Chris B wrote:
> The Chinese Communist Party
> described the political system from 1949 as "New Democracy".
As Mao described in a pamphlet called "On New Democracy", the CCP called
at the time for a political alliance with the bourgeoisie and the
peasantry in the context of a capitalist economy. There was only one
problem with their plan (other than the fact that it was class
collaborationist): the national bourgeoisie didn't support such an
alliance.
Of course, "On New Democracy" was an extension of the Stalinist two-step
theory of revolution whereby in semi-colonial countries first you have a
bourgeois revolution that builds capitalism and -- at some distant point
in the future -- you (allegedly) support a revolution to build socialism.
Support for such theory and policies today demonstrates that Stalinism is
alive and well in the hearts of a handfull of intellectuals (especially
some "Marxists" on the Net.)
Rob writes:
> If Doug does, he'd kindly do it off-list.
A *very* mild rebuke directed at Doug. On the other hand, ...
> Louis isn't on Thaxis, Jerry.> And we don't want to hear ANY more
> about it. Ever. Okay?
If you think that we on thaxis should treat him as if he doesn't exist and
never has existed, then I would be supportive of such a decision.
But, that means that his name isn't mentioned on thaxis either positively
or negatively.
Nuff said.
Russ asked about the "socially excluded" in NY.
The squatters' movement in NYC has been relatively quiet since June. This
is due to a number of factors:
1) the eviction of the "Dos Blocos" squat in June. At the time it was the
largest squat in the Lower East Side and the eviction represented a major
defeat.
2) perhaps surprisingly, no other squats have come under immediate threat
of eviction since.
3) the related struggle for community gardens has quieted a lot due to the
purchases by Bette Midler.
I'm afraid that if one looks at the squatters movement in NYC, there is a
long-term downward trend. This downward spiral began even before the
closing of Tompkins Square Park in 1991 and continued with the eviction of
the "Dinkinsville" homeless encampment, Glass House, the 5 squats on 13th
St, the 5th St squat, and now Dos Blocos and the garden next to it where
community activists and others congregated.
I described all of the above struggles at various times on different
lists.
Jerry
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