The Invariance of the Revolutionary Position on War: The Meaning of Revolutionary Defeatism - ICG
The position of revolutionaries confronted with capitalist war is always the same: to oppose social revolution to war, to struggle against "their own" bourgeoisie and "their own" national state. Historically, this position is called revolutionary defeatism because it openly proclaims that the proletariat must struggle against the enemy which is in its "own" country, that it must act so as to bring about its defeat…
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An early issue of this…
An early issue of this review had an article entitled something like, West Bank, Gaza... the bourgeoisie is preparing a massacre. When the internet archives—now defunct—of the reviews and other materials of the group was uploaded, the title of this article appeared on the contents list but was never published. It would be of interest now, in hindsight of the ongoing massacres in the region, to be able to read this article.
Yes, that was #5. As you say…
Yes, that was #5. As you say it was mentioned on the GIC-ICG website but not published online for some reason:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190929201316/http://gci-icg.org/english/communism.htm
I've not been able to track down a scanned PDF of that number yet either.
Right, The West-Bank, Gaza,…
Right, The West-Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem,... in response to the proletarian struggle the bourgeoisie is once again preparing a massacre!!
Their website seems to have…
Their website seems to have been down for at least a year and the archived website shows publications ceasing circa 2018?
For a group that claims "not…
For a group that claims, "not to falsify our own publishing history. CW", it is a gaping omission.
An unscrupulous merchant, as all merchants are, has a copy of issue number 5 for sale here but curiosity does not stretch that far.
Ah good spot, I have nicked…
Ah good spot, I have nicked the cover image at least. I'm sure a copy will turn up eventually without someone laying out £20.
I discovered in my library a…
I discovered in my library a hard copy of this review.
So I scanned the text "The West-Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem,..." and I'm OCRizing it.
Into a few days it will be available on Libcom...
Thank you. Look forward to…
Thank you. Look forward to reading.
DONE: https://libcom.org…
DONE: https://libcom.org/article/gci-icg-west-bank-gaza-jerusalem-bourgeoisie-preparing-another-massacre-against-proletarian