alanjjohnstone wrote:No
Alan There is nothing wrong with the banging away with the same old arguments, maintaining principles etc etc. I am all for that . What I am saying is that, in addition to that, we (or rather you, since I am not member because I cannot accept the Party’s daft policy on religious applicants – not that I’m religious myself ) need to expand – possibly quite dramatically – the repertoire of approaches used in addition to the old way of doing things. Its not just a presentational issue either though of course presentational improvements are to be welcomed. But tweaking the socialist case is just a refinement of the old way of doing things – based purely and simply on abstract propaganda – not an addition There is no one single “answer”. There is no one single magic bullet. . This is the mind set that needs to be jettisoned completely if the SPGB is to stop its decline, let alone show serious signs of growth. It is a multiplicity of approaches that is needed. It is SYNERGY that we need to think in terms of . Brian’s example is a small pointer of the kind thinking that is desperately needed. Even if the Party itself is functionally restrained in what it is able to do there is nothing to stop individual socialists doing other things. The problem is that the Party just fence sits on the matter and will refuse to countenance a supportive and positive attitude. This is reflected in the completely negative attitudes of some members like the member form Todmorden. That I am afraid is precisely where the Party goes wrong. Terribly wrong. It is cutting off potential channels of support that could flow its way if only it put its mind to it.. Which is terribly sad because when all is said and done, the SPGB is the only genuinely socialist political party around and here it is fading away quietly before our very eyes like the Cheshire cat’s grin