I need to learn more, but wasn't Stalin a proponent for the united front against fash? The USSR did work with the burgers and the bongs during WWII after all.
Yes, at first the Komintern took the stance that they were 'social-fascists' — finding them in support of capitalism, they deemed socdems unfit for fighting fascism, and only an ML party could lead the proletariat against it. This was their position in 1924. In 1928 they went so far as to call socialdemocracy a supporter and fellow traveller of fascism.
In 1935 they changed their position and called for a united front with socialdemocrats against fascism. If you want to satisfy a historical curiosity for their reasoning you can read Dimitrov's The fascist offensive [...]
I think long titles are fun so long as there's an easy way to refer to it briefly. One of my favorite novels (novellas?) is The Pilgrim's Progress, the full title of which is:
The Pilgrims Progress from This World to That which is to come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream Wherein is Discovered, the manner of his letting out; His Desired Journey; And His Safe Arrival at the Desired Countrey.
With that capitalization -- though depending on how you interpret fonts there may be some all-caps words -- and punctuation.
I need to learn more, but wasn't Stalin a proponent for the united front against fash? The USSR did work with the burgers and the bongs during WWII after all.
Yes, at first the Komintern took the stance that they were 'social-fascists' — finding them in support of capitalism, they deemed socdems unfit for fighting fascism, and only an ML party could lead the proletariat against it. This was their position in 1924. In 1928 they went so far as to call socialdemocracy a supporter and fellow traveller of fascism.
In 1935 they changed their position and called for a united front with socialdemocrats against fascism. If you want to satisfy a historical curiosity for their reasoning you can read Dimitrov's The fascist offensive [...]
To me, this is a big part of why leaning too hard on the "social democracy is fascism" line is a bad idea.
If you want to criticize a group for bad stances on imperialism, or a government for a bad imperialist record, just do that.
Thanks. Is the ellipses because the book has a long title?
The Fascist Offensive and the Tasks of the Communist International in the Struggle of the Working Class against Fascism
Brevity is bourgeois
Brevity is the soul of revisionism
I think long titles are fun so long as there's an easy way to refer to it briefly. One of my favorite novels (novellas?) is The Pilgrim's Progress, the full title of which is:
With that capitalization -- though depending on how you interpret fonts there may be some all-caps words -- and punctuation.
Thanks.
but FDR actually did radical stuff like packing the supreme court with vaguely proletarian judges