Fully agree with those who said that internationalist had to struggle against all the imperialist powers.
The Left Communist regrouped in various groups in Europe during the war took an intransigent...
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Left Communist and WW2Fully agree with those who said that internationalist had to struggle against all the imperialist powers.
The Left Communist regrouped in various groups in Europe during the war took an intransigent...
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This manifesto written by the Workers Group of...This manifesto written by the Workers Group of the Russian Communist Party written in the early 1920's is very interesting critique of the degeneration of the party and revolution by comrades who had...
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He also wrote Anthropogenesis during the war....He also wrote Anthropogenesis during the war. However, I do not think he was actively connected with those Left Communist who remained active during the war, such as the Spartacus Bund etc.
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Robbo
It is not too clear why you have posted...Robbo
It is not too clear why you have posted this, do you agree with the analysis made? If so do you not think that the SPGB clearly missed a small historical event: the German revolution when...
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To add to Alf's point concerning the importance...To add to Alf's point concerning the importance of the expansion of the world market and to develop the relationship to the question of increase in production at same time a as a fall in the number...
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Rosa Luxemburg's Reform or Revolution.Rosa Luxemburg's Reform or Revolution.
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As marmot pointed out at the beginnig the...As marmot pointed out at the beginnig the question of decadence is central to this whole discussion.. Marx did support national liberation movements when they lead to the development of the material...
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ComradeRed
Fully agree with marmot's above...ComradeRed
Fully agree with marmot's above post. I would add that the arguments you put forwards against Russia being ready for a revolution are the same as those used by the Mensheviks, Kautsky...
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DJ-TC
I think we should step back a bit and...DJ-TC
I think we should step back a bit and remember that we are discussing a revolution where the working class through the Soviets had overthrown the ruling class and had began the greatest...
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DJ-TC
Let not reduce this discussion to...DJ-TC
Let not reduce this discussion to swearing at each other.
I am not sure what you are saying about the central committee: is it the existence of the CC that you object to or its activity?...
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DJ_TC
I agree with Marmot, it is not a...DJ_TC
I agree with Marmot, it is not a question of building the mass party. This is one of the main lessons of the revolution and the role of the Bolsheviks. They did have the conception of the...
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Thanks for the links comrade castro, they are...Thanks for the links comrade castro, they are very interesting.
Redarmyfraction, what is revolutionary about Chavez's efforts to strengthen Venezuelan state capitalism? All he and his gang have...
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Agree with the central content of your post...Agree with the central content of your post comrade castro, good to see that experiencing the reality of the so-called revolution has changed your mind. As you say
"I guess what I wanna say is that...
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Very interesting discussion and good to see it...Very interesting discussion and good to see it has been the most visited on Theory ( judging by the first page of threads at least)
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Luis I post occasionally too!Luis I post occasionally too!
One of the early posts on this discussion said...One of the early posts on this discussion said that "even the leftist communists see the infant soviet state as socialist". This needs clarifying a bit. For the Communist Left, the October Revolution...
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I agree with those who say Chavez is a bourgeois...I agree with those who say Chavez is a bourgeois pure and simple. He is and was part of the state military apparatus. He is the figurehead of the bourgeois state in Venezuela. At the most fundamental...
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drosera99's Avatar drosera99 You ask where...drosera99's Avatar drosera99 You ask where the left communists are? Well we certainly make no claims to being mass organisation but there are Left Communist Organisations with an international...
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Those who reject the idea of apportioning blame...Those who reject the idea of apportioning blame on the german 'people' as a reflection of bourgeois ideology are right. This blame argument was used as justification for the Allies terror bombing of...
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Completely agree with Bakunin about the...Completely agree with Bakunin about the imperialist nature of WW2 and this is what separates the internationalists from the Stalinists and the Trotskyists who were unable to resist the ideological...
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The central points made by DJ-TC about the class...The central points made by DJ-TC about the class nature of the USSR are essential:
That the state became the collective capitalist.
These points are firmly based on marx's and engel's...
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Ok Luis you want to conclude the discussion fair...Ok Luis you want to conclude the discussion fair enough. So lets lay out where we stand.
For you the students movement was a product of the Opposition and the machinations of the CIA. According to...
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Luis, you say:
What is the right side then?...Luis, you say:
What is the right side then?
You are constantly repeating that the ICC supports a reactionary movement and to prove it you say this or that person or this or that organisation...
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Luis, OK.
Not sure how to go forwards on...Luis, OK.
Not sure how to go forwards on this. For you our position is outlandish and supports the enemy of the people (so chavez and those controling the state are not enemies of the people?)...
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Leo, thank you for defending our comrades.Leo, thank you for defending our comrades.