I don't even know what these labels mean any more. Do you mean that he's not really opposed to capitalism, he just wants a nicer version if it, while you are realy really opposed to it, but not in the bad marxist-Leninist way? This sort of sterile chitchat is part of why I don't thing it's useful to use the old labels. The glue is worn off and they won't stick; they don't tell us anything useful. Leo will certainly tell you that he is utterly opposed to capitalism and considers himself to be a pretty classical Marxist (whatever that means). I think that it is more useful and explanatory to talk about concrete views and arguments than to try to find the right magic words. jks
Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Isn't that a fairly common position among activists and scholars in the
>Marxist tradition who favor a non-sectarian and non-dogmatic approach?
>
>Chris Burford
To put it succinctly as possible, Leo Panitch is a left social
democrat--sort of like Tony Benn. That is not really a bad thing, but it is
not what I and other people trying to reconstruct the revolutionary
movement are up to. The key for me is to reject the counter-productive
"Marxist-Leninist" model, while retaining the kernel of what Lenin was
trying to do.
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