Talk:John Lawrence (political activist)
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[edit] Lawrence was attacked at the Congress as a Stalinist
Really? It seems very unlikely that anyone would have used this term, since it was not used by Cannon to describe Cochran, with whom the gap was greater. --Duncan 23:10, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
- The term is Lawrence's: "In June 1954 I attended the so-called World Congress of the Fourth International where I was attacked for my ‘Stalinist’ views" (note 169 in the first What Next article). Warofdreams talk 01:20, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
- So I saw. I have amended the article to say that Lawrence later made that claim. However, considering the context of the time, it seems unlikely that Lawrence was moving towards Stalinism as it was understood by Lawrence and his opponents in the IS (subordination to the Kremlin). I think this is simplu sortand for saying that Lawrence was adapting to the power of the Stalinist parties. --Duncan 09:57, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
