Author: Gerald Mcisaac

In 1948, certain members of the Jewish faith, those who refer to themselves as Zionists, managed to create a separate state for themselves, referred to as Israel. It is their belief that God gave them the ‘’Holy Land’’, otherwise known as Palestine, and that all non Jewish people should ‘’vacate the premises’’. 

Prior to this, within Palestine, for hundreds of years, people of various religions had lived there, largely in peace, respecting the beliefs of one another. The creation of the state of Israel, brought that mutual respect to an abrupt end. 

The geographical area of the state of Israel increased in 1967, as a result of the ‘’Six Day War’’, in which Israel went to war with the Arab states of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. This resulted in the capture of the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Old City of Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip. 

The people of Palestine consider all of Palestine, to be ‘’Occupied Territory’’, which is to say, occupied by that which they refer to as the ‘’illegal state of Israel’’. Most Arab states are also of that opinion.  Yet the mainstream press refers to the West Bank and Gaza Strip as the ‘’Occupied Territories’’, so that the title is wide spread. For that reason, for the purposes of this article, I have chosen to use those titles.

The state of peace and mutual respect, which existed in Palestine before 1948, changed dramatically, at the time of the creation of the Zionist state of Israel. All of those who were not of the Jewish faith were removed from their homes. The polite term for this is ‘’ethnic cleansing’’. Most of the ‘’Displaced People’’, or ‘’Palestinians’’, were forced into tiny, overcrowded enclaves, or ‘’Occupied Territories’’, currently referred to as the ‘’Gaza Strip’’ and the ‘’West Bank’’. These ‘’Territories’’ are ruled by the government of Israel.

Many of these ‘’Displaced People’’ were formerly farmers, proud people, growing their own crops. Now they are confined to the Occupied Territories, largely degraded, without land, reduced to the level of beggars, relying heavily on ‘’hand outs’’. Of course they are resisting!

Various political groups have taken shape, both within and without the ‘’Occupied Territories’’ of Palestine. All are united in their determination to destroy the state of Israel, which they maintain is an ‘’illegal state’’. In this way, they are determined to achieve the liberation of the people of Palestine. 

Perhaps the most well known is the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the PLO. Then there is Hamas, mainly active in the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah is mainly based in southern Lebanon. The Houthis are mainly based in the state of Yemen. Together they form the ‘’Axis of Resistance’’, although the Israeli’s tend to refer to them as the ‘’Axis of Evil’’. 

The experience of the Six Days War, has taught all of these various groups, a valuable lesson. The Israeli military, referred to as the Israeli Defence Force, the IDF, is very powerful. Not to be under estimated. It is supplied  with the latest American made arms and equipment. The troops are also well trained. Yet they can be beaten. 

It was the Vietnamese who defeated the Americans, through the use of ‘’guerrilla warfare’’. This is a reference to ‘’irregulars’’, or ‘’civilians’’, those who are not part of an official army, but specialize in ambushes, traps, raids, sabotage, as well as ‘’hit and run’’ tactics. The use of tunnels is an integral part of guerrilla warfare.

For a great many years, those who are ‘’Anti Zionists’’, opposed to the state of Israel, have been preparing to go to war with that state. This includes the arming and equipping of various ‘’irregulars’’, as well as the digging and utilization of countless ‘’under ground bunkers’’, or tunnels.

As well, the state of Iran is well aware of the fact that the Israeli air force is armed with the latest American aircraft. The Iranian aircraft are old and out dated, no match for the modern F35’s. So they are not about to challenge them, or at least, not in aerial combat.  

Instead, the Iranians have focused on developing missiles. Quite successfully too, as the events of October 1, have proven. On that day, almost two hundred missiles were launched from Iran, onto the military targets in Israel, hundreds of kilometres away. Many of those missiles hit their targets! Long range, powerful and accurate! Most impressive!

Some of these missiles were ‘’intercepted’’, or ‘’shot down’’, by the Israeli defence, the so called ‘’Iron Dome’’. This is a reference to a very elaborate, ‘’high tech’’, radar controlled, computer activated, missile defence system, in which missiles are used to intercept missiles. On that day, the Iron Dome was largely ineffective. 

The Iranians were able to ‘’pierce’’ the Israeli air defences, with the use of ‘’hyper sonic’’ missiles, those which are able to travel at over five times the speed of sound, or greater than ‘’Mach 5’’. 

Bear in mind that ‘’Mach’’ is a reference to the speed of sound, so that Mach 5 is five times the speed of sound. Technical jargon!

The precise amount of damage, of this missile strike, is not clear, but it is widely considered to be considerable. It is very likely that a great many American made, F35 jets, were destroyed. 

Now the Israeli’s are faced with war on ‘’numerous fronts’’, to use the jargon of the military. On the one hand, they are faced with the guerrilla warfare of Hamas and Hezbollah, and on the other hand, the conventional warfare of Iran, in the form of missiles. 

As I write this, the mainstream press is focused on the ‘’response’’ the Israeli’s will take, to this missile strike. All journalists are agreed that the only question is the ‘’form of the retaliation’’, as Israel ‘’goes up the escalation ladder’’. Journalist jargon!

Most of them are of the opinion that Israel will not strike the nuclear sites of Iran, partly because they are so well defended. Besides, they are largely deep underground, or buried in mountains. 

As well, President Biden has expressed his disapproval. Not that the Israeli’s pay much attention to that which Biden says. A mere ‘’barking dog’’! 

Most of those journalists are agreed that Israel will likely strike the Iranian oil sites, including refineries, storage facilities and oil fields. These are referred to as ‘’soft targets’’, less well defended, easily struck, with a minimum of risk, and maximum damage. 

In particular, Kharg Island has been mentioned, as a likely target of ‘’Israeli aggression’’. It is a huge oil terminal, described as being ‘’critical for the oil exports of Iran’’. 

If indeed Israel does choose to retaliate, in this manner, then it is reasonable to assume that Iran will respond, in a similar fashion. In fact, numerous oil facilities, through out the Middle East, including within those countries which are allied to America, may soon find themselves engulfed in flames! One good turn deserves another!

Those same journalists are concerned that this will ‘’have a catastrophic effect on the world economy’’. Typical! A war, in which countless people are being killed and wounded, in danger of expanding and becoming a ‘’Regional War’’, and all they can think about, is the ‘’world economy’’! They are merely concerned with the profits of the capitalists!

This ‘’Local War’’, which could soon escalate into a ‘’Regional War’, has further implications. After all, reliable reports are that Iran and Russia may soon enter into a ‘’Mutual Defence Act’’. 

Bear in mind that Iran is suspected to be within six months, of developing no less that ten nuclear weapons. And they certainly have the missiles to deliver those nuclear payloads! Not to mention the fact that Russia has no shortage of ‘’nukes’’!

Perhaps a certain former American president was correct, when he expressed concern about a possible ‘’Third World War’’!

Even if those warring countries resort to ‘’nukes’’, that does not mean ‘’Armageddon’’! It does not mean that ‘’Judgement Day’’ is upon us! It does mean that we have our work cut out for us!

While we have to respect the beliefs of all common people, including those who believe that such is indeed the case, we have to encourage such people to persevere. Now is not the time to sit back and wait for the world to come to an end! Now is the time for action!

Nuclear weapons are indeed terrible. As are machine guns! Rockets! Artillery! In fact, all gun powder is capable of inflicting terrible damage! Which it does!

It is the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, which are behind these wars! They are only too happy- even anxious!- to have working people fighting each other! The more butchery the better! Divide the proletariat, and increase profits! A ”win- win” situation! Their ‘’cup runneth over’’! Who cares if the weapons used are ‘’nukes’’? 

This particular class of people, the monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie of various countries, must be stopped. They are completely reactionary! They will not hesitate to slaughter millions of people, in an attempt to increase profits! The experience of two world wars leaves no room for any doubt, on that point!

It is up to the working class, the proletariat, to overthrow the monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie. It is the class which is destined to perform this noble task! Now it is a matter of making them aware of this fact. That is where conscious people, those who are aware of the existence of classes, and the conflict between the classes, comes into play. In other words, Marxists, true Communists, those who call for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, must bring this awareness to the proletariat. 

As I have mentioned in previous articles, the proletariat is not aware of itself, as a class, complete with its own class interests. For that reason, in the struggle with the class of monopoly capitalists, I can only compare this to that of two boxers, one of whom is blind folded. 

Of course, the boxer who is blind folded is the working class, swinging wildly in all directions, as it is not class conscious. The boxer who can see very well, the monopoly capitalist class, is supremely class conscious.

It is the duty of Communists, to ‘’remove the blind fold’’ from the working class, to raise their level of awareness, to make them class conscious. They, or at least the most advanced members of the proletariat, must be raised to the level of true Marxists, embracing the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

Now, more than ever before, the situation is most urgent. The current war in the Middle East, is expanding, threatening to become a ‘’Regional War’’, if not a ‘’World War’’. 

To the people involved in these wars, the classification makes little difference. They just want these wars to end. 

That which I am suggesting, is indeed a ‘’tall order’’, but completely manageable. Bear in mind that the middle class is ‘’living on borrowed time’’, as the multi billionaires have recently decided to wipe out that class. The fact is that all businesses but five, are ‘’Too Small To Succeed’’. Even General Motors is ‘’Too Small To Succeed’’!

If nothing else, even if only in the interests of ‘’self preservation’’, may I suggest that middle class people read once again, the Essential Works of Lenin. This time without the bourgeois bias, as is taught in University. You may find yourself surprised to find that everything Marx and Lenin said is true! 

Perhaps even more surprising, you may find that you have a bright future under Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. As opposed to capitalism, under which you have no future whatsoever!

Rest assured, your skills in organization and in running a business, will come in most handy, after the revolution. You will be in demand, and paid accordingly. 

But first is the ‘’not so little detail’’, of overthrowing the class of people who are determined to destroy you. Of course I am referring to the bourgeoisie. It may help to think of this as ‘’one good turn deserves another’’. As they are so determined to wipe out your class, feel free to take part in the destruction of their class, the bourgeoisie! 

With that noble goal in mind, regardless of the motivation, feel free to focus on raising the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat. As most working people are now cultured, complete with digital devices, that makes the task so much easier.

Feel free to flood social media- I believe that is the correct term- with calls for Scientific Socialism, for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Share your previous experience as a capitalist, and the lessons learned from this. Take part in creating Councils, also known as Soviets, in serving the working people. Your past will not be held against you! 

Encourage working people to join the two mainstream political parties, as card carrying members. They can also run for office, as members of those parties! Take the capitalists at their word! Try to change the system from within!

Lest we forget, remind all working people that the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, lays out the procedure to be followed in all federal elections! Encourage experts in Constitutional law to challenge the 2024 ‘’presidential election’’ as Unconstitutional!

Celebrities must become politically active! Especially Hollywood ‘’movie stars’’! Strangely enough, your adoring fans pay strict attention to you! Share your experience! That includes any possible sexual exploitation and degradation! Be creative! Entertain! That is your department! Education through entertainment!

The preceding was merely a few suggestions, concerning the manner in which we can prepare the working class, the Proletariat, for their approaching Dictatorship. The need is urgent, and the tools consist largely of the internet. With the proper application of those tools, the situation can be quickly turned around.

We will know that we are being successful, when certain expressions are wide spread, among the working people, as well as on the internet:

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Scientific Socialism! 

Workers of the World, Unite!

The American public is being exposed to the term ‘’stochastic terrorism’’ lately, as the mainstream press is currently accusing Trump and his campaign officials of using that tactic. 

In this they are correct, but that in no way changes the fact that most readers are not familiar with the meaning of the expression. It is also a fact that countless working people are closely following the so called ‘’presidential campaign’’, so that this requires a little explanation. 

In technical terms, it is a reference to the attempt of people to use disgust, to incite violence. This generally involves the use of ‘’hate speech’’, in which a group of people are ‘’dehumanized and vilified’’. It is then far more likely that others, and in particular the less advanced members of the working class, will respond with violence, attacking those poor unfortunates. 

This is nothing other than one of the methods of rule, of the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie. This particular method is commonly referred to as ‘’divide and conquer’’. It is considered to be a ‘’time honoured’’ tactic, that of dividing the enemy, to have them fight among themselves, instead of fighting their common enemy. 

In this case, the ‘’enemy’’ being divided, encouraged to ‘’fight among themselves’’, is the working class, the proletariat. The monopoly capitalists are making every effort to have workers fighting workers. In the past, this tactic has proven to be quite successful.

It was Trump who first accused Haitian immigrants, in the city of Springfield, Ohio, of ‘’eating the dogs and cats’’ of the residents. Then his ‘’running mate’’, J.D. Vance,  the individual he chose to run for the office of Vice President, perpetuated the lie. As Vance stated:

‘’The American media totally ignored this stuff, until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes. If I have to create stories, so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that is what I am going to do’’. 

This calls for another explanation, as a great many people are not aware of the definition of the word ‘’meme’’. According to the internet, it is ‘’an amusing or interesting item, such as a captioned picture or video, that is spread online, especially through social media’’. 

To think that J.D. Vance, an individual who could well become the next Vice President of the United States, considers the accusation that ‘’Haitian immigrants are eating the cats and dogs of Springfield’’, to be a ‘’meme’’, an ‘’amusing or interesting item’’, speaks volumes concerning his character. That man is nothing short of contemptible!

It is to the credit of a certain mainstream journalist, that he pointed out the lies and hypocrisy of these racist lowlifes: 

‘’They know it is a lie, yet they are defending their racist hate speech, concerning Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, which is ripping the community apart, and sparking violent threats….J.D. Vance openly admits to and defends lying about Haitian immigrants eating pets…..Admits that he made up the violent smear against Haitian immigrants in Springfield Ohio, in order to create a meme, that the mainstream media had to report on’’.

It is significant that this particular ‘’mainstream journalist’’, admits that the ‘’mainstream media’’, was forced to ‘’report on’’ this particular ‘’meme’’, even though it was clearly a lie! So much for the mainstream press being fair and impartial!

This brings us to another term, which the mainstream press is using, that of ‘’dead catting’’. This is a rather disgusting reference to a ‘’shocking or dramatic and usually false claim’’, in order to ‘’distract from a more damaging story’’, according to the internet. 

Strangely enough, it has its origins in the entertainment industry. In cases where a stand up comedian was ‘’bombing’’, it was customary to ‘’throw a dead cat’’ onto the stage. This crude form of entertainment was apparently effective. It distracted the audience from the comedian, and frequently provoked a laugh. 

It is reasonable to assume that the sight of a ‘’dead cat’’, was not the reason for the laughter of the audience. It is far more likely that the people were shocked and appalled, and used laughter to cover their embarrassment and disgust. 

Just as the entertainers of yesteryear did not hesitate, to resort to vulgarity and disgust, so too, Trump and Vance also embrace such tactics. 

This brings us to yet another term, that of ‘’Hybrid Warfare’’, or ‘’Grey Zone’’. It is a reference to the tactics pursued by those who are completely devoid of principle, those who maintain that the ‘’end justifies the means’’. They do not hesitate to stoop to any lie, fraud or deception, in order to achieve their desired goal.

In the case of Trump and Vance, the goal is the White House. If that goal involves instigating the murder of countless innocent immigrants, working class people, one and all, then so be it. 

It is important to bear in mind that such behaviour is not limited to Trump and Vance. It is characteristic of all monopoly capitalists, imperialists. All are devoid of principle. All imperialists are completely reactionary. In the case of Trump and Vance, it just happens to be very open and clear cut. 

This should be presented to the working class, as a clear cut example of that reaction. Those two are not exceptionally reactionary. They are merely exceptionally stupid. 

Our goal is to raise the level of awareness, of the proletariat, to prepare them for the approaching revolution, and the subsequent Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

This can only be accomplished by becoming involved in that which interests them. At the moment, they are taking a keen interest in the ‘’presidential election’’. That is the reason I am focused on that election.

We must respect the beliefs of the countless working people, those who still believe in the ‘’democratic process’’, as put forward by the monopoly capitalists. 

For that reason, we must encourage them to ‘’take the capitalists at their word’’, in order to ‘’change the system from within’’. 

What better way to ‘’change the system from within’’, than by demanding that they abide by the law of the land, the Constitution? After all, every elected politician in Washington, has taken an oath, ‘’to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution’’. They do not get to pick and choose!

Of course, I am referring to the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which lays out the procedure to be followed, in all federal elections! Procedures which have not been followed, since the days of the Civil War! For that reason, all federal elections, for the last hundred and fifty years, have been fraudulent!

As I have documented this in previous articles, there is no need to copy the Twelfth Amendment here. Suffice it to say that experts on Constitutional law should be encouraged to challenge the forthcoming federal election, on the grounds that it is Unconstitutional, as it does not follow the procedures outlined in the Constitution. 

There can be no doubt that the working people of America, will pay close attention to such a court case. In this way, their level of awareness will be raised.

Equally without doubt, the ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, will be forced to change their method of rule. They are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge!

In this way, they will be more exposed. The working class people will see them as the liars and hypocrites, that they are. As such, they have to be overthrown. 

It is just a matter of time before the working class, even the less advanced strata of the proletariat, comes to realize that those of us who are Marxists, true Communists, are correct. The precise length of time largely depends upon us. It is up to Communists to raise the level of awareness of the proletariat. 

We will know we are being successful, when social media proclaims:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Scientific Socialism! 

On Tuesday, September 10, the ‘’First Presidential Debate of 2024’’, between ‘’Former President Donald Trump’’, and ‘’Vice President Kamala Harris’’, took place. All of the mainstream news outlets covered this event, broadcasting live, during ‘’prime time’’, as they knew that countless people were about to watch this performance. Those viewers were hoping to be entertained, and they were not disappointed. 

It is clear that the ‘’handlers’’ of Harris, her coaches, earned they pay! They deserve a raise! She marched onto that stage, as if she owned it, approached Trump with her hand extended, which took him by surprise, and shook his hand. She said, ‘’I am Kamala Harris’’. In this way, she  took control, placed Trump on the defensive, and maintained control through out the ‘’Debate’’. Bravo, Kamala Harris!

After the ‘’Debate’’, the journalists were unanimous in their opinion that Harris was ‘’well coached’’, that she ‘’prosecuted this debate with surgical precision’’, that her ‘’previous experience as a prosecutor’’, was put to good use. She looked directly into the camera, when speaking. Her ‘’body language’’, facial expressions and gestures, were ‘’flawless’’. When not speaking, she looked closely at Trump. 

By contrast, Trump kept looking down, clearly on the defensive. The contrast was striking! As Harris continued to ‘’bait’’ him, Trump resorted to anger. Perhaps one of his most outrageous accusations, was that of suggesting that Harris was a Marxist! Comrade Kamala! She most certainly is not a Marxist!

Among the lies Trump spoke, perhaps the most ridiculous is that, within the city of Springfield, ‘’immigrants are eating the cats and dogs of the residents’’. If nothing else, this got a good laugh, from the viewers. 

The response of the mainstream media was typical, at least for the most part. They are focused on the effect this may have on the ‘’undecided voters’’, especially in the ‘’swing states’’, as they are concerned with the Electoral College. More on that subject, later on in this article.

The exception was that of a certain bourgeois journalist, who provided the gentlest possible criticism of the ‘’richest people in Manhattan’’. He maintains that the  members of the Economic Club of New York, invited Donald Trump to speak. The journalist took exception to that. I have chosen to reproduce it, as best I can, as he actually made a few significant statements, which deserve our attention:

‘’All the rich people I know are smart, but there are a lot of stupid rich people. New Yorks’ stupidest rich people gathered in a room and proved how stupid they are. …The Economic Club of New York met in Manhattan….All are safe and live and work in New York City….The members of that Club are not economists, mostly Wall Street types, who do not have a graduate degree in anything, never produced anything, have spent their lives massaging money. 

‘’Every one of them has gotten much, much richer, during the four years of the Biden – Harris administration. Now I knew how stupid the speaker was, (Donald Trump- GM) before he opened his mouth. But I did not know how stupid so many members of the New York Economic Club were, until I heard the reactions to the stupidest person who has ever spoken to them. Trump said that RFK Jr. had endorsed him. Trump fired dozens of former officials, who now oppose his election. In answer to a question about child care, his answer, ’child care is child care’. 

‘’The stupidest rich people in New York, gave a huge round of applause. The applause to that huge jumble of words is most disturbing, but then Trump promised all of them another huge tax cut. Those stupid rich people, clapping for the man who tried to overthrow the results of the presidential election, clapping for a man who says ‘child care is child care’, or clapping because he promised all of them another huge tax cut. Those stupid rich people are willing to corrupt American democracy for the stupidest person who has ever spoken to them. They proved who they really are. The question to ‘make child care affordable’. The guy talking is not the problem. It is those people clapping, that has brought this country to this crisis point, in its history as a democracy’’. 

The preceding was not copied in precisely the manner in which it was spoken, because the wording was too non sensical. His speech was disjointed, apologetic and  contradictory, but for all its faults, a criticism of the ‘’rich people’’.  

This bourgeois journalist was making a supreme effort to not offend the ‘’rich people’’, to use his words. Of course he was referring to the multi billionaires, the monopoly capitalists, the members of the class of people who are technically referred to as the bourgeoisie. In so doing, he ended up sounding completely ridiculous. Yet strangely, certain parts of what he said were correct. As this is most unusual, coming from a bourgeois journalist, it merits closer examination.

He is correct when he states that ‘’the members of the Economic Club of New York…. live and work in New York City ….in complete safety’’. True! They are ‘’completely safe’’ because they can afford to hire bodyguards! 

He is also correct when he states that the ‘’members of that Club ….never produced anything, have spent their lives massaging money’’. Once again, true! The members of the class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, produce nothing! They are parasites! Leaches on society! Blood suckers!

It is also a fact that those multi billionaires have become ‘’much, much richer, during the four years of the Biden- Harris administration’’.

The fact is that the Democratic Party is every bit the loyal and devoted servant of the bourgeoisie, as is the Republican Party! They serve the same class! The Democratic Party is not the ‘’Party of the little guy’’, the ‘’common people’’, the working class! 

Now for a ‘’reality check’’! The members of the class of bourgeoisie, the multi billionaires, the ‘’rich people’’- as he refers to them- are not entirely stupid! Bear in mind the old adage, ‘’A fool and his money are soon separated!’’ And rest assured, countless people, especially other multi billionaires, are only too anxious to separate their ‘’brethren’’, fellow multi billionaires, from their hard stolen wealth!

Yet those same ‘’rich people’’, multi billionaires, have found certain liars and fools to be quite useful. That includes Donald Trump. 

The journalist was very upset that the audience applauded, after Trump said ‘’child care is child care’’. Yet that is not the reason they applauded! They applauded because Trump promised them ‘’another huge tax cut’’.

The journalist is also correct, when he pointed out that the multi billionaires ‘’are willing to corrupt American democracy’’, although not for the sake of Trump, but for the sake of profit, of not paying taxes. He is also correct when he states that Trump is ‘’not the problem’’. The ‘’problem’’ is the ‘’people clapping’’, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, the class of people who have ‘’brought this country to this crisis point, in its history as a democracy’’. 

The mere fact that a bourgeois journalist was able to point out the lies and hypocrisy of the monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, if only in a most disjointed, apologetic manner, is significant. It is an indication of the strength of the revolutionary motion. 

Even though the presentation was halting and barely comprehensible, without any direct reference to the bourgeoisie, it was still a criticism of that class, and could well result in his dismissal. 

It is reasonable to expect something better from the independent, Leftist journalists, those who do not work for the mainstream press. After all, they do not have to face the constant threat of being fired.

This is precisely what we find in a report by Ring of Fire, a Leftist broadcast. In reference to that same ‘’Trump – Harris Debate’’, this journalist pointed out that the Electoral College is ‘’idiotic’’, that it ‘’disenfranchises millions of people’’.

The Electoral College is anything but ‘’idiotic’’. It is the law. Constitutional law! The fact that it ‘’disenfranchises millions of people’’, is the whole idea! That is the purpose of the Electoral College!

More accurately, the Electoral College disenfranchises all American voters, not ‘’just’’ millions of people! The popular vote is a fraud! Unconstitutional!

As I have documented in previous articles, the Electoral College is a remnant of slavery. It was set up to allow a slave owner to become President. 

The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution documents the procedure to be followed, in all federal elections! It is the Electors, and only the Electors, who are appointed by the States, and only the States, who have the authority to vote for the candidate, of their choice, for the office of President, as well as the candidate, of their choice, for the office of Vice President.

This procedure was not followed in the 2020 Presidential Election. For that reason, Biden is a fraudulent President, and Harris is a fraudulent Vice President. 

Remarkably enough, Trump is correct, when he states that the 2020 Presidential election was fraudulent. Not for the reasons he gives, but because it did not follow the procedure laid out in the Constitution. 

With that in mind, may I suggest to my fellow Leftist journalists, that we all demand that our democratically elected politicians, those who have taken an oath, to ‘’preserve, protect and defend the Constitution’’, do just that. Their duty!

Granted, that is not about to happen. Yet in the process of making these demands, the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat, will be raised. They will become more class conscious.

Further, in the interests of giving those misguided souls a little nudge, in the right direction, may I suggest a court challenge. Preferably the Supreme Court could be asked to rule on the legality of the 2020 ‘’Presidential’’ Election. Not to mention the forthcoming 2024  Federal Election!

Bear in mind that the ‘’Trump- Harris Debate’’ was aired in prime time! Because countless working people watched that spectacle! They are focused on the ‘’Presidential Election’’! We can use this to our advantage, to raise the level of awareness of the working class!

Those same working people can be expected to pay strict attention, to any such court challenge. No doubt, they will be surprised, and disappointed, to learn that they have no legal right to vote, in any federal election. We can expect them to demand change! That is the last thing the monopoly capitalists want!

This can be thought of as preparation for revolution, and the subsequent Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

I am supremely well aware of the fact that most of my Leftist journalist colleagues, if not all of them, are not Marxists. Most of them think that Socialism may be a good idea, but simply not possible. Sadly, they believe that which is taught in University. The Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin are not so much taught in University, as distorted. 

These independent Leftist journalists are, for the most part, honest, law abiding, tax paying citizens, determined to ‘’make a difference’’, to ‘’change the system from within’’, to ‘’enact reforms’’. They deserve the whole hearted support, from those of us who are Marxists. 

Without doubt, they will learn, from their own bitter experience, as well as from the revolutionary motion, that the monopoly capitalists, the ‘’super rich’’, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, are in power, and fully intend to remain in power!

With that in mind, may I suggest, to my fellow Leftist journalists, that they once again read the revolutionary works of Marx and Lenin, this time with an open mind.

Bear in mind that capitalism did not always exist. It came into existence with the industrial revolution, as did the creation of two new revolutionary classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. 

I deliberately emphasized the word revolutionary, as the working class, the proletariat, is still revolutionary. This stands in stark contrast to the bourgeoisie, which is now completely reactionary, counter revolutionary. 

Now it is up to the working class, the revolutionary proletariat, to overthrow the completely reactionary capitalist class, the bourgeoisie. 

There is a sense of urgency to this, to put it politely. Bear in mind that all previous civilizations have risen to a peak, and then fell into decline. Our civilization has also past its peak, and is in decline. Yet our civilization is the one and only civilization to have experienced an industrial revolution.

It is the revolutionary proletariat which is destined to reverse the decline of our civilization. That is a fundamental tenet of Marxism! That can only be accomplished by overthrowing the bourgeoisie, and establishing a state of Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

As yet, the proletariat is not aware of this, because the conditions of life, of the working class, do not lead to the awareness of itself, as a class. This awareness has to come from an outside source, which is middle class intellectuals. 

No doubt, there are a great many Leftist journalists, who may consider that to be a none too subtle hint. Right you are! Now it is up to my ‘’Leftist Brethren’’, as well as my ‘’Leftist Sisters’’, my Comrades, to raise their own level of awareness, to the level of true Marxists. Then in turn, they can bring this awareness to the working class.

In conclusion, fellow Leftist journalists, we will know we are accomplishing our duty, when the signs and posters, the slogans spoken by all working people, is:

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Scientific Socialism!

Workers of the World, Unite! 

Canada has two main railroads, Canadian National Railroad, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad, commonly referred to as CN Rail, and CP Rail. On August 22, 2024, for the first time in history, both Railroads went on strike, at the same time. 

Even before the anticipated strike date, the Railroads refused to transport certain articles, perishable goods, such as meat and medicines, as well as hazardous materials, including chlorine. 

This strike, or ‘’labour dispute’’, to use the stilted jargon of the capitalists, is expected to have a ‘’ripple effect’’ across the country, and beyond. One immediate effect, within the country, is that a great many commuters, in several large cities, will have to secure a different means of transportation. 

Without doubt, the bourgeois economists are correct, when they say that ‘’Canada relies on rail’’. After all, perhaps one billion dollars worth of goods are transported, each day, across the country. With the Railroads shut down, we can expect ‘’supply chain hold ups’’, so that ‘’both small and large businesses’’, will be ‘’effected’’.

The fact is that all businesses, large and small, make a supreme effort to ‘’reduce their inventory’’, to keep as little ‘’capital on hand’’, as possible. Rather than ‘’stock up’’, in preparation ‘’for a rainy day’’, as working people do, they are careful to keep as little as possible, on hand. 

In this way, they are able to keep taxes to a minimum. After all, the more stock they have on hand, the more taxes they are forced to pay. 

The two Railways are represented by the same Teamsters Union, but for reasons which defy rational explanation, negotiate separate contracts. Up until the present, the contracts have been careful to expire at different times, so that never before, have both Railroads been on strike, simultaneously. In this way, a strike by one Railroad allowed the other Railroad to ‘’take up the slack’’, thus reducing the pressure on the capitalists, to negotiate a fair settlement. 

According to the internet, ‘’A one year contract extension at CN Rail, in 2022, led to its contracts lining up with CPKC Rail, which expired in 2023. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has been in negotiations since then’’. 

Clearly the workers have been working without a contract, since the start of the year. The fact that the Teamsters Union was able to force negotiations to take place, with both companies, at the same time, increases their leverage. 

It is significant that this strike is completely legal, as according to a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, on January 30, 2015, ‘’the right to strike is Constitutionally protected’’, at least for workers who are not classified as providing ‘’essential services’’. The Railroad workers are not classified as an essential service.

Both Railroad companies responded to these strikes, by imposing a ‘’lock out’’. This is a tactic the companies use, that of preventing the workers from entering the workplace to work, during a strike, which is precisely the very thing the workers are refusing to do. Even though this makes no sense, it is meant to pressure the workers to accept a new contract. 

On the first day of the strike, on August 22, the leader of the New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, visited the workers on strike in Montreal, and expressed his support for them. He told the workers that if necessary, he will vote against back to work legislation. 

The ruling Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, was clearly in favour of a ‘’negotiated settlement’’, between the Railroads and the Teamsters Union. That was made abundantly clear, up until the day of the Railroad strike. On that day, the government made it quite clear that the strike was not acceptable. The very height of hypocrisy!

With a view to ending this ‘’labour dispute’’, the Labour Minister ‘’passed the buck’’ to the Canada Industrial Relations Labour Board, CIRLB.

In an attempt to ‘’do an end run’’, around the Supreme Court ruling, which guarantees the workers the Constitutional ‘’right to strike’’, the Labour Board applied a rather obscure rule, of the Canada Labour Code:

‘’Under section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, the Minister of Labour can refer the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) for binding arbitration and prohibit a strike, lockout or end any ongoing stoppage pending a resolution. Alternatively, the government can also reconvene Parliament and introduce back-to-work legislation’’.

As the Parliament was not sitting, it was up to the CIRB to ‘’take action’’. They immediately ruled that the strike by CN Rail was illegal, despite the Supreme Court ruling, and ordered them back to work. 

The response of the Teamsters Union was to return to work, at CN Rail, but at the same time to issue CN Rail with a 72 hour strike notice, so that they will be in a legal position to strike by August 25. CPKC Rail was already in a legal position to strike, so they were not forced back to work.

Then, according to the press, on Aug 24, the government issued a surprise ruling:

‘’The Federal Labour Board orders Rail employees back to work, on Saturday, after three days. Work to start Monday, to continue until binding arbitration process is complete. Also ruled that the contract between CN and the Union, that expired on December 31, has now been extended, until a new agreement comes into effect’’.  

In response to this ruling, a Spokesman for the Teamsters  Union had this to say:

‘’The two major railways in Canada manufactured this crisis, took the country hostage, and manipulated the country once again, disregarding the rights afforded to working class Canadians. The government took this unprecedented step, using this seldom utilized section of the labour code, only because they knew their minority could not gather the support needed to pass a legislated resolution to appease the railroads’’.

This reference to a ‘’minority’’, requires an explanation. 

The Prime Minister of Canada, has to be a member of the Party which has the majority of seats, within Parliament. As no one Party currently has a majority, it was necessary to form a ‘’coalition government’’, of two Parties. Those two Parties are the Liberal Party and New Democratic Party. Taken together, the two Parties have a majority in Parliament. 

The Teamsters Union is correct when they state that the ‘’minority’’, the Liberal Party, ‘’could not gather the support needed to pass a legislated resolution’’. The NDP would merely oppose it!

In fact, such an attempt, by the Liberal government, to legislate the Railroad workers back to work, would almost certainly fail, and probably lead to a ‘’no confidence vote’’, which would force a federal election. That is the last thing the Liberals want!

The President of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, stated his response in somewhat stronger terms: 

‘’ This decision by the CIRB sets a dangerous precedent. It signals to corporate Canada that large companies need only stop their operations for a few hours, inflict short term economic pain, and the federal government will step in to break a Union. The rights of Canadian workers have been significantly diminished today’’.

It is significant that these statements make references to the existence of classes, and to the fact that the government represents the interests of the ruling class of capitalists. The first statement even mentions the working class, while the second statement refers to ‘’large companies’’ and ‘’corporate Canada’’. This is a none too subtle reference to the multi billionaires, the monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, the class of people who rule the country. 

It is to the credit of the Teamsters Union, that they plan to fight this ruling, in federal court. As the President of Teamsters Canada stated, ‘’our legal team is looking at all our options now’’. They are determined to defend the Constitutional right of all Canadians, to engage in strike action. Bravo, Teamsters Union!

The Director of CN Rail has issued a statement, which can  only be considered to be an attack upon the working class. He says the jobs provided, by the Railroad, ‘’are not minimum wage’’, that ‘’they pay one hundred twenty thousand for a conductor, and one hundred fifty thousand for a locomotive engineer’’. 

That may well be true, but is no reason to not fight for higher wages. After all, wages are ‘’tied together’’. It may help to think of this as ‘’invisible chains’’, linking the wages of all workers. If the wages of the highest paid workers go up, so too, the wages of the lowest paid workers go up. It follows that the way to raise the wages of the lowest paid workers, is to raise the wages of the highest paid workers. For that reason, workers should always fight for higher wages. We all benefit!

Allow me to stress the fact, that this is true, only under capitalism. Under Scientific Socialism, a far different social system, we will have a far different economic system, so that we can focus on directly raising the wages of the lowest paid workers. 

As I write this, it is Sunday, August 25, and the workers have been ordered to go back to work on Monday morning. 

It has been reported that a ‘’case management meeting’’ will be held on Thursday, August 29, with the ‘’Board and Parties involved’’, to discuss the ‘’binding arbitration process’’. 

Without doubt, the striking Railroad workers are angry and frustrated. They have the strong Teamsters Union fighting for them, using every legally available option, but that is not enough. They also need to become class conscious, aware of the existence of classes, the war between the classes, of the necessity of revolution, and the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Scientific Socialism.

These Railroad workers are in the vanguard of the Canadian working class revolutionary motion. They deserve our complete support. Perhaps the best support can come in the form of copies of State and Revolution, and Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder, by Lenin. Of course, there is also the ‘’Essential Works of Lenin’’, which include What Is To Be Done?, as well as Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. The Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels, is a basic work. 

In this way, they will become aware that their struggle, for better wages and working conditions, is part of the broader struggle, of the working class, against the class of  monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie. Until they are overthrown, and crushed, under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, nothing of substance will change. 

We will know that we are being successful, when the posters, carried by striking workers, read something more than ‘’on strike’’. They will also contain revolutionary slogans, such as:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Now that President Joe Biden has ‘’dropped out of the race’’, as he ‘’decided not to run for re-election’’, he has decided to ‘’pass the torch’’ to his Vice President, Kamala Harris. Now it is up to Harris, to make the Democratic Party proud, to bless the country with its first female President, and a ‘’Black Female President’’, at that. Or at least, so say the political pundits.

In fact, Biden was forced to step aside. The ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, decided that he had to go, for whatever reason. The fact that Biden is very feeble, and probably suffering from dementia, was very likely a factor in this decision. As well, Trump was trouncing Biden in the polls. Better to ‘’place someone else’’ in the White House, someone more ‘’reasonable’’ than Trump, someone who can be counted upon to do as they are told. That ‘’certain someone’’, that more ‘’reasonable’’ person, is Kamala Harris. 

The appointment of Kamala Harris, as the nominee of the Democratic Party, by the Democratic National Convention, is a mere formality. There is no harm in this. The harm comes when the American voters are forced to choose between the two candidates, of the two mainstream political parties, Democratic and Republican, for the office of the Presidency. Especially as they have nothing to say about this! 

In fact, it is completely illegal. Unconstitutional. A violation of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. As I have published that Amendment in previous articles, along with the fact that the whole ‘’November Presidential Election’’ process is completely illegal, there is no need to repeat it here.

Of course, the mainstream press is well aware of this, but makes no mention of this ‘’little detail’’, this perversion of the federal election. Completely understandable, as that same press serves the class of people in charge, the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie. Yet the ‘’Leftist’’ press, the ‘’Underground’’ press, is also remaining silent! Strange but true. And completely unacceptable!

These ‘’November Presidential Elections’’ give rise to fraudulent Presidents, and fraudulent Vice Presidents. Just as Biden is a fraudulent President, so too, Harris is a fraudulent Vice President. And now she is determined to become a fraudulent President!

At the moment, the press is reporting that a great many protesters have flocked to Chicago, ‘’Ahead of the DNC’’. If nothing else, they are very loud and clear, ‘’making their voices heard’’. The journalists report that they are ‘’calling attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza’’. They also maintain that their ‘’mission remains the same’’, that they ‘’learned their lesson from the RNC’’, that they ‘’predict bigger crowds and more robust demonstrations’’. 

If only that were true! If only they had ‘’learned their lesson’’! They have not learned a thing! They are merely repeating the same mistakes! Only louder!

These ‘’bigger crowds and more robust demonstrations’’, merely amount to an increase in volume. People are already well aware of the fact, that the American government supports the Israeli’s, in their ‘’War In Gaza’’. Yet protesters are screaming this, at the top of their lungs!

The fact is that the American government represents the interests of the ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie. Those same capitalists have decided to support the government of Israel, no matter what. President Biden merely does as he is told. Assuming Vice President Harris becomes President, as is very likely, she too, will do as she is told. Different faces, serving the same class. 

No amount of ‘’bellowing’’, on the part of the protesters, will change that fact.

What is needed is not more noise, but an increase- a dramatic increase!- in the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat. It has to become class conscious, aware of the existence of classes, and the irreconcilable differences between those classes.

The conditions of life, of the working class, does not lead to the awareness of itself, as a class. Nor are they aware of the fact that they are in a constant state of war with the monopoly capitalist class, the bourgeoisie. This war is usually quiet, hidden below the surface, but it occasionally flares up, into open rebellion. Revolution. We are close to a full blown Revolution.

As Marx stated, in the Communist Manifesto: 

‘’The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. 

‘’Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary reconstitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes’’.

Now we are at the point that the ‘’class struggle’’, of the ‘’oppressor and oppressed’’, of the proletariat with the bourgeoisie, is about to become an ‘’open fight’’, which is about to end in a ‘’reconstitution of society at large’’. This ‘’open fight’’ is referred to as a Revolution, and the resulting ‘’reconstitution of society at large’’, is referred to as Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

As yet, the working class, the proletariat, is not aware of this. It is the duty of conscious people, those who are aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, to bring that awareness to the working class. The most advanced workers must be raised to the level of conscious people, referred to as Communists. 

Lenin explains this supremely well, in his excellent work, What Is To Be Done? As he stated, in reference to the history of the Russian proletariat, ‘’the workers were not, and could not, be conscious of the irreconcilable antagonisms of their interests to the whole of the modern political and social system….This consciousness could only be brought to them from without. The history of all countries show that the working class, exclusively by its own efforts, is able to develop only trade union consciousness, that is, it may itself realize the necessity for combining in unions, for fighting against the employers and for striving to compel the government to pass necessary labour legislation, etc. The theory of socialism, however, grew out of the philosophic, historical and economic theories that were elaborated by the educated representatives of the propertied classes, the intellectuals. According to their social status, the founders of modern scientific socialism, Marx and Engels, themselves belonged to the bourgeois intelligentsia.’’

We can add that Lenin also, was a middle class intellectual, an attorney by training. I mention this for the benefit of certain working class people, those who are prejudiced against middle class intellectuals. Get over it! Such a prejudice can only work in favour of the capitalists, and do great harm to the revolutionary motion. 

It is our duty, that of conscious people, previously referred to as Social Democrats, or Bolsheviks, now referred to as Communists, to bring this awareness to the working class, to explain to them the revolutionary Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin.

This class struggle can be compared to a boxing match, in which one of the boxers is blindfolded, swinging wildly in all directions. No doubt, an occasional blow will be landed, but strictly by chance. Of course, the other boxer, being able to see quite well, is able to land blow after blow.

In this extremely over simplified comparison, the boxer who is blindfolded, is of course the working class, the proletariat. The boxer who can see very well is the monopoly capitalist class, the bourgeoisie. Rest assured, the capitalists are supremely class conscious!

The ‘’solution’’ to the problem, is quite simple: Remove the blindfold. In class terms, this means raising the level of awareness of the proletariat, so that they are class conscious, aware of themselves as a class, with their own class interests. In this way, they can focus on striking out against their class enemies, the monopoly capitalists, as opposed to swinging wildly.

Of necessity, class consciousness includes becoming aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. The working class, or at least the most advanced workers, must become familiar with those theories. Those advanced workers will in turn, lead the less advanced.

Now to return to the protests at the DNC. 

Of all the signs and posters that were displayed on the internet, only one made any reference to class content. That was a poster by the Green Party of the United States, GPSU, which stated, ‘’We Need A New Party For The Working People’’.

That is most emphatically true! We need a new Party, but not that of the Green Party. They have a Party Platform of ‘’non violence, social justice, environmentalism, grassroots democracy, anti war, anti racism’’. Pacifist nonsense!

We need a true Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Scientific Socialism! That is the one and only alternative to monopoly capitalism!

It is only such a Communist Party which can properly lead the working class, can raise the level of awareness of the proletariat, in preparation for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

Working people need to hear about the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin! They need to become class conscious! At least the most advanced workers must be raised to the level of true Communists!

In the absence of a true Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, we can still raise the consciousness of the proletariat, if only by becoming involved in the struggles which interest them, and in the process, explaining the class conflict.

At the moment, working people are focused on the DNC, and the protesters. For that reason, we need to make sure that the protesters carry signs and posters, which contain class content.

It is best if these posters are written in a manner which is entertaining. After all, the best way to educate people, is by entertaining them, at the same time. Such details are best left to entertainment specialists. Or as working people phrase it, ‘’never tell a mechanic how to pull a wrench’’!

Having said that, it is important that workers be made aware of the fact that the scientific name for their class, is that of proletariat. They must also be made aware that the scientific name of the monopoly capitalist class, is that of bourgeoisie. The current lack of awareness, of the proletariat, of the scientifically correct class terms, is used by the capitalists, against the working class. 

As well, such posters must call for Revolution, for the over throw of the bourgeoisie, for Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. We will know that we are being successful, that the level of awareness of the working class is being raised, when these expressions become common place. 

This brings us to the ‘’legal front’’, so to speak, one which is closely followed by the workers. 

With that in mind, may I suggest a court challenge to the ‘’November Presidential Election’’, as it is in direct violation of the Twelfth Amendment. Unconstitutional. 

No doubt, there are people who may object that the Twelfth Amendment is hardly democratic, as it does not allow the voters to cast a ballot for their President and Vice President. True. But that is not the issue. The fact is that the democratic republic must be defended. Every effort must be made, to force the government to abide by the Constitution. That is a matter of principle. 

It is of the utmost importance to defend our democratic rights, as they are constantly under attack, by the capitalists. These democratic rights include that of a free and fair ‘’federal election’’, as guaranteed in the Constitution. There is no mention of a ‘’November Presidential Election’’, in the Constitution! Nor is there any mention of any political party! The voters have nothing to say, concerning any federal election! As well, the states have no right to meddle in any federal election! Forcing the Electors to vote for a particular candidate, of one political party, is Unconstitutional!

It is up to the Electors to choose an individual of their choice, for the office of President, as well as an individual of their choice, for the office of Vice President. As per the Constitution!

We will know that the protesters have indeed ‘’learned their lesson’’, when those same protesters challenge the ‘’November Presidential Election’’ in a court of law. We can only ‘’dream of the day’’, when middle class attorneys, experts on Constitutional law, stand before the Supreme Court, making these arguments.

Without doubt, the working people will be closely following these proceedings. For that reason, it is up to conscious people, Communists, to explain to those people, in terms they can understand, that which is happening. This, in turn, will serve to raise the level of awareness of the proletariat.

To have the Supreme Court declare the ‘’November Presidential Election’’ to be Unconstitutional, is to be regarded as a bonus. It is also quite likely. At that point, the Electors will be allowed to vote for the individual of their choice, for the office of President, and on a separate ballot, vote for the individual of their choice, for the office of Vice President. 

The ‘’individual’’ they vote for as President, could well be Kamala Harris. Or not. As well, the ‘’individual’’ they vote for as Vice President, could well be her ‘’running mate’’. Or not. That is entirely at the discretion of the Electors. As per Constitutional law. 

For the moment, may the signs and posters also read:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!