>At the heart of revolutionary Marxism is the idea of the class
>struggle as the engine of history and development in class divided
>societies. Once you back away from this central idea, all kinds of
>things can and do go awry. In fact, aside, I think this to be one of
>the central failures of the CPSU in building socialism in the Soviet
>Union.
>
>Backing away allows for evolutionary thinking and lack of action.
>Including in how one fights for reforms. Including in how one fights
>against racism, chauvinism, male supremacy etc.
Scott, since we've got you here, I'd be very interested in hearing you talk about the CPUSA's attitude towards the Democratic Party. I read the People's Weekly World pretty regularly, and I see a recurrent apology for the Dems - one not unlike that of elite liberals who play on fears of the fascist hordes hiding in the Republican Party. So while the PWW doesn't exactly say, "Vote Democratic!" it does repeatedly say "Vote against Republicans." And in this two-party state we live in that effectively means "Vote Democratic!," since I don't see the PWW urging people to vote Green (and since there aren't too many CP candidates on ballots anywhere). So what are you guys up to?
Doug