International Marxist Group Archive

Magazines, bulletins and booklets of the IMG and its forerunners, 1961–1984

Diverting the U.s, Peace Movement

The Week Vol. 5, No. 26, 30 June 1966 · p. 10 of the scan · 174 words

The scan: The Week v5 no26.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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from 'The i ilitant' The American ruling class is confronted with a first rate political problemhow can the mounting opposition to the Vietnam war be blocked from breaking out of the two-party system? The tentative outline of a solution has already been projected with a recent creation of "A National Conference for New Politics". This organisation appears designed to halt the tendency of the anti-war groups to break down the fences of the two=party system. The New York Times has reported that Robert Kennedy "welcomes the formation of the conference"."Jerome Grossman, a Boston exective who is a promoter of the new orgauisation said 'it could enter the mainstream of: American politics sharing the outlook of Sens,Kennedy and Fulbright on many issuest",He said "the conference would function as a service organisation, providing research, personnel and funds for candidates.it:endorsed¥ These of course would be.mosbiy Democrats. claiming to be "peace" candidates. Apparently there is big money to help this organisation in its political objective of molding the antiwar movement into a left buttress for the Jemocinatic Party.

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