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Jun 27 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The recognition of Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu as the section of the ICFI in Turkey is a historic advance in the fight for Trotskyism and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution. 1/ #Socialism #Trotskyism
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The resolution of our comrades in Turkey will inspire socialists throughout the world who realize that a revolutionary party of the working class can be built only on great principles embedded in the historical and international experiences of the fight for Trotskyism. 3/
As their resolution states:
"The building of a revolutionary party in any country is possible only on the basis of an international perspective, program and party. 4/
"The only solution to the major problems in Turkey, which is in a critical position in terms of global geopolitics and class struggle, is the international socialist revolution." 5/
As Trotsky insisted, a Marxist party is built not for maneuvering within the existing political structures and the eking out of petty reforms but for the achievement of the historic task of ending capitalism through the world socialist revolution. 6/
The International Committee of the Fourth International sends its heartiest revolutionary congratulations to its comrades in Turkey, as they proceed to build a new section of the ICFI in the country where Trotsky initiated the fight for the Fourth International. 7/7

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