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Well, not just Trotsky, but Lenin as well...in fact, while Trotsky's position on this has almost nothing to do with "Trotskyism" (the connection is totally lame on our Moderator's part...especially, as he failed to point out, that this was Pierre Broue, Trotskyist Sovietologist extrordinaire we are talking about) it was Lenin who took no active defense of Levi as Broue notes *later* in the book, also supported this decision and while making no big speech about it as Trotskyi did, was far *more* responsible than Trotsky ever was for this purge as well as other events in Germany. It should be noted (as Broue does) Levi made it very difficult for others to defend him with his..."lifestyle" issues and romping around Europe as he did. Broue, it should be noted, and rightfully in my opinion, goes out of his way to defend what Levi stood for with detailed documentation of his actual positions. Basically, Levi *understood* where the revolution was at better than anyone else and knew the tactics with which the KDP could of come to leadership against the ultra-lefts and left-centrists. Broue's arguments are revealing, telling and ultimately quite sad, as the course of Levi, like that of the German revolution was, like the Spanish Revolution 13 years later, a "could of" moment for the world revolution. Like the Moderator, I highly recommend this book. D. Walters ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
