IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Democrats with a capital D

Socialist Challenge No. 167, 9 October 1980 · p. 7 of the scan · 399 words

The scan: sc-n167-oct-09-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

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, Kurds. Azerba Shi-ite LUrE both countries region aflame. ritory seized by the Shah in 1975. There be CIA involvemeni behind the Iraqi attack but as yet we have no evidence for this. We cannot base our political positions on conjecThe correct slogan for revolutionary raise no imperialist intervention in the Iranian-Iragi war. We must call on the masses of their arms against their oppressive regimes and to set up organs of genuine popular control. This would act as a revolutionary spark which would set the whole of the CHARLIE VAN GELDEREN, London IN THI interview on the USA (2 October) Tony Ben CADI COSC : the support Icaucr Democrati •ocalst (OsOr; Michael Com mittee (DSOC)

Harrington Benn draw formation Labou Party, and contrasts uns winn ine Dosi tion of the Trotskyists in the USA who see party labour being pendently the vchucrauc ral T aKROW. main impetus for the formation of the Labour Party at the turn of the century came nd the rank and file of th grouj forn vul cauclals or uic ubereis narrincton of us worke that ie malonv support the Democrats, therefore workers don't vulal about s or 6 Der all anu orobaol : cent vote Tor Ine Democrate in the primaries - but Harringtor the Democrats are a party of big Capital.

It is entirely different form CLADONI Party walde for cantac leadership the Democratic party Harrington supports varty orte cass enemy. He campaigned for Carter ani militariack, wucH s black Tuns.

Presumably campaigns for Carter now.

PHIL WARD, London AM Socialist Challenge's attitude to the positions put forward by the Campaign for European Two criticisms put forward by Redmond O'Neill in his pamphlet Don't die Tor Thatcher ar8 • L8T does not call for Britain out of NATO and does not take a unilateral ap. •TOCCn However in the pamphie Protest and Survive EP Homosen says that 'each national peace movement proceed directly to contost tue nuc ear wendons deployed by own by NATO Warsaw obligations... Its demands upon its own state for disarma. ment will imaterar. (my emphasis).

The pamphlet also says 'We offer no advanlael CLOSERNA the Warsaw alliance. Our objectives must be to.. ultimately, dissolve both great power alliances'.

True there is continual referal to gradualappeals governments which all

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s and the eriy aye activitie

Wrong means not ENDs

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