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{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Sam Marcy|birthname=Sam Ballan|birth_date=1911|birth_place=[[Russian Empire]]|death_date=February 1, 1998|death_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]|political_party=[[Workers World Party]]|image=Sam Marcy.png}}
{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Sam Marcy|birth_name=Sam Ballan|birth_date=1911|birth_place=[[Russian Empire]]|death_date=February 1, 1998|death_place=[[New York City]], [[United States of America|United States]]|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]|political_party=[[Workers World Party]]|image=Sam Marcy.png}}


'''Sam Ballan''' (1911 – February 1, 1998), better known as '''Sam Marcy''', was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] who founded the [[Workers World Party]] in 1959.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Monica Moorehead|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=International webinar on Sam Marcy’s legacy for today’s struggles|date=2023-01-24|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/01/68762/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125025129/https://www.workers.org/2023/01/68762/|archive-date=2023-01-25|retrieved=2023-01-25}}</ref> He advocated for [[revolutionary defeatism]] against [[Imperialism|imperialist]] governments as well as revolutionary defencism of the [[Proletarian internationalism|international]] [[proletariat]]<ref>{{Web citation|author=Arjae Red|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=What Marcyism means to me|date=2023-02-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/02/69206/|retrieved=2023-02-09}}</ref> and supported [[decolonization]] and [[self-determination]] for [[Settler colonialism|colonized]] peoples.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kisha James|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Sam Marcy’s defense of self-determination for Native nations|date=2023-02-13|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/02/69289/|retrieved=2023-02-16}}</ref>
'''Sam Ballan''' (1911 – February 1, 1998), better known as '''Sam Marcy''', was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] who founded the [[Workers World Party]] in 1959.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Monica Moorehead|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=International webinar on Sam Marcy’s legacy for today’s struggles|date=2023-01-24|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/01/68762/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125025129/https://www.workers.org/2023/01/68762/|archive-date=2023-01-25|retrieved=2023-01-25}}</ref> He advocated for [[revolutionary defeatism]] against [[Imperialism|imperialist]] governments as well as revolutionary defencism of the [[Proletarian internationalism|international]] [[proletariat]]<ref>{{Web citation|author=Arjae Red|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=What Marcyism means to me|date=2023-02-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/02/69206/|retrieved=2023-02-09}}</ref> and supported [[decolonization]] and [[self-determination]] for [[Settler colonialism|colonized]] peoples.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kisha James|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Sam Marcy’s defense of self-determination for Native nations|date=2023-02-13|url=https://www.workers.org/2023/02/69289/|retrieved=2023-02-16}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:28, 3 April 2024

Sam Marcy
Born
Sam Ballan

1911
Russian Empire
DiedFebruary 1, 1998
New York City, United States
Political orientationMarxism-Leninism
Anti-imperialism
Political partyWorkers World Party


Sam Ballan (1911 – February 1, 1998), better known as Sam Marcy, was a Statesian Marxist-Leninist who founded the Workers World Party in 1959.[1] He advocated for revolutionary defeatism against imperialist governments as well as revolutionary defencism of the international proletariat[2] and supported decolonization and self-determination for colonized peoples.[3]

References

  1. Monica Moorehead (2023-01-24). "International webinar on Sam Marcy’s legacy for today’s struggles" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. Arjae Red (2023-02-08). "What Marcyism means to me" Workers World. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. Kisha James (2023-02-13). "Sam Marcy’s defense of self-determination for Native nations" Workers World. Retrieved 2023-02-16.