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Re: DSP and Greens
> From: Steve Painter
> The DSP doesn't have a culture of discussion except at the highest level
> among a group of 10 or 15 people, although it has a formal commitment to
> internal democracy.
This suggests that you were out of touch with the rank and file. You
probably should have been voted out of the leadership.
> The Organisational Principles, guarantee the right to tendency and
> faction, but a faction is regarded as, in the words of Cannon, "war in the
> party".
That is _precisely_ the point. That is what we needed.
The various liquidationists that appeared in the DSP in the early 90s did us
a great disservice. They forced us to unite against them, when we should
have been fighting amongst ourselves.
Alan Bradley
abradley1@xxxxxxxxxxx
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- Thread context:
- Re: 'revolution' #18, (continued)
- Cuba: Proposed constitutional amendment defies U.S demands,
Fred Feldman Wed 12 Jun 2002, 06:06 GMT
- DSP and Greens,
Steve Painter and Rose McCann Wed 12 Jun 2002, 05:12 GMT
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: DSP and Greens,
Alan Bradley Thu 13 Jun 2002, 03:20 GMT
- DSP and Greens,
Steve Painter and Rose McCann Thu 13 Jun 2002, 05:06 GMT
- re: DSP and Greens,
Alan Bradley Thu 13 Jun 2002, 14:19 GMT
- DSP and Greens,
Steve Painter and Rose McCann Fri 14 Jun 2002, 13:17 GMT
- re: DSP and Greens,
Alan Bradley Fri 14 Jun 2002, 14:59 GMT
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