Meeting: Trotsky's Theory of the United Front

This week is an educational discussion on Trotsky's Theory of the United
Front. Attached are readings in preparation for this discussion.  The
articles are of particular relevance in this moment as these ideas are
being revisited as the guiding principles for the revolutionary socialists
strategy in Syriza.

Discussion questions
1. The theory of the workers united front originally developed in the Communist International in the aftermath of the First World War. Why was it so hard to convince many of the communists of its merits?

2. What does it mean to advocate a united front policy in the instance of the struggle against fascism?

3. What does it mean to“use the united front method” even in circumstances when we're not dealing with workers' organizations and trade unions?

Readings
Syriza, Socialists and the Struggle Ahead
Revolution at the Crossroads
From Socialism 2014: Socialists, Struggle and the United Front
Leon Trotsky on the United Front