The manifesto of the 'Second Luddite Congress' specifically rejects violent action.

Above all, Labour has always been careful to reject industrial action in pursuit of "political" objectives.

Although all syndicalists emphasise industrial organisation, not all reject political action altogether.

White collar workers at Bristol, Rolls-Royce's second biggest plant, have already held a ballot and rejected industrial action.

But some black leaders have questioned the party's motives, noting that 97 percent of the delegates are white and the party platform rejects affirmative action.

"I reject such action, but it has its reasons," said Shehadeh Falah, a shopkeeper.

And, yes, the Mayor shows he is still a liberal, even if he rejects affirmative action and takes a hard line in foreign affairs.

Most Americans reject affirmative action.

Kennedy had offered an alternative path, one that rejected reckless military action and sought to find common ground for peace, justice and conciliation.

The majority of whites have always rejected affirmative action and have never accepted blacks as equals.