Carl Davidson, Tom Riley, and Mel Rothenberg Platypus Review 40 | October 2011 [PDF] On May 19, 2011, Platypus invited Carl Davidson, formerly of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Guardian Weekly, Tom Riley of the International Bolshevik Tendency, and Mel Rothenberg, formerly of the Sojourner Truth Organization, to reflect on “The [...]
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Lenin the liberal? A reply to Chris Cutrone
David Adam Platypus Review 40 | October 2011 [PDF] CHRIS CUTRONE’S RECENT ARTICLE “Lenin’s Liberalism” (Platypus Review #36) claims that Lenin’s politics are distorted when characterized as a pure opposition to bourgeois conditions. In fact, he suggests that Lenin insisted on “the mediation of politics in society” even after the creation of a “workers’ state,” demonstrating [...]
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Lenin’s politics: A rejoinder to David Adam on Lenin’s liberalism
Chris Cutrone Platypus Review 40 | October 2011 [PDF] THE PRINCIPAL MISTAKE MADE by those who contemplate Lenin’s political thought and action is due to assumptions that are made about the relation of socialism to democracy. Lenin was not an “undemocratic socialist” or one who prioritized socialism as an “end” over the “means” of democracy. Lenin [...]
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