[lbo-talk] fight within Respect

[Russell Grinker]

One would surely need to ask about the political basis on which such gains were made? Word has it that the Respect coalition was predicated on a fairly radical shift to the right by the SWP and an adaptation to the politics of coalition partner the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) - a group who see homosexuality as a “sexual perversion”.

The MAB identifies unambiguously with the Brotherhood, a moderate, reformist, Islamic party, which builds its upfront public profile around welfare and religious education. Its basic politics are, however, the same as those of the shriller fundamentalists: the overthrow of secularism, democracy and women’s rights, and the introduction of a state run under Islamic law.

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From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Lenin's Tomb
Sent: 21 October 2007 06:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] fight within Respect

On 10/21/07, Chuck <chuck at mutualaid.org> wrote:
>
> Electing one guy to office is some kind of success for this party?

Of *course* it is.  How could it be otherwise?  What other small party of
only three years old has established a raft of councillors, parliamentary
representation and serious challenges to other parliamentary
constituencies?  This is only an electoral success, but it is one that
hasn't been repeated at least since 1945.
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