Taking this a step further...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Socialist_Movement
The Socialist Movement VPERED, has reorganized as well, and is now the Russian Socialist Movement, and while it is not a member of Socialist International, it has heavy ties to the International Socialist Movement...
Quote:It is the Russian section of the reunified Fourth International.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reunified_Fourth_International
Quote:Today, the International is regarded by some other Trotskyist groups, including the IST and CWI,[citation needed] as the largest and most widespread Trotskyist international tendency, including sections and sympathizing groups in over 60 countries. While other substantial international Trotskyist groupings and large national organisations exist, none claim to be larger than the Fourth International.
60 countries, including the US! Where we find the Fourth International Caucus, which it appears no one wants to expand on at Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_International_Caucus_(USA)
However...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany
If we look at the German Socialist Party, we find it evolved into the Social Democratic Party of Germany, a member of Socialist International.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_(Greenland)
If we look at the Social Democratic Party in Greenland, we find that it too is a member of Socialist International.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_International
Socialist International takes on a certain interesting twist also in that...
Quote:Among the Second International's most famous actions were its 1889 declaration of 1 May as International Workers Day...
Oddly enough the day Occupy, elected to march all over America.
Yet, not so odd when you view the following page on Wikipedia and find that Occupy Protestors were previously photographed carrying a great big Democratic Socialist of America banner in Occupy protests, the US chapter of Socialist International.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_America
At any rate, certain things come back to bite one in the asssss at the point that we find...
Quote:The DSA's leadership believes working within the Democratic Party is necessary because of the nature of the American political system, which rarely gives third parties a chance politically. That said, DSA is very critical of the corporate-funded Democratic Party leadership.[10] The organization believes that
"Much of progressive, independent political action will continue to occur in Democratic Party primaries in support of candidates who represent a broad progressive coalition. In such instances, democratic socialists will support coalitional campaigns based on labor, women, people of color and other potentially anti-corporate elements... Electoral tactics are only a means for democratic socialists; the building of a powerful anti-corporate coalition is the end..."[11]
Isn't it odd how many of those anti-corporate elements Obama has picked apart and courted prior to his campaign?
OK HB you can maybe argue where the "Forward" campaign came from up to that point! From here forward, you need to go crawl back under your rock, because....
Quote:In 2008, the DSA supported Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his race against Republican candidate John McCain. Following Obama's election, many on the right,[15] began to allege that the policies of his administration may be "socialistic," a claim rejected by DSA and the Obama administration alike. The widespread use of the word "socialism" as a political epithet against the Obama government by its opponents caused National Director Frank Llewellyn to declare that "over the past 12 months, the Democratic Socialists of America has received more media attention than it has over the past 12 years."
Isn't it funny how every time Barack Hussein Obama does something seemingly innocent in nature, it appears there is always a hidden reason behind it.
As Paul Harvey used to say.... And, now you know the rest of the story!