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An Unnatural Obsession with the Spartacist League?

Posted on February 6, 2006 by @ndy

I’d love to write a more substantial piece on the Spartacist League of Australia, but despite their theoretical commitment to ‘progress’, there doesn’t appear to be much available of their history by way of the Internet. Then again, maybe this … Continue reading →

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2006 Trot Guide Update #2 // Riot Squad

Posted on January 28, 2006 by @ndy

Yes! A split! And in the Spartacist League (of Australia… & New Zealand?) no less! According to Lou: According to a May 2005 leaflet, Trotskyist Platform (TP) ‘Is a left split from the Spartacist League (SL), which had in practice … Continue reading →

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Mao More Than Ever // Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’

Posted on January 22, 2006 by @ndy

OK, well, ‘gray’ has forced me to complete my analysis of (non-mainstream) ‘left’ Marxist political parties in Australia by turning to the non-Trotskyist Marxist left. Most of these parties appear to be basically Maoist or Stalinist in orientation: all are … Continue reading →

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2006 Trot Guide Update #1

Posted on January 19, 2006 by @ndy

The 2006 Trot Guide requires a few small additions/corrections: There’s been a split! Nah, just kidding. A few points of clarification though: 1) The bloke representing the SLP in Australia would probably respond better to being called DeLeon rather than … Continue reading →

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Southern Trotskyist Death Cult?

Posted on January 15, 2006 by @ndy

Below is an extract from Dennis Tourish’s essay on leftist political cults. It concentrates on examining the organisational methodology of “a prominent British Trotskyist grouping (variously known as the Committee for a Workers International, Revolutionary Socialist League, Militant Tendency – … Continue reading →

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Kicking Against the Pricks // Independent Intavenshan

Posted on January 14, 2006 by @ndy

:: Above: a real Marxist party :: Introduction Yesterday, having re-published Freney’s expose on the SWL/SWP/DSP/Resistance, Raiders of the Left Ark, I thought it only fitting that I offer some alternative ways of organising, drawing freely from David Murray’s (“David … Continue reading →

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Raiders of the Left Ark

Posted on January 13, 2006 by @ndy

I can recall first encountering Denis Freney‘s expose on the DSP, Raiders of the Left Ark, some time around 2000. Then I thought it was a thoroughly scurrilous and highly enjoyable piece of journalism: now I think it’s only a … Continue reading →

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What’s up with the Socialist Alliance?

Posted on January 8, 2006 by @ndy

…is the question on everyone’s lips. Below is a “no-bullshit assessment” I found on sydney.indymedia. The text has been edited slightly (for reasons of clarity), but I’ll be returning to it later to add even more clarity (and possibly even … Continue reading →

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2006 Trot Guide

Posted on January 7, 2006 by @ndy

OK, it’s about that time… time for a 2006 Trot Guide! Now, exactly how many Trot groups are out there has long been a matter of speculation. Most experts, however, agree that 57 is the most likely figure. In Australia, … Continue reading →

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Lenin On Trial

Posted on January 7, 2006 by @ndy

Almost five years ago now, Lenin was placed on trial: L E N I N O N T R I A L: Condemned by History, Who Dares Defend Him? Presented by ‘NO GODS, NO MASTERS’, the Melbourne Anarchist and Autonomist … Continue reading →

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