Re: Stalinism And Standards of Intellectual Discourse

[Kevin Cabral <kcabral@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 20 Dec 1995, Chegitz Guevara wrote:
> Yes and no. By and large it is a moot point, since the vast majority of
> these regimes have collapsed. Probably the only way it is relavant today
> is in analyzing Cuba. Cuba, I believe, is a genuine revolutionary workers'
> state, albeit, a degenerated one. Because they are attempting to build
> socialism in Cuba alone, as opposed to building international revolution,
> they are doomed to ultimately fail. It is a lesson we need to keep in
> mind, in case we are in the position to lead a revolution (how ever
> unlikely that may seem).

        I would agree with you about the revolutionary nature of Cuba, and
also honor leaders like Chegitz but why do you feel that socialism in one
country alone is always inevitable to fail? I'm a bit undergunned on
material concerning this long-time debate, but I'd ask first what aspects
of production inevitable lead to a collapse of a state like Cuba.

Kevin





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