From: "Peter Jovanovic" <peterzoran-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: AUT: SWP on Negri
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:51:45 +1000


hi all

just skimmed through the latest issue, #92, of the UK SWP's 'International 
Socialism' which contains a critique of Negri by leading commissar Alex 
Callinicos. there is also an OK account of the Genoa protests and their one 
previous article on 'autonomism' from way back in 1980. a few points on 
Callinicos. he accuses the Black Bloc and Tute Bianche of substitutionism. 
'what was that you said pot?' :)
he also seems to think that Negri is the dominant influence on autonomists 
obviously unaware of the considerable criticism of 'Empire' in particular 
offered on this list. given that he thanks Aut-Op-Sy subscriber Sebastian 
Bugden for his help with the article he might have been aware of these 
criticisms. still i suppose it's easier to attack Negri's autonomism than 
the sounder versions put forward by Harry Cleaver or Midnight Notes.

also interesting to see that the focus of ISO/SWP criticism of 'ultra-left 
deviationism' has changed from anarchism to autonomism. to whoever (commie00 
perhaps?) was planning to write "Right-Wing Communism: A Capitalist 
Disorder" it can't come soon enough comrade.

International Socialism can be found on the web, along with much other 
quality ISO/SWP writing, at www.lpi.org.uk but #92 isn't up yet.

Callinicos' article no doubt deserves a much fuller critique but 
unfortunately i don't have the expertise to do it.

peter


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