The following article was brought to my attention on Facebook by Andrew Coates who produces an interesting and informative blog that covers left-wing politics. Although short and not really telling observers much new it is the discussion between ex-members that really needs to absorbed. Some of the information provided is highly disturbing.
Notes From The Underground:
Whatever happened to the Spartacist League
Comment:
What's interesting about this post is not the article itself which doesn't really tell me much I didn't know or could have guessed but the discussion between Steele and Creegan. It never fails to amaze me how ostensibly intelligent people can get dragged into what was/is (politics aside) just a classic cult. The fact that Trotskyist politics became used in this way is indicative of so much of the Marxist movement. It goes all the way back to the beginning.
The desire by revolutionaries to be "top dog". The abuse of power by those who achieved it is reflected in the antics of those who try to follow in the foot steps of the various "messiahs" of Marxism. From Stalin to Healy there is a common pattern which repeats itself from fairly mild forms to the extremes as appears to have been the case with the Sparts.In so many ways the left does reflect the Life Of Brian which was what was to a large extent motivated John Cleese. Even recently the cult behaviour was resurrected in the Corbyn movement. So many people still write about him on line as if his appearance on the scene was something sacred and he was faultless. It was..the press, the Zionists. the right wing. Anything but seeing faults within him or themselves. All fascinating behaviour but not wanted or needed in the real world thanks.
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