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The ‘’First Presidential Debate of 2024’’, held on June 27, revealed that which the ‘’handlers’’ of President Joe Biden have been trying to hide. The President is suffering from dementia!

That is the opinion of numerous medical professionals, including those who care for people who are suffering from dementia. It is also their opinion that Joe Biden is in the somewhat later stages of dementia. The President of the United States has been mentally ill for a considerable time!

For the sake of those who are not medical professionals, we can say that, according to the internet, ‘’Dementia is a term for several diseases that effect memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities’’. 

In the case of Joe Biden, these ‘’daily activities’’ involve the duties that come with being the ‘’Head of State’’! He is the President! The very nature of the job demands the ability to think clearly! Which is the one thing that Biden cannot do!

It is also a fact that the ’’illness gets worse over time’’! Biden is not about to recover! His ability to ‘’remember, think and preform daily activities’’, are steadily declining! He is already at the point where he gets lost in the White House!

The political situation has changed, and changed quite dramatically, literally overnight. On June 27, the mainstream press was reporting that the age of President Biden was a ‘’key issue’’, in his ‘’bid to run for re-election’’. There was ‘’some question’’, that an ‘’individual of his age’’, could ‘’serve another four years’’, as President. 

That is no longer an ‘’issue’’! There can be no question of a mentally ill man, running for the office of President! Now it is a question of how to remove that mentally ill man, from the office of President!

I consider this to be of exceptional importance, if only because countless working people are paying strict attention. This provides us with an opportunity to raise the level of awareness of the proletariat. 

Numerous people are now calling upon Biden to resign from the office of presidency. It is clear that he can no longer carry out his duties. It is also clear that he no longer has the mental capacity to understand this! His ‘’handlers’’ are making those decisions for him! It is to their advantage to keep their ‘’asset’’ in office! They regard Biden as their ‘’golden goose’’!

As that is the case, various people are considering the option of invoking the Twenty Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, as a means of removing the mentally ill President, from office. In particular, they are referring to Section 4:

‘’Section 4—Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.’’

For the benefit of those who do not keep track of Washington politics, the Vice President is Kamala Harris. The ‘’principle officers of the executive department’’, is a reference to the members of the Presidential Cabinet. The ‘’President pro tempore’’ of the Senate is a reference to the ‘’longest served senior Senator of the majority party’’, in this case Senator Patty Murray, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives is Mike Johnson. 

Clearly, it is up to the Vice President, in this case Kamala Harris, and the ‘’Members of the Cabinet’’, to take action. As the President is mentally ill, unable to perform his duties, it is their duty! 

It is significant that the Vice President and majority of Members of the Cabinet do not have to prove that the President is ‘’unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office’’. They merely have to ‘’transmit’’ their ‘’written declaration’’ to the ‘’President pro tempore’’ of the Senate, and to the ‘’Speaker of the House’’! Nothing else! At that point, the Vice President ‘’immediately’’ becomes the ‘’Acting President’’!

Yet there is a problem, a little ‘’hitch’’, if you will. The fact of the matter is that the last federal election, which placed Biden in the office of President, as well as Harris in the office of Vice President, was fraudulent! It did not follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment! Unconstitutional! For that reason, Biden is a fraudulent President, and Harris is a fraudulent Vice President. As well, the members of his Cabinet, are equally fraudulent!

Now we have a situation in which the fraudulent Vice President, Kamala Harris, as well as the fraudulent members of the Cabinet, are being asked to remove from office, a mentally ill, fraudulent President! The word ironic comes to mind!

Yet the Twenty Fifth Amendment allows for such an event. It refers to a ‘’majority’’ of  ‘’such other body as Congress may by law provide’’. That places the ‘’ball in the court’’ of Congress! Let the Congress select a ‘‘body’’! Not about to happen! The Congress specializes in doing nothing!

In the interest of raising the level of awareness of the working class, we can point out the hypocrisy of the mainstream press, as well as the vast majority of democratically elected politicians. They are well aware that President Biden is mentally ill, unable to perform his duties. They are equally well aware that he should be removed from office. Yet they choose to do nothing! Regardless of the Twenty Fifth Amendment!

They are also well aware, and are obligated to ensure, that all federal elections follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment. After all, they have taken an oath, to ‘’Preserve, protect and defend the Constitution’’! They have no right to disregard the parts of the Constitution which they find to be objectionable! And the Twelfth Amendment they do not like! So they merely pretend that it does not exist!

Previously, I have suggested that legal experts, those who specialize in Constitutional law, challenge the federal election, on the grounds that it violates the Twelfth Amendment. As I have documented this in a previous article, there is no need to repeat it here. 

Remarkably enough, even though all Democrats are agreed that the ‘’Debate’’ was a ‘’disaster’’, many of them are determined that Biden should remain in office. Not only that, they are determined that he should remain the Democratic Party candidate for President, so that he can serve for another four years!

If they have their way, voters will be forced to choose between someone who is mentally ill, and a convicted felon, a habitual liar! Guess who is likely to win!

The Presidential Debate of June 27, just made the Dictatorship of Trump, far more likely! If Trump is elected, we can ‘’kiss our democratic rights goodbye’’!

This is to stress the fact that capitalism is in a state of crisis. In such a situation, as Marx stated, ‘’ The ruling class can no longer rule in the old way, and has to change their method of rule’’. Their current method of rule, is the democratic republic. This provides us with certain democratic rights, those which are ‘’truncated, restricted and distorted’’, according to Lenin. Yet that is better than no democratic rights at all!

This brings us to conscious people, those who are aware of the existence of classes, of the antagonism between the classes, and of the need for revolution. Of course, I am referring to Leftist people, especially Communists. 

May I suggest that this is similar to the situation which existed in Russia, in the fall of 1917. At that time, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government, Kerensky, was determined to surrender the capital city of Petrograd, to the Germans, as a means of crushing the revolution. As Lenin stated, ‘’The impending surrender of  Petrograd will make our chances a hundred times less favourable…History will not forgive us, if we do not assume power now’’!

As for those who may suggest that I am perhaps overstating the matter, I can only respond that Project 2025 has already been prepared. Trump is all set to assume power, and set himself up as Dictator. At that point, we will lose all democratic rights, and our tasks will indeed be a ‘’hundred times’’ more difficult.

Just as Kerensky had to be stopped, so too, Trump must be stopped. If he is not stopped, ‘’history will not forgive us’’! It is for that reason, I recommend court challenges, among other things. The Electors must be allowed to vote for the candidates of their choice, for the offices of President and Vice President. It is doubtful that many of them will vote for Trump. 

As well, those previously mentioned ‘’other things’’, include having the various Councils come together, to work in harmony, along with the ‘’groups of internationalist workers’’, to whom Lenin refers. It is also necessary to create a true Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

Incidentally, at the latest trial of Trump, the press was quick to point out the appearance of a ‘’celebrity’’, a ‘’movie star’’. Such is the power of  celebrities! Especially movie stars! They have merely to make an appearance! The press is bound to approach them, and ask them for their opinion! Take note, Leftist movie stars! You have the power! Use it!

It is also a fact that, it is the women who are leading the revolutionary motion, at least in America. But then, it is the women who have the most to lose, if Trump gets elected. They also have the most to gain, under Scientific Socialism, the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. They have also proven themselves to be excellent organizers. 

Ladies, now is the time to build upon your previous success. In fact, it is time to prepare for an insurrection. The country is a ‘’powder keg’’, and any ‘’spark’’ could cause an explosion. The election of Trump, as President- God forbid!- could be that spark!

As I have gone into the preparation for an insurrection, in other articles, I will not repeat it here. I can only add that it is my most sincere hope, that fellow male chauvinists will ‘’grow a set’’, and support you gallant ladies. 

I deeply regret placing this burden upon you. The men should be leading this revolution. They are not. It is what it is. Yet I have complete confidence in you ladies. 

As I write this, I have just learned that the Supreme Court issued a ruling, in favour of Trump. In particular, they said that ‘’the president has immunity for official acts, but not unofficial acts’’. Now it is ‘’up to the lower courts to determine the difference’’. 

This just means more delay, in one of the trials of Trump, precisely the very thing he wants. Take note: the election of Trump, once again as president, just became more likely.

With Fraternal Communist Greetings, 

Gerald McIsaac

On June 27, 2024, a ‘’historic event’’ took place, according to the mainstream press. As they stated, ‘’for the first time ever, a sitting president had a debate with a former president’’. Also according to the mainstream press, this debate was nothing short of a ‘’train wreck’’! Despite the finest efforts of the ‘’handlers’’ of the president, the so called ‘’leader of the free world’’, President Biden himself, managed to live up to his nick name of ‘’Sleepy Joe’’. 

In preparation for this ‘’Presidential Debate’’, the President spent a week with his ‘’handlers’’, otherwise known as coaches. These people conducted numerous ‘’mock debates’’, in which Biden practiced the answers to questions, which were likely to be asked, at the Debate. Bear in mind that he was first provided with the ‘’proper’’ answers. 

It should be pointed out that, even though a question could be asked concerning a particular subject, such as inflation, there is no law that states the answer must have something to do with the question! All too often, the answer is merely an evasion! So a question concerning inflation, for example, can be answered with a reference to ‘’climate change’’. One has nothing to do with the other! Yet that in no way changes the fact that it is an answer!

That is where the ‘’handlers’’, come into play. They advise the ‘’candidate’’ with not only the ‘’proper’’ answers, but also the tone of voice, facial expression, posture, ‘’body language’’, including the position of hands- this is considered to be of vital importance! This is referred to as ‘’grooming’’ the candidate.

In most cases, this tends to work quite well, especially as the ‘’candidate’’ has merely to read from a ‘’teleprompter’’, one which is carefully concealed from the cameras. This teleprompter can be thought of as a television screen, and even tells the candidate when to pause, perhaps pretend to take a drink of water, for example. In this way, ‘’all bases are covered’’, and the audience is properly impressed.

But then, the ‘’audience’’ sees nothing of this teleprompter. Also bear in mind that the audience is nothing other than the members of the public! The same people who vote this candidate into office! Based largely upon the ‘’impression’’, provided by the handlers of the candidate! 

The problem was, that this ‘’Presidential Debate’’ did not allow for teleprompters. What is more, the questions to be asked, were supposed to be kept secret. Whether that is the case or not, is doubtful, but that is incidental to the fact that Biden was deprived of his teleprompter. The result was disastrous! He came across as the feeble minded old man that he is! He was completely confused, consistently ‘’lost his train of thought’’, mumbled and even paused, trying to remember the proper response. A ‘’train wreck’’!

As a result of this, the Democratic Party is now in ‘’damage control’’, as they phrase it. The ‘’Party line’’, is now that Biden merely had a ‘’bad day’’, and this can ‘’happen to anyone’’. As proof that he has ‘’recovered’’, he is now making the ‘’proper’’ speeches, reading from a teleprompter. He is determined to keep running for a second term!

There are numerous other members, of the Democratic Party, who are equally determined that Biden will not run for a second term. They are convinced that he will merely go ‘’down in flames’’, and take the Party with him! 

The Democratic Party is just as divided, as the Republican Party! Both Parties need our help! It is our patriotic duty to offer our assistance! It is the least we can do!

For that reason, as I have previously suggested, all ‘’Leftist’’ people should join those two Parties, as ‘’card carrying’’ members. The only requirement for such membership, is to be an American citizen, possibly eighteen years of age. Bear in mind that it is the card carrying members, of those Parties, who determine the candidates for all political offices, of those same Parties. This includes the offices of President, and Vice President.

Just consider the possibilities. If enough Leftist people join those two Parties, then both Republican and Democratic Parties can endorse the same candidates, for the offices of  both President and Vice President. May I suggest Senator Bernie Sanders for the office of President, and perhaps Michal Moore for the office of Vice President? As the same candidates of both Parties, they can run against themselves. That should help to keep campaign finances to a minimum. Who cares which Party wins the White House? The candidates are the same.

As for those who object that I am being ridiculous, allow me to respond that the capitalists are fond of saying that, ‘’if we do not like the way things are’’, then we should ‘’change the system from within’’. Feel free to ‘’take them at their word’’. Join the two Parties, and make every effort to enact meaningful changes. It is the least we can do. 

No doubt, in turn, they will ‘’express their appreciation’’, in terms which will leave ‘’no room for any misunderstanding’’! They will make it perfectly clear that the billionaires are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge! In this way, the level of awareness, of the proletariat, will be raised. 

May I further suggest that, in the interest of performing their patriotic duties, all Leftist Americans insist that the forth coming federal election, follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. No doubt, those who are responsible for these elections, are not aware of the fact that the federal election must follow that procedure. Ha!

Once they become aware of that fact, they will no doubt be only too happy to conduct the next federal election, according to the Constitution. Fat chance!

Of course, that last statement was meant as a bit of a joke, one which the capitalists do not find the slightest bit funny. Which in no way changes the fact that it is true! As I have documented this in a previous article, there is no need to repeat it here. 

It will almost certainly require a Supreme Court decision, to force the capitalists to conduct a federal election, according to the Constitution. It is up to experts on Constitutional law, to challenge the next federal election, on the grounds that the current ‘’Presidential election’’ is Unconstitutional. 

Allow me to stress the fact that, as a result of that Presidential Debate, the situation has changed, and quite dramatically. It is now far more likely that Donald Trump, a convicted felon, will once again become President of the United States, unless he is stopped!

For that reason, it is ever more urgent for Leftist people, to become politically active. It is becoming increasingly apparent, that capitalism has reached a state of crisis. The capitalists can no longer rule in the old way, and now have to change their method of rule. One possible change is to that of a Dictatorship, with Trump as the figurehead President. 

Lenin gave some excellent advice, concerning our current state of affairs, in his landmark work, Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder. He wrote:

‘’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)

It is my opinion that the current situation is revolutionary. It is further my opinion that the ‘’triumph’’ of the working class, in the approaching revolution, is not yet assured! The reason I say this, is because it is not clear that ‘’the majority of class conscious, thinking and politically active workers’’, are aware of the fact that ‘’revolution is necessary’’, and also, it is certainly less clear that they are ‘’prepared to die for it’’. 

This is my less than subtle way of suggesting that class conscious people, intellectuals, whether working class or middle class, it makes no difference, are being negligent, in their duty to raise the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat.

Feel free to focus on that which Lenin referred to as the ‘’Key link’’, as stated in his great work, 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 as 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 raise the level of awareness of the proletariat, to prepare them for the approaching revolution, and Scientific Socialism, in the form of the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat.  

Time is not on our side. It is now ever more likely that Trump will, once again, become President, within a matter of months. Only this time, he is prepared. Bear in mind that Project 2025 has been completed. 

In addition to the suggestions made in this article, may I suggest that the members of all Councils get together, join forces, and create a proper Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat. As well, get in touch with ‘’internationalist workers’’, those who have come together, in the absence of such a Communist Party. 

The alternative, that of a ‘’different method of rule’’, by the monopoly capitalists, possibly in the form of a Dictatorship, led by Trump, is not to be considered. 

Gerald McIsaac 

There are a number of ‘’Independent’’ news networks, operating on the internet. This is to say that they are not part of the mainstream press, not owned by the monopoly corporations. These are referred to as ‘’Leftist’’ news outlets. 

One of these news outlets is known as ‘’BreakThrough News’’. It recently posted an article titled ‘’US Imperialism In Crisis? Century of Bullying Boomerangs Into Resistance On All Fronts’’. 

It is an interesting report, and appears to be presented quite sincerely, but contains a number of serious theoretical errors. As it is quite likely that those who are just now becoming politically active, are likely to read it, those mistakes should be pointed out.

The journalist is clearly concerned with that which she refers to as ‘’genocide in Gaza’’, committed by the ‘’American Vassal state of Israel’’. She then raised the question, ‘’Is the fierce resistance of the people of Gaza a sign of an imperialist system in crisis?…What are the characteristics and contradictions of this US led imperialist order?…Here to discuss this is …an assistant professor of law …and long time activist, and a scholar of critical race theory, with a focus on US imperialism and its impact on domestic law. Her forthcoming book, is called, ‘Imperialism, An American Story’’.

After that glowing introduction, the hostess stated that she wanted to talk about US led imperialism. ‘’What are the characteristics of modern day, US led imperialism? Is this a system in crisis, if so, why?’’

That is a good question, but the answer was at best, confused. The distinguished ‘’Guest’’ answered, by pointing out the particular method of rule, by the American imperialists, as opposed to the method of rule, of other empires. She then proceeded to point out that American imperialism tends to rule through proxy, or’’vassal states’’. These ‘’execute the American agenda, in order to get control of a particular land and its resources’’. She further stated that, in her opinion, ‘’Israel is the most important vessel state, the military arm, the proxy’’, and that the ‘’Gaza War was that of colonialism’’. This was followed by a reference to ‘’Islands’’, which she thought was of great significance. Although that is doubtful, none of this has anything to do with the question!

After this confusing statement, she did manage to get to something specific. In particular, she referred to the ‘’originator and forefather of the intellectual history of anti imperialist thought’’, that of Lenin. This was promptly followed by more confusion, in that she said Lenin wrote ‘’Imperialism, the Last Stage of Capitalism’’. In fact, the title of the book is Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism.

The incorrect title of the book, is rather incidental to her main point of confusion, in which she stated that, Lenin wrote, ‘’In the second paragraph of his volume, because of Czarist censorship, his analysis of imperialism is largely theoretical, and focused on economics. Because of censorship, he cannot speak of politics the way it should be spoken about, with regards to imperialism. So what came from that, all of the great anti imperialist thinkers since then, have focused quite a bit on economics, and militarism as well. But the question of politics, and of the politics that under gird the imperialist project, that is receiving less attention, by the great thinkers. The American imperialist project relies heavily on politics. It would not be able to dominate the world through the dollar without politics, or use foreign aid to coerce foreign nations to do what it wants, without politics, and that has a lot to do with race and racial ideology, in addition to a host of other things. And Lenin, in that second paragraph, also talks about the law, and he cannot talk about legal system. The ICC is a political institution, among others that are upholding imperialism, and this has also not been given a lot of attention, the role of the law in upholding imperialism’’.

This is nothing other than an absolute muddle. In fact, the ‘’second paragraph of the volume’’, to which she is referring, was not written by Lenin. That ‘’second paragraph’’ was almost certainly the second paragraph of the introduction, written by an editor, to the volume written by Lenin. 

This particular editor collected a number of key works of Lenin, and published them in one volume, titled The Essential Works of Lenin. That same individual then wrote an introduction to the article by Lenin, titled Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. In the second paragraph, of that introduction, he stated that, ‘’The book was written for open, legal publication in Russia; Lenin had Tsarist censorship in mind and devised means to circumvent it’’. 

It is very likely that the Guest confused this introduction, by an editor, with that which was written by Lenin. She then proceeded to express her opinion that, ‘’because of Czarist censorship’’, Lenin did not ‘’speak of politics the way it should be spoken about’’.

This is nothing other than a distortion of one of the revolutionary theories of Lenin. In particular, she maintains that Lenin did not ‘’speak of politics’’ properly. 

In his work State And Revolution, Lenin warned against such attacks on Marxist revolutionary theory: ‘’This is how history is written! This is how a great revolutionary doctrine is imperceptibly falsified and adapted to prevailing philistinism!’’

The opinion of this distinguished Guest, is merely one more example of a revolutionary theory being ‘’falsified’’, ‘’adapted to prevailing philistinism’’. She based this falsification upon the writing of an editor, whom she confused with Lenin! 

It is entirely possible that the Guest was sincere, in her misunderstanding of that which she thought Lenin wrote. But an honest mistake remains a mistake. That mistake was compounded by going ‘’on the air’’, and propagating it!

In conclusion, BreakThrough News deserves credit for raising the question of American imperialism, especially as it relates to the War in Gaza. Yet to bring in a Guest who has no idea of what she is talking about, can lead only to ‘’falsification’’ of revolutionary theory. Such a correct revolutionary theory, of Marx and Lenin, has to be clarified, not falsified!

This is all the more reason for working people to read Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, by Lenin. In that book, workers will find the answer to the question raised by the Hostess of BreakThrough News, that of the ‘’characteristics of imperialism’’, and not just American imperialism. 

As Lenin pointed out, capitalism reached the stage of monopoly, at around the beginning of the twentieth century. It was the capitalists who noticed a change in the manner of ‘’doing business’’, and coined the term of ‘’imperialism’’.

The capitalists did not understand these changes, nor did they care. They cared only about the fact that they were making huge profits. 

It was Lenin who conducted an extensive investigation, of capitalism in its new, non competitive stage of monopoly, referred to as imperialism. Based on that investigation,  Lenin came to a few conclusions: 

‘’The question as to whether it is possible to reform the basis of imperialism, whether to go forward to the aggravation of the antagonisms which it engender, or backwards, towards allaying these antagonisms, is a fundamental question in the critique of imperialism. As a consequence of the fact that the political features of imperialism are reaction all along the line, and increased national oppression, resulting from the oppression of the financial oligarchy and the elimination of free competition, a democratic petty bourgeois opposition has been rising against imperialism, in almost all imperialist countries, since the beginning of the twentieth century’’.

It is very likely that the ‘’Guest’’ represents a member of the ‘’petty bourgeois opposition’’, against imperialism. Her criticism, to the effect that ‘’Lenin did not speak of politics the way it should be spoken about’’, was very likely a reference to his statement that ‘’the political features of imperialism are reaction all along the line’’. 

She is determined to ‘’reform the basis of imperialism’’, to ‘’go backwards, towards allaying these antagonisms’’, which simply cannot be done! There can be no question of going ‘’backward’’, to the age of competitive capitalism! The imperialists will never allow this!

Yet Lenin also gave a very complete definition of imperialism, which is monopoly capitalism: 

‘’But very brief definitions, although convenient, for they sum up the main points, are nevertheless inadequate, because very important features of the phenomenon that has to be defined, have to be especially deduced. And so, without forgetting the conditional and relative value of all definitions, which can never include all the concatenations of a phenomenon in its complete development, we must give a definition of imperialism that will embrace the following five essential features:

‘’1) The concentration of production and capital developed to such a stage that it creates monopolies which play a decisive role in economic life. 

‘’2) The merging of bank capital with industrial capital, and the creation, on the basis of ‘finance capital’, of a financial oligarchy.

‘’3) The export of capital, which has become extremely important, as distinguished from the export of commodities.

‘’4) The formation of international capitalist monopolies, which share the world among themselves.

‘’5) The territorial division of the whole world among the greatest capitalist powers is completed. 

‘’Imperialism is capitalism in that stage of development in which the domination of monopolies and finance capital has established itself; in which the export of capital has acquired pronounced importance; in which the division of the world among the international trusts has begun; in which the partition of all the territories of the globe, among the great capitalist powers had been completed’’. 

This is not to say that we can expect ‘’peace and tranquility’’, among the imperialist powers. On the contrary, as capitalism develops, among those powers, Lenin calls attention to the ‘’vast disparity of economic and political conditions, the extreme disparity in the rate of development of the various countries, and the violent struggles of the imperialist states’’. This in turn necessarily leads to ‘’the division and re-division  of the world, the transition from peaceful division to violent division and vice versa’’. (italics by Lenin) 

The point must be stressed that monopoly capitalism, imperialism, leads to war. It cannot be ‘’patched up’’! It must be destroyed! It must be replaced with Scientific Socialism, in the form of Soviet Power and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

The best way to support the people of Gaza, as well as all of Palestine, is to focus on overthrowing the American imperialists. The American proletariat must become class conscious, aware of the fact that they are destined to mount a revolution, smash the existing state apparatus, and crush the monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

It is proper to give credit to BreakThrough News, for raising the question. The answer provided, by the ‘’democratic petty bourgeois’’ Guest, is incorrect. Imperialism cannot be ‘’reformed’’! Imperialism is ‘’reaction all along the line’’! It must be destroyed!

The working class will soon provide the proper answer. Now it is up to Communists, to provide the proper direction. 

The mainstream press is currently ‘’counting down the days’’, until the ‘’First Presidential Debate’’, between the current president, Joe Biden, and the former president- and convicted felon!- Donald Trump. This is significant, not because two staunch defenders of capitalism are about to ‘’go head to head’’, but because working class people pay strict attention to the news. We can use this to our advantage.

The ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, the bourgeoisie, have found the ‘’Two Party System’’ to be a convenient method of rule. Even though it directly violates the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, so that it is Unconstitutional! As I have documented this in previous articles, and reproduced that particular Amendment, there is no need to copy it here. 

The fact remains that American citizens are being presented with a choice, between the candidates of two parties, for the office of the Presidency. The Democrats have chosen Biden, and the Republicans have chosen Trump. Both Biden and Trump get to choose their own ‘’running mates’’, the candidates for the Vice Presidency. Then comes the farce of ‘’Presidential Debates’’, followed by another farce of a popular vote, in November. As if the voters have any legal right to vote for their President and Vice President! They do not! That is the duty of the Electors! And the states have no right to meddle in a federal election! As I have documented this in previous articles, there is no need to repeat it here. 

Yet as the mainstream press is focused on this ‘’Debate’’, it must have the attention of countless working people. This provides conscious people with the opportunity, of raising the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat. Those who are aware of the existence of classes, and the conflict between the classes, which is to say Communists, must seize this opportunity, before it is too late! 

May I suggest that Communists post articles on social media, get in touch with their friends and anyone else who is considered to be ‘’Leftist’’, and disrupt that ‘’Debate’’. Perhaps posters and signs demanding the election follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment. Feel free to be vocal. Now is not the time to be shy! Be creative! Enlist the services of celebrities! Working people pay strict attention to the opinion of celebrities!

The press is reporting that Trump has a ‘’fifty-fifty chance’’ of once again becoming President. True! Unless he is stopped!

The best way to stop Trump, is to force the capitalists to abide by their own laws! That will only happen when countless working people, demand that the federal election follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment! And that will only happen when their level of awareness is raised to another level! 

Time is not on our side! The illegal November election is a mere few months away. Yet Leftist Americans, especially women, have managed to organize nation wide protests, in less time than that. Now is the time for you ladies to organize another such protest. It is to be hoped that a great many men will join in this worthy cause. And what cause can be more worthy, than demanding that the capitalists abide by their own laws?

As yet, we have no true Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat. That is the reason I have resorted to such a drastic measure. It is with the utmost reluctance that I make this request. The last thing I want to do, is to increase the burden placed upon American women. Yet desperate times call for desperate measures. Trump may, yet again, become President, and that is the very definition of a desperate situation! 

Bear in mind that, at the time of his election, no one was more surprised than Trump. For that reason, he was not prepared to assume the office of presidency. Yet he still managed to do considerable damage. 

This time, in anticipation of once again occupying the White House, Trump is prepared. Project 2025 has been completed. The first six months of his anticipated presidency, have been carefully planned out. Nothing is being left to chance. At the end of those six months, if all goes according to plan, Trump will effectively be established as a Dictator.

At the moment, we are living under bourgeois democracy, which is better than no democracy. Our goal is proletarian democracy, with Soviet- Council- Power, and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. To achieve that goal, we have to raise the level of awareness of the working class. By making the proletariat aware, that the ruling class of monopoly capitalists are breaking their own laws, concerning the federal election, we are serving to raise that level of awareness, while at the same time, stopping Trump from establishing a Dictatorship. Or to put it in popular terms, ‘’killing two birds with one stone’’.

Ladies, you have done it before, and you can do it again. Only this time, no half measures! Keep your ‘’eye on the ball’’, if you will excuse the sports metaphor. Focus on our goal, Soviet Power and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. After all, it is only under Scientific Socialism, that you will achieve true equality.

That involves uniting all the Councils, or ‘’Soviets’’, as that is the scientifically correct term, as well as all true Leftist groups, in opposition to the billionaires. As well, we urgently need a true Communist Party, Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Now that we have the internet and a cultured proletariat, these goals are well within reach. I have complete confidence in you. 

Gerald McIsaac

The country of Israel is very small, with a population of less than ten million people. It is also a Zionist country, in that it was created in 1948, by certain members of the Jewish faith. These particular people believe that the ‘’Holy Land’’, otherwise known as ‘’Palestine’’, was given to them, by God. Of course, we should all respect the personal beliefs of one another. 

This in no way changes the fact that, for hundreds of years, prior to this, people of various beliefs lived together, within the land referred to as Palestine. These included Muslims, Christians and Jews. They generally respected the beliefs of each other. 

That situation changed, quite dramatically, with the creation of the state of Israel, a Zionist state. The Zionists then forced countless people, whose ancestors had lived in that area for hundreds of years, to ‘’vacate the premises’’. Most of these people were Muslims, and they were forced to ‘’relocate’’, mainly to huge ‘’refugee camps’’, in which they were forced to rely mainly on handouts. That is true to this day. This is nothing other than a form of human degradation.  

Of course, over the years, those people resisted. Now we have most of those ‘’refugees’’, located in two areas, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, both controlled by Israel. The people who live in those areas, have no democratic rights.

Within the Gaza Strip, the political party Hamas is in charge. Now it is clear that they have been preparing for war, with Israel, for many years. During that time, they built some impressive tunnels, and managed to ‘’procure’’ some equally impressive weapons. Even more surprising, a great many men received extensive training. This enabled Hamas to conduct the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. This gave birth to the Israeli- Hamas War, now raging for the last nine months. 

Of course, Israel responded by invading the tiny Gaza Strip, with the stated intention of ‘’wiping out Hamas’’. Events have not proceeded precisely the way the Israeli’s intended. They have since found themselves bogged down in an urban war. The ruins of Gaza provide Hamas with ideal defensive fortifications. The Israeli’s are learning the same lesson the Nazis learned in Stalingrad!

The leaders of both Israel and Hamas have been charged with war crimes. Both are being accused of waging war on civilians, by the International Criminal Court. In particular, Israel has been accused of starving civilians in Gaza, as well as bombing them, causing the deaths of countless innocent people.

The neighbouring countries are becoming ever more concerned, especially as the ‘’conflict’’ has spread well beyond the borders of Israel. In particular, the ‘’militant group’’ Hezbollah, which is based in the country of Lebanon, to the north of Israel, has been supporting the people of Gaza, with ‘’missile and drone strikes’’. These strikes have caused a series of wildfires, as well as damage to structures in Israel, and a number of casualties.

Hezbollah is thought to have an army of possibly one hundred thousand men, and has close ties to Iran. It is also reported to have two hundred thousand missiles, as well as a great many drones. For that reason, this ‘’threat’’ is being taken very seriously. It has even been suggested that these missile attacks are merely a method of testing the Israeli defences. It has further been suggested that a ‘’deadly war is unfolding in slow motion’’. Without doubt, ever more advanced weaponry has been deployed by Hezbollah, striking ever deeper into Israel.

It is significant that Israel relies heavily, on that which it refers to as an ‘’Iron Dome’’ defence. This is a sophisticated network of radar that detects incoming missiles, and rockets that intercept those missiles, destroying them. Yet it is clear that some missiles and drones have managed to get through, so that the defensive system is by no means infallible.

It is thought that Hezbollah is using drones, to fly at low altitude, so that radar cannot detect them. Without doubt, certain drones, as well as some rockets, are penetrating the Israeli defences.  

Incidentally, drones that carry explosives and are designed to ‘’crash and burn’’, are referred to as ‘’suicide drones’’, or ‘’kamikaze drones’’. By contrast, drones which are designed to monitor, or which drop explosives and then return to their base, are referred to merely as drones. 

Some of those more advanced weapons, both drones and missiles, come complete with ‘’AI’’, which stands for ‘’Artificial Intelligence’’. This is to say that these drones come complete with computers, which are ‘’able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence’’, so that they are able to evade the Israeli military systems. As well, ‘’modified and improved missiles’’, courtesy of Iran, are reported to be in the possession of Hezbollah. These are being used to good effect. 

Naturally, the Israelis have responded with artillery and air strikes, within Lebanon, against Hezbollah. It is their declared intention to ‘’push Hezbollah back from the border’’, by ‘’taking necessary measures to secure the border with Lebanon’’, according to an Israeli spokesman.

Perhaps a little explanation is in order, as so many political parties and groups are involved.

As perviously mentioned, one such party is that of Hamas, which is located mainly in Gaza, and is engaged in a full scale war with Israel. The Israelis are determined to ‘’wipe out’’ Hamas. 

Also in Gaza, there is the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or PIJ, fighting alongside Hamas, against the Israeli army, referred to as the Israeli Defence Force, or IDJ. 

Also as previously mentioned, to the north of Israel, in Lebanon, we have Hezbollah, a very powerful force. 

These political parties, or groups, are considered to be ‘’proxies’’ of Iran. It is widely assumed that they are being armed and equipped by Iran.

A proxy, by definition, has the authority to represent someone else. As that is the case, it means that they are just as determined to destroy Israel, as is Iran. 

To further complicate matters, we have the Houthis, based in Yemen. They appear to be part of the Islamic Resistance Movement, based in Iraq.

If this sounds confusing, it is only because it is confusing. The one characteristic they all have in common, is hatred of Israel.

The Houthis of Yemen have determined to support the people of Gaza, by attacking ships in the ‘’Red Sea Corridor’’. Or at least, they are attacking ships that are bound for Israeli ports. Several cargo ships have been struck, and possibly two have been sunk. This has had the desired effect of ‘’disrupting global trade, causing ship owners to divert their ships’’, which has given rise to ‘’cascading delays and costs through supply chains’’, by ‘’forcing ships away from the Suez Canal’’. 

It is not just commercial shipping that has been attacked, in the Red Sea. The Houthis have also been attacking an American military fleet, led by the aircraft carrier Eisenhower. 

A spokesman for the American navy expressed his opinion that the assignment, of protecting shipping in the Red Sea, against the Houthis, has resulted in ‘’one of the most intense sea battles since the Second World War. Almost daily attacks’’. He went on to state that ‘’They have a lot of advanced weaponry, from their friends in Iran, and they have no problem using it’’. 

An American Commander went on to explain that the situation is ‘’perilously dangerous. We have only to get it wrong once. The Houthis just have to get one through’’. 

A Houthi spokesman stated that these attacks were ‘’in retaliation for the attacks committed against the Palestinian people, in the Gaza Strip, and in response to the American and British aggression against our country’’. 

The United Nations, the UN, is concerned that a single ‘’miscalculation’’ could lead to war, which could engulf the Middle East. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an ‘’immediate, full and complete ceasefire’’.

Without doubt, their fears are well grounded. As American warships are being targeted, such a war could spread well beyond the Middle East. 

A conscientious American military analyst provided an assessment of the danger involved in full scale war, in the Middle East. 

In the stilted jargon, which is typical of the military, he stated that the ‘’American military has been forced to de centralize, which makes them weaker. This is referred to as ’anti access/area denial’, or ’A2/D2’. This may well be the most difficult operational challenge the US forces will face, over the coming decades’’. (my italics)

It is significant that the American military is planning for war, over a period of decades! Not that they call it war, but ‘’operational challenge’’! And this ‘’decades long war’’ will happen, unless they are stopped!

It is very likely that the current ‘’Israeli- Hamas War’’ will soon become a ‘’Regional War’’, engulfing the whole Middle East, and beyond. For that reason, it is best to know what to expect.

For the benefit of those who are not engineers and physicists, a little explanation is in order.

‘’Mach 1’’ is simply the speed of sound, and ‘’sub sonic’’ is less than the speed of sound, while ‘’super sonic’’ is faster than the speed of sound.

A ‘’UAV’’, is an ‘’Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’’, or a vehicle that flies, without anyone on board.

Missiles are classified as either ‘’Cruise Missiles’’, which fly at rather low altitude, and generally at ‘’Subsonic Speeds’’, less than the speed of sound, and ‘’Ballistic Missiles’’, which tend to travel at ‘’Super Sonic’’ speed, faster than the speed of sound, and at high altitude.    

Then there is the ‘’Circular Error Probable’’, or ‘’CAP’’, which is a measure of accuracy, in that it gives the size of the ‘’Circle’’, in which the projectile is expected to land. 

The military analysts are convinced that Iran has developed a number of very advanced ‘’weapon systems’’, aside from the less advanced weapons, which they have provided to their ‘’proxies’’, such as Hezbollah. These more advanced weapons are being built and stored underground. 

There can be no doubt that Iran has adapted to economic ‘’sanctions’’, imposed by America. Certain of these sanctions have been avoided by ‘’exploiting third party countries and black markets, using front companies and false registrations’’. 

As a result of this, the military analysts are convinced that Iran has developed ‘’cutting edge technology’’. In particular, they now have ‘’stealth UAV’s’’, in that these Unmanned Aerial Drones are ‘’invisible’’ to radar. As well, they have managed to design ‘’two stage solid propellant missiles’’, which can be ‘’launched from mobile launchers’’, thought to be ‘’long range and very accurate’’. Then there is the  ‘’Electro Magnetic Rail Gun’’, perhaps the first of its kind, exceptionally powerful, with no need for an explosive propellent. 

These are the weapons that Iran is keeping ‘’in reserve’’. In case of ‘’Regional War’’, we can expect those same weapons to be used. It remains to be seen just how well the Israeli and American defences stand up to these weapon systems. 

Unless, of course, as previously mentioned, they are stopped! With that in mind, consider that which Lenin wrote in 1917, at the time of the first great slaughter of working people, referred to as the First World War:

‘’The war is not a product of the evil will of rapacious capitalists, although it is undoubtedly being fought only in their interests, and they alone are being enriched by it. The war is the product of half a century of development of world capitalism and of its billions of threads and connections. It is impossible to slip out of the imperialist war and achieve a democratic, non coercive peace, without overthrowing the power of capital and transferring state power to another class, the proletariat.’’ (italics by Lenin)

It is completely reasonable to expect the Israeli- Hamas War to expand, as that is the stated intention of the leaders of Israel and Hezbollah, among others. They are not joking.

Just bear in mind that, as Lenin stated, this war ‘’is not the product of the evil will of rapacious capitalists’’. It is the ‘’product’’ of the ‘’development of world capitalism’’. The capitalists are being ‘’enriched’’ by this war, through the sale of weapons and ammunition to Israel. As they see it, ‘’nothing personal, just business’’. 

For that reason, the capitalists have to be overthrown, and state power must be placed in the hands of the proletariat. This is referred to as the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

In this way, we can best support the people of Palestine. With the capitalists overthrown, they will no longer be supplying the Zionists with armaments. As well, the military will not be patrolling the Red Sea, so that they will not be targeted by the Houthis. 

It is in this way, and only in this way, that a ‘’democratic, non coercive peace’’, can possibly be achieved.