TACTile1 writes: "Temporary Anti-Capitalist Teams
A Discussion Document
how things are
Before we go
anywhere we need to look at what the "anti-Capitalist movement" means
(if it means anything at all) as a diverse political movement, how it works,
what it does and who it is. Whilst referencing the international links that
have been made and the global nature of the ideas that drive the movement, this
document is, in practical terms, talking mainly about the UK's contribution.
In terms of
activists, the real number of active people is vastly outweighed by spectators
and sympathisers, by the amount of activity carried out, and in turn by the
effect made on the wider political scene. Adding all the groups together, we
are really only talking about a couple of hundred activists as a maximum. Many
of these activists are firmly wedded not just to their particular political
specialism, but to their particular political group. This group chauvinism has
been a perpetual block on change and unity on the anti-Capitalist Left. Many
groups are quite convinced that their direction is the only direction - like
a Party line without the Party - and don't even have a desire to work within
a wider context.
