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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Would a banner change for RIM be so bad?

Having been a supporter of the Revolutionary International Movement (RIM) I’ve noticed that their mast head on the top of A World To Win has added to the three big names, (Karl) Marx-Lenin(Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин;)-Mao(毛泽东). Friedrich Engels and Joseph Stalin, (Иосиф Сталин or in Georgian ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი). Engles makes sense since he co-wrote a lot of Marx’s writings. But how much do we need a picture of Stalin?With all the talk of liberation for women, how many banners have any on them? We have Rosa Luxemburg, a major Eastern European Marxist leader, we don’t use her picture. But Jiang Qing, (江青), has been considered an important figure in the RIM history and is more in step with Maoism. She fits in perfectly as one of our great heroes. I’d rather see her than Stalin.

Maybe this is a little thing, but certain members of the RIM have been accused of being too critical of Comrade Stalin. Many on the more center-left hate the guy completely, but most RIM members would agree that he played an important role in history, even if he wasn’t a great hero. Many of us like Jiang. I personally think she’d make a more balanced
banner for being a woman Maoist leader. It might improve the RIM image.



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