Michael, thanks for taking the time and effort to read and offer commentary on my paper, ‘differentiating socialism and communism,’. I enjoyed reading your critical reflections and here are my own in reply to yours. Terminology You state, ‘…there is no consistency in Marx’s and Engels’ usage of the terms. Continue Reading
Peter Kennedy
Communist fusion or communist network?
The Forging Communist Unity (FCU) fusion process, inclusive of specific meetings between one or two individuals leading/representing different organisations and, more collectively, those get-togethers that have filtered out into online discussions (principally through whymarx.com ), has for me revealed differences that defy attempts to fuse. These differences, no doubt, arise Continue Reading
The Middle Class?
During the Forging Communist Unity (FCU) talks, one view expressed was that once workers have taken power, the pathway from declining capitalism to communism would be prolonged due to middle-class groups in occupations at the margins of socialisation who will need to be convinced that communism is worth giving up Continue Reading
Differentiating Socialism and Communism
This is a contribution to a discussion and debate that has emerged in the course of the Forging Communist Unity process. Today the idea of socialism as an alternative to capitalism is an accepted common sense on most of the Left. For all intents and purposes, socialism and communism mean Continue Reading
From the welfare state to the workfare-warfare state
Starmer’s decisive shift rightwards has blown another gaping hole in Labour Party left’s pretentions to offer a socialist alternative within the party. Individually left parliamentarians express their outrage at cuts in fuel winter allowance and the prospect of a proposed £6 billion cuts to benefits to finance defence spending. Collectively, Continue Reading