"Anonymous Poster" you can cry me a river... go ahead and complain, complain, complain, complain, blah, blah, blah.....

"the editorial working group does not promote diversity in membership, because it excludes from public participation any true diversity of opinion."

yeah, whatever, i'm not going to waste time with this bullshit, sorry. If "Anonymous Poster" wants to contribute to the tactic of Indymedia, go right ahead... PUBLISH
santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/index.php

and, drop by a meeting if you are actually interested in supporting Santa Cruz Indymedia projects or starting a new one.

"this is not news but petty sniping that maskerades for news."

well, it is news to some people. trust me, there are so many things i would rather be doing than dealing with racist ideologues like Becky Johnson. If I never communicated with Becky Johnson again, that would be fantastic. If ignoring Becky Johnson made her go away..... then she would be gone by now.

"everyone is biased including you because it is systemic in our culture."

I'm glad you understand this. Unlike the corporate media, Indymedia is openly bias and so am I. I am firmly committed to the principle of human equality. Everyday, I struggle against instionalized racism (yes, i'm 'part of the system') and do my best to not discriminate based upon race, spiritual belief, gender, age, class or sexual identity.

"start treating womyn as people and not victims who need to be saved by your manly activism."

i have much respect for womyn (and females that do not self-identify as a "womyn"), people that are transgender and people that identify as men.

"the road to hell is paved with good intentions."

I do not believe in hell. I live on EARTH and I have no plans of leaving anytime soon. I will continue to live my life with a grand vision of social / environmental justice on EARTH, and beyond.... I believe in Mars... And, I believe we need to stop the U$ empire from fucking Mars up. Look what capitalism, especially the U$ Empire and its twisted idea of "Free Trade," has done to the EARTH in such a short time, really....

And hey... I'm not the one maintaining the accuracy of David Horowitz's list, that would be Becky Johnson and Lee Kaplan...

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Is Becky Johnson a knowing, active informant for dangerous right-wing groups? Or is she, instead, just their willing dupe?

It doesn't really matter, does it? Our response should be the same, either way: EXPOSE and OSTRACIZE.

EXPOSE:
Make sure that other folks know what Becky Johnson is really up to, and who she's involved with. Let them know the risk they take by having *anything* to do with her.

OSTRACIZE:
Stay away from Becky Johnson. Avoid her. Don't let her into your meetings, groups, or events. If you can help it, don't let her know your name, address, or any other information.