In Honor Of Sacco And Vanzetti
Markin comment:
Here is an article on the Sacco-Vanzetti case that should be of interest to the radical public. Of particular note, for those of us today who call for working class-centered defense actions, is the work of the International Labor Defense in building the united fronts around the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Additionally, note the description of the role played by the by that time reformist Socialist Party in catering to the liberals around a 'retrial' defense for the two rather than a call for freedom. Some things just never change. I would only add that in my experience in labor and civil rights defense cases those liberal 'masses' the reformists are always trying not to offend in order to keep the movement 'growing' would come around the cases on a 'freedom' slogan just as easily as a 'retrial' slogan. As for the rest I ask this question- Is the quest for prominent signatures on a petition, by itself, really going to get anyone out of jail? And the Sacco and Vanzetti defense is really the proof of that. The real problem is catering to the fickle and threadbare 'professional liberals' and their hangers-on. That is when the trouble really begins. Learn that lesson well.
Markin comment:
Here is an article on the Sacco-Vanzetti case that should be of interest to the radical public. Of particular note, for those of us today who call for working class-centered defense actions, is the work of the International Labor Defense in building the united fronts around the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Additionally, note the description of the role played by the by that time reformist Socialist Party in catering to the liberals around a 'retrial' defense for the two rather than a call for freedom. Some things just never change. I would only add that in my experience in labor and civil rights defense cases those liberal 'masses' the reformists are always trying not to offend in order to keep the movement 'growing' would come around the cases on a 'freedom' slogan just as easily as a 'retrial' slogan. As for the rest I ask this question- Is the quest for prominent signatures on a petition, by itself, really going to get anyone out of jail? And the Sacco and Vanzetti defense is really the proof of that. The real problem is catering to the fickle and threadbare 'professional liberals' and their hangers-on. That is when the trouble really begins. Learn that lesson well.
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