[Edited Message Follows] Why start from scratch when there are already communist and socialist parties in existence? None may be perfect but nether will anything new. Better to join and work to make better the Communist Party (CPUSA) or the Socialist Party. Factionalism and sectarianism have always held us back. Time we unite and settle our differences after the revolution. Beyond Marxist parties there is a movement for a broad left "People's Party."
My favorite paragraph from this article and maybe the most important lessons we can learn: " Another would be taking seriously the moral dimensions of Fidelismo’s contribution to Marxism. In stark contrast with both Stalin’s iron fist and Allende’s naive pacifism, Fidel Castro’s leadership of the Cuban revolution combined violent insurrection against the state with peaceful political maneuvering in the revolutionary movement. Over the course of protracted struggle on both fronts, the July 26th Movement was able to defeat the state militarily and construct a democratic mandate for political hegemony. Because Fidel and his comrades took the ethical implications of revolutionary struggle seriously, they were able to achieve victory without recourse to war crimes against the enemy or lethal violence against political competitors within the movement. 13" ( https://cosmonaut.blog/2021/02/25/create-a-mass-party/#easy-footnote-bottom-13-3551 ) Fidel Castro, in my opinion, is as important Marxist as Lenin and has much to teach us. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#6717): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/6717 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80900386/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
