File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/97-03-06.201, message 18


Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 09:18:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Louis N Proyect <lnp3-AT-columbia.edu>
Subject: M-I: Reply to Walter Daum


On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, Walter Daum wrote:

> 
> Louis appears to have imbibed the spirit of his Stalinist allies on
> the list who labeled Paul a reactionary on the basis of his stated
> opposition to the Stalinist counterrevolution. And then he launches
> into another one of his tiresome personalistic tirades, which do so
> much to discourage serious discussion.
> 

Louis: Glad you can find time to come to Zarembka's defense, Walter. Now
could you find some time to engage me on the organizational question I
raised the other day? 

I regard you as a serious political figure, while I am a mere clown given
to emotional tirades. So I hope you are not above having a discussion with
me. 

I have labeled your party-building model a Zinovievist cariacature of
Lenin's Bolshevik Party. You, by implication, are the Lenin and Trotsky of
today in your own eyes since you stand at the head of the nucleus of a
vanguard party. The nucleus exists in the form of your politically correct
program. All that needs to be done is to add material and that
eensy-teensy group of Marxist intellectuals will be in a position to
topple US capitalism. 

This model is complete bullshit, isn't it. Oh, excuse me. I meant to say
"complete nonsense." This would be a swell debate. I can never find a
"Marxist-Leninist" willing to examine this whole question with me. Pretty
please, won't you step forward. I promise to be a gentleman.



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