File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1996/96-11-09.204, message 105


From: "Luciano Dondero" <dond001-AT-IT.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 09:55:14 +0000
Subject: Re: M-I: Dondero's doc-part 3


On Tue, 29 Oct 96 12:17  Adam Rose <adam-AT-pmel.com> wrote:

> The gist of what I want to say about this document can probably
> be summarised as "Yes, but what about the class struggle ?".
> 
> There seem to me to be 5 central questions :
> 
> 1. What about the National Alliance ?
> 2. What about the Northern League ?
> 3. What is our attitude to the Olive Tree government ?
> 4. What should our attitude be to the trade union leaders
> who support the PDS ?
> 5. What should our attitude be to the trade union leaders
> who support the PRC ?
> 
> Dondero anwered (3), but not the others.

First of all, sorry for the delay in replying (we are a bit busy here 
with the local congresses of the PRC).

The reasons the attitude toward the current Olive Tree govt takes so 
much space in my text has to do with the fact that this is the main 
issue in dispute within the PRC right now, and also the key problem 
facing any working-class militant.

But you are right that it is also crucial to develop an analysis and 
to formulate programmatical and  practical positions regarding the 
right-wing(s) and the TU leaders.

In my opinion, however, all of these issues have to be tackled within 
the context of a policy of United front that the PRC should adopt 
toward the PDS. Insofar as the left-wing of the PRC is unable to 
pursue this line and argue within the party for this, anything it 
says and does is ineffective, to say the least.

The (former) fascists of AN (National Alliance) and the right-wingers 
of the Lega (Northern League) can be countered by a massive 
working-class mobilisation. 

But one has to be aware of the fact that 
the Lega has today the largest working-class membership of any party 
in the industrial North of Italy -- though, less than the PDS and the 
PRC together. 

And also that AN is busily growing among the unemplyed in the South 
of Italy.

Which is why two things are needed: the PRC must be able to offer a 
left-wing opposition to the government, and it must find a road 
toward the workers that support the PDS (hence, the govt).

The only way this can be done is by combining a hard, principled (but 
very concrete and practical) line of opposing any measure that goes 
against the interests of the working people -- and conversely, 
supporting every struggle and demand in their favor -- with an 
approach that can make inroads among the PDS ranks.

Today there are two demonstrations in Italy, one called by the 
right-wing Polo (AN, Forza Italia and assorted former Christian 
Democrats) in Roma, and one called by Rifondazione comunista in 
Napoli. Stay tuned.
-- Luciano Dondero -- 


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