Editing Bob Avakian

[[File:Ba-speaking-tour-1979-300x194.jpg|thumb|Bob Avakian as the Chairman of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] in 1979]]
'''Robert "Bob" Bruce Avakian''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[Political activism|political activist]] who developed the American [[Maoism|Maoist]] movement of [[New Communism]]. He originated in the [[New Left]] (which later became the [[Synthetic Left]]), however he rejected it as an [[astroturfed movement]] and instead joined the [[Black Panther Party]] (BPP) in 1969. He founded the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) in 1975, serving as the party's Chairman to this day. Nowadays, he is considered to be a paid actor of the Synthetic Left because he turned against [[anti-imperialism]] by supporting [[Ukraine]] against [[Russia]] and centralized the RCP into a [[cult of personality]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQTbl-OfqI Bob Avakian's Confusion on Russia & War]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjSCwIFzN0 What was Bob Avakian's Strength? What can we learn from him?]</ref><ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/rand-paul-thought-the-new-tendency Rand Paul Thought: The New Tendency of America's Maoism]</ref>

== Politics ==

=== Affiliation ===

* [[Synthetic Left]] (c. 1960-1969)
** [[Peace and Freedom Party]] (1967-1969)
* [[Black Panther Party]] (1969-1975)
* [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (1975-present)

== References ==
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+'''Robert "Bob" Bruce Avakian''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[Political activism|political activist]] who developed the American [[Maoism|Maoist]] movement of [[New Communism]]. He originated in the [[New Left]] (which later became the [[Synthetic Left]]), however he rejected it as an [[astroturfed movement]] and instead joined the [[Black Panther Party]] (BPP) in 1969. He founded the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) in 1975, serving as the party's Chairman to this day. Nowadays, he is considered to be a paid actor of the Synthetic Left because he turned against [[anti-imperialism]] by supporting [[Ukraine]] against [[Russia]] and centralized the RCP into a [[cult of personality]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQTbl-OfqI Bob Avakian's Confusion on Russia & War]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjSCwIFzN0 What was Bob Avakian's Strength? What can we learn from him?]</ref><ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/rand-paul-thought-the-new-tendency Rand Paul Thought: The New Tendency of America's Maoism]</ref>
-| name = Bob Avakian
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-| caption = Bob Avakian as the Chairman of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] in 1979.
-| nationality = American
-| known = Forging a political framework that synthesizes the Counterculture Left and Maoism
-| occupation = Political activist, political theorist
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-| ideology = New Communism
-| political_party = Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP)
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-| birth_name = Robert Bruce Avakian
-| birth_date = March 7, 1943 (age 80)
-| birth_place = Washington D.C., United States
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-'''Robert "Bob" Bruce Avakian''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[Political activism|political activist]] who developed the American [[Maoism|Maoist]] movement of [[New Communism]]. He originated in the [[New Left]], however he rejected it as an [[astroturfed movement]] and instead joined the [[Black Panther Party]] (BPP) in 1969. He founded the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) in 1975, serving as the party's Chairman to this day. Nowadays, he is criticized and accused of being a paid actor because he turned against [[anti-imperialism]] by supporting [[Ukraine]] against [[Russia]] and centralized the RCP into a [[cult of personality]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQTbl-OfqI Bob Avakian's Confusion on Russia & War]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjSCwIFzN0 What was Bob Avakian's Strength? What can we learn from him?]</ref><ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/rand-paul-thought-the-new-tendency Rand Paul Thought: The New Tendency of America's Maoism]</ref>
 == Politics ==
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 === Affiliation ===
-* [[New Left]] (c. 1960-1969)
+* [[Synthetic Left]] (c. 1960-1969)
 ** [[Peace and Freedom Party]] (1967-1969)
 * [[Black Panther Party]] (1969-1975)