Hugh
Thank you. I apologies for the mistake you are right I clearly did
mean 'State Capitalism' as neil had described it in his original
message.
I don't agree with the Trotskyist position because I am not a
Trotskyist. I think that had the USSR followed Trotsky it would have
been defeated
John W wrote:
>I do not agree with the trotskyist position, I think that they were
>(and some still are Socialist countries), but it would be wrong to
>accuse them of supporting 'State Socialism' without giving some
>examples.
If this isn't a misprint for "State Capitalism", then there's somethi
> Trotskyism never defended the Stalinist regimes of these degenerated
> (USSR), revolutionary but deformed (Yugoslavia, Vietnam, China, Cuba) and
> deformed workers states. It characterized them as counter-revolutionary
> regimes and the implacable enemies of the world working class. Which has
>
Dear Neil,
One doesn't have to believe that Yugo, China and Russia are 'Worker's
States' to know that a scramble for the ex-communist states is being
mounted by imperialism. And that the further advances of capital into
these countries is not in the interests of the working class
internationa
>Neil throws a turnip:
>
>>Trotskyisms shameless defense of state capitalism...,
>etc
>
>Shume mishtake shurely- or does anyone else, apart from Trots, indulge in
>this befuddled conceit?
>
>Russ
What befuddled conceit? State capitalism or the idea of degenerated and
deformed workers states?
T