Re: Progressive Labour Conference - Sydney

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On Sun, 13 February 2000, "Alan Bradley" wrote:


Alan

It is hard to say at this stage.  There has been some
squabbling between Marxist-Leninist and "Militant" traditions.

I wouldn't go as far as to say a deep objection but normal difficulties were 
present
not so long ago.

I come from a more Euro-communist point of view so I may not know if this is 
still
going on.  There was going to be a 'democratic socialist' caucus.

It should not concern anyone who views ideological struggle dialectically, and
politics in a manner
generally comparable with the "Communist Manifesto".

In my view, the main trend in the PLP is not Marxist at the moment though it 
stresses
the need to maintain a working class orientation.


Chris W



On Sun, 13 February 2000, "Alan Bradley" wrote:

> I haven't seen much of the Progressive Labour Party for some years.  I do
> remember that they had a very deep objection to "Leninists", and seemed to
> be establishing themselves on an exclusively left Social-Democratic basis.
> Has this changed?  (Yes, I know about the Melbourne leftists.)
>
> Alan Bradley
> alanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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