Nothing can stop the course of history

A typical punk anarcho-Bordigist 

This is issue 50 of International Review, published in 1987. International Review is the magazine of the International Communist Current (ICC), a super-sectarian Left Communist group based in France. The review is filled with impenetrable theoretical articles about "the decadence of capitalism", "the course of history", "the continuity of the proletariat's political organisations" and other somewhat esoteric subjects.

Many items are polemics against competing Left Communist groups. In this issue, the "punk anarcho-Bordigists" of the Internationalist Communist Groups are in for a good trashing due to their erroneous views of the class-nature of 19th century Social Democracy. There is also a polemic against Battaglia Communista on the course of history. Apparently, Battaglia was too pessimistic about the prospects.

As the ICC puts it: "Whether Battaglia like it or not, we are heading towards immense class conflagrations. Those currents who are not prepared for them are in danger of being swept aside by the heat of the blast".

Amen.