The country of America is deeply divided. There are a great many people, those whom I refer to as Leftist, who are determined to enact change. Such people include those who consider themselves socialists, democrats, democratic socialists, independent socialists, Marxists, Communists, and feminists, among others. Some of these people are members of political parties and organizations, while many others are not. A great many people are simply fed up, disgusted with the current situation, tired of all the lies and deception of their elected leaders. They do not trust the two mainstream political parties, and are equally suspicious of the alternative parties and Leftist groups. Who can blame them?
To such people I can only respond that if nothing else, there is strength in numbers. Yet there is more to it than that, much more in fact. As long as the people who are on the Left are conscious people, which is to say aware of the existence of classes and the antagonism between the classes, the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, and are also prepared to take guidance from such great leaders of the proletariat as Marx and Lenin, then that is half the battle. Just bear in mind that the emancipation of the working class must be an act of the working class itself. No other class can do this for them.
With that in mind, I am calling upon all members of the Left, which is to say class conscious people, to join the two mainstream political parties, to become card carrying members of both the Democratic and Republican parties. Such members are referred to as ”party bosses”, because that is precisely what they are. Those are the people who decide the individual to run for any and all political offices. They are the ”power behind the throne”, if you will excuse the expression. They work ”behind the scenes”, so to speak. They ”call the shots”, and any and all elected politicians, or even those who desire to become elected, ”dance to their tune”, if you will excuse the mixed metaphors.
I have deliberately chosen these very popular expressions for the benefit of the readers of this article who are working class, or at least of a working class background. The conditions of life of the working class does not lead to the awareness of itself as a class, and the ruling class, the capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, is careful to deny the existence of classes, at least in North America. This awareness of itself as a class has to come from an outside source, which is to say the middle class, the petty bourgeois. We are now presented with a golden opportunity to raise the level of awareness of the working class and at the same time to motivate working people to take up the class struggle.
Those same class conscious Leftist people who become card carrying members of the parties can then approach various working class groups, such as seniors, students, trade unions and sports clubs. It is the approach that is critical. Instead of asking for their vote, ask for their help. All such people can be asked to become card carrying members of the two parties, ”party bosses”, and the Leftist people can offer to assist them in this. It is possible to apply for membership online, and many seniors are not terribly familiar with computers. Feel free to offer your assistance in this little task.
Explain to them that as ”party bosses”, they get to decide the person to run for office. You may also suggest that they choose someone, perhaps one of their own, who is prepared to go to Washington to fight for the rights of seniors. No doubt all seniors are agreed that they should be provided with free medical coverage, among other things. Such other things could include an increased pension, one that is tax free, at least for people who are forced to live on a fixed income.
A similar approach should be made to the students, except that it is reasonable to expect students to be quite familiar with computers. An offer of assistance in this department may be considered an insult. It is also reasonable to expect the students to be concerned with student loans, properly so. The person doing the approach may suggest to the students that they choose someone to be sent to Washington who will fight for the cancellation of all student loans, and free tuition for all.
When approaching the trade unions, bear in mind that all workers organizations are in favour of an increase in the minimum wage. They are supremely well aware that such an increase will increase the wages of all, including those who earn a higher wage.
Then there are the members of the sports clubs. Such people tend to defend their democratic right to bear arms, as is guaranteed in the Constitution. Under no circumstances should the meeting become confrontational, regardless of the personal beliefs of the individual approaching the sports people. Perhaps it would be best to suggest that we harvest our wild meat with rifles and shotguns, not with machine guns and automatic weapons. We also shoot paper targets with hand guns, not hand grenades. The implication is that we should leave the military style weapons to the military. After all, the only thing those weapons are good for is killing people. It is very likely that most sports enthusiasts will agree with this. As for those who wish to argue the point, feel free to walk away. An argument will serve no purpose.
These are merely some common sense suggestions concerning the proper approach towards members of the working class. We want as many people as possible to become card carrying members of the two parties. (I suspect there is a proper name for such members, but I have no idea what that name is. Perhaps special members?)
If these people are interested, as no doubt most of them will be, we can also explain that running for political office usually costs a small fortune, or a large fortune, depending upon the office. Either way, it is out of the reach of working class people, those who have no fortune, large or small. Or at least it used to be out of the reach of working class people. That which we are suggesting is quite reasonable and not at all expensive.
Membership in the two parties is free, and such members get to decide the individual to run for office. Assuming the card carrying members of the two parties choose the same person to run for office, perhaps Congress, on behalf of both parties, then there is no need for any expensive campaign. After all, that person is running against him or her self. It matters not if such an individual goes to Washington as an elected Democrat or as an elected Republican.
The main thing is that we become politically active, and motivate working people to also become active. At the same time, we can help to raise the level of awareness of the working class, motivate working people to take up their struggles, to focus the working class revolutionary movement on their class enemies, the bourgeoisie. This will provide some very valuable experience in the class struggle, and can be considered as training for the positions of authority which working people will have to take up, after the revolution. Perhaps it is best to think of this not so much as running for office, but as training for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.
In the process, we will no doubt flood Washington with a great many Leftist politicians, especially in the House of Representatives, the Congress. The precise number is of no consequence, as the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, the monopoly capitalists, the multi millionaires and the multi billionaires, are not about to submit to the rule of the majority, which in America is the proletariat. At least, they will not submit without a fierce fight.
I keep referring to the Congress, as that is the political body which controls the money, and all members serve two year terms. The Congress sets the tax rate for one and all.
Of course there are a great many supporters of the capitalist monopoly system, which is technically referred to as imperialism, who object to free medical coverage, if only for seniors. They also object to free tuition and cancellation of all student loans, as well as to an increase in the minimum wage, on the grounds that the country cannot afford this. To such people I can only respond that the country can afford this. The country can also afford free medical coverage for all, an increase in the pensions of the seniors, tax free for those who are on a fixed income, and a tax break for a great many working class people. The way to raise the money needed is to tax the bourgeoisie, the super rich. The tax rate for the millionaires should start at ninety percent, and increase to ninety nine percent for the billionaires. The same rate should be applied to an inheritance tax, which currently does not exist. The richest families in the country perpetuate their wealth by passing on that wealth to their children and grand children, tax free. That is precisely the reason so many people, such as the current president, was born as a millionaire.
This extra tax money, at the expense of the bourgeoisie, will cover the costs of medical coverage for the working class and the seniors, the tuition fees for students, and a great deal more.
The only thing I am suggesting is that Americans take the advice of their government officials. These are the same government officials who earn their very handsome salaries crawling on their bellies, licking the boots of their masters, the bourgeoisie. They object to American citizens who exercise their democratic rights to object to the various wars being fought around the world, such as the eighteen year old war in Afghanistan. They also object to the people who took part in the Occupy Movement, as well as the Me Too people, Black Lives Matter, the LGBT people and countless others. In fact, they object to anyone who does not blindly follow their political masters, the bourgeoisie.
That being said, I also believe in giving credit where credit is due. These same people also suggest that we change the system from within, and I think that is a fine idea. The fact is that people on the Left have been challenging the two party system since the days of the Civil War, and yet it is still in place. Perhaps the best way to destroy the two party system is to embrace it. If millions of Americans join the two parties, as I fully expect will happen, then indeed they will ”change the system from within”.
But then there are those who object, ” They will never allow such a thing! They will never allow Washington to be flooded with Leftist people and they are not about to consent to pay such high taxes!”
To such people I can only respond with a question: just who are ”they”? If by ”they”, you mean the bourgeoisie, the very people whom I am suggesting should pay their fair share of taxes, I most emphatically agree. Then ”they” will show their true colours, ”they” will defy the Congress as well as the Constitution, the very Constitution which the members of Congress have sworn to protect, and ”they” will change their method of rule, ”they” will be more exposed, and the working class of America, and indeed the world, will receive a valuable education. This is another way of saying that the bourgeoisie will soon show their true colours.
It is not just the working class people who will receive an education. There are a great many people on the Left who are of the opinion that this is the way, the only way, in which capitalism can be transformed into socialism. As if socialism can be voted into existence! They think there is no need for revolution, that the imperialists, the monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, are prepared to peacefully submit to the rule of the majority. Such people are about to find out that is not the case, and the Marxists were correct the whole time.
It can only aid the revolution to have as many Leftist people in Washington as possible. It is up to the working people to join the two mainstream parties, as card carrying members, and put forward their own working class candidates for office. At the same time, it is up to Marxists to let them know that the bourgeoisie will have to be overthrown, and that can only be accomplished through violent revolution. The rule of the bourgeoisie can and must be replaced, by the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 