MAYBE SUSAN SONTAG HAD A POINT AFTER ALL

Nuclear tensions bring supporters flooding back to waning campaign (Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, October 14th, 2006)

In its heyday in the eighties, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was able to mobilise 400,000 people for a rally in Hyde Park. The end of the cold war saw the organisation's influence wane and membership slump. But now, in the wake of the government's commitment to replace the Trident nuclear system and rising tension over North Korea and Iran, CND is claiming renewed support and a resurgence of interest.

Today in a university hall in Bradford, CND gathers for its annual conference, with new members signing up every week and new branches being launched.

"It has really galvanised people in an incredible way," said Kate Hudson, CND's chair, of the government's decision on Trident. "We feel that we are now articulating the majority view, perhaps for the first time in a long time. There is an incredible drive for peace and dialogue and debate at the moment and we feel we are part of that wave."[...]

She said CND is conscious of the need to broaden its support base. One of the first motions on the conference agenda "notes the predominantly white-British character of its membership" which Dr Hudson accepts is a problem. "It's something CND has been aware of but never been able to deal with."

Because only white Western leftists are stupid enough not to recognize suicidal self-contempt.