Re: Young Liberal Fascist (XII)

[SHAWGI TELL <v600a8e6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 9 Feb 1996 Godenas@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I, for one, hopes that Shawgi continues his ruminations well into the 21st
> Century; I find him one of the most knowledgeable and provocative posters on
> the list.  While I have been on the list myself all of about two months, I
> have yet to see an argument of Shawgi's that a reasonable, left-leaning
> person could not hold.  This is true of his assertion that Stalin made
> important theoretical contributions to revolutionary marxist thought.  For
> nearly thirty years, and for literally hundreds of millions of people, the
> writings of Stalin were their first and, in many cases, most impressionable
> introdction to Marxism-Leninism.  That Stalin influenced generations of
> revolutionaries throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America, is beyond
> question.  His writings dealt at length not only with the Leninist concepts
> of the Party and the dictatorship of the proletariat, but on such disparate
> topics as the nature of social democracy, trade unions and the united front,
> and the family, among many, many others.  That Stalin's reputation should be
> at its nadir in the west is not surprising, given the intensely retrograde
> nature of our political life.  What is more disturbing is the suggestion, by
> certain "leftists" to silence the defense of a man who was (and still is) a
> leader of  great masses of humanity, presumably in favor of those whose base
> of support can charitably be called "wanting."
>
>
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Louis, I appreciate your endorsement.  I think, however, that you are
wasting your time trying to convince mendacious anti-Communists and
fervent revisionists.  These people are anti-discussion.  All their
approaches to my posts parallel the same fascist attitude expressed by
the Young Liberal Fascist.

Obviously, dispelling Hitlerite lies, re-educating petty-bourgeois-minded
agents, refuting bourgeois canonical condemnations of Stalin,
enemy of fascism, etc., is not easy or straightforward.  Like the
bourgeoisie, if these racist anti-discussion
petty-bourgeois-minded demagogues hate anything more than Dialectical
Materialism, it is J.V. Stalin.  Hardly an accident.  This observation is
so important.  It is very telling.

Instead of faulting ultra-reactionary bourgeois imperialists for
treacherous global conditions, these anti-Communist agents and
revanchist racists choose to smear the enemies of fascism.  They deny the
heroic historical struggles of millions of people.  They forget that the
only reason they can continue to produce revisionist, petty-bourgeois
twaddle is because the bourgeoisie has ordained them as their prop.

Those who are interested in learning about, discussing and
fighting anti-Communist and racist trends are out there.  In regards to
the  Young Liberal Fascist posts, I have received private email from
many  people on the Marxism list.  They are interested in knowing more.
They realize that it is often unproductive to engage in productive
discussion  on the list, publicly, because when it comes to certain
subject-matter, it is censored, smeared, belittled, etc. by many people
on  the list, the very people who present themselves as Marxists.

p.s. The Communist party of the Phillipines material is very helpful. Did
you get a chance to study Hardial Bains's "Causes and Lessons of the
Second World War"?  It does a great job of exposing many of the Hitlerite
lies.

Shawgi Tell
University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education
V600A8E6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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