I don't have an ex-CPers fixation - living hear in Portland I have known some
splendid characters who still inspire and who once were in the Communist
Party. I was only responding to Jeff's going after former New Leftists who
have moved to more conservative positions and Jeff's saying that the former
Communist Party members had a much better record. I don't think so. Jeff
takes Hayden for example and because he wrongly supported the Israeli
invasion of Lebanon (even the Israelis turned against it) he writes him off
and along the way seems to imply that the invasion was a crime on the level
of the Nazi assault on the Jewish people. Hayden then becomes the equivalent
of a Nazi sympathizer. So I have to say some about this - its just too
sectarian to leave unanswered- but rest assured - I know that plenty of your
old crowd kept the faith and so did mine.
Stew
http://hometown.aol.com/stewa/stew.html
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