IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Unify

Socialist Challenge No. 154, 3 July 1980 · p. 14 of the scan · 326 words

The scan: sc-n154-jul-03-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 14 of the scan

working allow have moved from them the Soviet potentially in our opinion.

the soviet Union should not Ine Class outerences on olne revolutionary crossed into the being in the same revolutionaries who For tre worms cas.

against discussing Once we understand that the main task of the revolutionary party is to unify the become. clear that it is the height of irresponsibility divisions continue among camp bourgeoisie then we may well have to split The IMG believes that the SWP is an organisation of serious revolutionarie.

: camp of the working class. • We de think our differences with the SWP are a Hallel WElICI we should con tinuously debate and discuss.

We consider that the SWP's analysis of Union is no only wrong bul • dangerous.

ȘWP out of the camp of the working class We make no secret of this bul l we can agice on a campaigi lo stor being stationed if we can share a position Tavor or luatera asarmament ana ol Britain out of NATO, then we • should work together and carry on the debate on This is not a manoeuvre, nor is it sec tarian wrangling. It is a matter of having a sense of proportion in lacing up to in huge tasks of building a revolutionary par ty that overcomes the divisions inside the class we are based on rartles. as ooooseo to secis, are baser on the historic interests of whole classes. For revolutionaries this means the work In our view the SWP is a revolutionary organisation. It does seek to pursue the in. terests of the working class. Unless it is the view or me we tae s or a / organisation - that it has camp of the bourgeoisic we should not unite in one organisation, That is the best way to pursue the interests differences Cal •agree. To fail to do that would be careless of the massive tasks that confront us.

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