Author: Gerald Mcisaac

Allow me to start this article, by first expressing my most heartfelt gratitude to the capitalists, the billionaires, for inventing the internet. It is truly a most revolutionary invention. Perhaps the best way to express my appreciation, on behalf of the working class, is by using the internet to expose the lies and hypocrisy, of those same billionaires.

The journalists who have websites, on the internet, are not constrained by the same rules, under which mainstream journalists labour. The unfortunates who work for the mainstream media, are forced to bias the news, in favour of the capitalists. After all, it is the billionaires who own those international media outlets. Either report the news the way the capitalists want it reported, or look for a job elsewhere!

For that reason, it is only the ‘’freelance’’ journalists who report on subjects which the capitalists would prefer to keep quiet. One of these topics is that of the ‘’disfunction’’ within the Republican Party, the Grand Old Party, the GOP. 

One such report I found to be most interesting, for several reasons. 

The journalist starts by stating that ‘’Republicans are getting crushed at the state level, after letting MAGA take over’’. Of course, MAGA stands for Make America Great Again, the ‘’war cry’’, or slogan, if you prefer, of Trump and his supporters. He goes on to give several examples. This includes the state of Arizona, in which the state GOP is ‘’begging the national GOP for money’’. Then, in the state of Michigan, he reports that ‘’a brawl broke out, an actual physical fight’’. As well, in the state of Georgia, ‘’extremism issues are leading to similar electoral failure’’. His conclusion, is that ‘’donors want nothing to do with those people’’. He then quite gleefully pointed out that the Democratic Party is raising over double the money, as the Republican Party.

It is reasonable to assume that this fellow considers himself to be ‘’Leftist’’, or at least ‘’Left leaning’’, possibly even socialist. He appears to ‘’rejoice’’ over the fact that ‘’donors want nothing to do with those people’’, meaning the MAGA people, so that it works in favour of the Democrats. This outlook is a faulty. 

As is well known, there are two mainstream political parties, Democratic and Republican. The Democrats would have us believe that they represent the ‘’middle class’’, so that they are the Party of the ‘’Left’’. The Republicans would have us believe that they represent the ‘’business’’ people, so that they are the Party of the ‘’Right’’. 

It is significant that the term ‘’middle class’’ is referred to rather vaguely, as it is also customary to deny the existence of classes, here in North America. As well, the term ‘’business’’ is equally vague. Both terms are used to spread confusion. 

In fact, both Parties serve the same class, that of the monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. The one and only difference between them, is in the spelling of the words.

Politicians, for both Parties, are ‘’managed’’, by a small army of professional people, referred to as ‘’handlers’’. These include writers, who prepare their speeches. Others are responsible for their hair, clothes and makeup. Still others tend to the proper posture, tone of voice, facial expression and hand gestures of their ‘’assets’’. Politicians who have previously pursued successful careers, in the field of entertainment, tend to make the best ‘’assets’’. Trump is a highly successful entertainer! 

As for the money received from ‘’donors’’, there are ‘’strings attached’’. Those who donate that money, expect something in return! These donors are invariably capitalists, and see these donations as an investment. The particular Party which delivers a return, upon that investment, is a matter of no concern, to the capitalist. 

There can be no doubt that all elections are expensive. Candidates who are elected, owe a great deal to their donors! By far, the most expensive election, is that of the federal. The federal election of 2020 cost a record breaking $14.4 billion!

With that in mind, and in the interest of raising the level of awareness of the working class, especially those who still have faith in the democratic process, allow me to make a few suggestions. 

Instead of condemning the ‘’MAGA’’ people, for joining the Republican Party, feel free to follow their lead! Encourage all working people, especially all those that are ‘’Leftist’’, to join the two mainstream political parties, both Democratic and Republican, preferably as card carrying members. It is the card carrying members of each Party, who decide the candidates for any and all political offices. If enough Leftist people join both Parties, we can make sure that Leftist candidates are on the ballot, for both Parties. In that manner, it will not matter how much money was donated, to either Party. A Leftist candidate is certain to win!

At the same time, feel free to associate with other members of those parties, including those working people who are considered to be MAGA. Let them know that we are not the demons that their leaders make us out to be!

Bear in mind that it is ‘’against the rules’’ to become members of both Parties, but not against the law. Feel free to be naughty!

Another suggestion is to encourage middle class attorneys, experts on Constitutional law, those who consider themselves to be ‘’Leftist’’, to challenge the 2020 federal election, in the Supreme Court. I have previously made suggestions, on the grounds that it did not follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. Demand that the next federal election follow those procedures. At the same time, flood social media with updates, as the mainstream press is certain to give their own slant to the story. 

If the Supreme Court rules in our favour, then any popular vote will be declared to be meaningless, and the states will not be allowed to meddle in any federal election. The electors, appointed by each state, will be allowed to vote for the candidates for President, as well as Vice President, of their choice. Such candidates may, or may not, be members of any political party.

As I have given a list of possible arguments, to be used by these attorneys, there is no need to repeat it here. Besides, those people will, no doubt, choose their own arguments.

Bear in mind that the vast majority of people are working class, proletarians. As Lenin pointed out, ‘’only the socialist consciousness of the working class can guarantee our victory’’. This is to stress the fact that not all MAGA people are the enemy! By no means! There are a great many supporters of Trump, MAGA people, common people, who are merely misled. They tend to be less advanced, and require patience. More popular literature must be prepared, with them in mind, and possibly sent through email, if appropriate. 

In conclusion, it is up to all Leftist people to take advantage of the chaos and confusion, within both political parties. It is a reflection of the chaos taking place, within the ranks of the billionaires. Use this as a means to raise the level of awareness of the working class. 

The ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, can no longer rule in the old way. They are now determined to change their method of rule. That new method of rule involves scrapping the Constitution, and setting up Trump, as a fascist dictator. 

The key to stopping them, is to raise the level of awareness, of the working class, the proletariat, to that of socialism. Let us focus our every action, with the idea of raising their level of consciousness. If those of us who are true Scientific Socialists, Communists, do our job properly, then all working people will soon be discussing the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.  

Of late, the mainstream press – the bourgeois press – has been howling that Trump is a ‘’threat to democracy’’. This expression has even become so common, we can honestly say that it can be referred to as a ‘’slogan’’. 

Most common people – working people – may well get the idea that Trump, and only Trump, is a threat to their democratic way of life. The bourgeois journalists certainly go to considerable length, to give that impression. Now they are further howling that Trump is a fascist, and plans to set himself up as a dictator. There is some truth to all of this, as well as a great deal of distortion. It is the purpose of this article to clarify the situation. 

Incidentally, for the purposes of this article, I refer to all working people as common people, as that is the manner in which they refer to themselves. I should also mention that  the journalists who work for the mainstream press, are in the service of the capitalists, the billionaires, those who own that press. For that reason, they have to ‘’slant’’ the news in favour of their bosses, regardless of their personal sentiments. For that reason, it is important to separate the facts they state, from their analysis, which always supports the capitalists.

Especially now, it is vitally important to raise the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat. As a result of the revolutionary motion, countless common people, those who were formerly apathetic, are now politically active, or as they phrase it, they ‘’woke up’’. They are demanding change! They want answers! The only ‘’answers’’ they get from the press, are evasions and half truths. 

It is of vital importance to raise their level of awareness! The reason I say this is because, as Lenin stated, ‘’the only basis that can guarantee our victory…is the socialist consciousness of the working class’’, my italics. 

In previous articles, I documented the fact that ‘’democracy’’ is merely a method of class rule. In fact, the ‘’democratic republic’’ under which we live, is nothing other than the rule of the capitalists, the billionaires, over the common people, the working class. This particular method of rule has served them very well, for a great many years. 

Yet, that ‘’time honoured’’ method of rule, is no longer effective. The revolutionary motion has inspired countless working people, those who were formerly apathetic, to become politically active. The two party system is no longer working. In Washington, members of the two parties are ‘’behaving like third graders’’, as the journalists phrase it. As one politician stated, rather politely, the Members of Congress are ‘’demonstrating complete disfunction, that has descended into physical violence’’. 

This is not an exaggeration. In fact, one House Member physically elbowed another! One Senator even challenged the leader of a trade union to ‘’fisticuffs’’! The comparison to children is a school yard is legitimate!

So now the ruling class of billionaires, the bourgeoisie, has decided to scrap their current method of rule, that of the democratic republic, in favour of a fascist dictatorship, with Trump as the figurehead leader. 

It is important to remember that Trump does not write his own speeches. Nor does he speak ‘’off the cuff’’, so to speak. On the contrary, Trump reads from a teleprompter, one that the television cameras are careful to conceal. As a highly successful entertainer, Trump is able to read from that teleprompter, without appearing to do so. His years in show business are serving him well! It is only after the ‘’show is over’’, that Trump posts on social media, that which he has recited. In this way, common people get the idea that Trump writes his own speeches. 

The point to be stressed,  is that Trump is merely the ‘’figurehead’’, the ‘’puppet’’, for the billionaires. The class conflict has not changed! It remains class warfare! It remains a conflict of the working class, the proletariat, against the billionaires, the bourgeoisie! It is not a conflict between the working class and a ‘’wannabe’’ dictator!

It is also a fact that the current revolutionary movement is nothing other than ‘’class consciousness in embryonic form’’. This movement testifies to the ‘’awakening antagonism’’ between the working class, and the capitalist class of billionaires. This is not to say that the working class is now ‘’class conscious’’. It most certainly is not!

In fact, class consciousness can only be brought to the working class, from an outside source. The working class, exclusively by its own efforts, is able to develop only trade union consciousness. Working people may recognize the fact that there is strength in numbers, hence the importance of trade unions. 

By contrast, the theory of scientific socialism, including the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, was elaborated by Marx and Engels. These men were well educated, intellectual members of the ‘’propertied classes’’. It is to their credit that they turned their backs on a life of comfort, as members of the middle class, to instead work in the service of the common people. 

These revolutionary theories, that of scientific socialism, are well known to the ‘’upper class’’, the billionaires. After all, those theories are taught in university. They are certainly not taught, or even mentioned, anywhere else! And as very few working class people can afford to attend university, members of the working class are largely unaware! Fine by the billionaires!

Now the billionaires have thoughtfully simplified the class struggle, with their plan to wipe out the middle class. Their plan is to ruin thousands of banks, as well as tens of thousands of businesses. That includes General Motors, as GM is one of the businesses that is Too Small To Succeed! As they fail, the few billionaires will ‘’pick up their assets’’. In the process, the middle class will be ruined, forced into the ranks of the proletariat. Anyone who objects to this, will be classified as ‘’vermin’’, and will be treated as such. 

If nothing else, this provides the intellectual members of the middle class with the motivation to take part in the creation of a true Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat, CP,DP. (The only true Communist Party is one which calls for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat)

The current plan of the billionaires, is to create a fascist state, with Trump as the figure head dictator, abolish the Constitution, and wipe out the middle class. They must be stopped. That calls for a truly fine organization, in order to establish Scientific Socialism. The mass revolutionary movement does not relieve us of this burden. On the contrary, it ‘’imposes’’ this duty on us, ‘’because the spontaneous movement of the proletariat will not become a genuine ‘class struggle’ until it is led by a strong organization of revolutionaries’’. (Italics by Lenin)

Without a true revolutionary organization, the spontaneous movement of the working class, towards socialism, is certain to be diverted, by the bourgeois ideology, onto some harmless path of social reform. After all, the ‘’bourgeois ideology is far older in origin than Social Democratic (Marxist) ideology; because it is more fully developed and because it possesses immeasurably more opportunities for being distributed’’, (Italics by Lenin)

Having said that, perhaps a word of caution is in order. Taking part in the creation of such a truly revolutionary organization, a true Communist Party, is not something to be taken lightly. Once that step is taken, there can be no turning back!

In the case of Russia, under the rule of the Tzar, Lenin gave five requirements, which are necessary for a true Marxist Communist Party. In the case of twenty first century America, such a similar situation may also soon exist, unless the billionaires are stopped! Here are those requirements:

1. ‘’That no movement can be durable without a stable organization of leaders to maintain continuity 
2. ‘’That the more widely the masses are spontaneously drawn into the struggle and form the basis of the movement and participate in it, the more necessary is it to have such an organization, and the more stable must it be (for it is much easier for demagogues to side track more backward sections of the masses)
3. ‘’That the organization must consist chiefly of persons engaged in revolutionary activities as a profession
4. ‘’That in a country with an autocratic government, the more we restrict the membership of this organization to persons who are engaged in revolutionary activities as a profession, and who have been professionally trained in the art of combatting the political police, the more difficult will it be to catch the organization and 
5. ‘’The wider will be the circle of men and women of the working class or of other classes of society able to join the movement and perform active work in it’’ (italics by Lenin)

Those who take part in creating, and becoming a Member of, a true Communist Party, must be devoted revolutionaries. This is not to say that such people cannot also be members of other professions. In fact, this is recommended. After all, everyone has to earn a living. Bear in mind that Lenin was also an attorney.

As yet, we still live under a democratic republic, complete with some restricted democratic rights, as guaranteed in the Constitution. That democratic republic is under an even greater threat than I suspected, according to the latest internet report. 

Perhaps I should add that I do not generally go into any great detail, concerning my sources, as I consider such details to be secondary. Besides, I do not want to face a law suit.

A respected journalist is reporting that, as part of ‘’Project 2025’’, also known as ‘’Agenda 47’’, no less than eighty people are busy ‘’screening’’candidates, for positions in the ‘’soon to be created’’ Trump administration. One of these busy souls is a man who was formerly a lawyer for Trump, now in serious legal trouble. No doubt, he anticipates that with Trump once again in the White House, and the Constitution a ‘’dim and distant memory’’, he will not have to worry about any pesky legal charges.

The purpose of this screening, of thousands of people, is to determine those who are truly ‘’devoted and loyal’’, worthy to serve in a Trump administration. As one source admitted to reporters, ‘’Hundreds of people are spending millions of dollars to install a pre vetted pro Trump army of up to 54,000 loyalists, across government, to rip off the restraints imposed on the previous 46 presidents. The screening for ready to serve loyalists has already begun, driven in part by artificial Intelligence from a (technical company), contracted for the project. Social media histories are already being plumbed. Trump himself spends little time plotting government plans, but he is well aware of a highly coordinated campaign to be ready to jam government offices with loyalists willing to stretch traditional boundaries’’. 

The expression, to ‘’stretch traditional boundaries’’, is a reference to the plan, by the billionaires, to install Trump as a figurehead president. This loud mouthed fool can then be their puppet, with the billionaires pulling his strings. They further plan to scrap the Constitution, and set Trump up as President For Life, a Dictator. 

We have always needed a true Communist Party. That is certainly true today, more so than ever. In fact, it is urgently needed, as it is far more difficult to establish such a Party, under a dictator. The billionaires plan to set up such a dictator, ‘’at or before’’ the 2025 election, according to Trump. Feel free to take him at his word. He means it. That man does not have a sense of humour. 

In terms of forming a Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat, the ‘’ball is in the court’’ of the middle class, if you will excuse the sports metaphor. It is highly unlikely that any members of the working class could manage that, although certain advanced workers can no doubt be helpful. Almost all proletarians simply do not have the training necessary, to accomplish such a task. 

Yet the revolutionary motion continues to grow, becoming ever stronger. The country has been referred to as a ‘’powder keg’’, in that any ‘’spark’’ can cause an explosion. It is just a matter of time before a full blown revolution breaks out. The success – or failure!- of that revolution, depends largely upon the willingness of intellectual members of the middle class, to take part in creating a true Communist Party. 

The decision, of middle class intellectuals, to establish a true Communist Party, should not be terribly difficult. After all, the billionaires have already decided to set up a dictator, and wipe out the middle class, by separating them from their capital. This will have the effect of driving all middle class people into bankruptcy, and the ranks of the proletariat.

By contrast, a true Communist Party can properly lead the forth coming revolution. For that reason, it is almost certain to succeed. Middle class intellectuals who support the revolution, whether Communists or not, will be rewarded, under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. They will be placed in key management positions, running various businesses. 

This revolution will be thorough. Bourgeois intellectuals will be a target of that revolution. That includes bourgeois scholars and bourgeois scientists. Their spiritual power, which I refer to as ‘’professor power’’, will be broken. The act of breaking that spiritual power, will not be pleasant.

Middle class intellectuals who oppose the revolution, will be considered to be supporters of the billionaires, enemies of the people, and treated accordingly. 

To all middle class intellectuals, a word of advice: Choose Wisely!

Recently, on Remembrance Day, November 11, 2023, Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, gave a speech in the state of New Hampshire. That speech was nothing less than historic. For once, Trump spoke the truth. He revealed his plan to once again occupy the White House, and settle some old scores with his perceived enemies. Almost all members of the main stream press are shocked and horrified. With good reason, I might add. 

This is the speech Trump gave:

‘’The threat from outside sources is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within. We will root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists and the Radical Left Thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country, that lie and steal and cheat on elections and will do everything possible, legally and illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American dream. The real threat is not from the Radical Right, the real threat is from the Radical Left and it is growing every single day. The threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within.’’

One of the more astute, among the bourgeois journalists, had this to say:

‘’A mask off moment, for the disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted former president. He is making his contempt for  our democracy and its institutions and its people crystal clear, once again.

‘’An ex president who tried to overturn our democracy, now claims in front of supporters, that Americans here at home pose a greater threat to our country, than any of our adversaries abroad. He describes his political opponents as ’vermin’’’.

This journalist is correct when he states that Trump regards all of his ‘’political opponents’’ as ‘’vermin’’. Yet it is also a fact that he regards anyone who opposes him as vermin! That includes members of law enforcement, such as judges and prosecutors, and even their families!

This reference to ‘’vermin’’, naturally leads to comparisons to other authoritarian leaders.   Historians have this to say: ‘’The language is the language that dictators use to install fear…When you dehumanize an opponent, you strip them of their constitutional right to participate securely in a democracy, because you are saying that they are not human. That is what dictators do’’. 

Another historian said that calling people ‘’vermin’’, was used effectively by Hitler and Mussolini, in order to encourage their followers to engage in violence.

In response to questions by journalists, a spokesman for Trump said that the comparison to Hitler was ridiculous, and that ‘’critics of Trump are sad, miserable, and their entire existence will be crushed, when Trump returns to the White House’’.

Even the spokesman for Trump admits that Trump plans to use the power of the office of presidency, in order to ‘’crush his critics’’! So how is that different from the actions of Hitler?

Those who were formerly very close to Trump, say that he is not the same man who became president, in 2017. At that time, he was completely unprepared to assume power. For that reason, certain members of his ‘’inner circle’’ were able to exercise a certain measure of influence over him. Such is no longer the case. 

Now, journalists are reporting that an ‘’ultra right wing think tank’’, which they refer to as the ‘’Heritage Foundation’’, is ‘’grooming’’ Trump, preparing to set him up as the next president, through ‘’Project 2025’’. The members of this ‘’think tank’’ are referred to as the ‘’handlers’’ of Trump. The handlers, in turn, think of Trump as their ‘’asset’’, as is indeed the case. In fact, Trump is nothing other than a puppet, and those handlers are ‘’pulling his strings’’.

Journalists report that possibly as many as 54,000 people have already been ‘’prepared’’, to be placed in ‘’various government agencies, including legal, judicial, defence, regulatory and domestic policy jobs’’. These people have been carefully screened, by the handlers of Trump. Those same handlers plan to purge anyone, within the government as well as outside, who is ‘’viewed as hostile’’. They have that which is politely referred to as a ‘’very unconventional and elastic views of presidential power and traditional rule of law’’.

The ‘’unconventional’’ plan to seize power, involves having Trump invoke the Insurrection Act, on the first day of office. This will give him the authority to use the military against American citizens. The military will then build camps capable of housing millions of people. This would then be followed by sweeping raids, in which countless ‘’undocumented people’’ would be ‘’incarcerated’’ in those huge camps, in preparation for ‘’mass deportations’’. 

To help speed mass deportations, Trump is preparing an enormous expansion of a form of removal that does not require due process hearing. Part of that ‘’preparation’’ involves scrapping the Constitution.

Further, it stands to reason that those who do not qualify for deportation, may deserve ‘’special treatment’’. The Nazis found that ‘’termination’’ met that requirement. It is very likely that Trump has a similar solution in mind, especially as anyone who opposes him is mere ‘’vermin’’. 

A former high ranking  official in the Trump administration, one who served him loyally for more than a year, stated it quite clearly: ‘’He lacks any shred of human decency, humility or  caring. He is morally bankrupt,  breathtakingly dishonest, lethally incompetent, and stunningly ignorant of virtually anything related to governing, history, geography, human events or world affairs. He is a traitor and malignancy in our nation, and represents a clear and present danger to our democracy and the rule of law.’’ 

It is significant that no high ranking elected politician, of the Republican Party, has dared to challenge Trump on these plans. Even the National Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has been intimidated into silence. As she answered, in response to a question, ‘’I am not going to comment on the candidates and their campaign messaging’’. 

As a journalist pointed out, even though it is her duty to respond to such questions, she prefers to ‘’turn a blind eye’’ to a ‘’would be dictator’’. 

This defence of Trump, as he plans to seize power and set himself up as a fascist dictator, is not limited to the RNC. Even the members of his election campaign defend his ‘’vermin comment’’, as well as his suggestion that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of the American military, should be executed! After all, that Chairman did not go along with his plan for a military coup! As well, they even defend his plan to jail those who are investigating Trump! Both judges and prosecutors! Even though they are merely doing their job!

In fact, Trump wants no part of ‘’democracy’’! He want to ‘’terminate’’ the Constitution! He plans to set himself up as a fascist dictator!

For the benefit of the countless working people who are just now becoming politically active, I should mention that both Hitler and Mussolini were fascists. By definition, a fascist is defined as ‘’a follower of a political philosophy characterized by authoritarian views and a strong central government- and no tolerance for opposing opinions.’’ 

As is quite well known, in the nineteen thirties, Mussolini formed the National Fascist Party of Italy, while Hitler formed the National Socialist German Workers Party, or Nazi Party. Not that the Nazis were Socialist or Workers, but that is the name they chose.

It is also well known that, in the twentieth century, Hitler made a speech, on January 30, 1939, in which he stated that ‘’the outbreak of war would mean the end of European Jewry’’. Hitler was not joking. For once, he was telling the truth. In fact, Hitler clearly stated, in his book Mein Kampf, that which he planned to do.

Now in the twenty first century, we have another maniac, another fascist, making similar threats. Just as Hitler had a huge following, so too Trump has a huge following. Further, Trump is equally determined to carry through on his threats. It would be a mistake to under estimate that psycho.

The main stream journalists are deeply alarmed with the rhetoric of Trump. They are well aware that he consistently refers to them as the ‘’purveyors of fake news’’. As that is the case, Trump sees them as ‘’members of the Radical Left’’, as ‘’vermin’’ that are determined to ‘’destroy America’’. For that reason, he is determined to ‘’crush’’ them, once he returns to the White House. Trump is not joking.

This threat of fascism comes as no surprise, to any Marxist. After all, we live under a state of monopoly capitalism, which is technically referred to as imperialism. And, as Lenin stated, in his book Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, ‘’the political features of imperialism are reaction all along the line’’. Fascism is one form of reaction. 

Lenin also stated that it is simply not possible to ‘’reform’’ imperialism. It has to be destroyed. 

It is reasonable to assume that the journalists, for the main stream press, are accurately reporting events which are happening. Most of them, but by no means all, are people of principle. They take great pride in their work. 

As that is the case, then it is clear that the political situation has recently changed, quite dramatically. Previously, the ruling class of billionaires, the bourgeoisie, regarded Trump as a ‘’nuisance’’, a ‘’loose cannon’’. Now they have found a use for that ‘’nuisance’’, They have decided to surround that ‘’loose cannon’’ with a small army of handlers, and put him to work, in their service. 

This is no doubt their idea of ‘’killing two birds with one stone’’. On the one hand, their current method of rule, that of the Constitution and the Two Party System, is not working. So they have to change their method of rule. On the other hand, Trump the Nuisance, even though one of their own, has to be contained. So by corralling Trump and setting him up as a Dictator, a figure head President, while scrapping the Constitution, both problems are solved.

The fact that the billionaires can no longer rule in the old way, is an indication of the strength of the revolutionary motion. It has now reached well into the middle class. Now it is up to the middle class, along with the working class, the proletariat, to overthrow this completely reactionary class of billionaires, the bourgeoisie, and crush them, under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

In order to stress that importance, perhaps it is best to give the opinion of Lenin, as he stated in Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder:

‘’The fundamental law of revolution, which has been confirmed by all revolutions and especially by all three Russian revolutions in the twentieth century, is as follows: for a revolution to take place it is not enough for the exploited and oppressed masses to realize the impossibility of living in the old way, and demand changes; for a revolution to take place it is essential that the exploiters should not be able to live and rule in the old way. It is only when the ‘lower classes’ do not want to live in the old way and the ‘upper classes’ cannot carry on in the old way that the revolution can triumph. This truth can be expressed in other words: revolution is impossible without a nation-wide crisis (affecting both the exploited and the exploiters). It follows that, for a revolution to take place, it is essential, first, that a majority of the workers (or at least a majority of the class-conscious, thinking, and politically active workers), should fully realize that revolution is necessary, and that they should be prepared to die for it; second, that the ruling classes should be going through a governmental crisis, which draws even the most backward masses into politics (symptomatic of any genuine revolution is a rapid, tenfold and even hundredfold increase in the size of the working and oppressed masses -hitherto apathetic- who are capable of waging the political struggle), weakens the government, and makes it possible for the revolutionaries to rapidly overthrow it.’’ (italics by Lenin)

Without doubt, the current situation satisfies the ‘’fundamental law of revolution’’. The ‘’upper class’’, in our case the billionaires, can no longer ‘’carry on in the old way’’. They are being forced to change their method or rule. As well, the working class and the middle class now ‘’realize the impossibility of living in the old way’’, 

I include the middle class, for a reason. Donald Trump speaks for the billionaires, when he states that anyone who opposes him, is ‘’vermin’’, to be ‘’crushed’’. That includes most members of the middle class! Such people have every reason to be concerned! Trump means what he says! It is in the best interest of the middle class, to take part in the revolution!

For those who are reluctant to ‘’take the plunge’’, feel free to face reality. The billionaires have decided to place Trump in the White House, scrap the Constitution, and declare martial law. Anyone who opposes them is to be classified as ‘’vermin’’, and dealt with as such. Further, all banks but eight, and all businesses but five, are ”Too Small To Succeed”. All must collapse, their ‘’assets’’ to be picked up by the billionaires. The middle class is about to be wiped out!

That begs the question: What role should the middle class play in the approaching revolution? 

There are a great many things which should be done, so it is difficult to determine the most important. But as Lenin stated in What Is To Be Done?, ‘’Every question ‘runs in a vicious circle’, because political life as a whole is an endless chain, consisting of an infinite number of links. The whole art of politics lies in finding and taking a firm a grip as we can of the link that is least likely to be struck from our hands, the one that is most important at the given moment, the one that most of all guarantees its possessor the possession of the whole chain’’. 

In my opinion, the ‘’key link’’ now, is to prepare the working class, the proletariat, for the approaching revolution, and the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat. There are several aspects to this preparation.

On the one hand, the level of awareness of the working class must be raised. They must become class conscious, aware of themselves as a class, with class interests that are diametrically opposed to that of the billionaires. As the working class is quite highly cultured, a great deal can be accomplished through social media. Workers should be encouraged to read the Essential Works of Lenin, also the Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels. 

As well, marches and demonstrations should carry banners and posters which call for revolution, and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Protests can target certain key locations, such as banks and government agencies, homes of government officials, for example. Entertainers can compose songs to be sung at those locations. Make the protests entertaining! The best way to educate people, is through entertainment!

Middle class lawyers, preferably experts on Constitutional law, can prepare the arguments, to be presented before the Supreme Court, that the 2020 federal election was Unconstitutional, as it did not follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. For that reason, Biden is a fraudulent President, and Harris is a fraudulent Vive President. Demand that the approaching 2024 federal election follow those procedures. 

Those same legal experts can go on social media, and explain to the working people that the Twelfth Amendment makes no mention of any political party, of any popular vote, or of any District. Nor does it mention any ‘’running mate’’. Further, the states have no right to meddle in a federal election. 

Bear in mind that the main thing is to raise the level of awareness of the working class. The success, or failure, of the court case, is of secondary significance. 

All Americans, working class as well as middle class, should be encouraged to join the two mainstream political parties, preferably as card carrying members. Such members determine the candidates for all political offices. Insist that the new card carrying members select a candidate of their choice, for all political offices. But do not challenge any member of The Squad, or Senator Sanders. 

The goal here is not to flood Washington, or any state capital, with Leftist people, although that would be a bonus. The goal is to raise the level of awareness of the working people, to get them politically active. In the political struggle, those who still have faith in the parliamentary system, will soon learn that the billionaires are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge. 

The middle class people can also be supremely helpful in organizing Councils, also known as Soviets, as well as taking part in the creation of a true Marxist Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. In both cases, a great deal of discretion is required.

At the time of the revolution, an insurrection will be required. This means that Councils are required to train a great many working people, before hand. Those with previous military or police training will prove to be most valuable. They can help train the ‘’raw recruits’’. All must be not only trained in the use of various weapons, but also equipped. As I have gone into this in a previous article, there is no need to repeat it here. I will only add that Councils should also assist the working people, any way possible. In this way, they are sure to earn the respect and support of all common people. 

The creation of a true Communist Party requires even more discretion. The billionaires, reactionaries one and all, are ‘’taking to arms’’. They have decided to set up Trump as a dictator, so that citizens have no rights. That makes them more dangerous than ever. It also means the creation of a Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat, is even more urgent. 

Middle class people have the computer skills to manage this, without personally coming together. They also have the capital to arm and train working people. Bear in mind that the billionaires have already decided to separate that capital from all others. Further bear in mind that any sacrifices made now, will not be forgotten. Middle class people have a bright future, but only under Scientific Socialism, the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

Day Eleven of the Israel – Hamas War. The United Nations is describing the situation in the Gaza Strip as a ‘’humanitarian disaster’’. The people within Gaza have been cut off from electricity, water, food and medical supplies. The morgues are filled to capacity. They cannot be buried fast enough. The dead bodies are now being placed in refrigerator vehicles. 

A great many people have fled to Southern Gaza, in anticipation of an invasion by Israel. A great many others have not fled. Some of them are able bodied people, who have chosen to stay and defend their homes. Others do not have the choice of fleeing. These include the sick, crippled, disabled, elderly, pregnant women and people confined to hospitals. The medical personnel, those who are responsible for their patients, have chosen to stay and perform their duty. At the risk of their own lives, they refuse to abandon their patients. 

The Israeli air strikes, in the Gaza Strip, are targeting Hamas, or at least the building that are thought to be used by Hamas. This has caused a great deal of destruction and death, mainly of civilians. As most of the Hamas fighters are safely underground, in bunkers, this bombing is largely ineffective. 

This bombing campaign is similar to the policy carried out by the Americans, in their war in Vietnam, which spread to Southeast Asia. In that case, President Johnson stated his goal, to be that of ‘’bombing the Vietnamese back to the stone age’’! 

Someone should have told Johnson, that the Vietnamese were not very far removed from the stone age! They did not have far to go!

The goal of the American bombing campaign, was never clearly stated. Perhaps it was thought that by destroying their infrastructure, as well as by killing enough of their military personnel, the Vietnamese would embrace American rule, at least in South Vietnam. Or perhaps the American military simply did not think it through. They may have simply resorted to a bombing campaign because they could!

As is well known, that American bombing campaign backfired! It did not break their will to resist! On the contrary, this merely gave rise to hatred and bitterness, so that their determination to fight became ever stronger! Almost the entire population volunteered to assist, in any way possible. Countless men and women joined the military. Others worked on supplying the troops with everything they needed. They adapted. They improvised. They endured. They overcame. 

The Vietnamese made great use of tunnels. These tunnels were extensive, deep and elaborate. The American artillery and air strikes against them, were completely ineffective. The use of ‘’special forces’’, referred to as ‘’tunnel rats’’, troops who were sent into those tunnels, proved to be a disaster. The Vietnamese were waiting for them. Very few of those men emerged alive, from those tunnels. 

In anger and frustration, the American military decided to compound their mistake. As the Vietnamese were also making good use of neighbouring countries, the Americans decided to bomb those countries also! This had the effect of merely enlarging the war.

A similar situation is now happening in the Middle East. In addition to Hamas, which is active mainly in the Gaza Strip, it is thought that another resistance group, that of Hezbollah, is active in Lebanon. So now Israel is launching artillery and air strikes into Lebanon. As well, parts of Syria and the occupied West Bank, have also come under fire. 

If it is the goal of the government of Israel, to enlarge the war, it is succeeding. The government of Iran is giving serious consideration to becoming involved!

The Iranian Foreign Minister has just given a clear warning. He is well aware that Israel plans to invade the Gaza Strip, and is considering a ‘’pre-emptive action within the coming hours’’, on behalf of that which he refers to as the ‘’Resistance Axis’’. Apparently, that is a reference to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Hamas, Hezbollah and possibly other groups and countries, including Iraq. 

In his statement, he made it clear that the ‘’expansion of the war’’, into neighbouring countries, by Israel, would ‘’change the situational geographical map of the occupation regime of Jerusalem’’. 

He is also concerned with the involvement of others. ‘’The Americans cannot constantly send the signal that they do not want the war to expand, but they are on the side of the Zionists’’.

It is significant that he refers to Israel as being a Zionist state, because that is precisely the case! A Zionist is someone who maintains that God gave the ‘’Holy Land’’, now referred to as Palestine, to the Hebrews. Biblical scholars think this may have happened over three thousand years ago, perhaps during the reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. This is of course a matter of faith, and all matters of faith should be respected.

Respect of faith is one thing, but should not be confused with facts. The fact is that, perhaps two thousand years ago, the state of Israel was destroyed, by the Romans. After that, Palestine was occupied by people of various faiths, including Jews, Muslims and Christians. By and large, they respected the beliefs of each other, and lived together in peace.  

That changed dramatically, in 1948. In that year, certain members of the Jewish faith, those who are of the opinion that the Holy Land is for Jews only, decided to form a country, and call it Israel. These people are referred to as ‘’Zionists’’.

The Zionists took control of Palestine, declared it to be the state of Israel, and ordered all non Jewish residents to leave their ancestral homes. An estimated seven hundred thousand Palestinians were ‘’displaced’’, to put it politely, driven from their homes. For the most part, they settled in places now referred to as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. 

Since that time, the state of Israel has expanded to include the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights.

Of course, the people of Palestine have been resisting! This has given rise to various resistance groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. All of them are united in their opposition to the Zionists! They have no quarrel with those of the Jewish faith, or any other faith! Just the Zionists! It is important that all common people be made aware of this!

Without doubt, in the current Israel – Hamas War, both sides have resorted to acts of terror, in the form of attacks on civilians. It is correct to condemn such attacks on civilians! On the other hand, this is not to say that all acts of terror are to be condemned.

Lenin made this quite clear, in 1920, in a meeting with British workers. Lenin responded to their concern with that of ‘’Red Terror’’ in Russia. In particular, those workers expressed surprise at the lack of ‘’freedom of the press and of assembly’’, of the ‘’persecution of Mensheviks and those who support them’’, within Russia. 

The response of Lenin is instructive: ‘’My reply was that the real cause of the terror is the British imperialists and their ‘allies’, who practiced and are still practicing a White terror in Finland and in Hungary, in India and in Ireland….Our Red Terror is a defence of the working class against the exploiters, the crushing of the resistance from the exploiters…Freedom of the press and assembly under bourgeois democracy is freedom for the wealthy to conspire against the working class, freedom for the capitalists to bribe and buy up the press’’. 

This is to stress the fact that ‘’Red Terror’’, against our class enemies, the billionaires, the imperialists, is correct and just! That is far different from the use of terror against civilians!

Yet the Iranian Foreign Minister is correct, when he states that the Americans do want the war to expand! They are war mongers! They are supporting the Zionists! That is the reason they have sent two military fleets to the Mediterranean! They are determined to expand the war, to go to war with various countries in the Middle East, including Iran!

It is imperative that we oppose the American plans for expanding the war in the Middle East! The American government supports the Zionist government of Israel! They want to spread the war, across the Middle East! They must be stopped!

This is not to say that we support acts of terror, against working people!

The Israelis are Zionists, determined to crush the people of Palestine. The people of Palestine have every right to resist such an occupation! They also have every right to demand a return of their ancestral homes!

At the same time, we mast also make it clear that the Zionists, those who are currently in charge of Israel, are not to be confused with the vast majority of Jews. Support for the people of Palestine should not be confused with anti semitism. 

These facts should be made clear to all working people. 

On October 7, 2023, Hamas went to war with Israel. In fact, they mounted a major offensive, attacking by land, sea and air, from the Gaza Strip. Israelis are referring to this as their ‘’Pearl Harbour’’, or their ‘’Nine Eleven’’, as the surprise was so complete, and the attack was so effective. They were snapped out of their complacency! There were a great many Israeli casualties, civilian as well as military.

The offensive was supremely well planned, in complete secrecy, over a period of perhaps a year. The Israelis thought that the Gaza Strip was safely contained, as it is only forty one kilometres long, and twelve kilometres wide, at best. It has a total area of three hundred fifty square kilometres. With a population of over two million people, it is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. 

The Israelis built a most impressive wall, around this small strip of land, one which opens up onto the Mediterranean Sea. This Wall is six meters tall, or about twenty feet. There are also underground concrete barriers, to prevent tunnelling. It is fitted with hundreds of cameras, towers, radar, sensors, and guards stationed every one hundred fifty meters, or five hundred feet. It was thought to be a model of high tech, and impenetrable! They could not possibly have been more mistaken!

This ‘’high tech’’ defence proved to be about as effective, as the French Maginot Line! That Line  was meant to stop the German offensive in World War Two! The Germans breached that Line with ease! Hamas just as easily, breached the Israeli Wall!

On that fateful day, using commercially available drones, Hamas bombed the towers and communication infrastructure, so that the Israeli Defence Force, the IDF, was effectively blinded. Then a wave of paraglides flew over the Wall. Bulldozers opened the Wall in numerous places, allowing bigger vehicles to drive through. The supposedly impenetrable Wall was pierced in no less that twenty nine positions, at the same time! Hundreds of Hamas fighters poured through, attacking Israel! 

A great many IDF soldiers and civilians were killed. As well, numerous ‘’hostages’’ were captured, and taken into Gaza. As yet, no one knows the precise number. 

At the same time, from within Gaza, a great many rockets were fired at Israel. Over a period of several days, perhaps five thousand rockets! Some of these rockets had a range of seventy kilometres or forty miles! Israel reports that most of them were shot down by their missile defence shield, referred to as ‘’Iron Dome’’. On the other hand, impartial observers report that most of the missiles hit their mark!

Israel responded with ‘’air strikes’’ against Hamas strong points, within Gaza. As it is so densely populated, this caused countless civilian casualties. They have also placed Gaza under a ‘’state of siege’’. Nothing and no one is allowed in or out. The electric power has been cut off. No food, water or medical supplies are allowed into Gaza. The fishers are not allowed to go fishing. 

In fact, Doctors Without Borders are describing conditions within Gaza as ‘’catastrophic’’. The hospitals are currently running on generators, and will soon run out of fuel. Those same hospitals are already low on supplies, and without electricity, they ‘’risk turning into morgues’’!

The International Committee of the Red Cross said on October 12, that it ‘’stood ready to help’’. As they stated, ‘’We have people on the ground, and we are ready to play our role of neutral intermediator and contribute to release of these people’’. 

As well, UNICEF is preparing to send humanitarian assistance to Gaza, through the Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and Gaza. Aid agencies in Egypt are preparing to send urgently needed humanitarian supplies into Gaza, and receive wounded Palestinians.  

The Israeli energy minister made it quite clear that he is not interested. He is determined that there will be ‘’no pause in the siege’’ until Hamas releases the hostages in Gaza. As he stated, ’’Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electrical switch will be lifted, no water hydrant will be opened, and no fuel truck will enter until the Israeli hostages are returned home. Humanitarian for humanitarian. And nobody should preach us morals’’.

This tactic of ‘’total siege’’ is out lawed under international law! It amounts to declaring war on civilians! A crime against humanity! It necessarily leads to a humanitarian disaster! Yet the western powers are still supporting the Israelis!

The American Secretary of State made that most clear: ‘’The message that I bring to Israel is this: You may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as America exists, you will never, ever, be alone. Israel has an obligation to defend itself.’’

Reality check, Mr. Secretary of State! You do not set government policy! It is the government agencies that set government policies! Not you!

As I write this, the IDF forces are massing on the border with Gaza. The journalists are reporting that it is not a question of ‘’if’’ the invasion of Gaza is going to take place, but ‘’when’’. They are convinced that the ‘’most brutal phase is about to begin’’. In this, they are so right!

History has shown that ‘’urban warfare’’ is supremely brutal! Such invasions have consistently back fired! Narrow streets and piles of rubble, have proven to be to the advantage of the defenders! As well, high buildings provide a fine vantage point for the defence. Not to mention providing nests for snipers! The Nazis learned this lesson well, in Stalingrad!

Hamas has been goading the Israelis! They welcome the bombing! It creates the very pile of rubble that is so important to their defence! It also infuriates the civilian population! Countless civilians are now motivated, consumed with hatred, determined to defend their homes! To repel the Israeli invaders!

As Hamas has a huge quantity of missiles, some of them of fine quality, it is reasonable to assume that they also have other modern weapons. These could well include anti tank mines, anti tank guided missiles, and rocket propelled grenades, or RPG’s. In urban warfare, in close quarters, such weapons can prove to be devastating!

As the invasion has proven, Hamas also has a great many drones. These drones have the virtue of being cheap and effective. They can be used for surveillance, and to drop explosives on people and machines. 

No doubt, the Hamas fighters have been training, possibly for years, and are well aware of the terrain. They are also reported to have a most impressive network of tunnels. 

The Americans can testify to the effectiveness of tunnels! In Viet Nam, the Vietnamese were able to hide deep underground, so that the American bombing was largely ineffective. Then, as the tunnels were extensive and elaborate, they were able to emerge at numerous places, to the shock and horror of their enemy! It is very likely that the Hamas fighters are safely hiding in their tunnels, while the Israelis bomb Gaza!

Hamas is likely also counting on receiving support from other Palestinians, as well as other countries in the area. The journalists are reporting that Israel also attacked military targets in Syria and Lebanon, as well as in Jerusalem and the West Bank! This is being referred to as a ‘’major escalation of the war’’! Israel is playing right into the hands of Hamas!

Strangely enough, this is not too surprising! As Lenin stated, in Imperialism, the Highest State of Capitalism, ‘’imperialism is reaction, right down the line’’! Israelis are monopoly capitalists, imperialists, and imperialists love war! They are also determined to drag as many other countries into the war, as they can! That includes America!

Yet the revolutionary movement is growing ever stronger. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that all working people, working class as well as middle class, get in touch with the politicians in Washington. Encourage the rank and file Members of Congress, to form an Independent Congressional Association. Remind them of their oath, to ‘’preserve, protect and defend the Constitution’’! They did not take an oath to protect the billionaires! It is the Party bosses, both Republican and Democratic, who are determined to serve the billionaires! 

Remember your oath! Defend the Constitution! Do not allow Biden to go to war in the Middle East! That war does not concern Americans! Form an Independent Congressional Association!