> Well, this is a pretty ridiculous post all-in-all. LNP once belonged to
> the SWP, & he still admires _some_ things about Trotsky, but the label
> is not very useful -- in fact I would call such labels a substitute for
> thinking on those too lazy to think.
>
> As to Cuba. The Cuban people have fought a so-far successful 50 year
> struggle against the monster and are still standing tall, They have the
> best medical care of any nation outside the imperialist core. And why
> the fuck should anyone be called upon to have some opinion on whether or
> not they are "moving" towards capitalism. The monster is still pretty
> stong, they are a very small island of resistance, and alleged leftists
> living within the monster write stupid posts potentially giving aid and
> comfort to forces which would like to reduce Cuba to vassalage again.
>
> And why thge fuck couldn't you write a post on Cuyba without reaching
> out for some individual not on the list? What's the point of hauling lnp
> (with whom I have my own sharp differences) onto an lbo-thread?
>
> Yuck.
>
> Carrol
>
Hmm. I seem to have hit on a sore subject, though why it's so sore is not clear to me. So I'll restate my question: Does anyone know the theory behind the Trotskyist/LNP emphasis on Cuba and the backstory, if any, on why it's such a neuralgic topic for Carrol?
SA