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| − | The '''Workers World Party''' ('''WWP''') is a [[communist]], extreme [[left-wing]] political party in the [[United States]]. The history of the Workers World Party is they were formed by [[Sam Marcy]] and his followers in about 1959 when they left the [[Socialist Workers Party]] (SWP). The SWP is [[Trotskyist]], and as the Trotskyists were not friendly to the Stalin-era Soviet Union, the SWP opposed the 1956 Soviet invasion of [[Hungary]]. Sam Marcy and his followers supported the invasion. Marcy led his followers out of the SWP and started their own political party. The Workers World Party has been known to take the most extreme positions that even most other U.S. communist parties will not take: they were the only U.S. communist party to openly defend the [[Tiananmen Square massacre]] by the [[China|Chinese]] government, and the [[North Korea]]n regime of [[Kim Jong | + | The '''Workers World Party''' ('''WWP''') is a [[communist]], extreme [[left-wing]] political party in the [[United States]]. The history of the Workers World Party is they were formed by [[Sam Marcy]] and his followers in about 1959 when they left the [[Socialist Workers Party]] (SWP). The SWP is [[Trotskyist]], and as the Trotskyists were not friendly to the Stalin-era Soviet Union, the SWP opposed the 1956 Soviet invasion of [[Hungary]]. Sam Marcy and his followers supported the invasion. Marcy led his followers out of the SWP and started their own political party. The Workers World Party has been known to take the most extreme positions that even most other U.S. communist parties will not take: they were the only U.S. communist party to openly defend the [[Tiananmen Square massacre]] by the [[China|Chinese]] government, and the [[North Korea]]n regime of [[Kim Jong-un]], and one of the few to openly defend the regime of [[Slobodan Milosevic]] in [[Yugoslavia]]. The WWP is often characterized as hardline [[Stalinist]], which is ironic given their Trotskyist roots. |
According to their website the WWP "promotes international working-class solidarity, the right of every nation to sovereignty and self-determination, and [[Terrorism|militant resistance]] at home to imperialist interventions and wars." <ref>[http://www.workers.org/wwp.php About Workers World], 22 July 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007.</ref> The ATTAC Terror Report <ref>[http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=wwp ATTAC Terror Report]</ref> characterizes the WPP as follows: | According to their website the WWP "promotes international working-class solidarity, the right of every nation to sovereignty and self-determination, and [[Terrorism|militant resistance]] at home to imperialist interventions and wars." <ref>[http://www.workers.org/wwp.php About Workers World], 22 July 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007.</ref> The ATTAC Terror Report <ref>[http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=wwp ATTAC Terror Report]</ref> characterizes the WPP as follows: | ||
Revision as of 15:06, July 20, 2017
The Workers World Party (WWP) is a communist, extreme left-wing political party in the United States. The history of the Workers World Party is they were formed by Sam Marcy and his followers in about 1959 when they left the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). The SWP is Trotskyist, and as the Trotskyists were not friendly to the Stalin-era Soviet Union, the SWP opposed the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary. Sam Marcy and his followers supported the invasion. Marcy led his followers out of the SWP and started their own political party. The Workers World Party has been known to take the most extreme positions that even most other U.S. communist parties will not take: they were the only U.S. communist party to openly defend the Tiananmen Square massacre by the Chinese government, and the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un, and one of the few to openly defend the regime of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia. The WWP is often characterized as hardline Stalinist, which is ironic given their Trotskyist roots.
According to their website the WWP "promotes international working-class solidarity, the right of every nation to sovereignty and self-determination, and militant resistance at home to imperialist interventions and wars." [1] The ATTAC Terror Report [2] characterizes the WPP as follows:
Contents
Founding/Supervisory Organizations
Supporting Organizations
Type of Organization
Location
- United States
Ideological cover
- Openly Marxist-Leninist
Activities
Riots; prison organizing & riots; political & logistical support for terrorism
Target countries
Status
Confirmed active
Assisted Organizations
- Code Pink
- Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
- Republic of New Africa (RNA)
- Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
- Weather Underground Organization (WUO)
- Youth International Party (YIP)
Derivative/Controlled Organizations
(unknown)
References
- ↑ About Workers World, 22 July 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- ↑ ATTAC Terror Report
- Workers World, Harry Hay heard ‘siren song of revolution’, Leslie Feinberg, Apr 20, 2005.
- Workers World, Harry Hay tried to 'close chapter' on his gayness, Leslie Feinberg, May 4, 2005.
