On 12 Aug 2020 at 13:03, Louis Proyect wrote: > This article [by Cornelis van Vliet--JG] is crap. There is not a single > citation of Leon > Trotsky's Transitional Program, only characterizations.
This is the first time I've heard of Cornelis van Vliet and the Communist Platform, so I can't say much about them. But as for citations from Trotsky showing many of his errors, they are readily available to those who are willing to seriously study the experience of Trotskyism.. My own critique of Trotsky's version of the transitional program is backed by abundant citations to "The Transitional Program: The Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International" and other of Trotsky's writings. Part one of an overall critique of Trotsky's views can be found at www.communistvoice.org/30cTrotsky.thml. It is divided into subjects such as the following, and backed by numerous citations: Permanent revolution --Denigration of the democratic revolution --Trotsky versus "the revolutionary democratic dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry" --Overlooking the non-socialist revolutionary trends --The issue of the provisional revolutionary government --"Left" rhetoric leading to subordination to the bourgeoisie The transitional program --Trotskyist repudiation of the minimum program --Claiming reforms go beyond the bounds of capitalism --An inconsistent and muddled stand towards various demands and struggles --A strong element of manipulation --The problem isn't the term "transitional demand" The colonial and semi-colonial world --Nothing to say about class relation in undeveloped countries- --Ludicrous suggestions about China- --In judging wars, a mechanical rule rather than class and political criteria The hypocrisy of "military but not political support": backing reactionary regimes at war Betraying the right to self-determination --Implying the right to self-determination is outdated --Holding that independence would lead directly to socialism --Ignoring the national oppression of a number of nationalities, including the Moroccan people during the Spanish Civil War- --Seeing nothing but the struggle for independence- --Trotskyist justifications for oppressing certain nationalities Democratic struggles and the fight against fascism --Worried about taking anti-fascist struggle too seriously --Unable to fight fascism except with immediate socialist revolution --Embracing social-democracy in the name of opposing fascism --The "French turn": embracing social-democracy -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#314): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/314 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76151064/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
