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After the [[Conference of Socialist Youth]] in March 1964, it was decided to hold the next convention in Chicago, and there form a new national youth organization. The Coordinating Committee determined to switch the meeting place to San Francisco, however, and to hold it on June 19 through 21, 1964. The New organization was named the [[W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America]] and would serve as the youth wing of the [[Communist Party USA]]. | After the [[Conference of Socialist Youth]] in March 1964, it was decided to hold the next convention in Chicago, and there form a new national youth organization. The Coordinating Committee determined to switch the meeting place to San Francisco, however, and to hold it on June 19 through 21, 1964. The New organization was named the [[W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America]] and would serve as the youth wing of the [[Communist Party USA]]. | ||
| − | Those who signed the “call” for this June 1964 convention, as set forth on page 15 of [[The Convener]] No. 4, included Marvin | + | Those who signed the “call” for this June 1964 convention, as set forth on page 15 of [[The Convener]] No. 4, included Marvin Treiger of Chairman, [[YAU]], Los Angeles.<ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt4w1003q8&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=d0e1014&toc.id=d0e97&brand=calisphere University of California website: The New National Organization of Communist Youth]</ref> |
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| + | :''The ’Statement of Principles’ [of the RU, in Red Papers No. 1] separates imperialism from monopoly capitalism instead of recognizing imperialism as the monopoly stage of capitalism, as the highest stage of capitalism, with no intermediate rungs between imperialism and socialism. The position, therefore, is simply a carefully veiled resuscitation of the CPUSA(R) anti-monopoly coalition, the “two stage” theory of the American revolution. – Marv Treiger for the LA RYM-II collective to the RU executive committee, September 1969'' | ||
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| + | Treiger, one of the founders of LA RYM-II, split from [[Mike Klonsky]] in late 1969. While the latter formed the OL in the fall of 1970, Treiger joined the [[California Communist League]] (CCL), now the [[Communist League]], which was emerging at the time. Treiger and a number of comrades soon split from the CCL over the question of Stalin’s crimes and joined with ex-RUers to form the [[Communist Working Collective]]. The OL’s development generally tailed the CWC until the two collectives set up a joint study group on Lenin-Trotsky-Stalin in early 1971. Klonsky and family dropped the project after the first session, however, where they insisted on studying Maothought as a precondition to studying anything about the history of the international communist movement. If 600 million Chinese think Mao is right, they argued, that’s good enough for us! (The CWC went on to break decisively with Maoism and, after consolidating around Trotskyism, to fuse with the [[Spartacist League]].)<ref>Encyclopedia of Anti-Revisionism On-Line Workers Vanguard New Left Maoism: Long March to Peaceful Coexistence The October League First Published: Workers Vanguard No. 32, November 9, 1973]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:W.E.B. DuBois Club]] | [[Category:W.E.B. DuBois Club]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:47, 31 October 2015
Template:TOCnestleft Marvin Treiger is a former communist, turned conservative activist.
Communist youth conference
After the Conference of Socialist Youth in March 1964, it was decided to hold the next convention in Chicago, and there form a new national youth organization. The Coordinating Committee determined to switch the meeting place to San Francisco, however, and to hold it on June 19 through 21, 1964. The New organization was named the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America and would serve as the youth wing of the Communist Party USA.
Those who signed the “call” for this June 1964 convention, as set forth on page 15 of The Convener No. 4, included Marvin Treiger of Chairman, YAU, Los Angeles.[1]
Maoist days/Trotskyist turn
- The ’Statement of Principles’ [of the RU, in Red Papers No. 1] separates imperialism from monopoly capitalism instead of recognizing imperialism as the monopoly stage of capitalism, as the highest stage of capitalism, with no intermediate rungs between imperialism and socialism. The position, therefore, is simply a carefully veiled resuscitation of the CPUSA(R) anti-monopoly coalition, the “two stage” theory of the American revolution. – Marv Treiger for the LA RYM-II collective to the RU executive committee, September 1969
Treiger, one of the founders of LA RYM-II, split from Mike Klonsky in late 1969. While the latter formed the OL in the fall of 1970, Treiger joined the California Communist League (CCL), now the Communist League, which was emerging at the time. Treiger and a number of comrades soon split from the CCL over the question of Stalin’s crimes and joined with ex-RUers to form the Communist Working Collective. The OL’s development generally tailed the CWC until the two collectives set up a joint study group on Lenin-Trotsky-Stalin in early 1971. Klonsky and family dropped the project after the first session, however, where they insisted on studying Maothought as a precondition to studying anything about the history of the international communist movement. If 600 million Chinese think Mao is right, they argued, that’s good enough for us! (The CWC went on to break decisively with Maoism and, after consolidating around Trotskyism, to fuse with the Spartacist League.)[2]
References
- ↑ University of California website: The New National Organization of Communist Youth
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Anti-Revisionism On-Line Workers Vanguard New Left Maoism: Long March to Peaceful Coexistence The October League First Published: Workers Vanguard No. 32, November 9, 1973]