On the formation of the Jack Barnes Cult in the SWP

[ " I believe that the party would inevitably have suffered greatly during the 1980s and beyond, due to the long lasting decline in the radicalization, a longer period of political conservatism than any in the past 150 years or more. This would have been compounded by political mistakes and built-in weaknesses. There might have been a possibility to recover and grow once again, however, had not a cult emerged at the top, centered around Jack Barnes. The development of such a cult was not unavoidable. Nor did it result from political errors. It depended on certain personality flaws and organizational weaknesses, as well as a skewed way of life and self-perception. I hope the essay below will help to explain that awful dynamic. " Gus Horowitz, June 2012 ] USA: On the Formation of the Jack Barnes Cult in the SWP - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières EUROPE-SOLIDAIRE.ORG USA: On the Formation of the Jack Barnes Cult in the SWP - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières Presentation This essay was originally written a few years ago as part of the concluding section of the memoirs of my time in the SWP. But since (...)