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The WWP describes itself as a party that has, since its founding, "supported the struggles of all Oppressed peoples. It has recognized the right of nations to Self-determination , including the nationally oppressed peoples inside the United States . It supports Affirmative Action as absolutely necessary in the fight for Equality . It opposes all forms of Racism and religious Bigotry ." Initially the WWP was confined to the Buffalo, New York area, where it had constituted the Buffalo and two other smaller branches of the SWP, but expanded in the 1960s . During the Civil Rights Movement the WWP had a Youth Movement called Youth Against War and Fascism which opposed the Vietnam War . Ideologically, the WWP is an interesting fusion of Trotskyism and several other branches of communism. WWP continues to make available the writings of many historic communists including Trotsky , Stalin , and Mao . The inclusion of Stalin and Mao along with Trotsky in a communist party is unusual, and is possibly unique to WWP. Most Trotskyist organizations seek out international affiliations, but WWP has organized solely in the United States. Among political orientation and does not define itself as the WWP youth group. Also in 2004, the San Francisco , Los Angeles , and Washington DC branches of WWP left almost in their entirety to form the Party For Socialism And Liberation . The newly formed PSL assumed leadership of the ANSWER coalition, leaving the WWP to build a new group, the Troops Out Now Coalition . Within the U.S. communist movement, WWP's politics are extremely unusual and controversial. Politically, the WWP agrees with Trotsky's description of pre-s, yet was also one of the few U.S. communist groups other than the Modern Spartacist League to hail the Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan in 1979 . Most controversially of all, however, is the fact that WWP has defended , telling the crowd, "History will prove that Slobodan Milošević was right." True to what it sees as its fundamental principles, WWP has always remained primarily action-oriented. Its pamphlets and books are scarcely Theoretical , though the documents are steeped in historical analysis and Idiom as a platform for Agitation . The party claims it is the most skillful practitioner of United Front strategy (as opposed to just tactics) on the U.S. left. They prefer to win influence and leadership through what they see as their higher-than-usual degree of Militancy , rather than purely through Ideological advances. Critics contend that WWP is not nearly as Grassroots or militant as it makes itself out to be, but defenders typically counter, either implicitly or vocally, that such criticism amounts to nothing more than Anti-communist and/or Right-wing banter. The WWP considers itself an important United States ally of Third World solidarity movements. In terms of finances, the WWP claims donations and volunteerism as the source of its funding and operational resources, and posts a direct link to its various U.S. headquarters. However, as WWP is not a registered PAC or Non-profit (501(c) et seq) organization, ultimate sources of the funds of the party remain substantially obscured. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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