Anarchists

[Luke111]

Hi,
several times reading ripper related material I have come across reports about "anarchist groups" in the eastend. What kind of anarchists redsided in the east end? What where their political goals? Why was the police watching them? I havent found too much on that subject onlne, and I feel like I have gain some knowledge about this topic.
looking forward for your answers,
greetings
Luke

[lynn cates]

respondeo quod

Hello Luke. There is an old thread that contains a bit of information regarding your question.

Please go here:

http://forum.casebook.org/showthread.php?t=4566

Cheers.
LC

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Luke. As you research the London anarchists, as I have done, it's good to keep in mind that many writers could not or chose not to differentiate between anarchists and socialists, or even between the two camps of anarchists, one of which was more violent in their pursuit of social change, and the other more political in their methods.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[kensei]

Just thought I'd point out in regards to anarchists that George Lusk was not one of them, as he is portrayed to have been by actor Michael Gothard in the 1988 "Jack the Ripper" tv movie starring Michael Caine.

[lynn cates]

flavours

Hello Tom.

"it's good to keep in mind that many writers could not or chose not to differentiate between anarchists and socialists, or even between the two camps of anarchists, one of which was more violent in their pursuit of social change, and the other more political in their methods."

Precisely. Not to mention at least 2 distinct flavours of socialists--the parliamentary and non-parliamentary kind.

As William Morris pointed out, trying to elicit cooperation from them was like trying to "drive pigs."

Cheers.
LC