Re: [Marxism] The fight in the SWP, conclusion (What kind of party we need)

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

>So what do we really need, right now, in the real world?  And where
>does a party fit into that?
>
>ML

Well, in the U.S., you need a party more or less like what the Green 
Party original charter was about:

1. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY
Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their 
lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will 
work to increase public participation at every level of government 
and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable 
to the people who elect them. We will also work to create new types 
of political organizations which expand the process of participatory 
democracy by directly including citizens in the decision-making process.

2. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
All persons should have the rights and opportunity to benefit equally 
from the resources afforded us by society and the environment. We 
must consciously confront in ourselves, our organizations, and 
society at large, barriers such as racism and class oppression, 
sexism and homophobia, ageism and disability, which act to deny fair 
treatment and equal justice under the law.

full: http://www.gp.org/tenkey.shtml

And within such a party, Marxists will function as a loyal minority.

As James P. Cannon once said, the art of politics is knowing what to 
do next. In 2000 the Green Party was what to do next. Unfortunately 
something else along those lines is needed now since the party was 
destroyed by DP supporters like Ted Glick, Medea Benjamin et al. 


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