Re: [Marxism] Camejo to speak at CCNY

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Octob1917@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Marxist activism is about pointing out the contradictions which are inherent
> in a capitalist system and explaining why that system must be replaced and
> with what; not in preaching a message of reform and belief in that system as a
> way forward.

It is rapidly becoming apparent to me that "Joe", aka Octob1917, (and in
all likelihood, aka Scotlive@xxxxxx, who unsubbed after a flame war with
Jurriaan) has been trained in sectarian politics and probably belongs to
some self-styled Marxist-Leninist group with a dozen members or so. He
is smart enough to keep that information to himself.

Marxmail was set up in order to break with sectarianism and small group
psychology. The subscription page also warns about striking Bolshevik
poses here. While Joe is obviously bent on sidetracking us with sterile
discussions of reform versus revolution, I have a higher obligation as
moderator to keep us focused on less abstract questions.

I strongly urge Joe, or Scotlive, or whoever he is, to try to suppress
his desire to draw lines in the sand between reformism and
revolutionaryism. If he wants information on where this kind of debate
takes place on the Internet or Usenet, he can contact me privately.

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