[lbo-talk] Re: "Stupid Straight Men on the Left"

[JBrown72073 at cs.com]

Grant and Yoshie wrote:
>>  > It is often
>>  > noted that the only socialist revolutions that the world has seen
>so
>>>  far happened on the periphery of capitalism, in nations where
>>>  peasants far outnumbered wage workers, most often in the context of
>>>  struggles against colonial capitalism.
>>
>>These revolutions have all failed or are on the verge of failure.
>
>A wrong yardstick.  It's surprising that they lasted as long as they 
>did, with little assistance to the working class of rich nations.

What about a little assistance (solidarity) *from* the working class
of rich nations, who, after all, were benefitting.  Or are you talking 
about this line of thought that the USSR et. al should have thrown their 
weight 
around a little more as purchasers... ?

Jenny Brown