Instead of building real alliances and solidarities between the peoples of the Middle East and the peoples of the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, etc., and instead of leading a spirited and effective fight against these western states' aggressions against the lives and resources of the peoples of the Middle East, these comrades, feeling virtuous on our behalf, ask the Iranian people to likewise push for no demands on their state, either. Worse, our good friends warn, any serious attempt to build social movements for such demands for more civil, human and workers rights is just not a good idea right now. Why? Because, you idiot, it aids and abets the imperialists! full:http://www.counterpunch.com/fiyouzat09292007.html
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As I've said before, the ideological line being critiqued here very closely resembles the old Communist Party edict which, in so many words, stated that any left criticism of the Soviet Union was OBJECTIVELY counter revolutionary. So, best keep your mouth shut for the sake of unity, comrades. This general line was echoed by new left Mao-tse-tung-thought hacks during the Vietnam War era with their, "left in form, right in essence" ideology. As far as I have ever been able to tell, this point of view was first drummed into the open minds of CP members and sympathizers by Soviet prosecutors, like Yagoda, during the Stalinist show trials of the 30s and has been parroted/marketed since in various and sundry situations as a kind of "unity tonic" for the "masses".
All of which begs the question: "Unity for what?" fellow worker.
Mike B)
Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht! http://www.iww.org/culture/official/preamble.shtml
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