Aussie Comrade Here!

[SwiftEscudo]

Yo, I'm an Australian revolutionary.

I identify with contemporary Trotskyist views and am a member of my local Socialist Alternative branch. I wouldn't say we're the biggest Marxist group in Australia, but we're quite vocal and militant.

Personally I'm very critical of reformists in Australia and I consider our Labor Party to have degenerated below reformism, merely fighting to keep the old reforms instead of paving the way for new ones. They've also shifted to a more right-wing position in the last decade, which is a disgusting betrayal of the workers they claim to fight for.

Anyway, nice to meet you guys!

[Q]

Welcome :)

If you have political questions, you can ask them in the Learning forum. That's why it's there after all!

If you have questions about your account, don't hesitate to send me a PM or ask here.

What attracted you to Socialist Alternative? I heard they recently had a merger with a smaller group (http://www.revleft.com/vb/merger-socialist-alternative-t175353/index.html?t=175353). How did that work out?

[SwiftEscudo]

What attracted you to Socialist Alternative? I heard they recently had a merger with a smaller group. How did that work out?


Their revolutionary politics and Trotskyist views, along with militancy really led me to associate myself with them and become a member. I'm too recent of a member to really understand the merger with the old RSP (Only joined a few weeks ago, been associating and working with them for a couple months longer)

From what I know, the only differences between the old RSP and Socialist Alternative have been the RSP's views on past revolutions and regarding nations like Cuba and Vietnam.

[Q]

As you put "Socialist Alternative" as your organisation, I suggest you put "(Australia)" after it. The reason for this is that the name "Socialist Alternative" outside Australia is mostly used by the Committee for a Workers' International (the Socialist Party in Australia), so this might result in confusion.