Spartacist League on Haiti:

"Our Line's Been Changed Again"  

We would like to draw our readers attention to the series of recent flips flops by the Spartacist League on the recent events in Haiti ("All US/ UN Troops Out Of Haiti Now!" and "Repudiating Our Position on Haiti Earthquake: A Capitulation to US Imperialism"). We had previously criticized the Spartacist League's position in "Spartacist League Supports US Troops in Haiti!" ( "La Spartacist League soutient les troupes américaines à Haïti !"). In lieu of a more elaborate analysis at the moment, we would like to direct Spartacist League supporters attention to the following audio file of a Trotskyist song parody from the 30's and 40's "Our Line's Been Changed Again". 

April, 29 2010

Our Lines Been Changed Again (Lyrics)

United fronts are what we love;

Our line's been changed again.

From below and from above;

Our line's been changed again.

The party says the time has come;

Our lines been changed again.

Don't call a Socialist a bum;

Our line’s been changed again.

CHORUS:

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

Our line's been changed again.

We must appear to be  sedate;

Our lines been changed again.

The revolution? It can wait;

Our line’s been changed again.

Bourgeois tricks well have to  use;

Our line’s been changed again.

Our women must not wear flat shoes;

Our line’s been changed again.

CHORUS:

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

Our line's been changed again.

We're now a party with finesse;

Our line's been changed again.

With bourgeois groups we'll coalesce;

Our line's been changed again.

Concerning war we'll have to hedge;

Our line's been changed again.

We've disavowed the Oxford Pledge;

Our line's been changed again.

CHORUS:

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

Our line's been changed again.

We're simply Communists devout; 

Our line's been changed again.

We don't know what it's all about;

Our line's been changed again.

Kaleideosopic's what I mean;

Our line's been changed again.

First we're Red and then we're green;

Our line's been changed again.

CHORUS:

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

I knows it, Browder,

Our line's been changed again.