Archive for December 15th, 2012
In Australia Socialist Alternative’s Conference votes for unity with the Revolutionary Socialist Party
Posted by John, December 15th, 2012 - under Revolutionary Socialist Party, Socialist Alternative, Unity.
Comments: 10
By a margin of 81 for to 2 against, delegates endorsed the National Executive’s proposal to fuse with the Revolutionary Socialist Party. The motion to endorse the fusion read:
“Conference supports merging with the RSP and empowers the NE to carry through the merger.
“The basis for unity is agreement on a socialist program for Australia today: for revolution; for a Marxist party; against imperialism; against all forms of oppression; against the capitalist state and for workers’ power.”
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More threats
Posted by John, December 15th, 2012 - under Threats.
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As some of you may know I have been censoring the posts of a serial pest who makes anti-Muslim and racist comments and has in the past threatened me. He has posted again saying that the next time he is in my area – he names my street – he’ll ‘drop in to say g’day’. Clearly […]
Saturday’s socialist speak out
Posted by John, December 15th, 2012 - under Saturday's socialist speak out.
Comments: 4
I must say that I support for example calls for the nationalisation of mines and banks even under capitalism. That is not to abandon revolution, in my case anyway, but to recognise we need to find ways to relate to the working class. The debate here is partly about how to win some sort of hearing among workers and has echoes of transitional demands. While I do think revolutionaries need to be upfront about being revolutionaries, it seems to me some demands are going to have to intersect with workers’ gut political responses in the here and now – privatisation for example means lower wages and less jobs and poorer products and services – and doing that may help win an audience, albeit a small one in the current climate, for or even to revolutionary socialist ideas.