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Subject: [WSM_Forum] Re: A query on U.S. Socialism
Hi Michael
You are not alone in recommending closer collaboration between
different groups within our sector - although I would hesitate to
include any group that envisages any kind role for a state in the
future society, in our sector. Cooperation should be predicated on
the understanding that we are working towards a society in which
there is neither a state nor a market - the tweedledum and tweedledee
of global capitalism
The groups that fall within this sector are diverse and many. It is
clear to me that none can claim a monopoly on the truth and that
there is unlikely to be just one particular right approach to
realising a non-market non-statist future. We need to begin to think
in terms of a pluralistic model of social transformation in which
different approaches are seen as complementary rather than competing
The WSM's own approach of "abstract propagandism" coupled with
electoralism certainly has an important role to play in all this but
clearly it is only one peice of a much larger jigsaw. If the WSM did
have all the answers then clearly it would be a very much larger
organisation than it is and we would be far closer to socialism than
we are. As it is. after nearly 100 years of existence it is fair to
say the organisation is barely managing to survive . Which is a great
pity given the enormous amount of effort its members have devoted to
the organisation in the past.
I and others in the World in Common group would very much like to see
closer cooperation between the WSM and other groups in our sector.
Of course there are important differences between these groups but
even more important are the commonalities that we share. This is
something we can all imaginatively build upon given the will to do so.
However I do not consider it is remotely plausible or even desirable
for everyone in our sector to constitute themselves into one single
organisational entity. Even if this were formed it would very soon
succumb to demoralising schisms. A much preferable approach is a
federalistic one which allows for theoretical and practical
differences between groups and yet faciliates a degree of cooperation
between them that is presently barely in evidence
At the end of the day if we don't learn to extend the hand of
friendship and solidarity to others in our sector we will remain as
we are - a small and ineffectual movement wracked by tribalistic and
sectarian infighting.
For a world in common
Best regards
Robin
World in Common group
FORUM: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldincommon/
