Re: RAT Scabs and other wounds in need of healing

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In a message dated 05/20/2000 1:33:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
mmcgivern@stlnet.com writes:

<< That's very different from naming the names of people who are engaged in
 strike-breaking, who are working without a contract, for lower wages, in
 worse working conditions, and making it more difficult for the union to
 gain a fair contract. >>

Maryann is right.  A lot of people continue to remind people of Kazan's 
actions because he cooperated with HUAC.  This was not a matter of private 
conscience (or not solely a matter, to give him the benefit of the doubt), it 
was a public act which helped further erode the rights of a lot of people and 
made it more difficult for those of conscience to withstand the pressure from 
Dies, Nixon, Cohn, etc.

When someone commits a public act that is intentionally damaging to others, i 
think it's in the realm of fair comment.

I'm talking about general principle here now.  I don't know enough about the 
specific incident to presume to comment on it.

Jeff Sweet
 

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Jeffrey Sweet
Resident Playwright, Victory Gardens Theatre
Faculty, Actors Studio at the New School
Council, the Dramatists Guild of America
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www.jeffreysweet.com