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Movement for a Revolutionary Left (Eugene, Oregon)

A Critique of Ultra-Leftism, Dogmatism and Sectarianism

First Published: January 1977.

Transcription, Editing and Markup: Paul Saba

Copyright: This work is in the Public Domain

CONTENTS

General Introduction

Historical Overview of the Left in the U.S

An Analysis of Current Trends on the U.S. Left

The Bankruptcy of “Maoism” in the Advanced Capitalist Countries

What Trotskyism Means

Social Democracy

Reformism

Petty Bourgeois Radicalism

The Three Principle Banes of the Revolutionary Left

Dogmatism

Sectarianism

Ultra-leftism

Some Principle Manifestations of Dogmatism

Ethnic Minorities in the U.S

Trade Unions and the Worker’s Movement

The Women’s Question

The Gay Question

The Question of the Soviet Union

Detente/Peaceful Co-existence

Revolution, Violence and Extra-Legality

The Meaning of Being Revolutionary

The Role of Violence and Extra-Legality

The Lessons of Chile

Scenarios for Revolution in the Advanced Capitalist Countries

Organization, Coalitions and Class Alliances

The Role of the Party

Unity, United Fronts and Popular Fronts

The Role of the Petty-Bourgeoisie

Marxist-Leninist Theory and the Modern History of Petty-Bourgeois Movements

An Analysis of the Petty-Bourgeoisie as a Class

The Causes of Left Errors

A Call for the Regroupment of the U.S. Left

Seven Revolutionary Currents

What Must be Done

On the National Level

On the Local Level