[Marxism] State Capitalism and the writings of Kautsky

["ameritech acoount" <stansmith44@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 I notice that the advocates of state capitalism try to push the question on 
the tertiary issues so as to avoid the real question. And they try to make the 
subject under discussion as abstract as possible, which leaves a lot of room 
for maneouvering. Then we get pushed into discussing what this or that term 
means to you and me. 
   
     The real issue is do you defend China or the Cuban revolution when they 
are threatened by US imperialism? State capitalist organizations like the ISO 
emphatically do not. They support the overthrow of the Cuban government by the 
"workers". Which means they would support overthrowing all revolutions that 
have occurred in the real world. The views of the ISO on Cuba are very, very 
similar to Kautsky's "socialist" attacks on the Russian revolution. 

    These state capitalists would defend "independent unions" in Cuba 
organizing to overthrow the Cuban revolution. They would be giving left cover 
to imperialist attacks, just as Kautsky did. These state capitalists 
deliberately lie and distort reality to twist it to fit their pro-imperialist 
views on revolutions and workers states. And to think they have gall to say 
they do that in the name of defending Trotsky's ideas! 

Stan Smith



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