I'm not a hardline ML, nor am I a trot. I find myself attracted to theory from both. There's a lot of very valid criticism of Trotsky, Stalin, ML states, and Trot organizations. There's reasonable critique for all. But there's also good praise for all too. I've long tried to figure out what kind of marxist I am. I find myself drawn to Trotsky's transitional program, but also to the more (in my opinion) realistic idea of socialism in one country. When it comes down to actually organizing does it really matter? If there's a full ML movement going strong I'll join that. Or if it was a trotskyist movement going strong, I'd join that. I just want to see marxism advance. Much of the infighting feels like the narcissism of small differences. I guess I'm asking is it ok to be a heterodox marxist?
I'm interested in them, but I live in the middle of no where.
Sounds like anarchists have the most to offer you then, haha
Honestly if there's a mass ML movement, I'll join that. If it's a mass trot movement or anarchist movement, I'll join that. I really don't care so long as capitalism is destroyed. A lot of anarchism does appeal to me, but I worry it's too utopian and not practical.
I just mean where you are, you don't have to agree with the end goals to work with them, just what they're doing at the moment. But anarchist black cross has a list of political prisoners you can write to, black and pink has a queer prisoner penpal program. Food not Bombs is the organization most likely to have a branch in the middle of nowhere.