Talk:Ray O. Light Group
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Problem with the Dates?
Article begins thusly:
"Ray O. Light Group or ROL is a small anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist group in the United States, founded by members of the Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) who split from the party in 1961.
"Originally called Hammer & Steel (H&S) or, more infrequently, New England Party of Labor, they split from the CPUSA following Krushchev's Secret Speech to the 20th Congress of the CPSU."
But Krushchev's secret speech at the 20th Congress occurred in 1956 and was publicized almost immediately. If this group split in 1961, then maybe they split after a later congress. I recall the 22nd was also a controversial, anti-Stalinist affair. Maybe that congress caused the split?
If not, it's still plain odd to claim that they split because of an event that occurred 5 years before the split.
I added a note that ROL does not do organizing in the US. This observation may qualify as "original research", but in many years of activism I have never encountered or heard reference to any work like that. The intention is neither POV nor pejorative, but would seem relevent to the nature of the organization.In the Stacks 16:37, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- I understand why you might think this! Almost all of their members are secret members. I actually ran into someone from ROL at the January 20th anti-war rally in D.C. Also I know that they do solidarity work with progressive movements in the Philippines. -Humbabba 20:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
