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From: cbcox-AT-rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Carrol Cox)
Subject: M-I: What have Trotskyists accomplished?
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:21:59 -0500 (CDT)


Doug writes:

> Aside from the Mpls general strike, just what are the positive achievements
> of Trotskyism over the years?
> 
> Doug

While their sectarianism (like everyone else's at the time) eventually
damaged the anti-war movement, the SWP *was* the first organized
group in the anti-war effort to simplify our demand to "Get out
now!" As long as the anti-war movement made complex policy rec-
commendations instead of demanding "Stop!" it was sticky to
organize. And the SWP did contribute to that. I don't know of
any other achievements during my time anyhow.

Carrol




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