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There are 538 Members of the Electoral College. Each and every Member of that Electoral College is appointed by the fifty states, as well as the District of Columbia. As the name implies, it is the  duty of these Electors to elect the President, as well as the Vice President, of the United States. A majority of 270  votes is required to secure either office. 

It is these few Electors, and only these Electors, who have been entrusted with the election of the next President, and of the next Vice President. That responsibility is not to be taken lightly. 

Yet certain journalists, including those who consider themselves to be Leftist, are openly scoffing at the Electoral College. They are referring to it as ‘’idiotic’’, and ‘’farcical’’. Such is hardly the case. On the contrary, it is the law. Constitutional Law!

I am of course referring to the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which was enacted into law, in 1804. It was the slave owners who were responsible for the creation of  the Electoral College, as a means of voting in one of their own, as President. His name was Thomas Jefferson. 

For that reason, we can say that the Electoral College is a remnant of slavery! Yet it remains in effect! We can further say that there are a great many people in Washington, including all elected federal politicians, all Members of the House of Representatives, all Members of the Senate, who have taken an oath, to ‘’Preserve, protect and defend the Constitution’’! 

Those same people do not have the right to ‘’pick and choose’’. It is their duty to enforce the Constitution! All of it! It is not a mere ‘’scrap of paper’’! That includes the Twelfth Amendment!

Yet as I have documented in previous articles, that is precisely what they are doing! They are carefully disregarding the Twelfth Amendment!

In the interest of avoiding any misunderstandings, I must add that their reasons for this may be none but the finest. After all, it is a remnant of slavery, and should be abolished. But until such time as that happens, it is the ‘’law of the land’’, and must be respected. 

Now we are faced with the rather ‘’peculiar’’ situation, to put it politely, in which each of the fifty states, appoints Members of the Electoral College, as is required by Constitutional Law, and in particular, the Twelfth Amendment. So far so good!

The ‘’peculiar’’ then takes place, starting with the appointment of Electors, from the District of Columbia. The Twelfth Amendment makes no reference to any District! It states, ‘’The Electors shall meet in their respective states’’! The appointment of Electors, from the District of Columbia, is in violation of Constitutional Law!

Even more ‘’peculiar’’ is the fact that all states, as well as the District of Columbia, have laws that require each Elector, to vote for the candidates, for the President and Vice President, of one of the two mainstream political parties. 

The states have no right to meddle in a federal election! The Twelfth Amendment is clear! ‘’The Electors shall vote by ballot for President and Vice President ….they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President’’. 

It is up to the Electors, to vote for the ‘’person’’, of their choice, for the office of President, as well as the ‘’person’’, of their choice, for the office of Vice President! 

It is up to the states to appoint the Electors. It is in turn, up to the Electors, to elect the President, and the Vice President.

There can be no doubt that all Electors are highly respected, well educated residents of the various states, as well as the District of Columbia. Equally without doubt, all of those same Electors are being disrespected! They are being treated as ‘’common messengers’’, similar to ‘’carrier pigeons’’, sent to Washington to ‘’rubber stamp’’ the candidates for office, of one of the two mainstream political parties. In direct violation of Constitutional Law!

The Electors have every right to be upset, as they are being treated with the utmost contempt. They are highly trained professionals, responsible for the election of the highest ranking federal officials in the country, the offices of President and Vice President. 

Yet may I suggest to the Electors, that now is not the time to ‘’get mad’’. Now is the time to ‘’get even’’!

The law is on your side! The various state laws, which require you to vote for the candidates of one of the two mainstream political parties, are Unconstitutional! 

With that in mind, I have a word of advice. Stand up! Grow a backbone! Defend the Constitution! Perform your duty!

May I further suggest that all Electors get in touch with one another, through the internet, of course. The idea is to agree upon an individual for the office of President, and also agree upon an individual for the office of Vice President. 

I realize that is a ‘’tall order’’, and will likely not happen. Not all Electors are likely to be in agreement. Yet all that is required, is a simple majority of 270 Electoral Votes. If no one candidate receives that majority, then the matter goes to the House of Representatives. 

As the Twelfth Amendment states, ‘’If no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President’’.

This is my somewhat less than subtle way of encouraging the Electors to put aside their differences, at least temporarily, in the interests of democracy. If you people cannot decide, then it will be decided for you. To put it somewhat crudely, ‘’Use it or lose it’’!

As I have previously pointed out, the ‘’November Presidential Election’’, is a farce. As it is not mentioned in the Twelfth Amendment, it has no legal bearing. It matters not in the slightest, whether Harris or Trump, wins that ‘’Election’’. 

This is not to say that the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, will not fight the Electors, should they choose to perform their duty, and vote for the individuals of their choice. We should be so lucky!

We can only hope that many Electors will do just that, and not vote for the candidates of one of the two mainstream political parties.

Strictly as an example, a majority of Electors could vote for a certain Senator, from the state of Vermont, one who classifies himself as an ‘’Independent Socialist’’, for the office of President. Those same Electors could also vote for a certain Member of the House of Representatives, a member of ‘’The Squad’’, regarded as a leader of that little group, for the office of Vice President. Or the Electors could vote in reverse order. Either way, the next President, as well as the next Vice President, would be ‘’Leftists’’.

It is doubtful that the monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, would tolerate such a thing. They could even charge those Electors, for violating state laws. The courts, or at least the Supreme Court, would in turn strike down those state laws, as Unconstitutional. This is precisely what we want!

The results of the 2024 federal election, are of secondary importance. The main thing is to raise the level of awareness of the working class, in preparation for the forth coming revolution, and the subsequent Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

All working people, as well as a considerable number of middle class people, will have to become convinced, from their own experience, that the multi billionaires, the class of people known as the bourgeoisie, are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge! As almost all Americans are closely watching the federal election, we can use this to our advantage. 

As I write this, the ‘’November Election’’, otherwise known as the ‘’Popular Vote’’, is still a few days away. It has the attention of countless people. We can use this to our advantage, as a means of exposing the lies and hypocrisy of the monopoly capitalists. 

I can only hope that concerned citizens, those who are at least interested in democracy, get in touch with each other, through social media, and support all of the Electors. Let them know that we ‘’have their backs’’. Perhaps experts in Constitutional Law can offer to represent them, if the need arises. 

At the same time, be sure to include in your messages, the following slogans:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

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!