You've got to be cautious with Wikipedia these days from what I read. There is
a group of right wing people who have taken it upon themselves to edit its
content. It's always been possible for anyone to contribute to it and edit it,
but originally, the standard was that all of the edits be neutral and
informative. Anyway, I'm not sure that, that particular name rings a bell with
me. But who knows what that name was? I heard it, and it flew out of my head!
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:19 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: FW: Unexpected
Google tells us: The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (also known as RCP and
The Revcoms) is a communist party in the United States founded in 1975 and led
by its chairman Bob Avakian.
I did not go to Wikipedia, but there's more for those who care.
Carl Jarvis
On 8/27/20, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:19 PM
To: 'Roger Loran Bailey' <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [blind-democracy] Unexpected
I heard this guy on either Flashpoints or Loud and Clear. He was
introduced as the head of the Revolutionary Communist Party.
Unfortunately, I don't remember his name. One more disability, short
term memory deficit. However, he did say that ordinarily, he would
never recommend voting for a candidate of either of the two major
parties. He believes that this time, such a vote is necessary in order to
prevent a Fascist takeover.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 9:58 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Miriam Vieni
<miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [blind-democracy] Unexpected
I don't regularly read the press of the Revolutionary Communist Party,
but I think you must be thinking of some other party unless the RCP
has made a complete 180 from the position they have held since their
founding. The RCP has always urged everyone not to vote for anyone.
They urge a boycott of bourgeois elections in favor of direct street actions.
I am thinking that you may have heard someone from the Communist Party, USA.
The last time I recall them running their own candidate was when Gus
Hall ran for president in 1976. If they have run a candidate for
anything since I must have missed it. It seems to me that they have
become a faction of the Democrat party instead. They always urge a
vote for the Democrat candidate and, in fact, when they ran Gus Hall
in 1972 they still praised party members for voting for George
McGovern. But if they no longer run candidates of their own and always
urge a vote for Democrats I find it hard to see how the CPUSA is not a
faction of the Democrat party.
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Carl Sagan
“Every aspect of Nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense
of wonder and awe. Those afraid of the universe as it really is, those
who pretend to nonexistent knowledge and envision a Cosmos centered on
human beings will prefer the fleeting comforts of superstition. They
avoid rather than confront the world. But those with the courage to
explore the weave and structure of the Cosmos, even where it differs
profoundly from their wishes and prejudices, will penetrate its deepest
mysteries.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
On 8/27/2020 3:33 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
On Flashpoints, I heard someone, I think he's the head of the
Revolutionary Communist Party, say that given the immanent threat of
Fascism that another term of Trump as President is causing, everyone
should vote for the Democrdatic nominee, Joe Biden, regardless of
what they think of him. Isn't that a surprise for someone in a
Communist party to suggest, given Roger's position on voting?
Miriam