Re: Forwarded from Bill

["bill" <mikabill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok but is there one socialist group that i should look into? im leaning
towards workers liberty
bill



> Jose:
> >>You went *from* the Socialist Alliance *to* the (Australian) Greens and
> are "seeking a true worker based party" for which reason you're looking at
> three microscopic groups?<<
>
> Unfortunately, the socialist left as a whole is microscopic, and in
> Melbourne at least, a Socialist Alternative branch meeting is likely to be
> larger than a Socialist Alliance branch meeting. The Green are a real
> force, so there's nothing illogical about a socialist checking them out.
>
>
> Bill:
> >>I left the SA due to what I saw as DSP run and middle class
> The greens are not a true workers party having too many political beliefs
> ie christians, ex CPA, ex DSP middle class tree hugers, hobby farmers
etc<<
>
>
> "Middle class"? Well all the left organisations in Australia have a
similar
> social composition -- including the Greens. Students and tertiary educated
> white collar workers predominate. (And by the way, there are Christians in
> the blue collar working class.) In that regard, Socialist Alliance is no
> "worse" than anywhere else. And for very good reason: its activist base is
> made up largely of members and ex-members of socialist organisations.
>
>
>