Posts Tagged ‘revisionism’
Reformism vs Revolution
(this is a debate between me and the Resident Action Movement’s #1 candidate, Oliver Woods. I think it’s quite illuminating. He shows himself to be pro-capitalist, anti-socialist, and a denier of class struggle and indeed the very existence of classes with irreconcilably hostile interests. Socialist Worker is a key component of RAM, and it’s saddening to think that the former Communist Party of New Zealand has swung right to the point where it would endorse a candidate like this)
The original post I responded to can be found on Oliver’s blog.
RAM/SW is an apple
The Residents Action Movement began as an electoral front group in Auckland, formed largely by members of the Socialist Worker organisation. It originally ran only in the Auckland local body elections, and ran eight candidates in 2004. One of it’s candidates, Robyn Hughes, was elected to the Auckland Regional Council.
RAM did not fare so well in the 2007 local body elections, with it’s vote count for the Auckland Regional Council dropping to 76,000. It’s only councilor also lost her seat.
