These two were originally sent to cadre from The Trotskyist League of Canada which is the Canadian section of the International Communist League
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I'll say again that if you or anyone else in your group feels personally attacked feel personally attacked over what I have said for that I apologize. But support Robert Latimer, I can't even begin to tell you how that makes my skin crawl. Fascists support him, that's just fascist being fascists. But for a group like yours to have the same stance on an oppressed minority, the disabled, as outright fascists. I really believe this is going to do tarnish your reputation as the tribune of the people. I think you probably kiss support amoung the disabled including disabled proletarians goodbye.
Also I have no intention of stereotyping all rural types as backward. Rural proletarians have the same objective interest as their urban counter-part. Minorities in rural areas and landless peasants are certaintly downtrodden. The average Canadian farmer, however, has a $1,000,000 worth in assets making most of them Kulaks. Most of the urban ones have moved into the cities. Also, act of terror against the disabled have in urban areas as well as rural areas.
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Tynan,
I'll make you a deal. If you and anyone who agrees with you on the Robert Latimer issue decide to drop your truly revolting stance on the issue let me know. I'll be willing to let the past be past. Assuming it is the past.
Comradely,
M.G.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
On Comrade Andrew's Shameful Conduct
This email was originally sent to the International Communist League (Fourth Internationalist)
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I am sending an email concerning Andrew's shameful conduct when I was a supporter of the Trotskyist League.
Andrew was originally from the Toronto, Ontario section of the party. He transferred to the Vancouver section whether or not he is still with the Vancouver section I am not sure since I haven't been in contact with the party since March 2008. Last I heard he was employed as an Electrician.
When I was a sympathiser of the party Andrew was extremely abusive towards me. He would regularly shout at me when I made mistakes without explaining to me what I did wrong. I remember in an article titled "How Marx Became a Marxist" by Joseph talks about how Philippe Buonarotti talked about it being important for Coomunists to overlook past mistakes. Seymour explained that to do otherwise would lead to cliquism. Well Andrew would do well to heed this advice. Also Liu Shaoqi talked about in this book How to be a Good Communist that it is important for cadre in a revolutionary party not to bully other cadre. Andrew, I think, quite cleary doesn't heed this.
Andrew was not above using his influence to pursue a personal vendetta against me. After about a year of dedicated loyalty the party I was barred from postering for the party, handing out newspapers for the party, leafletting for the party or helping the party intervene at political events.
Andrew seemed to excercise a great deal of unchecked arbitrary power within the Vancouver section when he wanted people in the party to do something people just fell on line. He also seemed like the only person with a serious axe to grind with me. On numerous occasions he tried to dissuade me from supporting the party. When I offered to help the party he was usually the one who told me to fuck off.
He would regularly lose his temper with other people as well including at political events. He has also manhandled people at political events who he was not on a friendly basis with. I have also heard him say, and I quote, "smashing heads" in reference to cadre from other left groups. While violence against the class enemy is revolutionary. Violence within the workers' movement is counterrevolutionary.
Even if Andrew isn't serious about "smashing heads" if it was overheard by oppenents in the worker's movement or enemies of the workers' it could be used against Andrew and the party in general. There have been plenty of incidents, mainly after the shootings in Columbine, of people going to court or even being jailed for making death threat including death threats that are made truly in jest.
Also I remember hearing Andrew saying at a political event that he wanted and I quote "revolution in my country" which is but a hair width away from Socialism in One Country.
I think allowing Andrew to hold arbitrary unchecked power is seriously detrimental to the party. From what I can tell Andrew has been allowed to run wild. I think his power needs to be reigned in.
Comradely,
Michael Gregory
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I am sending an email concerning Andrew's shameful conduct when I was a supporter of the Trotskyist League.
Andrew was originally from the Toronto, Ontario section of the party. He transferred to the Vancouver section whether or not he is still with the Vancouver section I am not sure since I haven't been in contact with the party since March 2008. Last I heard he was employed as an Electrician.
When I was a sympathiser of the party Andrew was extremely abusive towards me. He would regularly shout at me when I made mistakes without explaining to me what I did wrong. I remember in an article titled "How Marx Became a Marxist" by Joseph talks about how Philippe Buonarotti talked about it being important for Coomunists to overlook past mistakes. Seymour explained that to do otherwise would lead to cliquism. Well Andrew would do well to heed this advice. Also Liu Shaoqi talked about in this book How to be a Good Communist that it is important for cadre in a revolutionary party not to bully other cadre. Andrew, I think, quite cleary doesn't heed this.
Andrew was not above using his influence to pursue a personal vendetta against me. After about a year of dedicated loyalty the party I was barred from postering for the party, handing out newspapers for the party, leafletting for the party or helping the party intervene at political events.
Andrew seemed to excercise a great deal of unchecked arbitrary power within the Vancouver section when he wanted people in the party to do something people just fell on line. He also seemed like the only person with a serious axe to grind with me. On numerous occasions he tried to dissuade me from supporting the party. When I offered to help the party he was usually the one who told me to fuck off.
He would regularly lose his temper with other people as well including at political events. He has also manhandled people at political events who he was not on a friendly basis with. I have also heard him say, and I quote, "smashing heads" in reference to cadre from other left groups. While violence against the class enemy is revolutionary. Violence within the workers' movement is counterrevolutionary.
Even if Andrew isn't serious about "smashing heads" if it was overheard by oppenents in the worker's movement or enemies of the workers' it could be used against Andrew and the party in general. There have been plenty of incidents, mainly after the shootings in Columbine, of people going to court or even being jailed for making death threat including death threats that are made truly in jest.
Also I remember hearing Andrew saying at a political event that he wanted and I quote "revolution in my country" which is but a hair width away from Socialism in One Country.
I think allowing Andrew to hold arbitrary unchecked power is seriously detrimental to the party. From what I can tell Andrew has been allowed to run wild. I think his power needs to be reigned in.
Comradely,
Michael Gregory
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