On January 20 of this year, Biden was sworn in as the new American president. He immediately called upon all Americans to ”put aside their differences”, to ”establish trust”, that the ”uncivil war” must end. To that end, he promised to ”restore democracy”, as well as the ”rule of law”, that it was time to ”stop the madness”. He is clearly a man of exceptional ambition! He neglected to mention just how he planned to achieve these noble goals.
The journalists are all agreed that the last time the country was this deeply divided, was in the days of the civil war. At that time, numerous members of Congress, both of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, were removed from office, by an act of Congress, due to ”treasonable behaviour”. Now calls are being heard to remove other members of Congress, also due to ”treasonable behaviour”, for the part they played in ”instigating the insurrection” of January 6. This includes two high ranking members of the Senate. So much for ”putting aside their differences”!
Very few journalists are taking seriously the speech Trump made as he left Washington, presumably for the last time. As he put it, ”We will be back in some form”. Yet it is very likely that he was completely serious. It was a threat that people should take to heart.
Even though Trump is no longer president, he still has a great many followers. Most of those people are convinced that the election was stolen. Among them, there are members of ”citizens militias”, those who are referred to as the ”extreme Right wing”, who are openly calling for ”civil war”. They are well armed, well equipped, and well trained. They are also deeply devoted to their ”cause”. As such, they should not be under estimated.
Their ideology is based upon something referred to as QAnon, in that Anon stands for Anonymous, and Q is a reference to an individual or possibly a group of people. Then again, it may be a reference to the peace symbol. No one is quite sure. The journalists suspect that there are a great many members, organized in hundreds of groups, all across the country.
Regardless, all of the members who identify with QAnon are firmly convinced that there is a ”deep state cabul”, composed of ”pedophiles who worship Satan”. Further, they are convinced that many high ranking members of the American government, as well as celebrities, are involved in this ”deep state cabul”. Without doubt, the capitalists, the bourgeoisie, are behind this nonsense.
This in no way changes the fact that a great many working people, those who are honest, hard working, law abiding, tax paying citizens, are convinced that the ”election has been stolen”. They are convinced that Trump won the election, and are prepared to ”take action” to correct this theft. It is very likely that the capitalists plan is to use these workers, for their own purposes.
This is not to say that the rank and file members of the QAnon movement, the working people, are the enemy, as they most emphatically are not. No doubt, they compose a bloc of working people who have fallen under the influence of the capitalists. As they are members of the working class, they are honest people, tax paying citizens, who are not interested in the profits of the capitalists. They are deeply interested in defending their democratic rights, as is guaranteed in the Constitution, and in saving children from pedophiles, properly so. They have merely been misled.
There can be no doubt that capitalism is in a state of crisis. The current death toll, in America, as a result of the virus, is well over 400,000 and steadily rising. The medical system is in danger of collapse. Already, numerous hospitals are turning away patients. They have no choice in the matter, as they are filled to capacity. The unemployment rate is at a level not seen since the days of the Great Depression. The national debt is at unimaginable levels. As soon as the moratorium on evictions expires, it is expected that an additional forty million Americans will be homeless! Yet the stock market is soaring! The billionaires are amassing ever more billions! It is truly the ”best of times, the worst of times”.
Then again, the capitalists are aware that they can no longer rule in the old way, due to the various crises in capitalism, and have to change their method of rule. As that is the case, they have dreamed up this QAnon nonsense. The idea is to appeal to the less advanced members of the working class, and use them against the more advanced workers. It is very likely that the capitalists plan, in this way, to ”mount a coup”, to seize political power, to set up Trump as a figure head president, using the disillusioned bloc of workers.
A similar situation existed in Russia, in the spring of 1917. At that time, according to Lenin, the leaders of several political parties had ”allowed themselves to be deceived by the capitalists, and in their turn, are deceiving the people”. His solution to this problem was to fight with the weapon of ”comradely persuasion”, with regard to the working people, the rank and file, but not their leaders.
In much the same way, it is now up to Marxists, Communists, to approach the followers of QAnon, among the American working people, in a comradely manner. Our goal must be to raise their level of awareness, to persuade them that grievances are legitimate, but that their approach is mistaken. As most of these working people are literate and many no doubt have computers, this may not be as difficult as it once was. May I suggest literature of a very popular nature, although certainly not vulgar, appealing to them to join our cause.
It is completely understandable that the American working people have lost all faith in the government officials, those who have been elected to political office. Who can blame them?
As for those who consider this QAnon movement to be of little importance, bear in mind the words of Lenin. He mentioned that such a deception of the working people could lead to the defeat of the revolution! As such is the case, it is hardly a joking matter.
This stands in stark contrast to the latest events in the city of Seattle. The workers in that city continue to be among the leaders of the American revolution. Many of them attacked the ICE building, in that ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It is one of the most hated of all government agencies. As well, they attacked the Democratic Party headquarters, and the federal courthouse. No doubt this will serve as an inspiration to all working people.
It is significant that the ”protesters”, those who are really revolutionaries, have learned new and improved tactics. They are reported to have used pepper ball guns (what ever that is) and ”electronic control weapons similar to tasers”, wore helmets and gas masks, carried shields, and threw rocks and fireworks. This was clearly not a spontaneous event. The revolutionaries were well armed and equipped. No doubt, leaders have emerged from their midst, competent, well respected people. What is more, they are no longer content to occupy part of the city. The revolutionaries are now on the offensive. This amounts to a major escalation of the revolution.
These newly emerged leaders are certainly competent, and may, or may not, be Communists. It is possible that a proper Communist Party has taken shape, one which calls for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. If that is the case, it only stands to reason that the members should take reasonable precautions, such as using the ”dark net”. Either way, these actions should inspire conscious people, Marxists, to become active. The revolution has just taken a giant step forward. Take part in the formation of the Communist Party. Prepare for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 