User:RD/objection-IB/IsCanadaTrotskyist

Bolshevik-Leninist Party of North America, 5th congress
United Socialist States, 196X

J: The Bolshevik-Leninist Party of North America is gathered here today to rule on whether Canada is Trotskyist.

E: It is my opinion that Canada is most certainly Trotskyist.

E: Let's review four things it takes for a country to be Trotskyist.
E: 1. Opposition to Stalinism. A party must not be in support of Stalinist countries.
E: 2. Opposition to bureaucracy. A party must guard against bureaucratic takeover.
E: 3. Solid understanding of Leninism. A party must lead its workers to a good understanding of vanguard parties.
E: 4. Socialist transition—

P: [Objection!]
P: In all the points you present about countries being Trotskyist, every one of them is about parties.
P: Where are the points about workers?!

E: Every one of those points is about workers.
E: The purpose of a party is to collect workers' representatives, and when the party makes decisions, all the people making those decisions will have been sent by the workers.

P: No.
P: Let's refer back to this "solid understanding of Leninism" you speak of.

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E: So, as you can see, Canada is in fact Trotskyist, despite what people say.

P: [Hold it!]
P: If the "Trotskyists" in Canada are real Trotskyists, then why aren't they trying to undermine Canada?!

E: ...

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P: Trotskyism is an international movement. No party that attempts to constrain the revolution to one country can possibly be a Trotskyist movement.

E: Well then... If Canada's party isn't Trotskyist, then what is it?

P: Uh...

M: Think. How many major tendencies are there in North America?

P: About six or seven.
P: Cannonism. Schizoanalysis. BlackPantherism. Maoism. Libertarians. Indigenous movements. Trotskyite nationalism...
P: Canada is an instance of Trotskyite nationalism!

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