heartened to read Lar Gardner's letter The Ghosts of the Dead' response to John Ross's article 'Crisis (14 SColCiCs. ofibe Far Left in Europe', It raises a number of important questions that need to be discussed.
Carl takes John to task for uncritically COHLTDUAE "dlassical Marxism" of the Fourti International to the political maddle put forward by the European Tar lett oi the "60s. John is obviously right that, ngainst these other currents, the Fl's direct and organic links with the revolutionary practice of Lenin and Trotsky chable us to base ourselves on vital gains in revolutionary theory and like Lenin's organisation' The tactics of the united front and transiticase deman the Phased understanding that to gain the active support of the working fundamentally a political task, widning them decisively away from the ideas they 'spontaneously at in capitalist sociery (which take many political forms, incioding trade unionism and reformiam).
We in the Fl. however, cannot simply rest on our laurels.
NORTH WEST WARRINGTON Socislist Challe For and would uke to pinase oomsel Chiis (273 5967)
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be contacsed alfices Tei ber Boeianer Chatil le Manchesiwr Sociarist Ballsi Challenp Socialist Challenge 28 September 1978 puge 14 Iself momeut to join a leit group.
Ali accuses some socialists of hon. ne larly towards ils own sexism.
the existence *theory of for example, Leninist 43.3I tas o8 forward.
arrive the motives of non-aligned thinkiog of are mainly men.
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