Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:54:57 +1100
Subject: Re: AUT: Left Greens on Chavez
From: Thiago Oppermann <difference_3ngine-AT-yahoo.com.br>


On 10/12/2004 5:33 AM, "Peter Jovanovic" <peterzoran-AT-hotmail.com> wrote:

>> IMO, this really makes my point, but judge for yourselves...
>> 
>> VENEZUELA: An unfolding revolution
>> 
>> The following is based on a report by Stuart Munckton that was adopted
>> by the national committee of the Democratic Socialist Perspective, an
>> affiliate of the Socialist Alliance, on November 7.
> 
> I knew comrade Munckton a bit when I was at uni. A pathetic geek in a
> cult-like party whose members are sad examples of humanity even by the low
> standards of Trot hacks.
> 
> The DSP aren't Left Greens - they are descended organisationally from the US
> Socialist Workers Party but broke with them and Trotskyism in 86. They
> distinguish themselves in the Australian left marketplace by cheerleading
> for Cuba, Chavez and various minor Asian Stalinoid/Mao-oid rackets.
> 
> Peter
> 

In the opening of the Before Night Falls, they stood outside distributing
pamphlets like a bunch of christian fundamentalists; in a Dr. Evil sort of
twist they had their queer batallion do the leafleting. It's hard to think
of anything good to say about them. John Pilger did promos for their paper
back when there was a community TV station in Sydney.  Puke!


Thiago



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