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LOVE, UNITY, ARISE
By Peter Molenaar Some definitions: 1.) A “proto-fascist” is one who sets the stage with scape-goating and the promotion of chauvinism. 2.) Fascism is the open faced terroristic dictatorship of the most reactionary, chauvinistic, imperialistic sector of the capitalist ruling class. 3.) A ”˜Popular Front”' is the strategic movement which unites elements from all social classes in defense of democracy. With the above in mind, I was pleased to find the commentary from the Ingebretsen family in last month”'s issue of The Alley. In small part it reads: “”¦Over the past 30 years, we have had the good fortune to see our community enriched beyond measure by the presence, dedication, and big hearts of our Latino and East African neighbors”¦Let”'s not forget to see the beauty and potential in one another.” From the standpoint of the Popular Front, small business persons like the Ingebretsens are as important as a white worker who [...]
Speaking of walls”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦
“Nikita Krushchev, the much feared leader of the Soviet Union, liked Frost immensely and hosted him in Russia in 1962. Yet Frost, who never made public displays of emotion, let his feelings about belligerent Russian actions be known. At one dinner in Moscow, he recited his poem ”˜Mending Wall.”' ”˜Something there is that doesn”'t love a wall, / That sets the frozen ground swell under it”¦.Before I built a wall I”'d ask to know / What I was walling in or walling out, / And to whom I was like to give offense.”' Western Europe and America in particular knew that Frost was reprimanding the erection of the Berlin Wall and applauded the gentle, effective way the poet made his point.” ”“ Robert Frost Andrea Fusco, Editor Greenhaven Press 1999
