[PEN-L:29352] Re: Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On SocialMovement History

[Jurriaan Bendien <j.bendien@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis wrote:

We have the same requirement today that existed in Russia in 1902 and
in the USA in the 70s and 80s, namely to unite scattered Marxist
circles and individuals.

If that is the case, I wonder why he isn't a member of the Fourth
International, Solidarity and dozens of other groups who argue the same
thing. The reason why those groups in the 1970s etc. failed politically was
precisely because they thought that Marxism (whatever that is conceived to
be - opinions differ strongly) had to be the basis of political unity. Most
of the groups who stopped believing this and just concentrated on effective
socialist political action have recorded strong growth, at least here in
Europe.

J.