> However, ultimately, these are questions of how the
> self-identified "socialists" should be organizing. This
> does not apply to the question of social movements,
> which as CLR James correctly noted, have an
> independent validity. The contemporary manifestation
> of "Father Gapon" is the Occupy Wall Street
> phenomenon. A few days ago I said this movement
> was the most exciting thing since Seattle. I will
> correct myself and say this movement is far more
> important than Seattle. This movement is in a direct
> continuity with Wisconsin-Greece-Egypt-Spain. The
> job of socialists is not to "lead" this movement. The
> job of socialists is to help promote this movement. And
> I'll be trying to chat people up to join the _Capital_ study
> groups being offered at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
This is well said.