Re: CPC, freedom of expression ( Re: Argentina: the "plan" of Cavallo has been unleashed)

["Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam Levenstein wrote:

> --- "Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Doubt is reactionary. Every statement is a form of
> > generalization.  The test is
> > where the generalized statement leads to.
> > Revolutionaries cannot afford doubt.
>
> Bullshit.

I will ignore the vulgarity.

>
> Revolutionaries can't afford *not* to doubt. If you
> stop doubting, you stop being able to objectively
> critique - and correct - your mistakes.

The moments of doubt is before the beginning of the revolution.  A
revolution begins not as a mob uprising but must have a political
agenda, developed by a political party with a central committee which
works out all the doubts and options and develops a political line and
strategy around which all party members rally and support.

>
> (Unless you'd like to make the rather unique claim
> that revolutionaries are incapable of error.)
>

Political party are of course error prone.  But it is not for every
individual to decide personally.  In communist parties, different
processes have been developed to handle debates and discussions.

>
> If that comes with people thinking reactionary
> thoughts, so be it - that's called a "necessary evil."
> Stopping such thoughts is impractical anyway, and
> trying to stop them leads to a society of witchunts.
>
> How can the people effectively administer society if
> they do not have the freedom to criticize themselves
> and their peers?

That is an anarchist view.

Henry C.K. Liu