Pogue
19th June 2008, 17:40
It seems a task more momentous than ever is before us comrades! All talk of theory aside, I'm going to engage everyone on practice. Ok. So the world is, almost without exception, under some form of capitalist/fascist control, either by dictatorships or governments. Throughout most of the world, there is little to no revolutionary feeling, class conciousness, etc.
In the UK, where I live, and many other countries, there is rising popularity with fascist parties like the BNP among people, usually 'working class' people, or, more simply, poor people. Governments plough ahead with neoliberal policies, and civil liberties are curbed, people are starved and tortured all across the world, and the smarmy, dirty, capitalist (and fascist) scum run free and riot across our world.
There is growing apathy. Most people are blinded by consumerism, so they don't care about politics. Some people are fighting to survive, so have no time for politics. Alot of people are listening to the dirty, perverted lies of the fascists. Many cannot see outside of the 2-3 capitalist parties which dominate their electoral system.
In the 20th century we saw alot of socialist (be it communist, trotykist, marx lenin, mao, etc) action, so to speak. Anarchism in Spain, Socialism in Russia, etc etc. Alot of class concoiusness, discontent, anger. For alot of people life has got better, contributing to less desperation or anger (which tends to lead to revolution/uprising from the proleteriat). For alot of people its still shit beyond belief for us, say in Africa and parts of East Asia.
So clearly something has to be done by us, the left wingers. Ok, so this is RevLeft. Revolution. Ok so lets leave the meaning of revolution open at this moment. Firstly, in the western 'liberal democracies' we have parliamentary decmoracy, or something similar, in that we elect a party to govern us. This is enshrined in law and accepted by people. This is the medium through which power is gained (obviously theres the power of police/corporations which we don't elect but an elected government can interfere with this). It's not perfect, this system, but for now we have to accept it, to fight capitalism and fascism. Because the revolution is not happening now and is not looking like coming soon.
This does not mean we should ignore revolution, be it vanguardist insurrection, or syndicalist maneouvering. Armed or union struggle might prove neccesary when the bourgeoisie/fascists attempt to crush democratic reform. But I'm calling for a united mass movement.
This means the things many of the left seem to hate! Co-operation!
What unites the Trotskyists (Uk, SWP), Maoists, Marx Leninists, Anarchists, etc? We don't like capitalism and we don't like fascism and we want some form of socialism. Oke doke. So why do we fight so much? This plays into the hands of the capitalists and fascists and helps them.
I propose a tactic, which may seem naive and silly, but in some form has to be employed. First, it is clear that us being divided is terrible. But people say, even if we manage to find some common ground (which is so clearly there, as i said, anti capitalist/anti fascism and wanting socialism), what about different tactics. I.e. reformists who think revolutionaries are too idealistic, violent and naive, and revolutionaries who think reformists are just capitalists in disguise, or not radical enough. Theres Anarchists who think Marx-Leninists are authoritarian, Marx-Leninists who think Anarchists are bourgeoisie, etc etc. Thats why we need a united movement, with free debate and discussion, to have (socialist) comprimise. As long as its socialism, not social democracy or just state capitalism, we must comprimise with out other socialist comrades. While we don't do this, that is to say while we are still divided, the fascists get power in elections, they gain seats/councils, and the capitalist's dominance grows, and as a direct result of this people neglect the left more and more, and so more and more people die or are crushed under the selfis tyranny of the filth.
We need a united movement of socialists of all kind, as I said, ranging from Marx Lenin to Syndicalists to Anarchists to Maoists, so we can directly and effectively fight the capitalists and fascists, measure our success and get more support and thus, change.
Please comrades, don't pick apart this and be cynical, and thus feed into the sort of secularism which has meant that we're now seen as the looney fringe, even though we speka the truth and we see things in the true light, unlike the nazi BNP and the scum who mirror them in all countries.
We need change and unity at this vital time. We have nothing to lose!
Leftists of the world unite!
In the UK, where I live, and many other countries, there is rising popularity with fascist parties like the BNP among people, usually 'working class' people, or, more simply, poor people. Governments plough ahead with neoliberal policies, and civil liberties are curbed, people are starved and tortured all across the world, and the smarmy, dirty, capitalist (and fascist) scum run free and riot across our world.
There is growing apathy. Most people are blinded by consumerism, so they don't care about politics. Some people are fighting to survive, so have no time for politics. Alot of people are listening to the dirty, perverted lies of the fascists. Many cannot see outside of the 2-3 capitalist parties which dominate their electoral system.
In the 20th century we saw alot of socialist (be it communist, trotykist, marx lenin, mao, etc) action, so to speak. Anarchism in Spain, Socialism in Russia, etc etc. Alot of class concoiusness, discontent, anger. For alot of people life has got better, contributing to less desperation or anger (which tends to lead to revolution/uprising from the proleteriat). For alot of people its still shit beyond belief for us, say in Africa and parts of East Asia.
So clearly something has to be done by us, the left wingers. Ok, so this is RevLeft. Revolution. Ok so lets leave the meaning of revolution open at this moment. Firstly, in the western 'liberal democracies' we have parliamentary decmoracy, or something similar, in that we elect a party to govern us. This is enshrined in law and accepted by people. This is the medium through which power is gained (obviously theres the power of police/corporations which we don't elect but an elected government can interfere with this). It's not perfect, this system, but for now we have to accept it, to fight capitalism and fascism. Because the revolution is not happening now and is not looking like coming soon.
This does not mean we should ignore revolution, be it vanguardist insurrection, or syndicalist maneouvering. Armed or union struggle might prove neccesary when the bourgeoisie/fascists attempt to crush democratic reform. But I'm calling for a united mass movement.
This means the things many of the left seem to hate! Co-operation!
What unites the Trotskyists (Uk, SWP), Maoists, Marx Leninists, Anarchists, etc? We don't like capitalism and we don't like fascism and we want some form of socialism. Oke doke. So why do we fight so much? This plays into the hands of the capitalists and fascists and helps them.
I propose a tactic, which may seem naive and silly, but in some form has to be employed. First, it is clear that us being divided is terrible. But people say, even if we manage to find some common ground (which is so clearly there, as i said, anti capitalist/anti fascism and wanting socialism), what about different tactics. I.e. reformists who think revolutionaries are too idealistic, violent and naive, and revolutionaries who think reformists are just capitalists in disguise, or not radical enough. Theres Anarchists who think Marx-Leninists are authoritarian, Marx-Leninists who think Anarchists are bourgeoisie, etc etc. Thats why we need a united movement, with free debate and discussion, to have (socialist) comprimise. As long as its socialism, not social democracy or just state capitalism, we must comprimise with out other socialist comrades. While we don't do this, that is to say while we are still divided, the fascists get power in elections, they gain seats/councils, and the capitalist's dominance grows, and as a direct result of this people neglect the left more and more, and so more and more people die or are crushed under the selfis tyranny of the filth.
We need a united movement of socialists of all kind, as I said, ranging from Marx Lenin to Syndicalists to Anarchists to Maoists, so we can directly and effectively fight the capitalists and fascists, measure our success and get more support and thus, change.
Please comrades, don't pick apart this and be cynical, and thus feed into the sort of secularism which has meant that we're now seen as the looney fringe, even though we speka the truth and we see things in the true light, unlike the nazi BNP and the scum who mirror them in all countries.
We need change and unity at this vital time. We have nothing to lose!
Leftists of the world unite!