Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 10:24:14 -0500 (EST) From: Louis N Proyect <lnp3-AT-columbia.edu> Subject: M-I: "The Flaming Path" (lnp3 post #1) On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Gerald Levy wrote: > > a) on m1, the predecessor, of m-int, the most tangible, concrete > result of list discussions was the "Flaming Path." > Louis: Dr. Levy makes a very important point here. One of the great breakthroughs on these Spoons lists has actually been a growing understanding of the Peruvian revolution. Adolfo Olaechea braved the hostility of many flame-throwers like Dr. Levy and others whose hatred for Maoism far exceeded their hatred for the imperialist bourgeoisie. This hatred was so extreme that they felt the necessity to go set up their own list where they wouldn't have to be exposed to the horrors of "People's War" supporters. What the rest of us learned, however, is that the Peruvian CP has nothing to do with "Pol Pot-ism". Adolfo himself was the main factor in this by putting forward a vigorous and legitimate Marxism. I may disagree with him on historical questions, but I certainly identify with him on the main lines of the contemporary class struggle. The integration into the list of Maoist comrades like Sid Chatterjee, Adolfo, and comrades with their own eclectic (!) brand of politics like Louis Godena is nothing to be sneered at. The political consequences of this can be very positive. For example, there are Turkish comrades on the list who tend to have the sort of generic Marxism that many of us support, while there are a number of Europeans on the list who are connected politically with the powerful Maoist current in Turkey. My hopes is that the spirit of camaraderie that prevails on this list will eventually be reflected in the Turkish left politics. Dr. Levy's problem is that he hates this camaraderie since it mostly based on the mutual respect of vulgar, unlettered wage earners and graduate students who put CLASS above the CLASSROOM. --- from list marxism-international-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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