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{{Infobox politician|name=Earl Browder|image_size=200|birth_date=May 20, 1891|birth_place=Wichita, [[Kansas]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=June 27, 1973|death_place=Princeton, [[New Jersey]], United States|nationality=Statesian|political_orientation=[[Marxism]]<br>[[Right-opportunism]]<br>[[Nationalism|USA nationalism]]|political_party=[[Communist Party USA]]|image=Earl Browder.png}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Earl Browder|image_size=200|birth_date=May 20, 1891|birth_place=Wichita, [[Kansas]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=June 27, 1973|death_place=Princeton, [[New Jersey]], United States|nationality=Statesian|political_orientation=[[Marxism]]<br>[[Right-opportunism]]<br>[[Nationalism|USA nationalism]]|political_party=[[Communist Party USA]]|image=Earl Browder.png}}


'''Earl Russell Browder''' (May 20, 1891 – June 27, 1973) was a Statesian political activist who served as General Secretary of the CPUSA from 1930 until 1945, when he was purged for his [[Revisionism|revisionist]] beliefs. He failed to understand the differences between [[Bourgeois democracy|bourgeois]] and [[proletarian democracy]] and saw [[socialism]] as an extension of the traditions of [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[Andrew Jackson]], a view shared by modern [[Patriotic socialism|patriotic socialists]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=Roosevelt and Wall Street (1933-1936)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-three-roosevelt-and-wall.html}}</ref>
'''Earl Russell Browder''' (May 20, 1891 – June 27, 1973) was a Statesian political activist who served as General Secretary of the CPUSA from 1930 until 1945, when he was purged for his [[Revisionism|revisionist]] beliefs. He failed to understand the differences between [[Bourgeois democracy|bourgeois]] and [[proletarian democracy]] and saw [[socialism]] as an extension of the traditions of [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[Andrew Jackson]],<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=[[William Z. Foster]]|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=Roosevelt and Wall Street (1933-1936)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-three-roosevelt-and-wall.html}}</ref> a view shared by modern [[Patriotic socialism|patriotic socialists]], and rejected the [[self-determination]] of the [[Black Belt|New Afrikan]] nation.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Communist Political Association (1944-1945)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-thirty-communist-political.html}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==


=== Great Depression ===
=== Great Depression ===
Browder supported [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=[[William Z. Foster]]|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=Early Struggles Under the New Deal (1933-1936)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-one-early-struggles.html}}</ref> He ran for [[President of the United States|President]] with [[James Ford]] in 1936 and received roughly 80,000 votes.<ref name=":1" /> He did not consider Roosevelt's interventions in [[Latin America]] under the [[Good Neighbor policy]] to be [[Imperialism|imperialist]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Good Neighbor Policy (1933-1941)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-five-good-neighbor.html}}</ref>
Browder supported [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=Early Struggles Under the New Deal (1933-1936)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-one-early-struggles.html}}</ref> He ran for [[President of the United States|President]] with [[James Ford]] in 1936 and received roughly 80,000 votes.<ref name=":1" /> He did not consider Roosevelt's interventions in [[Latin America]] under the [[Good Neighbor policy]] to be [[Imperialism|imperialist]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Good Neighbor Policy (1933-1941)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-five-good-neighbor.html}}</ref>


=== Second World War ===
=== Second World War ===
Browder was arrested in the fall of 1939 for passport violations and was sentenced to prison in March 1941. Roosevelt released him one year later under mass pressure.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=World War II: The Early War Phases (1939-1941)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-seven-world-war-ii-early.html}}</ref>
Browder was arrested in the fall of 1939 for passport violations and was sentenced to prison in March 1941. Roosevelt released him one year later under mass pressure.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=World War II: The Early War Phases (1939-1941)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-seven-world-war-ii-early.html}}</ref>


During the [[Second World War]], Browder believed that the USA and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]] would become allies with the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] because they fought together against [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Germany]]. He also called for national unity with the U.S. [[bourgeoisie]] during the war.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Communists in the War (1941-1945)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-nine-communists-in-war.html}}</ref>
During the [[Second World War]], Browder believed that the USA and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]] would become allies with the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] because they fought together against [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Germany]]. He also called for national unity with the U.S. [[bourgeoisie]] during the war and believed the temporary alliance between [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and the [[Communist Party of China|CPC]] against [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japan]] would lead to a long-term unity government.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Communists in the War (1941-1945)|chapter-url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twenty-nine-communists-in-war.html}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Revisionists]]
[[Category:Revisionists]]
[[Category:CPUSA members]]
[[Category:CPUSA members]]
[[Category:Patriotic socialists]]

Latest revision as of 12:30, 6 December 2023

Earl Browder
BornMay 20, 1891
Wichita, Kansas, United States
DiedJune 27, 1973
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
NationalityStatesian
Political orientationMarxism
Right-opportunism
USA nationalism
Political partyCommunist Party USA


Earl Russell Browder (May 20, 1891 – June 27, 1973) was a Statesian political activist who served as General Secretary of the CPUSA from 1930 until 1945, when he was purged for his revisionist beliefs. He failed to understand the differences between bourgeois and proletarian democracy and saw socialism as an extension of the traditions of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson,[1] a view shared by modern patriotic socialists, and rejected the self-determination of the New Afrikan nation.[2]

Political career

Great Depression

Browder supported Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression.[3] He ran for President with James Ford in 1936 and received roughly 80,000 votes.[1] He did not consider Roosevelt's interventions in Latin America under the Good Neighbor policy to be imperialist.[4]

Second World War

Browder was arrested in the fall of 1939 for passport violations and was sentenced to prison in March 1941. Roosevelt released him one year later under mass pressure.[5]

During the Second World War, Browder believed that the USA and UK would become allies with the Soviet Union because they fought together against Germany. He also called for national unity with the U.S. bourgeoisie during the war and believed the temporary alliance between Chiang Kai-shek and the CPC against Japan would lead to a long-term unity government.[6]

References