Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 20:04:21 -0400
To: marxism-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
From: Charlotte Kates <ckates-AT-mosquito.com>
Subject: Re: Dump the Gingrich Gang!


Walter Daum:
>Re-electing Clinton will "thwart" right-wing efforts to grab the White House?
>As many folks have pointed out already, Clinton's program of austerity and
>imperialism is further right than Richard Nixon's when he was president.
>Electing Clinton means choosing between right-wing takeovers of the govt.
>
>The Republican newbys are pretty terrible, but part of the reason they got
>in was that Clinton betrayed so many progressive promises during his
>campaign (predictably, given which class he represents and what they were
>demanding). If the "re-elect the right-winger we've got" strategy wins,
>history suggests that two years later we'll have 73 even more right
>Republicans to contend with.

Firstly, this article doesn't deal with re-electing Clinton, but with
defeating congressional Republicans. But we aren't living in a world where
neat and easy ultra-left tactics work because they don't. Right now, our
energies need to be focused on defeating the congressional attacks on the
people. We need to look at what the results of these attacks will be--and it
is unacceptable! They must be stopped. "Pure" political action is all well
and good, but what is it doing for the working class at the end of the day?
What is it teaching about the necessity of workers' political action? What
results does it produce? Nothing! Nothing at all! Standing to the sidelines
in sectarian manner is not going to unite and rally the working class.
Defeating the republicans can and will. It can build solid fighting
organizations of the people and show concrete results of struggle, as well
as lay the basis for independent political action and improve the lives of
the people. 

>[...]
>>Read the Peoples Weekly World
>>                       Tired of the same old system?
>>                       Join the Communist Party, USA!
>
>Irony intended, I assume.
>

No. The CPUSA is actually doing something for the people. TheParty is
organizing, uniting and fighting. We are growing at a tremendous rate. Our
last convention proved that. Tell your "pure" strategies to the thousands of
workers struggling and fighting for a better society and more and more,
finding their home for struggle in the CPUSA. They know better. They know
how to fight and how to win. That is why they are with the CPUSA--that is
why thaey *are* the CPUSA. Comradely, Charlotte
>Walter Daum
>
>
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