How far into the Workers' Group manifesto are you?
Yeah, I'll post something in the Lenin Literati group on it when I do. BTW I will be away for a week starting Sunday.
It's not very long. If you decide to read it, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it. Also, I started reading that Workers' Group manifesto you told me about. I like it so far.
I don't think I have read that writing yet.
I agree with you on both points. I was reading Lenin's polemic against the Russian communist left, and I tend to agree with his criticisms. (This is the text with the infamous "state capitalist" quote that the anarchists are so fond of quoting out of context.)
I support the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. I have a critical view of the Russian communist left, but I also agree with them on some things. What about you?
What's your opinion on the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? Also, what is your opinion on the Russian communist left?
Yeah, I have a very hard time believing that it was necessary. No argument I have heard has been satisfactory. At the same time, I am pretty sure that the rebellion wasn't proletariat in nature, but I also don't think that means that the measure was correct.
I can understand why one would oppose the Bolsheviks' actions in response to the rebellion. Their response was an unfortunate event that I'm not convinced was necessary. At the same time, I don't think the rebellion was proletarian in nature but was an expression of peasant discontent with War Communism.
Yeah, I think that it is possible that the Kronstadt sailors could have been counter-revolutionaries, but there was no way to tell at the time (and now as well). The way Trotsky, Lenin, etc. went about it was just horrid as well. I honestly consider it Lenin's biggest mistake.
