
Sure there have been tons of threads about ACism... but first off every ACist is completely different, so every ACist needs to explain their own
personal 'theory' seperately. Then we have the pesky problem that there actually is no "basic philosophy" of ACism to begin with -- how can there be, it's all just an exercise in sophistry, trying to con people into going along with a logically impossible square-circle psuedo-ideology.
Basically, no ACists ever actually answer any questions about ACism... ever.
And as I've pointed out about 100x to you, ASism is
borodog's
personal 'theory' of a liberal brand of ACism which he calls "Anarcho-Socialism". I sure ain't no ASist, why do you keep bugging me about this ASism crap ?
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