From: glevy-AT-acnet.pratt.edu
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 16:22:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Vanguardism and 2 Clarifictions to Hugh


Carlos wrote:
> 
>     5. The characterization of Argentina as "the center of world        
>     revolution" and the MAS as "the beacon of world revolution".  These
>     characterization were not only arrogant, they were profoundly wrong
>     and of a nationalist character.

So far, OK.
 
>     I remember writting "the movement of a finger of the Soviet         
>     proletariat will have the importance of 100 revolutions in
>     Argentina" and being scorned by some members of the MAS leadership
>     as anti-argentinean (This was in 1987).

Hummm... Don't you think that the following equation bends the stick just 
a little too far in the opposite direction?:

1 finger movement of Soviet proletariat = 100 Argentinian revolutions  (1)

Equation (1) seems somewhat erroneous in retrospect. Would you not agree?

Jerry


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