SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

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Socialist Action No. 69, 14 September 1984 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 134 words

The scan: 069-sep-14-1984-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 9 of the scan

But the priority task is to support the disarming and overthrow of the latter forces by the working class, to support all resistance by this class to ferocious oppression ploitation of the totalitarian regime.

My basic disagreement with Macdonald is that he inverts the priorities what should be presented as a priority task is relegated by him to the level of the last task -more is formulated in the vaguest possible way: 'the left (he states) must maintain its ideological debate and struggle against bureaucratic models of socialism'. Thus in calling for resistance to the Allanucists in le western workers peace movement makes concessions to Stalinist tendencies. he counterposes one 'campism' to another.

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page 10 of the scan

Socialist Action 14 September 1984

← Against the Stalinist gangReject NATO to defend →

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