The Regrettable Century

Not With a Bang, But With a Purge, a Split, and a Public Statement: The Death of the Micro-Sect

Apr 22, 2019 Season 1 Episode 20

Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason

We are currently witnessing what appears to be the death of the micro sect form of political organization, a bastard form of the Leninist party that has all but dominated the minuscule and embattled American radical left for the past half century. The political landscape has changed in a way that has rendered these groups obsolete, removing the sectarian left's monopoly on socialist politics in the US, but what will replace it?

Dare we be hopeful for a bright new era?

LOL



The New Communist Movement: An Obituary

https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/mrl-obit.htm?fbclid=IwAR21HRylPBOW_OuyET7G4gIdgQnTHI_Qfy430OQnF9f_vScuQG3zIunN_q4



Hal Draper’s the Anatomy of the Microsect

https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1973/xx/microsect.htm



Hal Draper’s the Alternative to the Microsect

https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1971/alt/alt.html



Warning about microsect organizing from David McNally in 2009

http://davidmcnally.org/p=1077&fbclid=IwAR1giyezHhZfnQPDzKvu2YvJoBp31_JWtnSXDBqypJ_saOd8GIlZeih7mt0



Socialism In One Organization

https://failedharvest.com/blog/socialism1org



John Riddell on the SWP

Part One

https://johnriddell.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/the-u-s-swp-attempts-an-outward-turn-1977-83/

Part Two

https://johnriddell.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/causes-of-a-socialist-collapse-the-u-s-swp-1976-83/



The Sect System

https://libcom.org/library/sect-system





Song: Bill Bailey (The Ultimate Sectarian)

Joe Glazer and Bill Friedman











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