IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Hypocrisy of support

Socialist Challenge No. 79, 18 January 1979 · p. 14 of the scan · 289 words

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page 14 of the scan

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fight IN HIS article 'How socialists see the for black liberation' November) Colin Talbot argues that 'an explicitly gramme would hinder rather than anti-capitalist nelp a united black movement embracing all political currents within the black masses', and that the political basis of the black movement should be simply an anti-racist one. He goes on to say that revolutionaries must give "full support' to black organisations like BASH.

Comparing these statements about the black movement with Socialist Challenge's attitude to the liberation movement in Ireland, I am struck by the hypocrisy involved. For while Socialist Challenge says it supports self-determination TOT -une people, it does not give full support to the movement leading the struggle, the Provisional Republican movement, arguing that it is not THE LENGTH of letters printed will usually be kept down to 400 words in order to encourage as wide a range of contributions as possible. All letters may be cut at the Editor's discretion. Unsigned letters will not normally be published, although we will withhold real names from publication Centre, Thursdays -SC Saturday, 2-3.30pn eries. details.

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