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Good questions.I don’t think Ayers is sinlge-handedly responsible for the implosion of the American Left. But he surely contributed and he seems systematically unwilling to face the consequences of his actions. Moreover, the anti-war movement did not just implode, it was undermined by the government in various ways and the incompetence and sheer stupidity of Ayers and his cronies (among others) gave Nixon and his henchmen cover.As for whether the Weather Underground were terrorists I think the answer is unequivocal ? yes. They not only advocated, but actually used, violence in the effort to terrorize civilian populations. Remember, to take just the most notorious example, that when three of Ayers’ ‘comrades’ killed themselves in an explosion in Greenwich Village they were making nail bombs they intended to plant (1) at a dance at Fort Dix and (2) at the library at Columbia University. I short, the Weather Underground was a terrorist organization. I think Pollitt is right ? the fact that Ayers spends so much time rationalizing his involvement is pathetic. None of that excuses the war or other American policies. It is simply to say that bombing civilians is terrorism.
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