‘left’ entryism

[Threetune]

As suspected, it seems that ‘left’ entryism into British politics has been very successful, spiritually.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/24/tony-blair-desert-island-books?INTCMP=SRCH

[Old Mole]

A proud day for CWI

[vyborg]

The biography of Trotrsky by Deutscher is a total scam. It is absolutely logic that a man with the level of comprension of Tony Blair likes it.

He never understood Trotsky and I would say neither Tolkien. Anyway he could find a character from The Lord of the Ring that suits him perfectly: Gollum. Both slave of the power, both useless to anyone.

[DaringMehring]

There should be a separate forum for "sectarian flaming."

The Deutscher 3-volume set is a brilliantly written history. The haters can hate, but they can't change the fact that Trotsky was a great revolutionary and classical Marxist.

[North Star]

Vyborg, I haven't read Deutscher's bio of Trotsky. I've never heard another Trotskyist slam it only Stalinists. So I'm wondering what is your issue with it?

[vyborg]

There should be a separate forum for "sectarian flaming."

The Deutscher 3-volume set is a brilliantly written history. The haters can hate, but they can't change the fact that Trotsky was a great revolutionary and classical Marxist.

Exactly because Trotsky was a genius and a marvelous revolutionary marxist, the book of Deutscher is so poor. It is a half baked stalinist history for dummies.

If you want something good about rhe life of Trotsky read "my life" by Trotsky himself or the book of Pierre Brouè

[Martin Blank]

If you want something good about the life of Trotsky read "my life" by Trotsky himself or the book of Pierre Brouè

I've read both the three-volume Deutscher bio and Broué's book. Of the two, Broué's biography of Trotsky is better. (I actually met Broué before he died; great guy and funny as hell.)