Revolutionary Communist Party USA (Bob Avakian)
American Maoist organisation founded 1975. Bob Avakian has been chairman since founding. Distinctive cult-of-personality around 'BA' and his 'New Synthesis of Communism'. Multiple ex-member testimonies.
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BITE breakdown
0 — long-running Maoist sect with documented cult-of-personality around Bob Avakian.
Profile facts
In context
The RCP USA's defining feature is the elaborate cult-of-personality around Avakian. Members are expected to study and reproduce 'BA's' writings as authoritative theory. Front groups (Refuse Fascism, World Can't Wait, Revolution Books) extend the network. Multiple ex-member accounts document severance of dissenters and intense psychological pressure.
Key control doctrines
- Bob Avakian's 'New Synthesis of Communism'
- Maoist orthodoxy
- Cult-of-personality around BA
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1975RCP USA founded
- 1980s+Avakian cult-of-personality intensifies
- 2010s+Refuse Fascism front-group activity
Sources
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