The protests of January 6, in the capitol of Washington, D.C., is being referred to as a ”Day of Reckoning”, an ”Insurrection”, an Unprecedented Attack On Democracy”, an ”Attempted Coup”, an ”Instigated Riot”, an ”Act of Treason” by a ”Mob of Anarchists”. Yet those protesters were not armed!
The people who took part in that protest, speak of it in different terms. They refer to it as a peaceful protest! They prefer to think of themselves as patriots, American citizens who are performing their patriotic duty to ”take back the country”, to ”stop the steal”, as they are convinced that the election was stolen! They maintain that there was no violence during the protest! That which they are saying is far different from the ”tale of destruction” being put forward by the media! They cannot both be right! They are describing two entirely different events! What is going on?
We can start by facing one fact, which is a fundamental tenet of Marxism. That is the fact that the state apparatus has been set up, by the ruling class, with the express purpose of crushing the ”lower classes”. In this case, we have a very clear cut example of the capitalist class, the bourgeoisie, using the state apparatus to crush the working class, the proletariat. It is also a fact that the state apparatus consists of the police, military, prisons and courts, among other things. It would appear that the capitalists are using the media as an extension of the state apparatus. As Lenin pointed out, ”the bourgeoisie maintains itself in power not only by force but also by virtue of the lack of class consciousness and organization” (italics by Lenin)
As the working class is not aware of itself as a class, the capitalists are using this lack of awareness of the working class, to the advantage of the capitalists. It is of course the capitalists who own the news outlets, and they pay the journalists to ”slant” the news, to present the news in a manner which favours the capitalists. There is a fine line between ”slanting” the news and spreading outright lies. The journalists have crossed that line.
The journalists, who work for the capitalists, are presenting the peaceful protests as acts of a ”mob”, in an attempt to overthrow a democratic republic. They now say that the problem is one of ”putting the genie back in the bottle”. This is their way of saying that the working class revolutionary movement must be stopped, or at least diverted. As that is the case, they are presenting the peaceful protest as that of a ”mob”, engaged in acts of looting and destruction. Such is hardly the case.
The working people are aware that the election has been ”stolen”, to put it in popular terms, or falsified, to put it in technical terms. They know this for a fact because two high priced lawyers, those who work for Trump, have explained this, quite clearly, in detail. All court challenges have proven to be unsuccessful, if only because the courts are part of the state apparatus which has been set up to serve the interests of the capitalists. As the capitalists have decided that it is in their best interests to ”give the boot” to Trump, the courts are not about to ”rock the boat”.
It is possible that those two lawyers spoke up out of a sense of democracy, because it was the ”right thing to do”. This is referred to as ”moving to the Left”. Or it could be that it was part of an elaborate plot to ”git people worked up”, to set the stage for an armed uprising, a possible ”coup”, in order to ensure that Trump remains in power. This is known as moving to the Right.
In either event, the lawyers have performed a valuable service to the working class, in the sense that they documented the manner in which all elections, or at least those of any importance, are falsified. Regardless of their intentions, the lawyers have helped to raise the level of awareness of the working class, so that they no longer have such unquestioning faith in the election process.
The concern of the capitalists is well grounded, as the working class motion is now very broad and deep. It has touched upon the the broadest strata of the workers. It has extended beyond the minorities, youth and women. The videos from that protest prove that, beyond any shadow of a doubt. That is the ”genie” which the journalists are determined to ”put back in the bottle”. Reality check: it cannot be done!
The working class is in motion, and it is going to take something more than a pack of lies from the journalists, in order to quell the movement. In fact, it is reported that the FBI expects a major uprising, momentarily. They report that they have heard ”chatter”, on various ”Right Wing” internet web sites, to the effect that ”rioters and anarchists” have plans to occupy the capitol of Washington, D.C., as well as all the state capitols, on or before the ”Day of Inauguration”.
This could well be the case, and if true, amount to a full scale revolution!
The FBI further reports that it is being led and coordinated by a close family member of the president, Donald Trump. As most members of that family are not overly blessed with brains, those reports are questionable. It is more likely that such a family member is being put forward as a ”figurehead”. The ”power behind the throne” has yet to be revealed. Not that it matters.
The important thing is that an insurrection is being planned. It may happen within the next few days. The people organizing this may be ”Right Wing” or ”Left Wing”. If Right wing, then their goal is to seize power and install Trump as president, probably for life. If Left wing, then their goal is to seize power and establish a democratic socialist republic.
Remarkably enough, the immediate goals of the Right and the Left are identical! Both are determined to abolish the bourgeois democratic republic, that which has been set up to serve the capitalists.
For that reason, the anticipated uprising should be supported by all Leftist people. This is to say that all those who consider themselves to be socialists, democratic socialists, anarchists, Marxists, Bolsheviks, Communists or merely concerned citizens, should take part in the uprising. We should support the working class in their struggle to ”Stop the Steal”, to install the democratically elected president into office. That man is none other than Donald Trump, the poster child for reaction. Yet that is the goal of the working people, so we should support them!
In this way, we show respect for the working class. That is of the utmost importance. We cannot expect them to respect us, unless we in turn show them respect. At the same time, we can make it clear that we consider the problem to be one of capitalism! Trump is merely a figure head, the most visible presence. Until capitalism is overthrown, nothing of substance will change. The solution lies under socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. This Dictatorship is required, as the capitalists are not about to resign themselves to a life of manual labour. Such a life, to which working people are accustomed, is beneath their dignity!
The use of posters and banners may help to drive home this point. As this is the time of insurrection, all means of raising the level of awareness of the working class must be used. That of course means the spoken word, as well as the printed word. Literature, of a very popular nature, must be prepared, printed out and distributed. Under no circumstances resort to vulgarity!
It is clear that a section of the bourgeoisie has determined to take advantage of the revolutionary motion of the proletariat, and to use this to their advantage! No doubt their plan is to use the workers to seize power and then to disarm the workers! At the time of the insurrection, the workers will no doubt be armed with rifles and hand guns. Then the armouries of the military must be raided, and those personal weapons must be set aside for automatic weapons. As countless working people have been well trained in the use of such weapons, thanks to the military, they will then be well equipped. Then after the seizure of power, at the time when the capitalists order the workers to throw down their weapons, the workers can respond: Come and Get Them!
At that point, we can expect the Right wing leaders to ”show their true colours”, as they encourage the workers to disarm, to abandon their democratic right to bear arms, as is guaranteed in the Constitution! That is not about to happen!
In this way the insurrection, instigated by the Right, can and will be used against them.
With that in mind, may I suggest putting forward a few slogans:
Scientific Socialism!
Jobs For All!
Thirty For Forty!
Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 