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I think it's incumbent on Louis, or someone agreeing with him, to explain why they think Eric Toussaint's proposals at the link are impractical - and why they wouldn't be useful as transitional measures (i.e. measures drawing the masses into action): http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article4338 p.s. I'm not sure what the excerpt from Lenin's "On Cooperatives" about drawing in small peasants is trying to prove; months ago I cited this essay as evidence for the plausibility of socialism (as a holding measure of course for more revolutions). On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Louis Proyect via Marxism < marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > After an extended period of relative quiescence in which the North Star > editorial board has been continuing to assess the progress (or lack > thereof) toward the creation of radical, nonsectarian formations on the > left, we hope to begin publishing relevant content again. To some extent, > this is an unavoidable task since the defeats in Greece and Venezuela of > such parties has led to widespread discussion of whether they were oversold > to begin with. > > While the emphasis for people who believe in the North Star type approach > has always been on organizational questions (what Lenin really meant, > etc.), there is no avoiding the programmatic aspects of both Syriza and the > Bolivarian revolution. In the first case you are dealing with a party that > ostensibly refused to live up to its promises. With Venezuela, the issue > might be one of whether the ruling party could have done anything to stay > in power given the dire economic situation triggered by falling oil prices. > > full: http://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=12407 > _________________________________________________________ > Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm > Set your options at: > http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/acpollack2%40gmail.com > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
