Re: A defense worse than the deed

[malecki@xxxxxxxxxx (Robert Malecki)]

>At 4:37 PM 7/24/96, Robert Malecki wrote:
>
>>Everytime the reformists and centrists run into a brick wall with their
>>rotten politics that try to blame the Trotskyists who usually long before
>>pointed out just their rotten politics.
>
>Am I right in believing that no Trotskyist party has ever held state power
>with a brief exception in Sri Lanka?

How many reformist and centrist organisations have betrayed the working class?
Naturally Doug does not mention the Russian revolution either!
>
>Now, capturing the state is certainly no index of political wisdom or
>virtue. But for a tendency that claims to have special access to revealed
>truth, both theoretical and practical, why don't the Trots have a more
>impressive track record?

Unfortunately the reformists and centrists tendencies with state power have
done everything including murdering the Trots and at the same time leading
the working class to defeat after defeat after defeat. That is also part of
the trck record!

>Other questions: Do Trot groups show a special affinity for splintering
>compared to other left groups? And why have so many ex-Trots become
>neoconservatives - just an accident, or are there more structural reasons?

Actually political struggle and splits are important. It is a real sign of
political struggle around ideas! Not like the Stalinists and reformist
parties where a step on the career ladder means more than taking any kind of
principled position. Long live political struggle and splits if neccessary!

malecki




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