ARGENTINE BOURGEOIS NEWSPAPER LABELS CASTRO A "TROTSKYIST"
Last January at the close of the Tricontinental Conference, Fidel Castro opened an attack on "Trotskyism" in which he used terms that might have been dug up from the days of the Moscow Trials. Now, by an ironic twist, he himself has been labeled a "Trotskyist" by one of the most staid newspapers in Argentina, La Nacion. In an editorial in the November 19 issue, this voice of the Argentine bourgeoisie declares:
"The official voice of Castroism, the Havana daily Granma,. recently ¢elebrated the anniversary of the coup through which Lenin took power in Russia by devoting a specially significant editorial to it. In addition to the usual dithyrambs to the Soviet chiefs, the article advances the old arguments praising an armed Communist insurrection in Latin America. Although the journal expounds its theses in conformity with the strictest orthodox Trotskyism -- since all it does is present the thesis of 'permanent revolution' with slight variations taking into account regional perspectives -the doctrinal juggling and pretentious theoretical babbling seek to make Lenin look something like a prophetic apostle for the coming of Fidel Castro."
That the Argentine bourgeoisie should indicate their fear of the specter of Trotskyism in Latin America is quite understandable. It is also understandable why they see a connection between the Russian Revolution and the Cuban Revolution. What is not so clear is why the Cuban leaders recognize the threads connecting them with 1917 but continue to reject and even to denounce Trotskyism. In view of this what can the editors ‘of Granma say in response to La Nacion? Isn't it rather embarrassing to just remain silent? —