[PEN-L:28351] Re: Re: Re: reformism

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think anybody believes that "calling for socialism" is
constructive.  Most people don't want what they think socialism is.

Organizing for change is very difficult to do well.  It means that the
organizers must find a way to articulate the progressive demands of people
and use that success to create a dialogue between themselves and the
people.

Much of the discussion about reform revolves around a dialogue with those
who hold the reins of power.

On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 07:36:55AM +0100, Chris Burford wrote:
>
> Indeed. Very tricky. But if we just call for socialism, we may miss the
> opportunities
> a) to win the battle of democracy when capitalism off balance
> b) fail to drive home its weakness in effective agitational rather than
> general propagandist terms
> c) fail to see the opportunities in the contradictions between different
> sections of capital,  to press structural changes which can be built on later.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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