[Sosfbay-discuss] spiritual progressives

[Cameron L. Spitzer]

Rabbi Lerner may have run into the International
Socialist Organization faction of the SF Greens.
ISO's got a problem with spirituality and
religion.  "Religion is the opiate of the masses."
And they're so anti-Zionist that they come across
as antisemetic.  They've refused to let Rabbi Lerner
speak at the A.N.S.W.E.R rallies.
They won't recognize the Israeli peace movement.
It's one of the ways their dogmatism has led them
to the political margins, alienating large groups
who should be their allies.

This is one reason I don't like folks to call
the Greens "Left" or "leftist."  That term belongs
to the Socialists and it is encumbered with way too much
mental and cultural baggage to be useful.
We are not the Socialist Party(ies).  We are are
*informed by* The Left, but we are not The Left.

Regarding Eric's suggestion, Tikkun is awesome.
Anything that brings Green organizations and
Tikkun closer is a good thing.

Cameron