> >why does the CP continue with this
> > lesser-evilism
>
> By "lesser evilism" I assume you mean the struggle to
> defeat the most dangerous section of the ruling class: the
> Bush administration -- the people who want "usable nukes,"
> have declared all out war on workers, women, Black people,
> Latinos, gays, children, the sick, the environment,
> Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, and who knows who else is
> next.
>
> >instead of working to built an independent
> > socialist alternative?
>
> These things are not an either or situation. In fact to
> have a legitimate socialist alternative that millions (not
> just a few dozen here or there or even hundreds in a
> country of 300 million) can get on board with, I think we
> all have to be fighting on the most immediate issues. Right
> now that is the fight to send Bush home.
>
> Sitting out this one is bad for anyone who calls themselves
> a socialist or communist.
Maybe the time has come for Political Affairs to do an article about the New Democratic Party in Canada. This is the socialist oriented party and the official party of the Canadian labour movement that is fully supported by the Canadian Labour Congress (and most of its affiliates) which is the equivalent of the AFL-CIO? An article about the NDP in the province of Manitoba where they have held power for much of the last 40 years or so would be helpful. Winnipeg, Manitoba also had the longest serving elected Communist Party politicians in North America... the last one, Joe Zuken, died while he was campaigning to become Mayor of Winnipeg which many people thought he would achieve.
I think it would be helpful if both PA and the PWW gave considerable coverage to the NDP and Communist Party of Canada electoral work... also, there was an important electoral victory in British Columbia that saw a member of the Communist Party of Canada elected to public office as part of a broad coalition of greens, reds, liberals, progressives.
We need to learn from our sisters and brothers to the north. The PWW sponsored a speaking tour by a Canadian on health care... more of this is needed and the tours need to cover more of the United States.
But for now, our only ticket to getting rid of George Bush lies in voting for Kerry... this is the very real, but sad state of American politics.
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