MazeRat7
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Sep-24-05 07:44 PM
Original message |
Seems like ANSWER should really be called QUESTION |
|
Edited on Sat Sep-24-05 07:53 PM by MazeRat7
Quit Using Eclectic Specialized Talismans In Our Name
I had never heard of ANSWER before tonight and generally I consider myself informed about key activists groups here in the US. My bad I guess that I didn't immediately recognize the acronym and associate it with a group and mission.
So I decided to google them to see who they were, who was driving them, etc.... this is what I found.
ANSWER Steering Committee: IFCO/Pastors for Peace Free Palestine Alliance - U.S. Haiti Support Network Partnership for Civil Justice - LDEF Nicaragua Network Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines Korea Truth Commission Muslim Student Association - National Kensington Welfare Rights Union Mexico Solidarity Network Party for Socialism and Liberation Middle East Children's Alliance
Given this list of somewhat eclectic orgs, that is why I think they should be called QUESTION. To further that line of reasoning with a "question" of my own, how many DU'ers can honestly say they KNOW at least 1 person in 6 or more (1/2) of the listed orgs ?..... and we wonder why the labels are so easy for the repugs to find....
I am really sorry such a great opportunity for a united voice was squandered. Thanks anyway DUers that did show up, I can only hope the numbers speak loudly to the masses and they will not have the drive or curiosity to investigate the sponsor.
MZr7
on edit: I forget the S.... sorry.
|
seriousstan
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Sep-24-05 07:55 PM
Response to Original message |
1. ANSWER is nothing but a front group for World Workers Party. |
|
They have their own agenda.
|
LiberalEsto
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Sep-24-05 07:56 PM
Response to Original message |
2. Here's more info on ANSWER |
|
From Wikipedia:
ANSWER"—is a protest organization established by the International Action Center, which was founded by former United States attorney general Ramsey Clark and has taken a leading role in the post-9/11 antiwar movement. The organization characterizes itself as anti-imperialist, and its steering committee consists of socialists, civil rights lawyers, and progressive organizations from the Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, Filipino, Haitian, and Latin American communities...
...Other prominent organizational endorsers include the Freedom Socialist Party, Green Party USA, and Vietnam Veterans Against The War Anti-Imperialist. Prominent individual endorsers include comedian Dick Gregory, Robert Meeropol of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, author Michael Parenti, and historian Howard Zinn.
|
Field Of Dreams
(570 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Sep-24-05 08:10 PM
Response to Original message |
3. Has Michael Moore ever voiced any thoughts on ANSWER... |
|
and their leadership? Just curious since he is a big supporter of Cindy Sheehan and the anti-war movement.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Mon May 13th 2024, 11:01 PM
Response to Original message |