Sabri Oncu wrote:
>
> As far as I can see, we are about to engage in the same old fight
> between reformists and revolutionaries(not necessarily
> "Marxist-Leninists"). I am sure everybody here heard enough of
> such fights, so let us leave this at that.
>
Whether the fight takes that form or not depends (or should depend) on
given historical conditions. If we are talking about the U.S. I believe
the divide _at this time_ is between those whose hopes reside in a mass
movement (whether they think in terms of reform or revolution) and those
whose hopes reside in "reforming" or "persuading" various power centers
(The Democratic Party, the U.S. Ruling Class, the Central Committee of
the Chinese Communist Party, the Labour Party) to do good things. The
conflict between "reform" and "revolution" will remain, but it can be
put on the back burner as it were. To see the havoc putting that
conflict first does, subscribe to the AUT list. To see the havoc that
the hope to transform power centers does, just keep on reading the
poster you are responding to.
Carrol
