49. Revolutionary Strategy pt.1 | Mike Macnair

Following on from last weeks discussion of Hal Draper's strategy of the Marxist centre, Jack and Dan consult another canonical text of contemporary Marxism this week; Mike Macnair’s Revolutionary Strategy. With an emphasis on the Second International, and the German SPD more specificity, Macnair outlines the differences in strategy that defined the key debates within turn of the century Marxism. What does it mean to be a centrist in the context of the Marxist movement? What defines the politics of the left and right wings of Marxist? Reading. Revolutionary strategy: Marxism and the challenge of left unity by Mike Macnair (2008) https://archive.cpgb.org.uk/assets/files/resources/Revolutionary%20Strategy%202.pdf