Re: Left Racism vs MILLION Man MARCH

[g.maclennan@xxxxxxxxxx]

Rakesh wrote:

> Proyect is quoting from Trotsky on the aborted Russian Revolution of 1905
> and Davidson has been answered.

> Rakesh
>
I am generally in awe of Rakesh's posts.  I thought he was absolutely
correct for example about the militias, but I think he is not correct about
the MMM.

I agree with all the criticism of Farrakhan advanced by Rakesh, Lisa,
Jane and others.  Nevertheless, both Louis and myself have independently
advanced the case of Gapon and I threw in another "loose-lipped demagogue"
-Daniel O'Connell as an instance worth considering.  Rakesh's response
quoted above is unworthy of his own politics.

If one judged the Russsian and Irish struggles by the comments and
personalities and personal politics of their leaders then one would not
have expected the Russian and Irish revolutions of this century.

I trust Rakesh will pardon me for this but it is at least worth considering
that if one re read Louis' post and substituted Farrakhan for Gapon then
one would be closer to a
dialectical analysis of the MMM than the wailing cadences of Ralph
Dumain such as "this day will live in infamy".

Regards

Gary


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