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...Booth also finds the general SDS character more prone to argument, debate, and the intellectual side of reform than to the dirty work of action and organization. The membership is so caught up in the spirit of the movement that it forgets its immediate objectives. To Paul Booth these questions are no longer academic; he plans to make SDS his vocation...
...formal academic world failed to inspire Booth, he synthesized his own philosophy by combining C. Wright Mills and Paul Goodman. Mills, he elaborated, depicts the distribution of political power in the U.S. and its irresponsible use, while Goodman emphasizes human potential and resourcefulness. A some what cynical outlook resulted, tempered by an ambition to actively challenge our political structure. Booth also admits that he consistantly read a British publication called the New Left Review...
Since 1961, Booth has made an important contribution in extending the SDS community. In one of his early efforts, he organized a Tenants' League in Oakland, Calif. More recently he helped co-ordinate the March on Washington and has piloted SDS Vietnam policy. Booth criticizes today's SDS members as insufficiently interested in politics. He considers himself an exception to this rule and fears he alienates some of the members by insisting on the political nature...
...promote the education of our SDS membership," Booth declared. He believes this political element essential to the creation of a viable organization which will be more than an outlet for personal frustrations and will have a tangible effect on society. He said explicitly that although the autonomy of the chapter organization is a fundamental brick in SDS's foundation, a certain measure of independence must be sacrificed to more important issues; namely, the war. In effect, Booth means that the National Committee must increase its control over its membership before a united front can have an appreciable impact...
...response to the government's recent disapproval of SDS's phantom draft policy, Booth complains that he has spent more time with television cameramen than working with SDS. "I wish the whole draft question had never been taken out of context," protested Booth. "All we want to do is ask each eligible young man whether he wants to kill instead of build; whether, in conscience, he finds the war in Vietnam immoral...