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'''Euston Manifesto''' The Euston Manifesto is a declaration published in 2006 by a group of British intellectuals who regarded themselves as "out of tune with the dominant anti-war discourse" in the wake of the Iraq War.<ref>Norman Geras, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/apr/13/introducingtheeustonmanifes Introducing the Euston Manifesto], guardian.co.uk, 13 April 2006</ref>
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The [[Euston Manifesto]] is a declaration published in 2006 by a group of British intellectuals who regarded themselves as "out of tune with the dominant anti-war discourse" in the wake of the Iraq War.<ref>Norman Geras, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/apr/13/introducingtheeustonmanifes Introducing the Euston Manifesto], guardian.co.uk, 13 April 2006.</ref> The manifesto called for a "reconfiguration of progressive opinion" that would draw a line "between the forces of the Left that remain true to its authentic values, and currents that have lately shown themselves rather too flexible about these values." The latter group included those "for whom the entire progressive-democratic agenda has been subordinated to a blanket and simplistic "anti-imperialism" and/or hostility to the current US administration." The manifesto was also notable for its equation of anti-Zionism with a concealed form of anti-semitism.<ref>[http://eustonmanifesto.org/the-euston-manifesto/ The Euston Manifesto], eustonmanifesto.org, accessed 6 March 2009.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 21:30, 6 August 2009

The Euston Manifesto is a declaration published in 2006 by a group of British intellectuals who regarded themselves as "out of tune with the dominant anti-war discourse" in the wake of the Iraq War.[1] The manifesto called for a "reconfiguration of progressive opinion" that would draw a line "between the forces of the Left that remain true to its authentic values, and currents that have lately shown themselves rather too flexible about these values." The latter group included those "for whom the entire progressive-democratic agenda has been subordinated to a blanket and simplistic "anti-imperialism" and/or hostility to the current US administration." The manifesto was also notable for its equation of anti-Zionism with a concealed form of anti-semitism.[2]

Contact

Website: eustonmanifesto.org

Resources

Neocon Europe, Euston Manifesto


Notes

  1. Norman Geras, Introducing the Euston Manifesto, guardian.co.uk, 13 April 2006.
  2. The Euston Manifesto, eustonmanifesto.org, accessed 6 March 2009.