Interview w/ an IWW member

At the 2008 SF Anarchist bookfair

Category:

Education

Tags:

• iww
• sf
• anarchist
• bookfair

[destructicon500]

What's the question at :40? "How long have you been _____?"

[mr1001nights]

a wobblie (that's what IWW members are called)

[Reyludd]

is good to see this kind of persons in USA. even in the most capitalist place of the world, there is resistance.

Greetings from argentina

[god0fmusic]

too bad not many people are in the IWW at the moment. there used to be a lot of members actively in it. i think we need to support the IWW and be inspired to make our own unions and institutions. dont rely on the state to control the corporations.

[whambola]

i think the best answer for the decline of the IWW was the Palmer Raids and Espionage Act. One of the most appealing parts of the IWW (in a historian respect) is the colorful characters who filled the ranks ie Haywood, Flynn, Hill, etc. When these people were murdered or deported it hurt the union. Also the split between the higher ups in 1924

[maartenMLMS]

I'm joining!

[spazgod]

@aequitasetveritas By golly it is! That's awesome! Är du medlem?

[MartyredxMaiden]

I want to work. I want to join the Wobblies. I want to be aproletarian. I want to support the erradication of corporate greed.

[ElLinus]

IWW are something americans have to discover again in their history: a wonderful example to follow

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[aequitasetveritas]

Is that a SAC button? :)

[anarksee]

(A)

[bapyou]

@jescarpita I've already answered your question. If you want an answer, read.

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Early 20th century unions in America were full of leftists: communists, socialists, anarchists, etc. Read the history.

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"Why did communism fail?"

Right-wingers always ask this question as they refuse any explanation differing from what they already believe. Given this, for what reason should I even attempt to answer you? I'll give you one hint: In the 1930s Leon Trotsky predicted Russia's dissolution.

[jescarpita]

@bapyou im not part of the ruling class, far from it. i live and grew up in detroit to factory workers and live in an apartment. again y is there only 2000 members in the IWW if its such a great organization? and y did communism fail in eastern europe, the societ union, and is being negatively spoken about by fidel castro?

[bapyou]

@jescarpita "what happend (sic) boys?"

If you really want an answer to your question -- as opposed to just making a self-satisfied wise-ass You Tube comment -- read the history of the Wobblies. In the early 20th century Wobblies were targeted by the Palmer raids led by J Edgar Hoover. Many were murdered & their murderers let free.

If you are a member of America's ruling class, then I have nothing in common with you, and you are the scum of the Earth. You will be gotten rid of one day. Scum.