The latest Parliamentary election of France, has given rise to three ‘’political bloks’’, within Parliament, technically referred to as the ‘’National Assembly’’. Each ‘’blok’’ is composed of a number of parties. This is necessary, as there are a great many political parties, within the country.
The mainstream press refers to these bloks as ‘’Far Right’’, ‘’Centrist’’, and ‘’Far Left’’. This is their way of avoiding any mention of class terms.
As the people of Europe are supremely well aware of the existence of classes, this is rather strange. After all, the European class of people, referred to as the ‘’nobility’’, are wide spread. The French are exceptional, in that they have dealt with their nobility in the Great French Revolution of 1789, so that they no longer exist, at least in France.
By contrast, in America, it is customary to deny the existence of classes. As the current French revolutionary uprising is ‘’making headlines’’, we can use this to raise the level of awareness of the American working class, the proletariat. They have to be made aware of themselves, as a class, with their own class interests, which are diametrically opposed to the interests of the ruling class of multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie.
We should mention that four political parties came together, to form a ‘’Leftist Coalition’’, or ’Bloc’’. These Parties are the ‘’Socialists’’, ‘’Greens’’, ‘’Communists’’, and ‘’France Unbowed’’. This Bloc is referred to as the ‘’New Popular Front’’, or ‘’NFP’’. The mainstream press tends to refer to this Coalition as the ‘’Far Left’’.
This Leftist Coalition was formed in response to the National Rally Coalition, RN, a ‘’Far Right’’ coalition, which was widely expected to win the election. Yet the NFP won, as the Leftist parties were able to put aside their differences, and unite against a common enemy. As all trade union members are well aware, there is strength in numbers!
For the benefit of those who are just now becoming politically active, we should clarify that a ‘’popular front’’ is defined as “any coalition of working-class and middle-class parties, including liberal and social democratic ones, united for the defence of democratic forms, against a presumed Fascist assault”.
The New Popular Front is no exception to this rule. Their political platform includes raising the tax rate upon the most wealthy, to ninety percent, increasing the minimum wage, reducing the retirement age to sixty, and freezing the price of basic food items and energy.
Paltry reforms! The working class needs something more than reforms! The working class needs Revolution! Scientific Socialism! Soviet Power and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat! The working class needs a true Communist Party!
Yet this victory, of the NFP, served to ‘’strengthen and further’’ the revolutionary motion, as was predicted by Marx. The demonstrations are becoming ever more fierce, as the working people rise up.
Now the mainstream press is openly expressing fear of a French Civil War. They are careful to avoid the ‘’R word’’, that of Revolution.
From the slogans and posters, of the French ‘’protesters’’, it is clear that their level of awareness, is at about the same level as that of their American comrades. As both countries are close to revolutionary war, that is completely unacceptable.
It is also clear that Marxists, true Communists, those who call for Soviet Power the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, are either negligent, or non existent.
As that is the case, it is up to the working class, the proletariat, of both France and America, to raise their own level of awareness. More accurately, the most advanced workers must read the essential works of Marx and Lenin. These include the Communist Manifesto, State and Revolution, What Is To Be Done?, Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, and Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder.
A proper understanding of those revolutionary works, will provide those workers with the information they need. They in turn, will lead the less advanced workers.
I refer to this as ‘’removing the blindfold from the working people’’. As the proletariat is not class conscious, not aware of itself as a class, the class struggle can be compared to a match between two boxers, one of whom is blindfolded, swinging wildly in all directions. Every so often, he may land a ‘’lucky punch’’, but purely by chance.
Of course, in my over simplified comparison, it is the proletariat who is blindfolded, in its boxing match with the monopoly capitalists. They are not aware that it is a class struggle, the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. Rest assured, the bourgeoisie is well aware of itself, as a class, with its own class interests. Those interests come at the expense of the proletariat!
As France has no true Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, the most advanced, or ‘’internationalist workers’’, will come together to form ‘’groups’’, according to Lenin. It is these groups of internationalist workers who can study these revolutionary works, thus raising their level of awareness.
In this way, they will learn that the state apparatus, which has been set up by the capitalists, for the sole purpose of crushing the ‘’lower classes’’, must be smashed, at the time of the revolution, and replaced with another state apparatus, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. This is necessary, in order to crush the bourgeoisie, as they make every effort to ‘’restore their paradise lost’’.
It is also very likely that Councils, or Soviets, or ‘’Sovietiques’’, as I believe that is the correct French word, have taken shape. Revolutionary motion frequently gives rise to such working class organizations. It is further very likely that they are currently working ‘’underground’’, keeping a ‘’low profile’’, as the work they are doing is illegal.
To the leaders of those Sovietiques, may I suggest that you focus your efforts. Prepare for revolution and the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat. In other words, prepare for Insurrection!
The most advanced workers must be trained, in preparation for that Insurrection. Their level of awareness must be raised, to the level of Communists, at least in regard to Party activity. After all, soon they will be placed in positions of authority, after the revolution, so that any training they receive now, will prove to be most valuable.
As well, get in touch with other Sovietiques, possibly through the internet. Be discrete. Do not make it easy for the government authorities. Remember what happened to the workers of the Paris Commune!
No doubt, many of you have been to university, and been exposed to the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. That places you in a better position to take part in the creation of a true Communist Party. There is an urgent need for such a Party. The most advanced workers can assist you with this.
The French working class, the proletariat, is currently leading the revolutionary movement in Western Europe. Or at least, they are playing a leading role. For that reason, we can expect other countries to follow that lead. Without doubt, a great many countries, within Europe and beyond, are about to experience a revolution.
Now it is up to Marxists, Scientific Socialists, Communists, to give that Revolution the proper direction. We will know we are succeeding, when the posters and slogans proclaim:
Scientific Socialism!
Dictatorship of the Proletariat!
Soviet Power!
Workers of the World, Unite!
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 