"nonsectarian party-building"

[Jim Devine]

[was: [PEN-L:9519] Re: Re: Socialism & American Workers (was Re: 
ergonomics, etc.)]

>1. The left has to develop a nonsectarian party-building model. It is not
>sufficient to work for socialism unless the "Leninist" model is dispensed
>with.

In my experience, the phrase "nonsectarian party-building" is an oxymoron. 
I'm all in favor of having leftist/socialist organizations, but the 
emphasis has to be on building the _popular movement_, not the party. The 
party has to be a means to that end, not an end in itself.

Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine