sunfarstar
12th March 2009, 04:51
In my opinion, there are two conditions, which requires the world's left-wing, particularly the United States are left to develop two types of response plans. First, short-term situation. The world is experiencing a deep recession, at least the next two years will only make matters worse one. Immediate short-term situation is of concern to most people, they are losing their jobs, a serious decline in revenue, a lot of people homeless. If the Left did not respond to this short-term exercise plan for the situation, they can not effectively contact the majority of people.
The second situation is the capitalist world system as a problem of a structural crisis, in my opinion, it in the next 20-40 years will certainly be the end. This is the medium-term situation. If the left does not deal with this situation in the medium-term plan for the future to replace the capitalist world system will be more than five hundred years we have lived this horrible system even worse, a system is likely much worse.
The situation of these two require different tactics, they are also mutually United. U.S. short-term situation, what are? The United States elected a President of the allocation of secondary school, and its tendency to seem a bit on the left. Left-wing or left-wing majority, to vote for him for two reasons. Another option is even worse, in fact much worse. Therefore, we have two evils. The second reason is, we believe that the election of Obama will open up space for the left-wing social movements.
The left face is not new problems. This type of situation are common. Roosevelt in 1933, the Attlee in 1945, Mitterrand in 1981, Mandurah 1994, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2002 were they were local Obama. The list can also be extended indefinitely. When these figures "disappointing", the left-wing how to do? They will be disappointing, because they are the allocation of secondary school, even the center-left is also true.
In my opinion, the only sensible attitude is the Brazilian "landless movement" to take the attitude, this huge and powerful combat effectiveness of both organizations. "No to the labor movement" in support of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in 2002, even though he has not fulfilled all its commitments, they still support him in 2006 re-election. They are fully aware of the limitations of their circumstances the Government to do so, because obviously even worse alternative. However, they also have maintained the pressure on the Government - with the meeting, the public reprimand on condemn it, and to organize grassroots opposition to its mistakes.
If we have such a powerful social movement, "No to the labor movement" would be a good example of left-wing America. But we do not, however, this does not mean we should make every effort to prevent the composition of such a sport, and as "landless movement" as action - a frank, open and effectively at any time put pressure on Obama, and in him to do the time of the enthusiastic support of him. We do not want Obama social transformation. He does not have the ability not only unwilling to do so. We want him to do is to take measures to minimize the general public the current suffering. This point he is able to, which is also putting pressure on him may be a useful place.
Medium-term the situation is completely different. Obama has nothing to do here, as all the middle-left governments have nothing to do the same. The current situation is that capitalism as a world system is crumbling, it is not because it can not protect the welfare of the majority of people (it can not do this forever), but because it is no longer able to protect the capitalists can be endlessly capital accumulation, which is their raison d'etre. Such a time has come, that is, whether the vision of the capitalists or their opponents (ie we) are not hard to maintain this system of. We both are working hard to set up a new system, but, of course, we are of the view of the nature of this system is very different, in fact quite the contrary.
Because of the current system has already deviated from the balance too far, it has been confusion. We can see that all of the usual economic indicators are at the sharp volatilities, including commodity prices, the relative value of currencies, the actual level of taxation, such as production and trade. Because no one knows when each of these indicators daily movements, but also no person can be wise to make any plans.
Under such circumstances, no one knows what the best, regardless of their political views. Actual knowledge of such a disorder resulting in the prevalence of various鼓惑speech. System is bifurcation, which means that, in 20-40 years will have a new system, it will create order from chaos. But we do not know This is what the system.
What can we do? First, we must clear the contents of the struggle. This is the spirit of Davos (to set up a new system, it is not capitalism, it is still hierarchy, exploitation and polarization of the system) and the spirit of Porto Alegre (to set up a relatively democratic and relatively equal new system) between the struggle. This is not the two evils. But one or the other.
Left to be done? At the fundamental problem of selection on awareness-raising to promote clarity. But also at all levels of society to organize themselves, and through a variety of ways to promote things moving in the right direction. First of all, to encourage the commercialization of all things that can go should go commercialization. Second, we must be able to test a variety of better maintenance of global justice and ecological integrity of the new structure. The third is the need to promote a calm optimism. Success is far from definite. However, it is possible to win.
Finally summarized as follows: the short-term job is to minimize suffering, and work in the medium term is to ensure that the new system will soon be a better system, rather than a worse system. However, after this job is not to win no doubt, and we know that the struggle would be extremely difficult.
The second situation is the capitalist world system as a problem of a structural crisis, in my opinion, it in the next 20-40 years will certainly be the end. This is the medium-term situation. If the left does not deal with this situation in the medium-term plan for the future to replace the capitalist world system will be more than five hundred years we have lived this horrible system even worse, a system is likely much worse.
The situation of these two require different tactics, they are also mutually United. U.S. short-term situation, what are? The United States elected a President of the allocation of secondary school, and its tendency to seem a bit on the left. Left-wing or left-wing majority, to vote for him for two reasons. Another option is even worse, in fact much worse. Therefore, we have two evils. The second reason is, we believe that the election of Obama will open up space for the left-wing social movements.
The left face is not new problems. This type of situation are common. Roosevelt in 1933, the Attlee in 1945, Mitterrand in 1981, Mandurah 1994, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2002 were they were local Obama. The list can also be extended indefinitely. When these figures "disappointing", the left-wing how to do? They will be disappointing, because they are the allocation of secondary school, even the center-left is also true.
In my opinion, the only sensible attitude is the Brazilian "landless movement" to take the attitude, this huge and powerful combat effectiveness of both organizations. "No to the labor movement" in support of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in 2002, even though he has not fulfilled all its commitments, they still support him in 2006 re-election. They are fully aware of the limitations of their circumstances the Government to do so, because obviously even worse alternative. However, they also have maintained the pressure on the Government - with the meeting, the public reprimand on condemn it, and to organize grassroots opposition to its mistakes.
If we have such a powerful social movement, "No to the labor movement" would be a good example of left-wing America. But we do not, however, this does not mean we should make every effort to prevent the composition of such a sport, and as "landless movement" as action - a frank, open and effectively at any time put pressure on Obama, and in him to do the time of the enthusiastic support of him. We do not want Obama social transformation. He does not have the ability not only unwilling to do so. We want him to do is to take measures to minimize the general public the current suffering. This point he is able to, which is also putting pressure on him may be a useful place.
Medium-term the situation is completely different. Obama has nothing to do here, as all the middle-left governments have nothing to do the same. The current situation is that capitalism as a world system is crumbling, it is not because it can not protect the welfare of the majority of people (it can not do this forever), but because it is no longer able to protect the capitalists can be endlessly capital accumulation, which is their raison d'etre. Such a time has come, that is, whether the vision of the capitalists or their opponents (ie we) are not hard to maintain this system of. We both are working hard to set up a new system, but, of course, we are of the view of the nature of this system is very different, in fact quite the contrary.
Because of the current system has already deviated from the balance too far, it has been confusion. We can see that all of the usual economic indicators are at the sharp volatilities, including commodity prices, the relative value of currencies, the actual level of taxation, such as production and trade. Because no one knows when each of these indicators daily movements, but also no person can be wise to make any plans.
Under such circumstances, no one knows what the best, regardless of their political views. Actual knowledge of such a disorder resulting in the prevalence of various鼓惑speech. System is bifurcation, which means that, in 20-40 years will have a new system, it will create order from chaos. But we do not know This is what the system.
What can we do? First, we must clear the contents of the struggle. This is the spirit of Davos (to set up a new system, it is not capitalism, it is still hierarchy, exploitation and polarization of the system) and the spirit of Porto Alegre (to set up a relatively democratic and relatively equal new system) between the struggle. This is not the two evils. But one or the other.
Left to be done? At the fundamental problem of selection on awareness-raising to promote clarity. But also at all levels of society to organize themselves, and through a variety of ways to promote things moving in the right direction. First of all, to encourage the commercialization of all things that can go should go commercialization. Second, we must be able to test a variety of better maintenance of global justice and ecological integrity of the new structure. The third is the need to promote a calm optimism. Success is far from definite. However, it is possible to win.
Finally summarized as follows: the short-term job is to minimize suffering, and work in the medium term is to ensure that the new system will soon be a better system, rather than a worse system. However, after this job is not to win no doubt, and we know that the struggle would be extremely difficult.