R_P_A_S
29th March 2012, 17:06
A member by the name of "ckaihatsu (http://www.revleft.com/vb/member.php?u=16162)" posted this article from "marxist.com" :
http://www.marxist.com/in-defence-of-the-syrian-revolution-the-marxist-perspective.htm in which they mention the Syrian "Local Co-ordination Committees".
The Character of the Revolution
The mass movement in Syria has, from the beginning, been directed through bodies called “local co-ordination committees” which are the grassroots and functional vehicles through which the anti-Assad movement has been organized. These existed before the formation of the Free Syrian Army. They have important political weight in the revolution, and control much of the situation on the ground. They have provided the movement with an important strength, and had until recently prevented the drift towards an ethnically based civil war.
and the article continues about the FSA (Free Syrian Army) and the NSC (National Syrian Council) which I know many of us don't trust and feel they are the hand of the west and imperialism agents etc etc..
Indeed, it is precisely this lack of political direction that has left the Free Syrian Army (FSA) open to attempts at hi-jacking by forces within the Syrian elite who are represented by the Syrian National Council (SNC).
It is now becoming clear that the FSA leadership have very limited control over the fighting units that have been receiving almost no support from it and are increasingly flooded with civilian volunteers linked directly to the movement. In this vacuum of leadership the Gulf States have started funneling money to certain groups that meet their own reactionary agenda. However, the scale of this operation is still unclear.
The SNC is the major organized opposition, and includes within its members the Muslim Brotherhood and bourgeois “liberals”. It is also clearly tied to the imperialists, who are using it is an instrument to push their own agenda within the country. However, it is also true that the SNC lacks a significant base on the ground in Syria and has little control over the revolutionary struggle in the streets.
Now my questions for discussion are the following.
*Personally I had not heard of these Local Co-ordination committees until last night. To me they seem like real grassroots and led by activist and not influence by any western government nor by any pro-west Arab states. So is this "the side of the coin" to support?
**I'm not sure yet.. I need to read the article again and do some other research, but it appears to me that these Local Co-ordination Committees are the true voice of the Syrian people and the NSC (National Syrian Council) is the upper-middle class/liberals who are pro-intervention who are trying to hijack the Revolution. Yay or Nay???
***It also seems to make the case that the FSA (Free Syria Army) is sort of in the middle? They don't really have a political alliance or aim? The NSC is also trying to hijack the FSA to serve their personal agenda in Syria against Bashar?.
Correct me if I'm wrong.. But Isn't this the best conditions for a successful attempt at a revolution? You have the Local Committees as the grassroots movement organizing the masses and they have in the Free Syria Army a military force to counter Assad's own military...
what the hell is the matter then?
http://www.marxist.com/in-defence-of-the-syrian-revolution-the-marxist-perspective.htm in which they mention the Syrian "Local Co-ordination Committees".
The Character of the Revolution
The mass movement in Syria has, from the beginning, been directed through bodies called “local co-ordination committees” which are the grassroots and functional vehicles through which the anti-Assad movement has been organized. These existed before the formation of the Free Syrian Army. They have important political weight in the revolution, and control much of the situation on the ground. They have provided the movement with an important strength, and had until recently prevented the drift towards an ethnically based civil war.
and the article continues about the FSA (Free Syrian Army) and the NSC (National Syrian Council) which I know many of us don't trust and feel they are the hand of the west and imperialism agents etc etc..
Indeed, it is precisely this lack of political direction that has left the Free Syrian Army (FSA) open to attempts at hi-jacking by forces within the Syrian elite who are represented by the Syrian National Council (SNC).
It is now becoming clear that the FSA leadership have very limited control over the fighting units that have been receiving almost no support from it and are increasingly flooded with civilian volunteers linked directly to the movement. In this vacuum of leadership the Gulf States have started funneling money to certain groups that meet their own reactionary agenda. However, the scale of this operation is still unclear.
The SNC is the major organized opposition, and includes within its members the Muslim Brotherhood and bourgeois “liberals”. It is also clearly tied to the imperialists, who are using it is an instrument to push their own agenda within the country. However, it is also true that the SNC lacks a significant base on the ground in Syria and has little control over the revolutionary struggle in the streets.
Now my questions for discussion are the following.
*Personally I had not heard of these Local Co-ordination committees until last night. To me they seem like real grassroots and led by activist and not influence by any western government nor by any pro-west Arab states. So is this "the side of the coin" to support?
**I'm not sure yet.. I need to read the article again and do some other research, but it appears to me that these Local Co-ordination Committees are the true voice of the Syrian people and the NSC (National Syrian Council) is the upper-middle class/liberals who are pro-intervention who are trying to hijack the Revolution. Yay or Nay???
***It also seems to make the case that the FSA (Free Syria Army) is sort of in the middle? They don't really have a political alliance or aim? The NSC is also trying to hijack the FSA to serve their personal agenda in Syria against Bashar?.
Correct me if I'm wrong.. But Isn't this the best conditions for a successful attempt at a revolution? You have the Local Committees as the grassroots movement organizing the masses and they have in the Free Syria Army a military force to counter Assad's own military...
what the hell is the matter then?