Re: RAT Scabs and other wounds in need of healing

["ken johnston" <kken19@hotmail.com>]

What was the purpose of your posting against him?... it certainly wasn't for 
him.... the whole tone smacked of blacklisting... ergo the McCarthy 
reference... you were also denigrating him for a personal moral choice... 
much as was done to members of the communist party, alleged or otherwise... 
hence the McCarthy reference... you are seeking to intimidate by publishing 
in a pejorative manner the name of someone who doesn't act in a way you 
approve of ... once again, nice job Senator McCarthy

...and just for the record, I support the strike but NOT the opinion that 
every one should even if they must be intimidated to do so


>From: jonoh1@juno.com
>Reply-To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>Subject: Re: RAT Scabs and other wounds in need of healing
>Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 12:53:35 -0700
>
>Ken,
>   You're right. Richard Carter, not being a SAG member,  is under no
>legal "obligation" to honor our picket line, but there is a moral one. I
>was under no obligation to honor the picket lines during the janitor's
>strike. But I did. It's not McCarthyism, Ken. My refusing to work with
>someone I consider inhumane, uninformed and selfish, and asking others to
>do the same, is not akin to seeking out perceived subversives and then
>publicly asking them manipulative questions designed to intimidate and
>incriminate. Richard Carter's choice was simple, clear and evident. He
>crossed a picket line. End of debate.
>   Neither SAG, nor I are manufacturing evidence to prove our case.  We
>don't need to.
>   We also didn't ask him to name the names of other union or non union
>members who were crossing picket lines and/or, failing that, make up a
>list of names to save himself from any kind of retribution or punitive
>action.
>   Actually,  "McCarthyism" is more clearly defined as making broad
>accusations using emotional catch words (like McCarthyism) to silence
>true debate and slander innocent people. McCarthyism, like most things,
>is many layered. For this particular soup, let's peel the onion before
>tossing it in.
>Jonathan
>
>
>On Thu, 18 May 2000 23:25:15 PDT "ken johnston" <kken19@hotmail.com>
>writes:
> >
> >If this person is not a member of the union he is under no obligation
> >to
> >support the strike.
> >But good job on the name taking, Senator McCarthy.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>An "actor" by the name of Richard Carter helped the ad agencies in
> >their
> >>attempt to break the actor's union today by shooting a principal role
> >for
> >>a U.S. Cellular commercial in Culver City. A production SAG was
> >actively
> >>picketing. Richard Carter is a man of about 28, a little heavy set
> >with
> >>very dark hair. If Richard Carter works for your theatre, or if you
> >know
> >>him personally, please let him know just how deeply he is driving
> >the
> >>knife into the heart of our union for the sake of personal short
> >term
> >>gain. Richard Carter's is a face I will never forget. According to
> >one of
> >>the production personell, Richard Carter was quoted as saying: "This
> >is
> >>nothing. I did another commercial shoot last week." The production
> >person
> >>called him "King Scab".
> >>Kicking ass and taking names,
> >>Jonathan Harris - union actor
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