http://radicalebooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/revolutionary-strategy-by-mike-mcnair.html
and Jason's summary:
http://theactivist.org/blog/the-current-relevance-of-an-old-debate
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Basically these are broad *principles* and points of unity of an worker's movement or emancipatory, organized left. I would love to hear of critique of these principles, because in my mind they are more or less unassailable.
The* tactics* we develop, the mediums we use, the modifications we make will obviously be very 21st century and reflect the level of class identification and polarization in America. And I also think its a bit utopian to suggest that it's foreseeable from our current position to surmise that one day this" movement of opposition" would achieve majority support. I do think it's very likely that our committed minority of activists, organizers, students and intellectuals can make a lot more of an impact than we are currently.
~ Bhaskar
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Bob Morris <bob.morris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think the Left needs an early-SPD style organization, but I seem to be
> in
> > a minority here. Even with a few thousand of the people languishing in
> > post-Trotskyist sects and popular frontist-outfits and even a limited
> > foothold in immigrant rights struggles (CiW) and city-central style
> > organizing (JwJ), I think we would be 10x less marginalized a force as we
> > are now.
> >
> > Exactly. Because a lot of those people are absolutely tireless, deeply
> committed organizers. But they're having little effect now. Like you say,
> imagine what could done if all that got directed into a movement with real
> impact.
>
> Re: Chavez. Yeah it ended badly and I had no idea about the Synanon stuff.
> (Yikes...)
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