The revolutionary motion in America continues to intensify. The journalists are reporting that since the beginning of the year, there have been over two hundred fifty mass shootings in the country. There were ten mass shootings last weekend alone. As well, a federal court has just struck down a California law, banning assault rifles. The sense of desperation within the country is being transformed, into a sense of despair. Even the most distinguished politicians are expressing the fear that their democracy is about to collapse.
Indeed, their democracy is about to collapse, the democracy of the capitalists, the bourgeois. It is bourgeois democracy, a democracy of the capitalists, by the capitalists, for the capitalists. It is about to be replaced by a new democracy, a proletarian democracy, a democracy of the proletariat, by the proletariat, for the proletariat. For the capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, it will be a dictatorship. A Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.
It is up to conscious people, those who are aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, to make working people, the proletariat, aware of themselves as a class, with interests which are diametrically opposed to the interests of the capitalists, the bourgeoisie. The working class is destined to overthrow the capitalists and establish scientific socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. As yet, they are just not aware of this.
The country can best be thought of as a ”powder key”, in that any spark can cause an explosion. That is bound to give rise to a spontaneous uprising. What we need is a conscious uprising.
With that in mind, it is best to mention that, for perhaps the first time in history, the revolutionary movement for national liberation may coincide with the revolutionary movement for scientific socialism. The two together may well bring down a modern empire, the American empire, and at the same time, establish a number of independent socialist republics.
The combination of the Second Great Depression and the Corona Virus has served to accelerate the course of world history. It has given rise to crises, such as have not been seen since the nineteen thirties. In America, the number of unemployed is at a level not seen since the Great Depression. Countless people are homeless, sleeping on the streets and under bridges. The ”more fortunate” are able to live in vehicles. Millions of others are waiting for the temporary ban on evictions to expire, after which they too, will be evicted. The extra burden of bankruptcy will then be added to their miserable lives.
Yet the American working class, the proletariat, is exceptionally revolutionary, even though they are not aware of this. They have been well educated in the class struggle. Starting in the sixties of the last century, various movements grew and developed. The strongest was the Viet Nam Anti War movement, which reached a peak in 1969. A march on Washington was organized, and on November 15 of that year, the press estimated that half a million protesters marched on the capital. Within the city, all of the bureaucrats and politicians were convinced that the only thing that stopped the protesters from ”taking over”, was the fact that they had no leaders. In this, they were correct.
In 1970, every university in the country went on strike. Then the revolutionary motion died down, and of course reaction set in, as it always does. There followed many years in which the working class was in ”orderly retreat”, as it were. Many years later, the revolutionary motion picked up, in the form of the Occupy Movement. A whole new generation of Americans learned first hand, that the capitalists are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge. At that time, among the protesters, there was a vague sense of the existence of classes, in that they referred to the ”one percent”, as opposed to themselves, the ”ninety nine percent”. No signs or banners contained any class content. There was no reference to the bourgeoisie, or the proletariat. But then the protesters were not aware of those classes.
Just as the Anti War movement was crushed, so too the Occupy Movement was crushed. The police responded with clubs, shields, tear gas, pepper spray and water cannons. The tents of the peaceful protesters were torn down, and countless people were thrown in jail. A new generation learned that their democratically elected leaders were well aware of the ”inequalities” within the system. The efforts of the protesters to explain to the politicians, that the system was not working properly, fell on deaf ears. They learned that the system was working precisely the way it was supposed to work. The system, that of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, protects the bourgeoisie.
The protesters who were young, received a rude awakening. The older protesters, and there were a considerable number of them, were not surprised. All emerged from the struggle as veterans. The only difference was that the young ones became tempered.
Many of those same veterans are now taking part in the Autonomous Zone movement. They are aware that to occupy part of a city merely results in an attack, by an overpowering force. So now the Zones are being set up, but not in the geographical sense. Yet progress has been made, in that the protesters are no longer making any reference to the ”one percent”, as opposed to the ”ninety nine percent”. The working class is moving closer to class consciousness.
The working class, the proletariat, can only go so far. They are not aware that they are destined to overthrow the capitalists, the bourgeoisie, and to crush them under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. It is up to class conscious intellectuals to make the proletariat aware of this.
The working class should also be made aware of the fact that the capitalists have set up a state apparatus, or a government, to which it is generally referred, for the purpose of crushing the working class, the proletariat. Elections are a mere formality, in which the working class gets to choose the particular members of the bourgeois, to go to the various capitols and misrepresent the working class.
As most intellectuals are middle class, it is their duty to explain this to the working class, the proletariat. Bear in mind that both Marx and Lenin were middle class intellectuals. Now, as a result of the twin crises in capitalism, the middle class, the petty bourgeois, is being ruined. Countless members of the middle class, including intellectuals, are being forced into the ranks of the proletariat, and they bring with them the awareness of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin.
The American working class is now instinctively gravitating towards socialism, while at the same time gravitating towards national liberation. Truly remarkable. Several republics have already taken shape, and no doubt, others will follow, and very soon. Then at the time of the insurrection, the American government will be overthrown, the American empire will collapse, and a number of independent socialist republics will come into existence.
In 1917 Russia, the Socialist Soviet Russian Republic was first formed, and only several years later, did other socialist republics come together to form the Soviet Union.
The burden on the people who are organizing the insurrection, just became greater. They not only have to plan a nation wide insurrection, but also plan to establish a number of socialist republics, immediately after the successful insurrection. Further, it is quite likely that the revolution will cross borders, into Canada and possibly Mexico.
Lest people scoff, bear in mind that New England has recently broken in two. The southern three states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, have joined with the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The northern three states, that of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, could very well join with the Canadian Maritime Provinces, that of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. They have a great deal in common. Further, Alaska could separate and join with the Canadian Yukon, for example. These are merely a couple of examples, and no doubt, the people who live in those areas, as well as a great many others, will decide their own future.
Never before has a revolution on this scale taken shape. Yet never before has a working class, the proletariat, been so schooled in the class struggle. So many of them are now seasoned veterans, ready to take up arms against their class enemies, the capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie. The only thing lacking now is the leaders.
With that in mind, my message, to so many former members of the middle class, is that I suggest you cast aside your illusions. Your previous life style is gone, never to return. Your years of faithful service, to the bourgeoisie, count for nothing. Expect no reward. Do not look back. Forward!
Focus now on building a new society, a proletarian society. Your knowledge and skills are needed. Take part in the creation of a proper Communist Party, Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. Bring to the working class the consciousness they so desperately need. Take a leading role in the revolution. After the revolution, after the capitalists are crushed under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, professional people will be in demand. They will be paid most handsomely. Do not get mad. Get even!
We will know that our message is getting through when the banners and posters read:
Scientific Socialism!
Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!
Workers of the World, Unite!
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 