Carl Dix
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Carl Dix is the national spokesman for the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
. He is a close friend of Bob Avakian
. Carl Dix was a member of the United States Army
, but when he was called to go to Vietnam
he refused. He served two years in prison as a result of this action. He then joined the Black Workers Congress
. The BWC was part of the Revolutionary Union. He met Bob Avakian and had a life-changing conversation with him, in which Avakian convinced him that his line of Identity politics
was incorrect. Carl Dix has since become a leader of the RCP, and an outspoken activist for that organization. Dix has been the party's "anti-candidate" for President of the United States
, not appearing on any ballots, as an indication of the party's contempt for democratic politics. He is now a member of the Revolutionary Communist Four, a speaking tour traveling throughout the country to drum up support for the RCP.
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA , known originally as the Revolutionary Union, is a Maoist Communist party formed in 1975 in the United States. The RCP states that U.S...
. He is a close friend of Bob Avakian
Bob Avakian
Bob Avakian is Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA , which he has led since its formation in 1975. He is a veteran of the Free Speech Movement and the Left of the 1960s and early 1970s, and was closely associated with the Black Panther Party. He has published writings on Marxism and...
. Carl Dix was a member of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, but when he was called to go to Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
he refused. He served two years in prison as a result of this action. He then joined the Black Workers Congress
Black Workers Congress
The Black Worker’s Congress was created in 1971 in response to a manifesto written by the League of Revolutionary Black Workers . The BWC would be a separate organization that would be used to expand the League across the United States...
. The BWC was part of the Revolutionary Union. He met Bob Avakian and had a life-changing conversation with him, in which Avakian convinced him that his line of Identity politics
Identity politics
Identity politics are political arguments that focus upon the self interest and perspectives of self-identified social interest groups and ways in which people's politics may be shaped by aspects of their identity through race, class, religion, sexual orientation or traditional dominance...
was incorrect. Carl Dix has since become a leader of the RCP, and an outspoken activist for that organization. Dix has been the party's "anti-candidate" for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, not appearing on any ballots, as an indication of the party's contempt for democratic politics. He is now a member of the Revolutionary Communist Four, a speaking tour traveling throughout the country to drum up support for the RCP.