Originally posted by
[email protected] 29 2006, 12:02 PM
is it worth joining them?
If you're looking for a 21st century communist organization (non-doctrinaire, not based on yet another 'ism' or personal contributions of one or two men, but rather based on the lessons we've learned from the gains and failures of the world communist and workers' movements over the last 200 years), which is made up completely of workers and their oppressed allies, then yes.
are any of you members?
I am, for one. There are a few more members on this board -- three that I can think of -- but most aren't that active here.
accoring to their site they only have branches in..
Branches
» Connecticut, USA
» DC/Maryland, USA
» Dominican Republic
» Luzon, Philippines
» New York, USA
» Nevada, USA
» Tamil Nadu, India
do they not have branches in the UK?
The organization is now over three years old. Originally there was a branch in the UK, it was the smallest, and eventually it was abolished for a lack of action and activity.
There doesn't have to be a branch in your area for you to join however. We have individual members all over the world, and there may already be a few in the UK.
A branch can be formed when the time is right.
The best thing to do is to send an email to the International Outreach Committee at
[email protected] and they can answer any / all questions you have.
how many people do they have worldwide?
I can tell you that our publications are regularly distributed on 5 continents, so that should give you an idea of our reach.
naturally they are a hierarchical organisation, and so you'd have to fit leadership standards etc.
Comrade, why do you consider the FPM a 'naturaly hierarchial organisation'? Have you looked into how we are organized?
I'm not denying that there is a level of hierachy in our organization, but is nothing like what you'd find in a typical 'Leninist' organization.
We can get deeper into a discussion of that if you'd like, I just want to make sure you're not giving out information based on assumptions.
cheers for your help mate :D
That can be considered a pig question, and won't be answered by any members of our organization.
:o sorry. i was just wondering about what sort of scale we are talking, whether it was worldwide, or just another mickey mouse organisation. but i understand why you wouldn't want to start giving that sort of information to a non-member. ;)