My understanding of David's point is that even though Norton is alive, the issue being discussed was Spain in the 1930s, very much a point of contention between historical Stalinists and Trotskyists. However, I would oppose calling him a "Stalinist" with reference to his politics today, ie, his active shilling for Putin, Assad, Xi etc. There are good examples of list members here broadly from the "Stalin" tradition who do not share these campist views in relation to various capitalist dictatorships or imperialist powers, whereas there are some "Trotskyists" who do. Therefore it is not only a matter of labelling list members, but of accuracy; the world is a different place to the 1930s.
On Fri, 29 Nov. 2024, 8:17 am Charlie via groups.io, <charles1848= sbcglobal....@groups.io> wrote: > > Ah, I get it. It's okay to call Ben Norton a Stalinist because he is not > on the list, but it is not okay to label Duane a Trotskyite because he is > on the list. So if Norton ever chose to join the list, it would no longer > be okay to call him a Stalinist. 😉 > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33794): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33794 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109752225/21656 -=-=- 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. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
