Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 09:00:49 -0400 From: TimW333521-AT-aol.com Subject: Re: "loons in RCP" I have been following this thread on the RCP with interest. I believe the central problem with a group like the RCP is that they have withdrawn into a little cult. This is why they prefer to sell papers while waving large red flags and taking an essentially "full progam" approach of advocating revolution without any intermediate steps. Such groups, in my opinion, are harmful to the health of the left and should not be looked upon in a condescendingly friendly way. In power they lead to the purges of Stalin, the death marches of Pol Pot, and the genocide of Hitler. In any event I would like very much to get into contact with any former members of the RCP or other Maoist groups who would like to be interviewed about their experiences. I am working on a book on political cults which will cover LaRouche, the New Alliance Party, as well as various Trotskyist groups. Having an intimate experience with cult building (Trot variety) I approach the subject with some knowledge and, hopefully, little if any axe to grind. My point is not to single out Maoists as such, or to evaluate Mao's contributions -- plus and minus -- but to confront the phenonema of personalist groupings which dominate and totally absorb the members and then exploit same. So I need HELP! --- from list marxism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- ------------------
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