David S., I don't think it's so clear as it used to be. I've drifted from my old SWP/LTF days as opposition to armed struggle as we debated it in the 1970s and, as people practiced it, had different results that we expected. I think there is no *easy* answer to you question and generally... "generally" ... the answer would be no, it's not a viable substitute.
But what if we look at Nepal, where in fact the Nepalese Maoists were able to use their version of prolonged peoples war too *intersect* and even develop that "mass consciousness"? What then? This is in a way what happened in Nicaragua with the FSLN and, certainly, with the July 26th Movement, in Cuba. It happens. Which is why there is no easy answer. David W. ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
