Reply To: Status of World Socialist Party (US)

“The solution is simple. Join the socialist party of Great Britain and transfer all the archives and websites to the SPGB. It should have been done 12 years ago”
No thanks.

 

Rather than just write off the WSPUS as “dead”,  why not first of all establish who and where the members are?  I would have thought that was the obvious first step that the SPGB could do and this matter should really be on the agenda of the next EC meeting.   Someone should be tasked to comprehensively report on the status of the Party.  The objective should be to resuscitate the victim not administer a lethal injection.

 

It is quite possible that the problem is more to do with the collapse of the administrative structure and internal communication  than the decline of membership (small though it is) – though the former could very well accelerate the latter.  It has already been pointed out on this thread that individuals contacting  the WSPUS have been turned away for the reason  that the organisation lacks the capacity to support the membership.  Perhaps what is needed to transfer responsibility for administration to those members who are more motivated and able to take on the task and to restructure the Party.

 

The Canadian Party should be called in to assist as well.

 

I just find it incredible that in a country where there is so much potential for socialist growth that we are talking about winding up WSPUS without even investigating the situation on the ground.  This is totally sending out the wrong message.