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By [[1996]] major divisions began to appear in the organization. One or two of the most active members were moving away from anarchism. Another trend made up mainly of older former members of the RSL who argued for an anarchist politics focused on the working class, in opposition to two other factions, both which focused on race: one which wanted to make "white skin privilege" the central concern; the other of which focused more broadly on what some would call a Third World Marxist program which included an endorsement of nationalism by non-white racial groups, combined with a focus on gender and sexuality. The regional division in the organization, related to differing priorities in the locals based in New York City and Minneapolis also played a role. The Minneapolis local focused primarily on building relationships with local organizations, building a large and regular Cop watch project, playing a significant role in local efforts around Mumia Abu Jamal's case, police brutality, Zapatista solidarity, and abortion rights. As the fight over Marxism took off between ex-RSL, many in Minneapolis found the debate to be irrelevant to organizing work, and began to leave the organization. The Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation formally dissolved in [[1998]]. The Marxist-influenced trend based in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area formed the [[Fire by Night Organizing Committee]], a non-anarchist cadre group which had chapters in San Francisco and New York. Two other New York members (one of whom had been a Maoist before joining Love and Rage) entered the Marxist organization [[Freedom Road Socialist Organization]]. A second group - those who endorsed the idea of 'white privilege' and were grouped around Joel Olson - formed the [[Bring the Ruckus!]] federation, who described themselves as between Leninist party and an anarchist network. Another group, made up of former members of the RSL began publishing [[The Utopian]], and some of them later entered the platformist anarchist federation [[NEFAC]]. And many other individuals went on to be active in anarchist and non-anarchist forms of activism.  
 
By [[1996]] major divisions began to appear in the organization. One or two of the most active members were moving away from anarchism. Another trend made up mainly of older former members of the RSL who argued for an anarchist politics focused on the working class, in opposition to two other factions, both which focused on race: one which wanted to make "white skin privilege" the central concern; the other of which focused more broadly on what some would call a Third World Marxist program which included an endorsement of nationalism by non-white racial groups, combined with a focus on gender and sexuality. The regional division in the organization, related to differing priorities in the locals based in New York City and Minneapolis also played a role. The Minneapolis local focused primarily on building relationships with local organizations, building a large and regular Cop watch project, playing a significant role in local efforts around Mumia Abu Jamal's case, police brutality, Zapatista solidarity, and abortion rights. As the fight over Marxism took off between ex-RSL, many in Minneapolis found the debate to be irrelevant to organizing work, and began to leave the organization. The Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation formally dissolved in [[1998]]. The Marxist-influenced trend based in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area formed the [[Fire by Night Organizing Committee]], a non-anarchist cadre group which had chapters in San Francisco and New York. Two other New York members (one of whom had been a Maoist before joining Love and Rage) entered the Marxist organization [[Freedom Road Socialist Organization]]. A second group - those who endorsed the idea of 'white privilege' and were grouped around Joel Olson - formed the [[Bring the Ruckus!]] federation, who described themselves as between Leninist party and an anarchist network. Another group, made up of former members of the RSL began publishing [[The Utopian]], and some of them later entered the platformist anarchist federation [[NEFAC]]. And many other individuals went on to be active in anarchist and non-anarchist forms of activism.  
  
Même si le membership formel de Love and Rage n’a jamais excèder 150 personnes en aucun temps (et que moins de 40 personnes se sont présentés/es à la conférence finale), il y a eu plusieurs fois où les gens sont passés/es par l’organisation et celle-ci avait un cercle de sympatiseurs/euses et de lecteurs/trices de son journal encore plus grand. (L’impression du dernier numéro avait 9000 copies). Love and Rage had a very lively culture of internal debate that -- for most of its life -- successfully avoided sectarian bickering. While they largely rejected its emphasis on building a disciplined revolutionary organization, Love and Rage influenced the political perspectives of a fraction of the young activists who would go on to play major roles in the [[anti-globalization movement]], in particular their understanding of the distinct role of racism in the workings of U.S. society.   
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Même si le membership formel de Love and Rage n’a jamais excèder 150 personnes en aucun temps (et que moins de 40 personnes se sont présentés/es à la conférence finale), il y a eu plusieurs fois où les gens sont passés par l’organisation et celle-ci avait un cercle de sympatisants/es et de lecteurs/trices de son journal encore plus grand. (L’impression du dernier numéro avait 9000 copies). Love and Rage avait une culture très vivante du débat interne qui, pour la plus grande partie de son existance, évita les querelles [[Sectarisme|sectaires]]. While they largely rejected its emphasis on building a disciplined revolutionary organization, Love and Rage influenced the political perspectives of a fraction of the young activists who would go on to play major roles in the [[anti-globalization movement]], in particular their understanding of the distinct role of racism in the workings of U.S. society.   
  
 
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