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You all may find this helpful. It is an anonymous open letter regarding the 2026 crisis within the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). It analyzes the party's structural failures, the handling of the Marissa Sanchez case, and the rise of bureaucratic centralism. it is useful to anyone attempting to reform PSL or building something better. Please share this. https://vililith.substack.com/p/unity-without-struggle-a-structural

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[–] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's definitely not their position on China.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Granted their party's position is more nuanced than my initial comment made it out to be. They still say China, post Mao, became revisionist.

    Prolewiki

    PSL stands in critical support of China but they hold that it has undergone a Revisionist turn, alleging that Deng Xiaoping took the PRC down a 'Capitalist Road'.[7] Repeating the unsourced myth that Mao denounced Deng as a Capitalist Roader. Despite this, they support China's socialist development and are sympathetic to Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.[8]

    PSL further stated that there was a new Capitalist Class grown within the PRC which collaborates even as it struggles with Imperialism. In 2023, Brian Becker reconfirmed PSL's 2007 stance of China.[9]

    Here they call the CPC leadership, including Deng, 'capitalist roaders' 10 times.

    There's some other documents of theirs linked in the References page that don't read great but at the same time they'll whip out something like this,

    People outside of China, especially those who hope to build a socialist future for their own people, who yearn for a world of justice, equality, and peace, should join in supporting the efforts being made to find a path to “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” We should be critical when necessary, recognizing and acknowledging the problems and the mistakes which may be made as China advances, “crossing the river by feeling the rocks.” But we should support China’s project of socialist development, support the leadership of the Party and its work to control and redress the abuses and errors which arise, support the hopes and the hard work of the Chinese people. Most importantly we need to defend China against the aggression of American-led imperialism, the rising tide of a new Cold War, the unremitting demonization of China.”

    So perhaps I was in error to say, "their official position is that China isn’t socialist" as their position is obviously more nuanced or internally divided.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago

    I'd go even further and say their position has evolved significantly since 2007. I forget the name of the book they publish on the topic but its incredibly clear about China as an AES state.

    I don't think anyone could reasonably disagree that there is a capitalist class in China that seeks to collaborate with the US or that the CPC has made mistakes which we can learn from. That's not disputing that China is socialist, that's just a read on history and the current situation.

    Happy to be wrong here but I don't see it if I am.

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