just wondering really, would be nice to hear people's reasons
There was practically nothing else.
They were active and had an internationalist perspective.
They had a guest speaker from Ireland at my college and now two comrades and I are organizing a Socialist Alternative student club on campus.
Joe Higgins?
Here in Sweden they're the closest match to the environment I was in with the ISO in the States.
Here in Sweden they're the closest match to the environment I was in with the ISO in the States. Do you know the American section of the CWI is Socialist Alternative? Why choose the ISO specifically?
I was with the ISO for 18 years in the States and, frankly, never ran across Socialist Alternative. They certainly didn't exist in Iowa City in 1989 when I was looking for an organization to join, and I never saw them in DC for the fourteen years I was there. And what's wrong with comparing two different organizations favorably? The RS is doing a lot of what the ISO does, and I felt right at home with them immediately.
I'm not saying you should answer yourself to me or anything, I was merely wondering as most of the time most trots are rather petty sectarian on membership issues
Keep that broad brush away from me. I daresay most of the people I know in the ISO would probably have done the same thing, given the IST presence here in Sweden is a tiny group in Gothenburg.
The reason I joined the Swedish section is that they're the only socialst group with a presence in my hometown.
Where you at, Smyg?
They had a guest speaker from Ireland at my college and now two comrades and I are organizing a Socialist Alternative student club on campus. What was the name of the Speaker from Ireland?
Joe Higgins? I think It was Cian Prendeville (spelt wrong) that was sent to the States.
Where you at, Smyg? A fairly small Swedish town. No other organized left here.
Just curious 'cos I'm down here in Stockholm. Always good to see local comrades!