The '''Socialist Workers Party''' is a [[Communist]] political party in the United States founded in 1938, which advocates [[Trotskyism]]. Trotskyism is a form of Communism associated with [[Leon Trotsky]].The SWP was a member of the [[Fourth International]].
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The '''Socialist Workers Party''' is a [[Communist]] political party in the United States founded in 1938, which advocates [[Trotskyism]]. Trotskyism is a form of Communism associated with [[Leon Trotsky]], in opposition to the form pursued by the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Stalin]]. The SWP was a member of the [[Fourth International]].
==Notable off-shoots==
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The [[Workers World Party]] is a splinter party from the Socialist Workers Party founded in 1959 by followers of Sam Marcy.
The [[Workers World Party]] is a splinter party from the Socialist Workers Party founded in 1959 by followers of Sam Marcy.
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[[Lyndon LaRouche]] was a former member of the Socialist Workers Party.
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[[Lyndon LaRouche]] is a former member of the Socialist Workers Party.