Splinter Groups

[Owen-]

The "Revolutionary Left" appers to have many splinter groups.

1. How the hell will anything be decided upon democratically with all these different groups? Like anarchists, Leninists, Maoists etc.

2. Is there no way we can either debate, and find out which group is "correct" or find somewhere where we can all meet together, and unite under that banner?

Gah - probably stupid questions

[mikelepore]

If things are "decided upon democratically" then that's when having a lot of splinter groups is NOT an obstacle. Each of the spliter groups expresses its preferences about something, then the people vote. Each of the spliter groups expresses its preferences about some other thing, then the people vote.

Where so many splinter groups causes a problem is when they refuse to cooperate even on the things that they agree on. It should always be the case that, if group 1 believes in concepts A,B,C,D,E, and group 2 believes in concepts D,E,F,G,H, then they should cooperate on D and E. But today they won't. They are too proud about protecting their turf which is usually described as "we are the only group in the world that is right about everything."

[which doctor]

Originally posted by Owen-@December 16, 2007 01:13 pm
The "Revolutionary Left" appers to have many splinter groups.

1. How the hell will anything be decided upon democratically with all these different groups? Like anarchists, Leninists, Maoists etc.

2. Is there no way we can either debate, and find out which group is "correct" or find somewhere where we can all meet together, and unite under that banner?

Gah - probably stupid questions
Remember it's not these groups of leftists who decide things, but the working class as a whole.