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have any of y'all read this article? I'd love to discuss. (open.substack.com)

submitted 5 days ago by bdazman@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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The author accuses Losurdo of revisionism and dubs it 'Marcyism'?

It seems to largely center around critiques of Dengism I've seen before, but also acts like it will be criticized for attacking left unity which is interesting.

Accuses PSL/Gabriel Rockhill of being "genetically Trotskyist"?

There's a shitload here but it was presented to me in an org I'm in as "a summary of issues I have with PSL and Losurdo citers and Rockhill fans" and it's gonna take me all damn day to wrap my head around this.

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[–] towhee@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Well it criticizes PSL for not being connected to the proletariat without actually defining who constitutes that elusive class in the US, so I would be more interested in reading the author's definition of that before proceeding.

Where does the Central derive its legitimacy from? [...] Not from any connection to the proletariat, as they are professional activists leading an organization of mostly students and young people drawn from all classes.

Then you have the criticism about PSL not achieving recognition & material support from the AES states it valorizes. Sure. I think the question of whether receiving that support would even be a good thing, tactically, is pretty open for debate.

[–] bdazman@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago

Totally. There's a billion ways to dunk on PSL but coining the concept of "Losurdoism" is definitely one of them.