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the Multi-tendency

Posted by: GERARD, ALSO A CITIZEN ( Multi-tendency Socialists, N. Ireland ) on November 27, 1997 at 13:33:34:

In Reply to: Socialists Write Here Now! posted by Comrade Green on November 27, 1997 at 10:37:56:

: Hello--could all of my fellow socialist comrades respond to this and explain your views on socialism (what you think it is, what a socialist society would be like, how to abolish capitalism, etc...). Because I really feel as though we socialists have to start communicating with each other--because if we don't unite, how will we ever be able to combat this capitalism? So please start responding to this message and let's get on with the movement!!!!!

: Your Comrade Thanks You!

REVOLUTIONARY GREETINGS COMRADE GREEN

I am glad to hear from an uncompromising socialist for once, if you check out the sections wrote by Everret Citizen or the other 'Wobblies' they have some very socialist views.

I am a member of a student group the Multi-tendency that accepts that to date socialism has failed because of a lack of clarity and devision. We are commited to uniting all the theories of the left Lenin, Trotsky, Gramsci, Che Guevara and contemporaries such as Noam Chomsky.

Each of these have important points to contribute but in their 'pure' have caused nothing but arguement on the left, laughter on the right and failure in the long run.

Abolish private property (With the exception of things like your T-shirt or whatever)
Internalise trade(preventing expansion, downsizing and 3rd world exploitation)
Work towards abolish of brand names and consumerism (through stigmatisation, and the development of one brand programs e.g. you only real need one washing powder)
POPULARISATION OF SOCIALISM AND DESTRUCTION OF APATHY (education of the sheep thinkers)
Expand and make efficient a public sector until it replaces the private.National Health Service and Public Transport.Nationalise fast food.
Extend citizenship to encourage participative democracy and POWER TO THE PEOPLE, transforming the state into an administrative body.
Address environmental concerns and loegalisation is controlled substances.

Hope that has given you something to think about Comrade Green.


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