This reporter’s description of the group as “on the brink of failure” is absurd and uncalled for. I’m excited by the fact that the group is calling a meeting on Haiti. That’s far more than what I’ve seen other groups doing at EMU. I also know that UM has an ISSE, and that’s a sign of organizational strength, not weakness if the two groups are able to coordinate across the campuses. I wish this group success!

To me, E, it sounds accurate. He’s not saying it’s the ISSE’s fault, just that it will fail if it does not raise membership to at least five members. That sounds basic enough. No, instead, E, it sounds like you were looking for something negative and found it.

It’s hard to raise a consistent membership sometimes – but I really don’t think numbers of confirmed membership reflect accurately the interest in the group and its platform. A lot of students have to work as well as study, so it’s a matter of time (so to speak), more than of interest.

This group raises a lot of important questions which I have not seen addressed elsewhere with any level of seriousness.

I wasn’t looking for something negative, but I’ll grant you that I found it! Perhaps it was a poor formulation on the writer’s part with no intent to make the group sound bad, but the reporter goes from Daly’s noting that the Stalinist notion of “socialism in one country” is doomed to fail to implying the same for Daly’s work at EMU.

And I think that is uncalled for, since I saw ISSE members collecting signatures to start this group only in December. It has only been about a month and a half, if you include the winter break. That’s not long enough to declare viability one way or another.

lol @ “socialism club”. way to fail.

but any negativity aside, i’m really glad this got to the front page. it’s sometimes hard for groups such as these to get the visibility they deserve.

Good publicity. Best of luck to EMU ISSE!

Is it humanitarian assistance, or military occupation? That is the question. Just since January 12, the U.S. military has caused the deaths of many thousands by blocking the distribution of water, food and medical supplies and by obstructing evacuation of the injured and starving. That is the allegation of multiple humanitarian organizations from the United States and throughout the world. Moreover, this is only the latest chapter in the long and bloody history of the intervention of the United States on the island. You can find the evidence on the World Socialist Web Site.

the U.S. is not causing deaths. The U.S. is doing all it can to raise money, send volunteers and do all they can to help not only the injured, but to also assist in rebuilding. This is a HUGE natural disaster. There are no real solid strategies in place when something like this occurs. Even on US soil when the hurricane hit New Orleans a few years ago, people weren’t getting the immediate care they needed and many were suffering because it was so large, that it isn’t something even with all the money available can know exactly how to do all right. The US soldiers that are present there are just young people. some with many skills and experience while others are just young kids wanting to do the right thing. Mistakes are going to happen, especially with so many countries coming in, setting up tents, and not only trying to help, but also make their presence known around the world. The US comes in with more force because it’s the culture of the US people to give and help even when they may need help themselves. the US doesn’t turn their head even when the economy is hard in their own nation. The US isn’t throwing stones at other countries who are helping, but instead see their presence and think good thoughts to see the world come together to help. Not every person feels this way, and not every American is the same just like not every person from Latin America is the same. Jealousy is not a good trait to have. it just makes one bitter, and never moves anyone ahead or never helps in a peace effort. Oh, is it better to continue to hate between borders when it’s ridiculous just because we were born on different soil. we’re no different in the end. some good, some amazing, and some not so good, and some really just plain evil.

Eastern has a Socialism club?? Where can I sign up?

Come on! How many purported socialists are commenting on this article just to make it look good?

I have total confidence that the ISSE will succeed at EMU, and at campuses all over the country and the world. The objective basis for their success is the unviability of the nation state and the system of private profit. The total unwillingness and inability of national governments to solve the problems faced by their actual populations is becoming increasingly clear to growing numbers of people. By all objective measures the global economic crisis is intensifying. Capitalism is in its death agony.

If all these supposed socialists exist on campus why did the journalist not interview a single one of them? My guess is that the majority of these comments are from non-students desperately trying to start something. Seriously, who is this Clement Daly guy? Somebody enrolled in the school so the ISSE can say “yeah, we have a student attending EMU!” Hopefully the students at EMU are smarter than that.

Hey LaRouche,

you can get back in your hole, now.

I think the flaws in this piece come down to sloppy reporting more than any bias on the author’s part.

For example, the comment: “The blogosphere, pundits and other countries have condemned America’s apparent militaristic coup of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere…” makes it sound as if these conspiracy theories are fact.

Perhaps saying “Many in the blogosphere, political pundits and leaders of other countries have called the operation a coup.” would be better. Then again, what do I know?

It goes on and on and isn’t really worth arguing about. There doesn’t seem to be any bias for or against this organization or its platform. It’s just a case of kids learning how to be successful journalists. Cut them some slack.

tl;dr No bias here, just a kid making mistakes while trying to learn to be a reporter.