Spartacist League

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The '''Spartacist League''' (SL), officially known as the '''International Communist League (Fourth International)''', is a [[Trotsky]]ist organization named after the original Spartacus League (''Spartakusbund''), a [[German]] [[revolution]]ary group in the post-[[World War I]] period. While the historical group was led by famous [[socialists]] like {{wpl|Rosa Luxemburg}} and actually managed to start a short-lived uprising, the modern group is mostly known for its extreme sectarianism, support for [[NAMBLA]], and for calling leaders like [[Hugo Chavez]], [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] and [[Colonel Gadaffi]] "[[reactionary]]" but then becoming their staunchest defenders whenever they seem to be "under attack" by [[imperialism]]. They hate the equally nutty [[Maoist]] group, [[Revolutionary Communist Party (US)|Revolutionary Communist Party]], mainly because they see it as [[sex]]-negative. [[Lyndon LaRouche]] was also involved with them at one point.

We're not kidding on the NAMBLA part; they characterize the pedophile advocacy organization as "tiny beleaguered group" that "simply advocates the decriminalization of consensual sex between men and boys."<ref>[https://libcom.org/library/international-communist-league-nambla The International Communist League on NAMBLA] ''Libcom.org''</ref> The Spartacist League also supports {{wpl|Roman Polanski}} without even trying to deny what he did like most of his supporters do. They say that [[Rape|raping]] a [[Child sexual abuse|14-year old girl]] is perfectly acceptable "based on our [[Marxist]] programme for women's liberation through socialist revolution."<ref>[http://www.icl-fi.org/english/wh/209/Polanski.html Hands off Roman Polanski!], Winter 2009-2010. ''Workers Hammer'' No. 209</ref> This interpretation of "women's liberation" is unlikely to gain ground with many feminists.

If their support of [[pedophile]]s isn't repugnant enough, the SL has, during the fight for {{wpl|Siege of Kobanî|Kobanî}} in late 2014, given tacit support to none other than [[ISIS]]<ref>[http://www.icl-fi.org/english/wv/1055/isis.html Down With U.S. War Against ISIS!], 31 October, 2014. ''Workers Vanguard''</ref> instead of the ''socialist'' [[Syrian]] [[Kurd]]s because they have committed the crime of not wanting to die and thus, made a pact with 
[[Satan]]
 the devilish [[US]] to fend off the barbaric loons. Apparently the Kurds should have just used their brittle Soviet-era weaponry and consequently have been killed, expelled and [[rape|raped]]<ref group="notes">Considering their quasi-support of rapists, they might even endorse it</ref> in honor. The SL's reasoning is that while admitting that ISIS is a [[fascist]] organization, [[not as bad as|US imperialism is worse in comparison]] and roughly summed it up as "Currently ISIS targets the goons of the [[imperialist|imperialistic]] US in Syria (even though the US could theoretically still switch support to ISIS in the future), therefore: Go, ISIS!"<ref>[http://www.icl-fi.org/english/wv/1073/isis-ltr.html On ISIS and U.S. Imperialism], 04 September, 2015. ''Workers Vanguard''</ref><ref>[http://www.icl-fi.org/english/wv/1078/isis-ltr.html Once Again on ISIS and U.S. Imperialism], 13 November, 2015. ''Workers Vanguard''</ref>

They're also known for showing up at [[Democratic Socialists of America]] conferences to harangue people and start verbal fights, yelling at passersby "You killed Rosa!"<ref group="notes">A reference to Germany's social democratic party (SPD) collaborating with the ''Freikorps'' whose members summarily executed Rosa Luxemburg during the German Revolution of 1918–19. The DSA endorses many [[Social Democracy|Social Democratic]] policies, so this makes sense only in some kind of twisted [[troll]] logic.</ref> When the socialists and [[anarchists]] show up for a demo, the Spartacists are the ones with the very well-made signs and the ''stupidly'' elaborate chants. 

==Typical Spartacist sign==
*'''''Hands off NAMBLA! Defend [[North Korea]] from imperialist attack! [[Iran]] must have [[nuke]]s to defend itself from [[Zionist]] aggression! — Spartacist'''''{{fact}}

==External links==
*[http://www.icl-fi.org/ Official website]

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