Professor Power

As is well known, the Communist Manifesto was written in 1847. At that time, Marx and Engels were well aware that after the successful socialist revolution, it would be necessary to have ”the proletariat organized as the ruling class”. Of course, they had no idea of the precise form this organization would take, as they had no experience of any such successful revolution. That changed dramatically with the appearance of the Paris Commune, in the spring of 1871.

Although the Commune was brief, lasting a mere few weeks before it was crushed, with great brutality, Marx subjected it to a most careful analysis in The Civil War In France. Perhaps the most important lesson he drew from this French Revolution, was the fact that the workers cannot merely lay hold of the existing state machine and use it for their own purposes. Instead, it has to be smashed, and replaced with a new state apparatus, in the form of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. This fact is well known to the social chauvinists, the revisionists. Which is not to say that they have embraced this revolutionary Marxist theory. On the contrary, they avoid any mention of this, unless of course it involves distorting the theory. After all, they have their own agenda, which includes taking over the state apparatus, at the time of the revolution, and setting themselves up as the new rulers. The destruction of the existing state machine is the last thing the social chauvinists want to see!

I mention this because it is of such vital importance. Yet Marx went on to say more: ”Having once got rid of the standing army and the police, the physical force elements of the old government, the Commune was anxious to break the spititual force of repression, the ‘parson power”’. (my italics)

The point is that the bourgeois state apparatus consists of more than just the ”physical force elements”, that of police, standing army -National Guard-, prisons and various ”correctional institutions”. It also consists of numerous ”spiritual forces of repression”, and that too has to be smashed, as it is part of the state apparatus! Marx referred to this as ”parson power”. It may help to think of these ”spiritual forces of repression” as ”invisible chains”, and these chains have to be broken.

These ”spiritual forces of repression” assume many forms. In China, at the time of the revolution, the peasants were rising up and overthrowing the landlords. As they had been crushed and exploited by the landlords for centuries, they lived in mortal dread of those people. With good reason, I might add. For that reason, it was not enough to separate the landlords from their wealth and property. The peasants also placed ”dunce hats” on the landlords and paraded them through the streets, mocking and humiliating them. It was in this way that the ”spiritual force of repression”, the invisible chains of the landlords, was smashed.

If we compare that to the American Revolutionary War of 1776, then it is safe to say that the Chinese landlords ”got off easy”. In the American revolution, the British Nationalists, the ”Tories”, those who were crushing and exploiting the American Colonials, were first coated with tar and feathers, before being paraded though the streets. Lo and behold, the invisible chains of the Tories were broken!

Of course, such behaviour is considered to be socially unacceptable, under non revolutionary situations. Yet in times of revolution, the polite customs of civilized society tend to ”fall by the wayside”.

The fact remains that all ”spiritual forces of repression”, all invisible chains, have to be smashed. In China, it was the landlords who held such a sway over the peasants. In the American colonies, it was the Tories who terrorized the colonials. Both were dealt with, rather harshly, by the common people, the members of the public. In both cases, the result was the same. The invisible chains were broken.

The current situation in North America is similar, in that there are numerous Mobsters, or members of ”Organized Crime”, to use the politically correct expression, who make a career of terrorizing and exploiting the working people. One of their favourite methods consists in extorting ”protection money” from small business owners, a form of ”insurance”, to keep their lives and property safe. Those who do not ”pay up”, generally live to regret this, but not all. Some do not live to regret it!

No doubt, at the time of the approaching American revolution, the ”spiritual force” exerted by these mobsters will also be broken. It is very likely that they will experience something worse than tar and feather!

A more subtle form of spiritual repression is exercised by the intellectuals who are responsible for the school text books. Many of them, if not all, are professors at various Universities. For that reason, I refer to them as University Professors, and they possess considerable spiritual power, which I refer to as ”Professor Power”.

The source of this spiritual power comes not from the terror inspired by the threat of brute force, as per the Mobsters, still less from the threat of everlasting damnation, as per the Clergy, but from the absolute respect, which is demanded by these intellectuals. The University Professors have established themselves as a force which is above reproach. They have set themselves up ”on a pedestal”, and the scientific theories which they have endorsed are not to be challenged. They have managed to gather to themselves a considerable amount of power, through their control of the educational system. Perhaps a few examples will serve to illustrate this.

All scientists are agreed that there was a mass extinction of dinosaurs, sixty five million years ago. As far as the theory of the mass extinction of dinosaurs is concerned, that is about the only point upon which they are agreed! Some science books insist that dinosaurs were land dwelling reptiles. Others insist that this included flying reptiles. Still other books of science insist that swimming reptiles were also dinosaurs. The scientists are also deeply divided over the cause of this extinction. The most widely held belief is that of a ”killer rock from outer space”. That has captured the imagination of countless common people! That is more popular than the theory of continental drift, ”galloping continents”, which carried diseases in their wake! Let us not forget the theory that the dinosaurs grew too big, so that they were unable to have sex, thus could not reproduce! That one has got to be my favourite! To think that such nonsense is put forward in the name of science! It is nothing short of an embarrassment! But then perhaps the scientist who dreamed up this ”theory” is on drugs, some real good stuff. We should all be so lucky! No need to be greedy! Feel free to share!

Of course the only reason that the scientists cannot give a rational explanation for the mass extinction of dinosaurs, is because there is none! There was no mass extinction of dinosaurs! Most of the animals which have been classified as dinosaurs, were birds! Others were reptiles! Yet there was evolution, so that over the course of many millions of years, many species of birds evolved, so that new species came into existence.

Then too, there were the reptiles, some of whom have also been classified as dinosaurs. They too have evolved, but as they are cold blooded animals, they evolve much more slowly than birds. They remain largely unchanged.

All scientists are also agreed that we are the one and only species of human still walking the earth. All eye witness reports of another species of human, that of gigantopithecus, commonly referred to as Sasquatch, Bigfoot or Giants, are calmly and quietly disregarded.

Then there is the theory of the ”mass extinction of mega fauna”, in which huge animals, including the woolly mammoth and sabre toothed cat, dropped dead, at the end of the last ice age, because they ”could not survive climate change”. The fact that these animals survived three ice ages, which included several changes in climate, is also ignored!

Of all the denials, by the scientists, perhaps the most common place, is that of the existence of ”Ufo’s”, or ”Unidentified Flying Objects”. Regardless of the number of reliable eye witness accounts, the scientists still maintain that they do not exist! In terms of being stubborn, they put mules to shame!

In fact, this ”glow in the night sky” is nothing other than the bioluminescent lights emitted from the hides of the male pterosaurs, also known as pterodactyls, as they display during mating season. Yet as the scientists still maintain that those flying reptiles went extinct, many millions of years ago, they disregard all such sightings! Their capacity for self delusion is an absolute marvel!

This brings me to another theory upon which all scientists are agreed, and that is the fact that there was a time, fifty million years ago, when whales walked on land. True! But then they are still walking on land! Walking whales! Twenty meters long, or sixty five feet, so that they are quite hard to miss. Yet the scientists have managed! I have to give them credit!

These ”walking whales” are the source of various ”myths and legends”, of which the Loch Ness monster is the most famous. Also the ”Ogopogo” of Okanagan Lake fame, although the animal is located in a great many large fresh water lakes, in Europe as well as in America. They come out of the water after sun down to graze, to eat grass, so that locating them should not be terribly difficult.

That is a mere selection of the various lies which are contained in the school text books. Students of all ages, from grammar school to university level, are required to memorize this nonsense, these ”fairy tales”, as a means of earning a diploma or degree. That is sad. It is also ”spiritual power”. This power, which I refer to as Professor Power, is not to be underestimated!

The common people have been told, all their lives, that the key to success is through education. There is some truth to this, as in a highly industrialized country, illiteracy is a severe handicap. Yet at the same time, the school text books have been written by the University Professors. The one and only way a person can pass all the courses and earn a degree, and in turn become successful, is by first memorizing all the information which is contained in those text books.

This information is certainly not limited to science. The history books are also filled with distortions and out right lies. The point being that the ”key to success” lies in ”not rocking the boat”, not pointing out the lies and hypocrisy contained within these text books, all of which have been written by the University Professors. That is real power!

As for those who suspect that perhaps I am overstating the matter, may I refer you to a speech given by Lenin in August of 1918, less than one year after the successful Russian socialist revolution: ”The working people are thirsting for knowledge because they need it to win. Nine out of ten of the working people have realized that knowledge is a weapon in their struggle for emancipation, that their failures are due to lack of education…they see how indispensable education is for the victorious conclusion of their struggle.”

Under the current political situation, that of capitalism, Lenin pointed out that the schools are nothing but ”an instrument of the class rule of the bourgeoisie”. Their purpose is to provide the capitalists with ”obedient lackeys” and ”able workers”. Those who properly commit to memory all the distortions and lies, contained within the school text books, are able to earn a degree and serve as ”obedient lackeys”. They are among the most devoted servants of the capitalists, the billionaires.

That in no way changes the fact that the working people are ”thirsting for knowledge”, and believe that the University Professors can provide them with that knowledge. Who can blame them?

By the same token, the University Professors are well aware that it is in their best interests to perpetuate the same old myths, the lies of the capitalists. They have chosen to embrace a life of hypocrisy, in the service of the capitalists, and are reasonably well paid for this. To each his own.

Working people have got to learn, from their own experience, that the University Professors are in the service of the capitalists. They must be ”knocked off their pedestal”. This is not to say that we must wait until after the revolution, after we overthrow the capitalists, after we smash the existing state machine and establish the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. There is no need to wait. We can take action now. By proving that at least a few of their cherished theories are mistaken, we can help to empower the working class, to break the invisible chains of the University Professors, and at the same time, prepare the workers for the approaching revolution, and the subsequent Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.

It may help to think of this as a ”double play”, or as ”killing two birds with one stone”, to put it is popular terms. After all, it is my belief that the most important thing now, the ”key link”, consists in preparing the working class for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.

There are various aspects to this preparation. On the one hand, all workers have to be made aware of themselves as a class, with their own class interests, as opposed to the interests of the capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie. They also have to become aware of the necessity of smashing the existing state machine, and replacing it with a new, working class state apparatus, in the form of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. The spiritual power of the University Professors, the invisible chains, is part of the existing state machine, and it has to be smashed. They must be exposed as the loyal servants of the capitalists, which they are.

We can manage this with the help of the most advanced members of the working class. Those who are most active in the class struggle can take part in proving the existence of various huge species, which the University Professors maintain are extinct. It is in this manner that the working people will realize that the University Professors are a pack of liars. The spiritual force, the invisible chains, the Professor Power, will thus be broken. At the same time, those same workers will gain valuable experience, training for the duties they will have to assume, after the revolution, under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.

The reason I say this is because we are not anarchists -those who believe in no government- so that we have to face the fact that after the revolution, certain workers will have to be placed in key positions of authority. After all, it will then be necessary to crush the capitalists, as they try desperately to restore their ”paradise lost”. Of necessity, those workers will have to be among the most advanced members of the working class. Any training they receive now will prove to be most valuable.

As mentioned in a previous article, all University Professors maintain that basilosaurus, the ”walking whale”, is extinct. It most certainly is not extinct. In North America it is most commonly referred to as Ogopogo, and is located within many large lakes. It is also located in Europe, the most famous one being ”Nessie”, the Loch Ness Monster. My niece, who is Italian, tells me it is also in Italy. As these animals come out of the water to graze, after sun down, proving their existence should not be terribly difficult. The only thing required is an inexpensive, motion activated, trail camera. The working people taking part in this scientific break through, that of proving the existence of the ”walking whale”, will receive valuable training. There are other huge animals which must be proven to exist, in defiance of the University Professors. This can have no other effect than that of ”knocking the University Professors off their pedestal”, of ”breaking the invisible chains”, of overcoming the ”spiritual force of repression”, the Professor Power.

Although the University Professors will no doubt find this to be unpleasant, perhaps they can take some comfort in the fact that the alternative, that of being ”tarred and feathered”, as were their predecessors, is so much worse! Then again, at the time of the revolution, the working people will decide upon a course of action, focused upon their class enemies. All professional people would be well advised to bear this in mind. As yet, we have no idea of the precise form of that action. We just know that it will not be pleasant.

In the broadest sense of the term, this ”Professor Power” can be extended to all people who have University degrees, and work in various fields, whether in government or industry. All are well aware that to ask ”awkward question”, is to ”rock the boat”, to risk ”career suicide”. This can result in being fired, and worse, being ”black listed”, so that they are never again allowed to work in their chosen field. That is power! Professor Power!

On a related matter, perhaps a little explanation is in order. I have my own personal religious beliefs, which I prefer to keep to myself. Properly so. I certainly have no quarrel with those who have other religious beliefs, and in particular, not with any clergy! It is important that all working people respect the beliefs of each other.

That stands in stark contrast to scientific theories, which are nothing more than scientific beliefs, and are meant to be challenged. Under no circumstances should this challenging of scientific theories be taken as a personal attack! Yet all too often, that is precisely the case.

As for the accusation that I have a prejudice against scientists, nothing can be further from the truth. In fact, I take inspiration from the pioneers of science, such as Kepler, Copernicus and Galileo. Those men risked their lives in challenging the ecocentric theory of the time, assuming that is the correct term. That was the belief that the earth was at the centre of the universe. If they had been caught, they would have been executed!

It was Newton who collected the work of those scientific pioneers and managed to put it all together. This resulted in his three laws of motion. As Newton put it, he merely ”stood upon the shoulders of giants”.

As a result of this, the ”ice was broken”, so to speak, and other scientists dared to speak up. In particular, Darwin bravely suggested the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. To this day, that has managed to rouse the wrath of numerous ”fundamental” people, of various religious beliefs. They maintain that it fails to account for Creation!

To this I can once again respond that we should all respect those personal beliefs, including that of Creation. All working people have a common enemy, the capitalists, the billionaires. We have to overthrow the billionaires, and establish the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. The only way we can manage this is by putting aside our personal differences. We need a united front. The alternative is to continue life under capitalism.

Numerous other scientists were able to muster enough courage, despite some serious opposition, and were able to explain mysteries which had perplexed people. In particular, the existence of a great many huge animals, which must have lived many years ago, as was proven by the discovery of the fossilized remains of bones. This despite the fact that the bible failed to make any mention of those animals!

The problem was that at that time, by which I mean the time in which Darwin worked, it was thought that all the answers were located in the bible. There are a great many people who are still of that opinion. For my part, I respect those beliefs. But as perviously mentioned, I can only stress my opinion that our personal beliefs should be kept separate from the scientific theories.

So the scientists of that day, the earliest paleontologists, did the best they could and named these pre historic animals ”dinosaurs”. The choice of names was unfortunate, as it means ”terrible lizard”, and we now know that most of these animals were birds. That in no way changes the fact that the word ”dinosaur” is now a house hold name. It is just one of those things with which we have to live.

Yet the scientific breakthrough had been made, and numerous others followed. The Egyptian Rosetta Stone was deciphered, and that made possible the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs. In North America, Morgan was able to determine the social structure of primitive society. That resolved the earliest mysteries of Roman and Greek civilizations. In South America, the ruins of various civilizations were discovered. Penecillin and various antibiotics were discovered. The transistor was invented. Let us not forget the aircraft and the internal combustion engine. All of these things, and many others, are commonly referred to as ”progress”.

So how is it that a great deal of scientific gobbledegook has found its way into the school text books? It clearly suggests that the ”rot has set in”, that we are making progress ”in reverse”, that ”we are going backwards”. And so we are!

The fact is that over the last few thousand years, numerous civilizations have come into existence, risen to a peak, prospered, and then fell into decline. They left behind the ruins, so as to remove all doubt!

Our civilization has also passed its peak, and is now in decline. That is not acceptable. Yet there is a difference between our civilization and all previous civilizations. Our civilization was the first to experience an industrial revolution. As a result of that revolution, two new classes were created, that of capitalists, bourgeoisie, and workers, proletarians. Now it is up to us, the working class, the proletariat, to reverse this decline. All previous civilizations could not prevent their own decline, because they did not have a progressive class of proletarians. We are the first civilization that is able to reverse our own decline! Now that calls for a little explanation.

The fact is that we live under a state of monopoly capitalism, referred to as imperialism. All imperialists have one thing in common: They are all reactionaries. There is nothing progressive about them. They care only about themselves. They are making every effort to drive our civilization into the ground, in the interests of making an ever greater profit. Further, they are performing a rather impressive job. They must be destroyed. That is where the proletariat comes into play!

This is not to say that the capitalists, the billionaires, are consciously determined to destroy our civilization. They are not. To suggest that is to give them too much credit. Nor are they trying to save our civilization. They simply do not care, one way or the other. The subject is a matter of complete indifference to them. They have given it no thought. They are focused on making a profit, becoming ever more wealthy, preferably a Trillionaire. Nothing else matters.

With that in mind, may I suggest that everyone face the fact that we live in a class society. As that is the case, either we serve the working class, the proletariat, or we serve the capitalist class, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie. There is no middle ground. Anyone who serves the capitalists, and that includes the University Professors and scientists, can and will find themselves a target of the revolution. Fair warning. That is just the way it is.

In fact, the professional people, whether Professors, scientists, engineers, teachers or administrators, have nothing to lose and everything to gain, by the revolution. Under capitalism, their jobs are never entirely secure. Regardless of how well they perform their jobs, they can be fired at any time, for any reason, or for no reason. The capitalists may choose to fire someone because they can!

By way of contrast, after the revolution, under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, these professional people will play a key role in the new socialist society. They are currently serving the capitalists well. Soon, after the revolution, they will serve the working class just as well, probably much better. They will be treated with the respect they deserve, and paid quite handsomely. They will not have to commit to memory all the lies of the capitalists. They will not be subjected to the petty bickering and backstabbing, which is characteristic of all capitalist establishments. The work place atmosphere will be far more relaxed. Those who perform an exceptional job, can expect to be promoted.

Part of that job performance will involve training certain workers, those who are more advanced, in such technical work. The ”cut throat” days of ”every man for himself” has no place under socialism! Instead, the competition will be to perform to the highest standard. The factories, for example, which perform to the highest level, will serve as ”model factories”, in order to inspire the workers in other factories to perform just as well.

No doubt, there will be a period of adjustment, as people become accustomed to life under socialism. For the vast majority of people, this will be voluntary, as they embrace the improved conditions. Then again, for a significant minority, a certain amount of coercion will be required.

In particular, the monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, will fight this ”tooth and nail”. This we can practically guarantee, as their standard of living will ”nose dive”. They will pine for the ”good old days”, when servants catered to their every whim, fleets of vehicles were at their disposal, clothes were worn once and thrown away, and a million or two was merely ”loose change”. The days of keeping a close eye on the stock market, of plotting and scheming to become the first ”Trillionaire”, will soon become a ”dim and distant memory”.

As no one wants to lower their standard of living, it should come as no surprise that the billionaires are no exception. They regard socialism, especially the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, as ”hell on earth”. After the revolution, we can expect them to go to any length to restore their ”paradise lost”. They will stoop to any depth, any level of deceit and deception. They will prey upon the weaknesses of the most honest. As they are superb liars, with life long experience, no doubt some working people will believe them. After all, there are so many people who believe that ”there is a little good in everyone.”

That may or may not be true, and it may or may not be a fine philosophy. It matters not, as the class struggle calls for revolutionaries, not philosophers. We need tried and tested revolutionaries, hardened veterans of the class conflict, those without any illusions, to be entrusted with the task of crushing the capitalists, as well as their most devoted followers.

For that reason, it will perhaps be best to isolate the capitalists, in remote areas, depriving them of any means of communication. At the same time, we want everyone to be useful, so perhaps a job in underground mining is something they can handle.

There are other members of that small but significant minority, and they are referred to as class traitors. These people are members of the working class, yet at the same time, they are completely loyal to the capitalists. Under capitalism, for reasons which defy all rational explanation, these workers consistently lick the boots of the capitalists. They go out of their way to curry favour with the bosses, ”ratting out” their fellow workers at every opportunity. The reward for such self degradation is absolutely nothing.

Under socialism, we can expect these same boot lickers to defend the billionaires, to demand that we return to them all the wealth they have stolen. In that case, perhaps it would be best to allow these class traitors to accompany their Lords and Masters. They can join them in the mines.

As for those who remain skeptical, doubtful that anyone could possibly be that stupid, may I remind you that several servants accompanied Czar Nicholas and his family, after he was removed from the throne and placed under arrest. Those same idiots also died with Nicholas and his family. I mention this as an example of extreme stupidity, in conjunction with a spiritual force.

This is to drive home the point that there are various ”spiritual forces of oppression”, to use the expression of Marx, or ”invisible chains”, which is my expression. These are in addition to the ”physical force elements”, all part of the ”existing state apparatus”, once again according to Marx, all of which must be destroyed.

To destroy the physical is not terribly difficult. Brute force is required, and there is no shortage of working people who are experts in that department! Yet spiritual forces must also be destroyed, and brute force alone is not sufficient. The people who are in possession of these ”spiritual forces of repression” must be crushed.

These spiritual forces are not to be underestimated. Just because they are invisible, does not mean that they do not exist. They merely supplement the physical force element, and if anything, are more dangerous. Because they are invisible, they are well hidden.

We must not repeat the mistakes of previous revolutionaries, but learn from them. At the time of the Chinese revolution, the spiritual power of the landlords, over the peasants, was broken. Yet the spiritual power of the University Professors, over all the common people, both peasants and workers, was not broken. This served to enable the Chinese capitalists to return to power.

At the time of the Second American Revolution, we can expect the spiritual power of the Mobsters to be broken, just as the spiritual power of the Tories was broken, by their ancestors, at the time of the First American Revolution. Yet the spiritual power, the University Power, of the professors will also have to be broken. Otherwise, we run the risk of a return to power, by the capitalists.

For now, may the revolutionary battle cry be:

Prepare For the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!