http://polizeros.com/2007/04/23/scottish-national-party-favored-in-may-3-election/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:09:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://polizeros.com/2007/04/23/scottish-national-party-favored-in-may-3-election/comment-page-1/#comment-133217 Bob Morris Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:54:53 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/04/23/scottish-national-party-favored-in-may-3-election/#comment-133217 Exactly. The "More Red Than Thou" factions generally don't actually do much except to criticize those who are for being insufficiently doctrinaire. Exactly. The “More Red Than Thou” factions generally don’t actually do much except to criticize those who are for being insufficiently doctrinaire.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2007/04/23/scottish-national-party-favored-in-may-3-election/comment-page-1/#comment-133213 Red Squirrel Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:43:30 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/04/23/scottish-national-party-favored-in-may-3-election/#comment-133213 WSWS is as usual wide off the mark when dealing with concrete prospects. As all isolated ortho Trots, they have little contact with reality, as their views are only informed by theoretical musings, rather than practical action, of which one hour, is worth days of theorizing (Trotsky's words not mine!). The result is that instead of joining the SSP as a platform and arguing their points inside a united vanguard, they run for election to Scottish parliament on their own and their campaign consists in handing out leaflets about lectures on Trotsky's life to workers. As if the biography of the old man is of any concern to people struggling for their livelihoods. WSWS is as usual wide off the mark when dealing with concrete prospects. As all isolated ortho Trots, they have little contact with reality, as their views are only informed by theoretical musings, rather than practical action, of which one hour, is worth days of theorizing (Trotsky’s words not mine!). The result is that instead of joining the SSP as a platform and arguing their points inside a united vanguard, they run for election to Scottish parliament on their own and their campaign consists in handing out leaflets about lectures on Trotsky’s life to workers. As if the biography of the old man is of any concern to people struggling for their livelihoods.

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