No. The KPD and KAPD were still better than the unmitigated disaster that was the USPD or the SPD murder machine. There are degrees of shitness
Maybe you are turning around with regards to the ultra-left outfit that was the KPD. In that case: http://www.revleft.com/vb/all-power-...105/index.html
More on the German revolution, if you're interested: http://www.revleft.com/vb/hugo-haase...429/index.html
Don't confuse Kautsky before 1910 with the renegade Kautsky (re. SPGB).
Check this out for resuming an old debate (in light of today's events): http://www.revleft.com/vb/uspd-tende...549/index.html
Cheers for the recommendation, I'll add it to the list. I've actually been looking for a book on the Second International for some time now so I'll be sure to check it out
Since you're quite a history buff, may I suggest a book on the Second International? It was written by Mike Macnair last year, called Revolutionary Strategy: Marxism and the Challenge of Left Unity.
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