IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

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Socialist Challenge No. 105, 19 July 1979 · p. 2 of the scan · 442 words

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Capitalism is in crisis. of the labour Party and the trade unions offer solutions that are in the interests not of the workers hut of the capitalist class.

Socialist Challenge believes that the Iwo vital tasks contronting revolutionary socialists are:

• To build broad-based class struggle tendencies in opposition class-collaborationism labour movement. These should he non-exclusive grouping together militants holding a wide range nf political views.

To begin to fight unified creation democratic revolutionary socialist organisation which can, an application of united front heein to he beel as all alternative by thousands workers engaged in struggles.

buch en orpanisaton should be pasce on une understandig tal.

The struggle for seeks 10 unite the fight of against the with that of other oppressed layers of socief! — women, black people, gays struggling for liberation. This socialism can only be achieved by creating new organs Or power ano deteanne witn necessary means the power of the capitalist state.

Our socialism will

infinitely more democratic I than what exists in Britain loda!, rights political parties and currents that do not take up arms against the socialist stare. The Stalinist models of socialism' in the USSR and hasiern rurope have discredited socialism in the exes of millions of We are opposed to them and will oner run support fighting for socialist democracy, The interests of workers and on a world scale. Capitalism has only created market. has created politics. Thus we fight for working class unity on an scale. Ihis unity will in the long run he decisive in defeating both the imperialist regimes in the West and the brutal dictatorships they sustain in latin america. Africa and Asia.

immediate withdrawal f immediate withdrawal British troops from Ireland letting the Irish people determine their own future.

The Communist parties in Europe are in crisis. the 'Eurocommunist the pro-Moscow wings have any overthrow of the capitalist state. we'w revolutionar, sociatist parties are more necessary Conditions more lavourable than over the preceding three decades. But such parties can onlv be rejecting sectarianism and seeing internal democracs not as a luxuri but as a vital necessity. This means the right to organise factions and tendencies.

If you agret with these principles and want lo he involved activities be Socialist Chalienge supporters in pour area, till in the • I am interested in information about activities in my •I would like additional literature and enclose 50p to cover costs. (Delete it not applicable)

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Socialist Challenge 19 July 1979 Page 2 Socialist Challenge, 328/9 Upper Street. London N1 2XQ. Editorial: 01-359 8180/9. Distribution/ Advertising: 01-359 8371.

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