Anarchism / Marxism debates

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Wed Aug 18 09:49:59 PDT 1999


Doug Henwood wrote:


> I wonder if I'm too old to sell out.

Don't be silly. *I* have never in any way implied this kind of criticism of you. I have never joined the squabble betweein you and Lou and have never attacked you personally (on this or any other list; to your face or behind your back). My question was seriously intended. I assume your question was also. I answered your question seriously: I fucking don't know what a revolution would be like in the U.S. Now why can't you try to answer my question seriously.

I will add one observation. If your route does work -- the leaders on that route will be revolutionaries. This is what I gained about a quarter of a century ago from my initial reading of Lenin: Revolutionaries make the best reformists.

Carrol



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