On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 10:00 -0700, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> Well, it's there, Chris, & legal, but has very few members, never wins
> a seat anywhere, etc. But has been around since the 30s at least
A communist party in continuous open and legal existence since the 30s
(before? it may have been established illegally in the 20s, can't
remember) in an advanced capitalist country is very rare.
Anyway, an old journalist's research tip, if you need to research a
nations politics and cultural life, read the left and Marxist press
first.
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