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Resistance : Another one bites the dust

Posted on May 22, 2008 by @ndy

Following the purge of several dozen (that is, all) members of the Leninist Party Faction (LPF) from the Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP), and the expulsion of James Crafti from the Melbourne branch of Resistance, comes news of the expulsion of … Continue reading →

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MSN/W&CF/DA/CLASS on DSP/SA versus LPF // also ASAP versus ASPN

Posted on May 21, 2008 by @ndy

Local Marxists and former members of the DSP Roberto and Jorge Jorquera provide their analysis of the recent history of the Democratic Socialist Perspective. Both left the DSP in 2006, and went on to form the ‘Marxist Solidarity Network’ (MSN). … Continue reading →

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Get thee behind me Lenin! Resistance/DSP expels a Melbourne member

Posted on May 18, 2008 by @ndy

The ding-dong battle between the now-rival Leninist groupsucules the DSP (Democratic Socialist Perspective aka Socialist Alliance) and the LPF (Leninist Party Faction) continues, with accusation and counter-accusation flying thick and fast. Well, kinda. In reality, once the purged faction finishes … Continue reading →

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Leninist Party Faction vs. Democratic Socialist Party Perspective Alliance

Posted on May 14, 2008 by @ndy

Update : For Bolsheviks, notes Trotsky, “there can be no contradiction between personal morality and the interests of the party, since the party embodies in his consciousness the very highest tasks and aims of mankind”. “DURING AN EPOCH OF triumphant … Continue reading →

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Trot Guide 2008 : Introducing the Leninist Party Faction

Posted on May 12, 2008 by @ndy

More blah : Paul Norton, Are you obsessed with sects?, Larvatus Prodeo | Zounds! DSP National Executive statement on LPF split (wave of kaffiyeh to Ed Lewis): “On Tuesday May 13, the DSP National Executive recognized that this split had … Continue reading →

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Victory for Dick in Londinium

Posted on May 4, 2008 by @ndy

British National Party member Richard Barnbrook has been elected to the London Assembly. He gave a great, drunken acceptance speech. Barnbrook received 69,710 votes for Mayor, while on the (far) left, the Socialist Workers Party‘s candidate, Lindsay German, got a … Continue reading →

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Further Adventures in Trotville

Posted on May 4, 2008 by @ndy

Australia The recent amalgamation of the International Socialist Organisation, Socialist Action Group, and Solidarity, to form a new Trotskyist organisation, Solidarity, presumably bubbles along in the background… somewhere. Unfortunately, three months later, while the ISO’s site hasn’t been updated (and … Continue reading →

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Telos

Posted on April 6, 2008 by @ndy

Telos got another # (142, Spring 2008, Culture and Politics in Carl Schmitt) All About Schmitt. Joseph Goebbels, June 1934: “If we had relied upon those suave cavaliers, Germany would have been lost. These circles sitting in armchairs in their … Continue reading →

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How To Make Trouble & Influence People

Posted on March 19, 2008 by @ndy

‘Sweet’ and ‘choice’: Breakdown Press is bringing out a new edition of How To Make Trouble And Influence People, a hugely entertaining compilation of contemporary and historical accounts of political mischief and trouble making, piss taking, and general monkey business. … Continue reading →

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Pssst. Wanna Manifesto? Awesome new front group for LM

Posted on March 5, 2008 by @ndy

For a dead parrot, the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) continues to display a great deal of life; the bizarros gotta new front group: Manifesto Club. It joins: 1) Africa Direct — genocide? What genocide? (defunct); *Association of British Drivers — … Continue reading →

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