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From: Gary MacLennan >. Part of the reason why we do not have a British SYRIZA is because we have a >British SWP. This reminds me of the really interesting thing about SYRIZA - it exists despite the opposition of the KKE. The existence of the KKE is one of the obvious differences between Greece and Britain (and Australia). There's nothing even remotely like it in the UK. And it's the KKE, *not* the SWP that is the epitome of Zinovievism, and the related sectarianism. I would almost go so far as to say that Zinovievism doesn't really exist in Britain! Almost, because I'd be trolling, but there is a little bit of truth there. The SWP, like all the groups on the Australian left, is only a big fish because the pond is so tiny. But I agree with Nick Fredman when he noted, "To tie this to the first point, I think in the absence of mass struggles that make a new party more obvious, "narrow" change in socialist groups, and "narrow" regroupment is a lot better than nothing, might be the most appropriate and realistic thing to do, and might lead to a better basis for future growth." And that's why the struggle of the SWP oppositionists (both those now outside and those still in) is important, and that's why the unification between Socialist Alternative and the RSP in Australia is important too. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
