Orthodox Trotskyism
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Orthodox Trotskyism is a branch of Trotskyism which aims to adhere more closely to the philosophy, methods and positions of Leon Trotsky and the early Fourth International, Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx than other avowed Trotskyists.
The first
The subsequent history of orthodox Trotskyism is largely that of the ICFI. Its largest section, the
Today, the surviving ICFI continue to characterise their politics as orthodox Trotskyism.
The
Many orthodox Trotskyist groups attach particular importance in holding that the
Orthodox Trotskyism has been critiqued by activists from the third camp socialist tradition and from the International Socialist Tendency. Max Shachtman of the Workers Party was describing the Fourth International as orthodox Trotskyist by 1948.[8] The IST similarly criticises both the ICFI and the ISFI traditions as orthodox Trotskyist.[9]
References
- ^ "A Letter to Trotskyists Throughout the World". The Militant. 16 November 1953.
- ^ a b Vann, Bill (29 April 2002). "Bill Vann replies to a member of the International Socialist Organization".
- ^ "The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party—Part 7". 6 October 2008.
- ^ Bob Pitt. "The Rise and Fall of Gerry Healy" Archived 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The International Committee of the Fourth International founds its French section".
- ^ "The Founding Documents of the International Trotskyist Committee".
- ^ José Villa. "Ten Years of the LRCI" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Max Shachtman. "An Analysis of the Bankruptcy of "Orthodox Trotskyism".
- ^ Alex Callinicos. "Trotskyism".