Re: Stalinism And Standards of Intellectual Discourse

[Scott Marshall <Scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc:

I would also place the "offical"
>Communist Parties in this catagory, since they uphold the bureaucratic
>anti-worker system that Stalin is identified with.

What does this mean?

>Groups which uphold
>"Stalinist" ideology, such as the "theory" of socialism in one country may
>be considered Stalinist.

Does this "socialism in one country debate" have any, besides historical,
significance in todays world?

>This, however, is probably an un-Marxist way of
>analyizing Stalinism, since it relies on ideology, rather that the role
>that the group plays, although the two are often linked.

I'm really not trying to be combative, but in what specific ways are they
often linked. I'm curious as to your perceptions of the linkage.

Scott



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