[A NEW definition of pacifism was offered up…]
Socialist Organiser1983 1983-10-13Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 6 →
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A NEW definition of pacifism was offered up last week in the US Congress by racist Senator Jesse Helms.
Attempting a long filibuster speech to block the proposed legislation of a public holiday i memory of murdered civil right leader Martin Luther King, Helms claimed that King had associated with 'Communists' and that 'his calculated use of non-violence was a provocative act"
"Dr King's action-oriented Marxism about which he was cautioned by the leaders of this country including the president at that time is not compatible with the concepts of this country"
Helms eventua! called off his filibuster in ex‹ ange for a pledge of legislatio: on the tobacco ir lustry wh. ih is centr to the economy of his home star of North Carolina - where 25% of the population is black.
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Socialist Organiser no.150 October 13 1983 Pag STRIKE STRIKE ON ON 1541:1237157 UNFAIR