Re: [Marxism] Left political parties

[glparramatta <glparramatta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In order to keep such a discussion useful, perhaps comrades could limit
their comments to what areas of agreement could be reached for joint
action beyond work in the campaigns. Socialists in other parts of the
world look forward to the day when the US left groups begin to seriously
attempt left unity, for all the inevitible fits and starts, much like
they have in Scotland with the Scottish Sociast Party and in Australia
with the Socialist Alliance. It would be an enormous boost for us all.

Norm.

Intense Red wrote:
> Disclaimer: While this query may be seen as a flame-war seeking troll, I hope
> it doesn't turn out that way...
>
>    In several threads it has been bemoaned by different posters (myself
> included) that the US lacks a mass left party.  Work on building this party
> has to start somewhere.
>
>    My query is to harvest some of the list's knowledge about the current state
> of left political parties, with regard to their potential as building a
> national leftish party to replace the Democrats and to start shifting the
> country leftward and reforming our electoral system, and opening the spectrum
> up for further-left parties.
>
>    What parties out there that have the potential to do this?  What state are
> these parties in?
>
>    Sadly, I don't see the US in a position to adopt a left party suited to my
> tastes, no matter how right I am. :-)  After decades of Cold War propaganda I
> think a party with the word "communist" in its name will have a huge burden
> to overcome; likewise, even a party with the word "socialist" in the name
> will start out with a strike or two against it.
>
>    But ignoring that opinion, what parties have a start?   Are the Green
> Party, the Labor Party, the CPUSA, SP, or <fill in the blank> Party working
> realistically to start siphoning off discontented liberals and progressives
> from the democrats and taking pot-shots at the duopoly by running candidates
> in everything from school boards to unopposed state and national candidacies?
> (This, of course, assumes that such a strategy is the way to go, but if you
> disagree on that, please put the disagreements/discussions in another
> thread.)  Thoughts, opinions?



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