Pacifism and Pathology in the American Left

by Ward Churchill

Liberal activism often embraces non-violent resistance in response to state-sponsored terrorism at home and abroad. In this emotional critique, Churchill urges activists to support any and all tactics in order to stop the tyranny of the state. Churchill argues that the terrorist attack of 9/11 disrupted U.S. global capitalism more radically than any peaceful protest the Left has been able to organize. Recorded at a packed and fired up AK Press warehouse in Oakland. Ward Churchill is professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado/Boulder, co-director of the American Indian Movement of Colorado, and a National Spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.

60 pages, Audio CD

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Ward Churchill (Keetowah Cherokee) has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a scholar-activist and analyst of indigenous issues. He was a Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, from 1990 till 2007; a leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM); and has been a delegate to the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations. He is the author of numerous books, including A Little Matter of Genocide, Fantasies of the Master Race, and Struggle for the Land.

Reviews

[chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Churchill sucessfully dismantles liberal moralistic insistence on non-violence, even if he does romanticize 9/11 just a tiny bit. required listening for AFSC and their ilk.