Re: [Marxism] Committees of Correspondence's alliance with the Democrats?

[Carl Webb <carlwebb@xxxxxxxxx>]

How is an alliance with the Democrats seen as a strategic necessity
designed to combat the rise of the ultra-right?


Carl


On 7/6/05, Shane Brinton <shanebrinton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would argue that the split has roots back in the earlier Browder Vs.
> Foster controversy. Browder wanted to dissolve the party and create an
> organization that would give permanent support to Democrats, whereas
> Foster, despite his flaws, was a genuine working-class organizer that
> saw the need for an independent Communist Party.
> 
> The COC people took a similar line, while Gus Hall held that the party
> had an important roll to play in the struggle for Socialism USA.
> 
> I see the same thing happening today. While the CPUSA has a basically
> correct strategy, it is being pushed to the right by people who want
> to see an alliance with the Democrats as a permanent part of the path
> to Socialism, while others (like myself) see it as a temporary
> strategic necessity designed to combat the rise of the ultra-right.
>

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