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On 5/8/11 2:46 PM, T wrote:
Political criticisms in reply: “The argument that the Bulgarian peasant movement of 1923 led inexorably to the rise of a bourgeois nationalist regime in Venezuela today has no foundation in fact, and is complete nonsense. It contributes less than nothing to our understanding of anything. Furthermore, a bourgeois nationalist regime is worthy of defense when attacked by the U.S. Empire, and failure to make that clear serves the U.S. Empire.” This criticizes, however harshly, the argument, rather than invidiously characterizing the person, and therefore would be acceptable. Solidarity, T
As it turns out, there is no greater insult in Marxist circles than to be called a reformist. I would rather be called an asshole (and actually enjoy it, if not plead guilty of the charge) than a reformist.
I doubt that many people have read this, but I have something written up on www.marxmail.org:
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