[Imc-leeds] Re: [Imc-uk-features] Re: RESPECT Post

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could someone clarify whether these posts were excluded in the end or not?

if so i think its bollocks, as is this post here:

> From: Anarcho Babe <anarchobabe at fempages.org>
> Organization: fempages.org
> Reply-To: Mailing List for IMC Leeds <imc-leeds at lists.indymedia.org>
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:25:06 +0100
> To: ekes <ekes at riseup.net>, imc-uk-features at lists.indymedia.org,
> imc-leeds at lists.indymedia.org
> Cc: CCE <drcce2001 at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: [Imc-leeds] Re: [Imc-uk-features] Re: RESPECT Post
> 
> I always wonder why there is only a problem with the SWP,RESPECT and
> similar called "socialist" parties, and not with charities, NGOs and other
> voluntary organisations, pressure or lobbying groups.
> 
> In  my opinion it is the disrespect, arrogance and intolerance of SWP and
> similar groups to run into ANY political meeting, ANY political campaign,
> and ANY newsresources with the aim to abuse these for their own advocacy,
> thinking that they are something better than autonomous groups, and
> demanding access to all the resources, whilst giving NOTHING in return, and
> of course, giving their allies up whenever they are not anymore popular and
> the media intrest has vained.

its just a fake reason to include socialist organisations - as you say
yourself when you try to then say why you wouldn't necessarily exclude
charities etc (what if oxfam had a refugee vigil, or got a trade union
affiliation?) who also have resources, are hardly organised in a
decentralisd manner etc.  And it certainly is news whether you agree with it
or not.  

i'm not in the SWP and i don't agree with RESPECT, but i think they have a
right to post stuff if they want.

And it is clear you think autonomous groups are better than political
organisations/party-type organisations. That's your judgement, but to then
use your position to exercise your bias and censor left posts is a bit
hypocritical. plus its a bit arrogant to just sweep all socialist
organisations into the same behaviour as the SWP.

Andy
from Workers Power, was involved in setting up the indymedia leeds site in
the first place last summer