Prepare For the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat

The fact is that I have recently identified the animal in Okanagan Lake, ”Ogopogo”, as basilosaurus, a whale with legs, a ”walking whale”. This opens up various possibilities, opportunities for the people who are taking part in the revolutionary motion, to become ever more active. In fact, they can take part in a major scientific breakthrough, one of several. The political struggle should not, and must not, be confined to demanding better wages and working conditions.

Before I proceed, I should mention that I make a point of writing in a very popular manner, with common people in mind. At least, that is what they tend to call themselves. In fact, such people are members of the working class, proletarians, although most of them are not aware of this. So now my goal is to motivate working people to become politically active, while at the same time, bringing to them the awareness of the existence of classes. This involves the explanation of scientific terms. Those who are already class conscious may find this to be tiresome, but it cannot be helped. Also, for the purposes of this article, I use the word ”capitalist” to refer to the super rich, the billionaires, technically referred to as the bourgeoisie. It is important to distinguish them from the small time capitalist, the small business owner, technically referred to as the petty bourgeois. The working class has no quarrel with them, just as we have no quarrel with the professional, salaried employees. In fact, they are the natural and desirable allies of the proletariat. I am also careful to avoid the personal names of most people, to whom I refer in my articles, as I do not want to face a law suit. Now to the heart of the matter.

The current crisis in capitalism has led to some interesting developments, which are to be expected, as they have happened so often in the past. The revolutionary motion has had the unintentional consequence of highlighting two separate tendencies in International Marxism, otherwise known as Communism, formerly known as Social Democracy. On the one hand, there are the social chauvinists, who maintain that Communism must change from a party of social revolution, into a democratic party of social reform. They reject the idea of scientific socialism, especially the Marxist theory of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat! The touchstone of a true Marxist is absolutely rejected! They think that socialism and liberalism are the same thing! The theory of the class struggle is rejected, on the grounds that it cannot be applied to a democratic society, which implies ”majority rule”, and other such nonsense. Yet all too many of them insist on referring to themselves as Marxists!

Lenin dealt with such people extensively, and in his book What Is To Be Done?, referred to them as Mensheviks, or Economists. They consistently choose the path of conciliation, instead of the path of struggle. He refers to such conciliators as those who are ”in the swamp”. They persist to this day, and in fact, there is no shortage of them. They insist that there is no need for a revolutionary theory, despite the fact that Engels stated, most emphatically, that ”without a revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary motion!” In fact, Engels recognized three great struggles of Communism, political, economic and theoretical!

This brings me to the subject of ogopogo, which is really basilosaurus, a whale with legs, a ”walking whale”. Most working people are fascinated by the legend of ogogopo, and no doubt will be quite anxious to take part in proving the fact that it exists, or at least the fact that the legend is based on a real animal. At the same time, it will boost their self esteem, as so many working class people have placed scientists ”on a pedestal”. To prove that the scientists are mistaken, will have the effect of empowering the workers. Their self confidence will increase dramatically. It will inspire them to challenge other figures of authority, including the billionaires. The precise method which is employed, in this noble endeavour, is critical.

Having said that, we can now consider the ”Councils”, a creation of the revolutionary movement. These are composed of leaders of the working class, and such people plot a course of action for the working class. In the city of Seattle, they actually set up a Zone, and declared it to be Autonomous. They very quickly learned, just as the workers who took part in the Occupy Movement learned, that such Zones are not allowed. The capitalists consider such Zones to be a threat to their authority, as indeed they are. The Seattle Autonomous Zone was quickly crushed. Yet the Councils remain. May I suggest that these Councils take part in proving the existence of these huge animals, and in the process, train countless working people.

Incidentally, people may not be aware of the fact that Soviet is a Russian word, which simply means Council. They are spontaneous creations of the working class, and first appeared in Russia in 1905, at the time of the first Russian Revolution. As they eventually gave birth to the Soviet Union, they are not to be under estimated. It is not a coincidence that these Councils have also taken shape here, at this time. We too, are also on the eve of a revolution. We have got to be prepared, and there is no time to waste.

As for those who are skeptical, thinking perhaps that a revolution could not possibly happen here, feel free to face the facts. Bear in mind that the interests of the two classes, the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, are diametrically opposed. The wealth of the capitalists comes at the expense of the workers. The more wealthy the capitalists become, the more impoverished the workers become. Yet according to the bourgeois economists, since the start of the pandemic, less than two years ago, the wealth of the billionaires has doubled!

Those same bourgeois economists also report that most billionaires pay little or no taxes. Among other ”tricks of the trade”, they may ”borrow” money, as a means of supporting their lavish life style. This is not reported as income, so it is tax free. There are numerous other ways to avoid paying taxes, all perfectly legal!

Now there are a number of billionaires who are thought to be worth tens and even hundreds of billions! It is not enough! Each and every one of them wants to be the first Trillionaire! In other words, they want to have the value of a thousand billion!

As one of these multi billionaires complained, in response to the suggestion that they should pay their ”fair share” of taxes: ”Eventually, they run out of other peoples money and then they come for you”. The billionaires see themselves as victims!

Another billionaire stated it more prosaically, in response to the suggestion that he pay taxes, with a possible attempt to sound profound: ”It is better to get humanity to Mars and preserve the light of consciousness”. Rather than pay taxes, in order to provide housing for the homeless, medical care for those who so desperately need it, food for the hungry, repairs to the roads and bridges, among a great many other things, he considers it more important to ”preserve the light of consciousness” by sending ”humanity to Mars”! Yet the social chauvinists, Economists one and all, would have us believe that such people are prepared to submit to the will of the majority! Not likely!

The point is that the situation is truly revolutionary, as there is a limit to that which people are about to tolerate. With that in mind, may I suggest that some of these newly created Councils, especially those that are located close to huge fresh water lakes, take steps to verify the existence of this walking whale. It is not difficult, and the results will be immediate and dramatic. It is not just Okanagan Lake that is home to this animal. It is also in Lake Champlain, and is known to locals as Champie. In Lake Erie, it is known as Bessie. Very likely each of the other Great Lakes, as well as other large lakes, is home to this whale. For that matter, it is very likely that the Loch Ness monster is none other than the basilosaurus. There have also been reports of this animal located in other large lakes of Europe. Councils in those European countries are of course free to follow suit. This I recommend.

In any case, all Councils should mobilize as many people as possible. It is to be expected that sports people, such as members of rod and gun clubs, will be especially interested, as well as students of science. Yet as so many working people are interested in these legends, the response should be impressive. Then it is a matter of breaking them up into teams, perhaps with a mixture of young and old. Impress upon all that there is an element of danger in this, so that reasonable precautions are expected. Then each team should be assigned a sector of the lake, along with a map of the lake, and provided with a drone and numerous trail cameras.

The idea is that each team is responsible for sending their drone over their sector of the lake, and plotting out the meadows located on the perimeter of the lake. Those meadows are the grazing ground of basilosaurus. Such a task could well take all day. The following day, each team can go to the meadows which they have located, and attach a trail camera to a tree, on the edge of the meadow. At least one member of the team should carry a high powered rifle. The idea is to protect the team, in case of an attack by a predator.

It is very likely that these trail cameras will be able to detect the basilosaurus, in the moon light. After all, it is twenty meters long and weighs fifteen tonnes, so it is pretty hard to miss. Yet that also means that the cameras will have to be checked, and on a regular basis.

Of course, it is important to prove the existence of this animal. Yet the more important aspect of this little exercise, is to train people to work together, as a team, independently. At the same time, their performance can be quietly evaluated. This is valuable training for the revolution, and the subsequent Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.

Yet first comes the Insurrection, the day of reckoning. On that day, various key locations, across the country, will have to be secured by the revolutionary proletariat. It is not enough to take possession of the Vipers Nest, in the capitol of Washington, DC. Mind you, that little task will probably not be terribly difficult, as the events of January 6 have revealed. But then the capitalists have also noticed the weakness in their defences. So they responded by building a wire fence around the buildings. Their childish faith in fences is somewhat touching, even if it is quite pathetic.

As I have documented in a previous article, on the day of the Insurrection, it will also be necessary to shut down the railroads, bridges, tunnels, airports and sea ports, as well as communication networks. This is to say that all across the country, numerous groups of revolutionaries, working people, will have to take action, under the direction of a local Council. Each local Council must work under the supervision of a national authority. We will go into that detail later, in this article. Each and every one of these groups must be resolute. If even one group fails to carry out its assignment, the fate of the Insurrection could be in jeopardy.

That is where the quest for these huge animals can serve as a training exercise. May I suggest that as many Councils as possible, assign as many groups of workers as possible, in an attempt to locate these animals. The main thing is to determine the workers who are most determined, absolutely resolute. At the same time, take note of those who are somewhat indifferent. This is not to say that we are trying to judge people. It is to say that, on the day of the Insurrection, we must use only those who are completely resolute. We have no use, on that day, for those who are likely to waver.

There are other animals which have yet to be proven to exist. One of them is the Giants, or gigantopithecus, otherwise known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot, and it too, is quite easy to locate. They are on the Reserves along the Pacific Coast, and require the cooperation of the Indigenous people, but once that cooperation is given, then working people can prove the existence of another huge species. This will also provide the Councils with more valuable information, concerning the commitment and determination of workers.

Then there are the pterosaurs, otherwise known as dragons or thunder birds, although the list of local names is numerous, and locating them is more of a challenge. May I suggest that people pay attention to any reports of cattle or horses that are found dead in the morning, terribly mutilated, but with no visible sign of blood. Then it is a matter of drawing out a sample of blood, as well as swabbing around the wound sites. Both should then be rushed to a lab for analysis. The lab will then determine the poison gas that was used to kill the animal, and further, that the DNA is that of a reptile, not known to science. Then it is a matter of getting permits to open up the old ten thousand logging road, so that cameras can be placed at the entrance to the caves, which are the the nesting grounds of the pterosaurs.

These are very simple tasks, which could well be carried out by the scientists. They are not carrying them out, because the last thing they want to do is to ”disturb the peace and tranquility of the capitalists”. That is the first thing we want to do! At the same time, workers will receive valuable training, and members of the Council will get a chance to determine the suitability of those workers, to be put to work, at the time of the Insurrection.

In particular, proof of the existence of walking whales will cause a major uproar. There will be an immediate call for the lakes, especially the Great Lakes, to be cleaned up. As they are severely polluted, mainly due to industrial run off, people will demand that the factories clean up their own mess. That is the last thing the capitalists want to hear! Perhaps if the politicians would spend less time squawking about climate change, and focus more on cleaning up our environment, then we would live in a far better world!

It is entirely possible that the revolution has already started. Recently, a major airline cancelled hundreds of flights, over a period of several days. The press reports are rather vague, but there are references to people who refused to work, including pilots and air traffic controllers. Assuming that such people are members of a union, then such ”walkouts” are referred to as ”wildcat strikes”. This is a reference to a strike which has not been authorized by the union leaders. If that is the case, then it is an indication of the strength of the revolutionary motion.

Bear in mind that most revolutions start with strikes in the transportation sector. That includes airlines, railroads and shipping lines. As the capitalists are complaining about delays in shipping, it is entirely possible that the workers are engaging in ”slowdowns”. That is not exactly a strike, but very likely a prelude to a strike. Such slowdowns take place as a result of deep worker dissatisfaction. As most union leaders are ”in the pocket” of the capitalists, such dissatisfaction is completely understandable.

Strikes are one thing and Insurrection is something else entirely! At some point, the working people who are taking part in the revolution have to seize political power! That calls for an Insurrection! This is not something to be taken lightly! The vast majority of the workers, or at least of the most advanced workers, must be prepared to overthrow the capitalists, smash the existing state apparatus, and establish the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!

The key word here is ”prepare”! The most advanced workers must become class conscious, aware of the existence of classes. They must also become aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. The necessity of smashing the existing state machine, and replacing it with the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, must be stressed.

Another part of that preparation involves becoming organized, working together as a team, as part of a large army. The experience that working people are about to gain, in proving the existence of these huge animals, will prove to be valuable training.

Bear in mind that in a similar situation, that of Russia of 1917, Lenin returned from exile in April, after the Czar had been overthrown, and a democratic republic had been established. Yet Lenin did not immediately call for an Insurrection. In fact, a possible uprising in July of that year was aborted, as it was thought that the working class was not properly prepared.

Those days have gone down in history as the ”Revolutionary July Days”. I mention this because it is so important. Lenin called off a possible Insurrection, at that time, as it was clear to him that the working class, or at least the most advanced strata of the proletariat, had not yet embraced the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. This is another way of saying that the Russian proletariat was, at that time, not sufficiently class conscious. It was up to the Communists to raise the level of awareness, of the advanced workers, to that of Communists. This they managed, which made possible the Insurrection several months later, on October 25, old style calendar, or November 7, new style calendar.

The American proletariat of today is even less class conscious than the Russian proletariat of 1917, through no fault of their own. The conditions of life, of the proletariat, do not lead to the awareness of itself, as a class. This awareness must be brought to it, from an outside source. That is the duty of middle class intellectuals.

We clearly have our work cut out for us, but that is no cause for despair. Most working people are literate, and at least have access to digital devices. The task of raising their level of consciousness is far easier for us, than it was for the Russian Communists of 1917. Among other things, we have the internet, and we would be fools not to use it. It just means making popular literature available for workers, very popular literature for the less advanced, but by no means vulgar. Feel free to use sports metaphors, and avoid the use of the word ”backward” when referring to workers. So many workers may consider this to mean ”stupid”, and the last thing we want to do is to offend any members of the working class. We want to flood social media with such literature. No doubt, leaders will emerge.

We would all do well to remember that working class people are avid readers. They pay strict attention to the news, so that in the literature, be sure to use current examples.

I mention the Russian revolution, as that is the revolution which most closely resembles our own. Granted, there are considerable differences. The existence of the nobility, landlords and peasants, each with their own class interests, complicated the situation. Our revolution is simpler, in that we have the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. All other classes have been all but wiped out.

This is to say that we live in a highly industrialized, or ”cultured” country, as opposed to an under developed, or ”petty bourgeois” country. I mention this for the sake of those who are just now becoming politically active. It also means that starting a revolution in this country is much more difficult, as the bourgeois ideology is so deeply entrenched. Yet carrying the revolution through, after the Insurrection, is much easier.

It is also a fact that there is an urgent need for a true Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. After all, people need leaders. Workers can only do so much! It is very likely that many members of the newly created Councils are conscious people, well educated, either current or former members of the middle class. Such people tend to be well aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. Precisely the sort of people we need to create a true Communist Party!

To such people, may I suggest that the creation of Councils is excellent, a step in the right direction, but merely a step. Half measures get us nowhere! The next step involves getting together with conscious people, Marxists, mainly from other Councils, and creating a true Communist Party.

No doubt, all members of the Councils are Leftists, and consider themselves to be socialists, or at least are sympathetic to socialism. Equally without doubt, many of them are well aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. May I suggest that now is the time to apply those theories to a revolutionary situation. This is to say that a true Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, is urgently needed.

The creation of such a Party may not be terribly difficult. No doubt, the various Councils are in touch with each other, so that the Communists on each Council can get together, not necessarily in person, and create a Party. The internet program of Skype comes to mind. Feel free to avoid certain words, as the government computers are programmed to ”flag” such conversations. Do not make anything easy for the government agents! Bear in mind that as the pedophiles are able to use the internet, while escaping detection, then so can we!

This is not to say that the Communist Party should take the place of the Councils. On the contrary, the Party should work as closely as possible with the Councils, as well as with the trade unions, cooperative societies and sports clubs. That same Party can also be the national authority, and at the time of the Insurrection, coordinate the activities of all the local Councils.

There is no time to lose! Either the revolution will be led by Communists, or it will be led by reactionaries, such as Trump! Your choice! For the moment, the expression from all conscious people must be:

Prepare For the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!