Wow, Tahir, you have combined 'state capitalist' theory with '2 stages theory'! You know, with a life time passed as a socialist, I don't think I have ever seen it done before. My respect goes to you for being an original. <What it soon mutated into was a kind of bureaucratic "state capitalist" formation, which with a great degree of success, and coercion, completed the capitalist transformation of Russia. (There is so much more that still needs to be said on that subject.)> .....and later..... <1. Only where the direct, head-on struggle against capitalism is possible can the end to class society (and by implication imperialism) be brought a little nearer in time. I presume I don't need to spell out what this means - but basically I am speaking about insurrection. 2. It IS necessary to point out that this is not possible in all places and times. In some contexts the working class and the revolutionary people need instead to fight for bourgeois democratic freedoms, better working conditions and the strengthening of civil organisations that are beneficial to the people. This situation is typical of countries that are backward in those particular respects. The point of this is not reform but strengthening of the conditions that are necessary for socialism.> What makes this combination so unique, is that the theorizing that The Soviet Union was a new form of capitalism called 'State Capitalism' was done in revulsion to the theories of Stalin. Foremost among them, was his '2 stage theory' of revolution, where he basicaly decide to cal a halt to notions of leading a world revolution, but decided to make a supposedrevolution wrapped around Russian nationalism. Tahir again..... <But they don't form parts of a whole, except as antagonistic opposites. "Socialism can only be reached by national struggle" is a dogmatic formula that has never been proven in practice once.> Of course not, Russia and China don't count in your book as successes, they were only 'state capitalism'. The Russian Revolution was a national struggle, just as the Chinese Revolution was. Russian imperialism was considered to be the beggar imperialism, even before they entered the war. With the defeat of Russia in World War One, Russia was essentially thrown into being a part of the Third World. The Bolshevics led a national struggle for self determination COMBINED with a socialist revolution. What happened SUBSEQUENTLY, does not dilute the example of their success, Tahir. Tony _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
