>>366433I think the primary culprit has to do with the workers' movement more or less being destroyed in the US with the neoliberal era. It began in the postwar era when the labour movement was effectively integrated into the Democratic Party apparatus. When the party dissolved its coalition with the American industrial worker in the 70s-90s, they were left without real political or economic organization. Ironically this somewhat mirrors the problems faced by the Russian proles in the post-Soviet period: all their organizations were integrated into the CPSU, so when the party leadership turned on them they were left with no tools to defend their interests.
>I just wonder what a united left needs to work on in imperialist western countries.It depends on the country, since the workers' movement still retains far greater strength in some countries compared to others. In North America, where it is the weakest, the immediate task is to rebuild a broad workers' movement which will act as a prerequisite for a militant socialist one. In short we should be seeking to expand worker organization and power at every possible turn, I don't think we can afford to discriminate too much here, we will necessarily have to work with socdems, reformists, etc in this early stage. Once we have something like a broad workers' party, strong labour unions, mutual aid societies, etc. these will serve as the basis for building up a true communist movement.