Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The Melding of Communist Party USA and Progressive Democrat Agendas

John Bachtell, chairman of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA, addressed the Communist Party USA's national convention this past weekend, celebrating its 100th anniversary.

He talked about forging a "Socialist path," working as needed "Within and alongside the Democratic Party" to defeat "The extreme right and the GOP" including ousting the "Fossil fuel, military-industrial complex, and the industrial elite that constitutes its core." He added that "Many of the forces operating within the Democratic Party today"-along with Communist Party members themselves - "Will form the working-class party of tomorrow."

Mr. Bachtell had written back in 2015 how the Communists could use the constituencies of "Labor, African Americans, Latinos, other communities of color, women, most union members, young people, and a wide range of social and democratic movements" already within the Democrat Party as "The vehicle" to advance the Communist Party USA's own agenda.

In a speech to the youth of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela and the youth of the Communist Party of Venezuela, who were hosting the General Council Meeting of the World Federation of Democratic Youth last April, an American Communist Party USA representative said that "Excitement over socialism has been put forth by Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's #GreenNewDeal proposal and Trump's announcement in early February that, 'America will never be a socialist country.'".

The profit drive "Underlies or exacerbates all major social ills of our times," according to the Communist Party USA Party Program.

The first resolution submitted to its national convention last weekend quoted from Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's proposed legislation, including its references to "Vulnerable communities." The Communist Party resolution said that the party would commit "To working within these communities to advance the goals of the Green New Deal" and develop "a plan within our districts and clubs to connect the Green New Deal organizing with ongoing struggles in their neighborhoods and workplaces."

The Communist Party USA is intent on using the Democrat Party of today, built around its aggrieved constituencies, as its "Vehicle" to achieve the communists' vision of a more radical "Working-class party of tomorrow." They are making major inroads.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274122/melding-communist-party-usa-and-progressive-joseph-klein

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