tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post6819656159204114186..comments2024-03-05T21:04:43.133-05:00Comments on The Cahokian: Me and the Chairman, Part 2ishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-14803686712923608142010-04-06T17:47:55.283-04:002010-04-06T17:47:55.283-04:00I'm Ghandi!
"Ghandi
His philosophy of no...I'm Ghandi!<br /><br />"Ghandi<br />His philosophy of nonviolence and his passion for independence began a drive for freedom that doomed colonialism."<br /><br />Though it has been argued he was okay with british colonialism. I dunnoJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223879013564312871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-2962491407296554422010-04-06T13:55:26.250-04:002010-04-06T13:55:26.250-04:00Well I guess the finer points of Trotsky vs. Stali...Well I guess the finer points of Trotsky vs. Stalin are beyond Facebook quiz writers: usually the rep Trotsky has is for being superrrr rrrrevolutionary in a misunderstood way.<br /><br />You know my last left group--the once-Trotskyist RSL--disbanded and helped found an anarchist group, Love and Rage. I wasn't around for that at all, but apparently when Love and Rage in turn dissolved, a large faction of them became Maoists. I don't know if any of the RSLers went along for the Maoism, but still, an odd trajectory, eh?ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-59195570832724179602010-04-06T13:43:06.801-04:002010-04-06T13:43:06.801-04:00I got Zapata. I can live with that. When I took &q...I got Zapata. I can live with that. When I took "What social theorist are you?" I got Bell Hooks. Bell Hooks is alright too. However, when I took "What kind of communist are you?" I gave absolutely orthodox Trotskyist answers to every question and got, "You are a Stalinist". Maybe my Trotskyism chops aren't what they used to be. Not sure what it means to be a Stalinist anymore. In light of recent developments many old line Stalinists are reconsidering their history. My friend, Jim Hurd, was a life long Trot. He was something like a religious seeker. His life was a pilgrimage through various left groups starting with the YSA. Just before his death he joined the CP. He had a reasonable explanation and I couldn't really fault his decision. What was I going to do? Scream at him about the Stalin/Hitler pact?Your driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406948739451124566noreply@blogger.com