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The impeachment of Donald Trump is over. It is officially a matter of history. The Senate has now given that man a blank check. He no longer has any restrictions placed on his authority. As a matter of celebration, he is now firing anyone and everyone whom he considers to be a threat to him. The journalists are now reporting that Trump is ”weaponizing the presidency”. Even anyone who could potentially be a threat is under attack. Trump is now living proof of the adage that ”power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Donald Trump is no longer merely corrupt. Donald Trump is now absolutely corrupt.

This is not to say that the impeachment and subsequent trial of Trump was a mistake. It was not. It was absolutely the correct course of action. Countless working people, mainly members of the working class, proletarians, but also members of the middle class, petty bourgeois, demanded this. They thought it best to use the democratic process to remove a corrupt president from office. That democratic process is spelled out quite clearly in the Constitution, the law of the land. As loyal, patriotic citizens, these Americans performed their duty. They have every reason to be proud.

Things did not work out quite the way they had planned. Instead of being removed from office, Trump is more deeply entrenched. Now members of the administration, those whom he considers to be ”enemies”, are not only being fired, but also publicly humiliated. They are being escorted out of the White House by armed guards, as if they were common criminals. Their only ”crime” is that of honouring summons, issued by the Congress. To ignore such a summons is a criminal act, which can result in charges of Contempt of Congress and considerable time in prison. They are being punished because they respect the law.

Such little details do not concern Trump. Journalists are reporting that Trump values loyalty above all else. That is true, as far as it goes. They are careful not to add that this loyalty is a one way street. Trump values loyalty to Trump. Trump has no loyalty to anyone else, with the possible exception of his immediate family. His loyalty, as well as the loyalty of all elected officials, should be to the Constitution they have all sworn to ”preserve, protect and defend”. The same can be said for the people who work for these elected officials. In the case of Trump, all such employees, those who are the slightest bit principled, are now receiving their walking papers.

This helps to simplify and clarify the class conflict. It is not to say that the proletariat, or at least the most advanced members of the proletariat, will be able to logically conclude that the class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, are in power and must be overthrown. Such an expectation is simply not reasonable.

It is a fundamental tenet of Marxism that the working class is not aware of itself as a class. The conditions of life of the working class, the proletariat, do not lead to that awareness. That awareness can only come from an outside source, which is to say from a different class, the middle class, the petty bourgeois. Bear in mind that both Marx and Lenin were members of the middle class.

Now we are in the midst of a revolutionary situation, in that countless working people, those who were formerly apathetic, are now taking an interest in their lives. They are challenging the existing authority, demanding change, holding their democratically elected leaders accountable. That is a far cry from class consciousness. It is a big step in the right direction, but only a step. Without the awareness of themselves as a class, a class which is in conflict with the class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, they cannot go any further.

That is where the members of the middle class come into play. Now it is up to class conscious people, and of course I am referring to Marxist intellectuals, those who are current or former members of the petty bourgeois, to step up and do their duty. The fact is that up until now, they have been sadly negligent.

I realize there are a great many people who will take offence to that statement. Yet I make no apologies. Certain things simply have to be done, just as certain things have to be said. Consider this a wake up call, because that is precisely the case. The proletariat is doing their best, rising up as they should, striking out wildly, if for no other reason than that they lack leaders!

No doubt there are many people who will object that the working people have no shortage of leaders. As proof, they will point to the crowded field of candidates who are currently competing to run for president, on behalf of the Democratic Party. In fact, as I write this, the primary ”gong show” in the state of Iowa is now a thing of the past, while those same folks are now focused on New Hampshire. The journalists are having a joyous time reporting on the fighting among those candidates. Their only complaint is that there is not more insults being exchanged. They are having a difficult time distinguishing ”tweedle dee from tweedle dum”.

In fact, none of these candidates are leaders of the working class, for the plain and simple reason that none of them are Marxists. Whether they know it or not -and some of them do not- they all serve the same class, the bourgeoisie. The political platform of each and every one of those candidates is completely acceptable to the bourgeoisie!

That includes the platform of Bernie Sanders, the self proclaimed ”independent socialist”. Marx referred to such people as utopian socialists, and the sad fact is that all attempts at utopian socialism have been an abject failure. There is no reason to believe that the ”independent socialism” of Bernie Sanders will fare any better. There is every reason to believe that the American bourgeoisie will crush any such attempt in the bud.

The fact of the matter is that Marxists are the only leaders of the working class. Only those who advocate the theories of Marx and Lenin can truly refer to themselves as leaders of the working class. A true Marxist raises the level of awareness of the working class, focuses mainly upon the most advanced strata of the proletariat, as it is the most advanced workers who are deeply respected by the other workers. It is these advanced workers who must become advocates of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, familiar with the most essential works of Marx and Lenin. These advanced workers must be raised to the level of scientific socialists!

Of course this is not happening, as the most advanced workers are not capable of becoming scientific socialists, if left to their own devices. And they are being left to their own devices. It is the role of leaders to provide that direction, and as yet, there is no Marxist political party in America. The parties which claim to be Marxist or Socialist do not call for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, and that is the key ”plank” in any party platform, that which separates the true Marxist party from the opportunist parties, those which merely claim to be Marxists. It is also absolutely not acceptable to the bourgeoisie, which is not a coincidence.

There is currently a desperate need for leaders, a Marxist political party to lead the working class. If it is not Marxist, then it is of necessity bourgeois, as there is no middle ground. As we live in a class society, that is just the way it is. It can be either Marxist, proletarian, or bourgeois.

The revolutionary motion is becoming ever more intense. Without doubt, it will soon break out into open warfare. Equally without doubt, when that happens the bourgeoise, or at least their loyal servants, boot lickers one and all, will attempt to take control of the revolution, to seize political power, to set themselves up as the new rulers. We must be prepared for that.

With that in mind, I can only suggest that Marxists come together and form a true Marxist political party, perhaps titled Communist Party, Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, one which can lead the working class. I can also suggest that such a Party call for an alliance with all other Leftist parties and groups, those who claim to be Marxists as well as those who make no such claim. The groups Black Lives Matter, Me Too and the Democratic Socialists of America come to mind, although there are many others. As long as the true Marxist Party is careful to draw a clear distinction between them the other groups, I can see no problem. Of course, without such a distinction, such an alliance is out of the question.

The members of that admittedly temporary alliance should encourage all Americans to become politically active. Among other things, citizens should be advised to become card carrying members of the two mainstream political parties, Democratic and Republican. If they, along with their family and friends, join the two parties, then they will wield true political power. As ”party bosses”, they will be the people who determine any and all candidates to run for political office. They can choose the same person to run on behalf of both parties, including the office of the presidency. If nothing else, that should help to keep campaign expenses to a minimum.

To put this in context, it has just been reported that one contender for the presidency has already raised 350 million, and he has not taken part in even one political event, whether a primary state vote or a debate. It is facts such as these which Marxists must use to drive home to the working class as examples of the power of capital.

As well, Americans should be advised to become active on a state and federal level, in the interests of abolishing the Electoral College. The only thing required is an amendment to the Constitution. A great many people are bitter over the fact that Hillary Clinton won the majority of the popular vote, yet lost the election. The only reason Trump is president is because of the archaic Electoral College, a College which was set up to protect the slave owners. Now it is being used to protect the bourgeoisie, including Trump. It is proper to stress the fact that citizens have the right to change the Constitution, if not the duty to force through such changes, when such changes are required. Now, with Trump occupying the White House, such a change is long overdue.

No doubt this Marxist political party will soon take shape, as the revolutionary motion causes even the most apathetic petty bourgeois intellectual to embrace the theories of Marx and Lenin. To such people I can only suggest communicating with working class people in a manner they can understand, without becoming condescending. Focus on the most advanced workers, using the scientific expressions followed by the more popular expressions. Bear in mind that we learned the alphabet through repetition. At the same time, more popular literature should be made available for the less advanced workers, as such workers should not be neglected. Be sure to avoid the use of all vulgarity. Make every effort to raise workers to a higher level. Under no circumstances stoop to the level of the least advanced.

The internet has provided us with a valuable tool. Feel free to take advantage of this. At the same time, try not to be a complete bore. The sad fact is that most socialist literature is just that, a bore. Most working people get tired of being told, over and over again, that which they already know. Face the fact that working people watch the news and further, they pay strict attention to the news. This is not to say that they completely understand the news, if only because the journalists present the analysis of current events as facts. They are not facts, merely opinions, even though they are stated as facts.

Perhaps the best way to educate people, to raise their level of awareness, is by focusing on current events, that which has the interest of working people, and doing so in a manner which is entertaining. The current political situation has the attention of people, and not just the impeachment of Trump. Use these events to drive home the point that Trump is not the problem. He is merely the most obvious symptom.

Also bear in mind that the working people pay strict attention to celebrities and professional people. They can be one and the same, but not always. They also listen closely to scientists.

No doubt attentive readers will suspect that is a none too subtle jab at the Hollywood people, and you are right. I use that term as a reference to the people who earn a living as actors, whether in movies or on television. I believe it is referred to as large screen and small screen, and matters to those members of the Hollywood set. My only concern is in using those people to raise the level of awareness of the working class. Their faces are immediately recognizable to all working people, and most of them are well loved. That especially applies to the females, the women who are exceptionally famous. For the most part, those are the same people who have been the most abused by the Hollywood executives. It would seem that the more famous the woman, the more the executives take delight in humiliating and degrading her.

These women have an added incentive to become active. Most of them are aware that there is no chance of charging these lowlifes, the executives who have made a career of assaulting women, if only because of the statute of limitations. To these women, I can only suggest that you ”broaden your horizons”, so to speak. Instead of seeking justice for assault by one member of the bourgeoisie, hold all members of the class accountable. Take action. Join the two parties. Encourage your family, friends and fans to do the same. I guarantee that your fans will listen to you. Then you and your fans can choose individuals to run for any and all political offices. That includes offices in the Congress, Senate and the Presidency, as well as state and local offices. Run for governor, for example, and make sure the same person runs for any and all offices as both Republican and Democratic. Become part of a nation wide movement to abolish the archaic Electoral College. Bear in mind that the Electoral College is the only reason Trump is in the White House.

At the same time, use your status as a celebrity to make headlines! You and your friends can carry posters and banners which call for revolution and the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. Disrupt the bourgeoisie at all times. Give them no peace. Harass them at these ridiculous debates, especially as that is the events which attract the attention of the press. Make it clear that as card carrying members of the two parties, you are determined that Sanders will run for president on behalf of both parties. Carry banners and posters to the houses and offices of the bourgeoisie, to the fancy restaurants where they dine, to the clubs where they hire prostitutes and party. Join various groups and organizations and become part of the movement to overthrow the bourgeoisie. Take comfort in the fact that after the revolution, after the bourgeoisie are overthrown and crushed under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, the statute of limitations will no longer apply. At that point, the lowlifes who assaulted you women will be held to account. What is more, they will not be allowed to hide behind a battery of lawyers. They will have to face a different set of judges, those who will be appointed by the working people, people such as yourself. Upon conviction, those creeps can expect to be sentenced to spending some quality time with the women they abused. It is up to you ladies to determine the punishment to mete out to them. Feel free to be creative.

Such happy thoughts may serve as an inspiration to the women who have been told they will never receive justice, due to one technicality or another. That may be true, but only under capitalism. Under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, you will be guaranteed justice.

Not too long ago, the press quite cheerfully reported on the picketing and harassment of members of the Trump administration, among others. Then for some reason that died down, perhaps because people were focused on the impeachment and trial of Trump. It is to be hoped that such activity will flare up again, only now with more focus. No doubt the entertainers, to whom I am appealing, will come up with more creative ways of exposing the bourgeoisie. I have complete confidence in you. God Bless You!

As usual, I choose to end this article with my usual suggestions for slogans, those which I trust will soon become household expressions:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!

Join the Two Parties!

Sanders For President!

As the journalists phrase it, ”the dust has now settled”, in the not so little matter of the impeachment and trial of Donald Trump. He has been acquitted, and will continue to serve as president. The journalists are careful not to say that there is a reasonable chance that he will soon be re-elected and serve another four years. That is a nightmare scenario they cannot bring themselves to face.

Instead, they are seeking solace in speculation that Trump may have learned his lesson. No doubt he has learned his lesson, just not the lesson the journalists have in mind. He is reported to have stated, years ago, words to the effect that he was so popular, he could kill a man in broad daylight on Park Avenue and get away with it. Now he has learned that there is some truth to this. The only elected body in the country which has the authority to keep the president in line, the Senate, has just given Trump a blank check. Now he can do whatever he wants.

This is not to say that the people responsible for his impeachment are taking this lying down. On the contrary, they are already taking action. The House of Representatives, the Congress, is preparing further articles of impeachment. It did not work the first time, and in fact the trial by the Senate was an abject failure, so of course they are determined to try it again and keep trying until it works.

The fact is that such a course of action has not worked in the past and is therefore not about to work in the future. Any medical expert can swear to the fact that the expectation of a different outcome, while doing the same thing, is the very definition of insanity. It is also the definition of the bourgeois mentality.

Of course if Trump is once again impeached, then the Senate will once again find him not guilty. That is a foregone conclusion, one which the bourgeois members of Congress cannot seem to grasp. It is also most emphatically clear that the only reason he is president in the first place is because of the Electoral College. After all, Trump lost the popular vote, but was still elected!

America is the only country in the world with an Electoral College. It is a remnant of slavery. It was originally set up to allow slave owners to occupy the White House. Historians are agreed that it was the Electoral College which allowed Thomas Jefferson to become president.

At the time of Jefferson, the number of electoral votes of each state was determined by the population of eligible voters of that particular state, and by a percentage of slaves within that state. The more slaves within a state, the more electoral votes. It was to the advantage of the slave owners to own as many slaves as possible. The more slaves they had, the more political power. Accordingly, the slave owners in charge of each slave state made it very difficult for any slave to gain his or her freedom.

The American Congress abolished slavery in 1865, with the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. That was absolutely the correct thing to do, but it did not go far enough. That amendment to the Constitution did not abolish the Electoral College. Now it is time for Americans to follow in the footsteps of their revolutionary forefathers and carry on the work of those courageous individuals. It is time to abolish the Electoral College, to add to the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, to honour their ancestors by finishing the work they started.

There is no point in focusing on removing Trump from office through the impeachment process, if for no other reason than that recent events have proven this to be a lost cause. The only value of the process lies in raising the level of awareness of the working class. To remove Trump from office would merely result in the replacement of someone just like him. The current Vice President, Mike Pence, is living proof of that.

This in no way changes the fact that the American public is very interested in political developments. The American working class is in motion, as well as many current or former members of the middle class, the petty bourgeois. This revolutionary motion is being led by women, many of whom are middle class, including numerous victims of physical and sexual abuse. They deserve our heartfelt gratitude and support.

That being said, the best way to support those people is to make clear our position that no change of face in Washington will change the fact that the bourgeoisie is in charge. Nothing of substance will change until that class is overthrown. That change will only take place when the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie is replaced by the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. There is no middle ground.

With that in mind, the American people can demand that their elected leaders in Washington demand a change to the Constitution, in the interests of establishing a more democratic republic. Such an Amendment to the Constitution requires a vote of two thirds of both houses of Congress, which is to say that both the House of Representatives and the Senate must vote for the change. The other way to secure the Amendment is by having two thirds of the state legislatures call for a constitutional convention. I am suggesting that Americans adopt both approaches.

In this manner, ever more Americans will become involved in the political process, on a state level as well as on a federal level. In is reasonable to expect that only the more advanced workers will assume leadership roles, which is precisely what we want. We can think of this as valuable training for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, because that is precisely what it is.

After the revolution, a new socialist society will be established. The current state apparatus, which has been set up to protect the bourgeoisie, will be abolished. A new state apparatus will be established to crush the bourgeoisie, in the form of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. The bourgeoisie must be thoroughly crushed, in any and all walks of life. After the revolution, their resistance will be increased ten fold, as their hatred and fury grow, and they will make every effort to regain their ”paradise lost”. This happened in Russia and it happened in China. Now it is up to us to make sure it does not happen here in North America. Soon, the North American bourgeoisie will be crushed, but with more enthusiasm. We must avoid the mistakes of previous revolutions.

The key thing now is to prepare for the approaching Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. After the revolution, workers with very little training, or even no training whatsoever, will be placed in positions of authority. The more training they receive now, the smoother will be the transition to the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, the fewer mistakes they will make, and the more thoroughly the bourgeoisie will be crushed.

It is perhaps best to think of a revolution as a force of nature, an Act of God, because that is precisely what it is. As such, it is not about to wait for people to become prepared. It will happen when it happens, and it is clear that the revolutionary motion is becoming ever more intense. The country is a powder keg, prepared to explode. There is no telling what spark will ignite it. This is all the more reason for conscious people, Marxists, to become more active, to raise the level of awareness of the working class. All Americans must be encouraged to study the most essential works of Marx and Lenin, to become card carrying members of the two parties, to become politically active, to attempt to take control of their lives. In short, they must prepare for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.

We will know we are succeeding when the banners and posters read:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!

It is a day of rejoicing for countless Americans. Their dreams have come to pass. Their prayers have been answered. Donald Trump has been impeached. He has been placed on trial by the Senate. Hallelujah! Their cup runneth over! This is indeed a day which will go down in history. They got precisely what they wanted.

The only fly in the ointment is that Donald Trump has been completely vindicated. The Senate has ruled that he has not committed any crime which warrants removal from office. He will continue to be president and break any and all laws, as he sees fit. The only political body with the constitutional power to reign in the president, the Senate, has now officially abdicated that power. Donald Trump has now been granted the power of emperor.

Practically the whole country was watching the proceedings, that of first impeaching the president, as an act of Congress, followed by the farce of a trial by the Senate. It came as no great surprise to the vast majority of working people that the Senate merely acquitted him. Almost all members of the working class are well aware, from their own bitter experience, that the ”super rich”, as they refer to them, can do almost anything they want.

Perhaps the only people who were surprised and disappointed by the outcome were the members of the middle class, the petty bourgeois.These misguided souls, starry eyed optimists one and all, actually thought that it was possible to ”change the system from within”. They actually thought that their democratically leaders would take their oath seriously. As far as those politicians are concerned, their oath, that of ”protecting and defending the constitution”, is merely a bit of idle verbiage. Their loyalty lies with the class of people whom are commonly referred to as the super rich, and in fact are the monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie. It may help to think of the bourgeoisie as the lords and masters of the politicians, because that is precisely what they are.

It may be objected that the members of the House of Representatives, the Congress, voted to impeach the president, against the wishes of the bourgeoisie. That is certainly true, but only because of the extreme pressure ”from below”, which is to say as a result of the movement of the members of the public, mainly the working class. A great many members of the middle class were also involved in that movement, or at least those who still maintain the petty bourgeois mentality. The middle class has been all but wiped out, but their mentality extends to the working class.

The ”trial” of Trump was closely watched by countless people, if only for its entertainment value. A great many people were openly laughing, amused by the fact that for possibly the first and only time in history, a trial was being conducted without the testimony of witnesses or the presentation of evidence.

In essence, the ”trial” consisted of nothing more than closing arguments. For hour after boring hour, the attorneys for the ”prosecution”, the lawyers whom had been sent by the Congress, stated countless times that Trump should be removed from office, because he broke the law. This was followed by an equally boring series of monologues by attorneys for the defence, those who argued that he should be acquitted. In essence, they spent numerous hours stating that which Richard Nixon stated quite clearly many years ago: ”When the president of the United States breaks the law, it is not a crime.”

Without doubt, Donald Trump most emphatically agrees with that statement. Equally without doubt, the Senate is also in agreement.

This is not to say that the trial was pointless. Precisely the opposite. The trial served as a fine educational tool for the members of the public, especially for the idealistic members of the public, including the optimistic members of the middle class. Many of those well meaning people were of the opinion that the democratic process could be used to remove Trump from office. This is possible, but only in theory.

In fact, the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, has established a state apparatus which carefully protects the members of the bourgeoisie. Trump is a member of that class, and as such, is fully defended.

The day before his acquittal, by the Senate, Trump gave a State of the Union address to both houses of Congress, by which is meant the House of Representatives and the Senate. He first gave a written copy of his speech to the President of the Senate, which is of course the Vice President, Mike Pence, and to the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. She in turn offered to shake his hand, in a gesture of respect and friendship, which Trump ignored. After he gave his speech, she very publicly tore up that paper copy of his speech.

If nothing else, this serves to drive home the point that the country is deeply divided. This is not to say that the Democratic Party serves the ”little guy”, the working people, while the Republican Party serves the ”super rich”, the monopoly capitalists. On the contrary, both parties serve the same class, the bourgeoisie. It just means that the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, are deeply divided, unsure just how to continue to rule.

They are afraid that Trump will lead the country to ruin, along with their class. They are determined to stop him, hence the creation of the ”resistance”, an organization which I refer to as the White House Resistance. They are also afraid that any move they make against Trump could trigger a full scale revolution, while not to make such a move could also trigger a full scale revolution. This is commonly referred to as ”being caught between a rock and a hard place”.

Either way, it is clear that the revolutionary motion is becoming ever stronger. It is also clear that the revolution is being led by American women, many of whom have been the victims of the worst sort of sexual and physical abuse. It is very likely that their bitterness and hatred is growing.

No doubt these women have been closely following other developments in the news, especially the arrest of a convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. He was in turn charged with several very serious charges of a sexual nature, which included procuring under age girls for his rich friends. In popular jargon, he was a pimp, selling children to the members of the bourgeoisie. Various names of powerful people have been mentioned, including that of the president, Donald Trump, and the Attorney General. No one was terribly surprised when Epstein was found dead in his prison cell. The official cause of death was determined to be suicide, but this has been disputed by other medical professionals.

It is very likely that the victims of Epstein number in the hundreds, if not the thousands, as he trafficked in young girls for many years. Each and every one of those girls feels cheated, deprived of justice, as their abuser, their pimp, is now dead. But then a great many of their clients, the people to whom Epstein sold those girls, are still alive. The last thing those rich and powerful people want is for this to be made public. In legal jargon, this is considered to be a strong motive for murder.

If nothing else, recent events should drive home the point, at least to class conscious people, that we live under the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. The one and only alternative to this is the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. The bourgeoisie can and must be overthrown and crushed under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. This calls for revolution, as the bourgeoisie are completely reactionary, determined to maintain their wealth and power. As long as the bourgeoisie remain in power, the exploitation of the working class will continue. Young girls, children, will continue to be sold to the highest bidder and raped. Those responsible for these terrible crimes will continue to be protected by the authorities.

To the victims of those pedophiles, as well as the victims of countless other predators, I can only suggest that you transform your rage and bitterness into determination. Focus on the class of people responsible for your degradation, and not merely one person. Prepare for the approaching revolution. Study the most essential works of Marx and Lenin. Carry the awareness of classes to the working class. Join the two parties, Democratic and Republican, as card carrying members. As well, encourage your family and friends to also join the two parties. Run for any and all political offices, on behalf of both parties. Organize demonstrations to oppose Trump and other members of the bourgeoisie, at any and all opportunities. Disrupt their social functions. Give them no peace. Carry signs that call for the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. Bear in mind that the more famous the celebrity, the more attentively the members of the public listen to them.

It is best to remember that it is the party bosses who determine the candidate to run for any and all political office. It stands to reason that if enough Americans join the two parties, then both parties can choose to support Sanders for president. If nothing else, that should save a great fortune on campaign expenses.

Of course the bourgeoisie will not allow Washington to be flooded with Leftist people, certainly not Marxists, Communists. They will respond by changing their method of rule, and in the process, become more exposed.

The most important thing now is to prepare for the revolution. The more class conscious the working people are, the more smoothly will be the transformation to the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. For now, our posters and banners should read:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship Of the Proletariat1

As I write this, the trial, by the Senate, of President Trump is just starting. That is certainly a step in the right direction, and long over due. The importance of the trial lies not so much in the outcome, but in the fact that so many working people, including those who were formerly apathetic, are now taking a keen interest in the ”democratic” process.

It is also a fact that the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, have arrived at a stage of crisis. They can no longer rule in the old way, and must change their method of rule. As yet, they are floundering, unable to decide precisely the new method of rule. The organization they have established, which I refer to as the White House Resistance, has yet to make a decisive move. This is to say that Trump has yet to be stopped. They are afraid that any move they make on Trump could trigger a full scale revolution. They are also afraid that if they do not stop Trump, he could trigger a full scale revolution.

Either way, revolution is on the horizon, and could break out any day. Now is the time to raise the level of awareness of the revolutionary proletariat, to bring to the proletariat the awareness of itself as a class. The scientists are in a unique position to do this, in that they can document the lies and distortions of the bourgeoisie, as written in the scientific textbooks. Some of these lies are quite flagrant. This may help to drive home the point that the bourgeoisie are a pack of liars and hypocrites.

Here is a short list of the outright lies of the scientific textbooks:

Dinosaurs went extinct 65million years ago, even though birds are dinosaurs.

There are no mass extinctions of reptiles, even though there were 5 mass extinctions of reptiles.

The megafauna in North America survived three ice ages, even though they went extinct because they could not survive climate change.

The dire wolf is extinct, even though it still exists, but only as a remnant population of an extinct species.

The Jefferson ground sloth is named after Thomas Jefferson, who described one such animal, even though it is extinct.

Astronauts could never have survived a trip to the moon, because they would have been exposed to massive doses of radiation, even though astronauts walked on the moon.

Countless reports, by credible eye witnesses, of a giant, naked, hairy, bipedal ape, Sasquatch or Bigfoot, which matches the description of gigantopithecus, are disregarded, as that ape went extinct a hundred thousand years ago.

Even more reports of UFOs are disregarded, as the millions of people who have seen these objects are merely delusional.

This is but a small sample of the lies propagated by the scientific community, on behalf of the bourgeoisie, and after the revolution, these lies will be exposed. Now is the time to get ahead of this, to join the revolutionary forces, and not be crushed under the wave of revolution which is about to sweep North America.

No doubt all scientists are aware that to go public with these facts would risk almost certain career suicide. This is certainly a legitimate concern, as most people have responsibilities, families who are counting on them for support. To such people I can only respond that there is strength in numbers. All members of the trade unions can testify to that. Bear in mind that these unions were forced upon the working class. The capitalists gave the workers no choice. In much the same way, the capitalists are also giving the members of the middle class, the petty bourgeois, including the scientists, no choice other than to band together in a fellowship of some sort.

With that in mind, I can only suggest that scientists follow in the footsteps of the proletariat, and form an International Scientific Association. Such an Association would have real power, able to stand up to the bourgeoisie, to demand and achieve legitimate change. Members of all branches of science should be encouraged to join the Association. Possibly it should be extended to scholars and intellectuals. As the Association takes shape, the members can determine such little details. The broader the Association, the more power it will hold. It should not be limited to one country, but to all countries of the world. Now that we have the internet, we would be fools not to take advantage of it. The capitalist are able to ruin the careers of any particular person, but not a whole Association of people.

Such an Association, or at least members of such an Association, could point out that Marx and Lenin were political scientists. They placed the class struggle on a scientific basis. It is doubtful, and probably not desirable, that the Association would advocate the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, but certain members of the Association could do just that. As scientists tend to be highly respected, their endorsement would carry a great deal of weight. This would certainly help to raise the level of awareness of the working class. As a bonus, such scientists would not be a target of the revolution.

Perhaps that requires a little explanation. All scientists can be said to be members of the middle class, petty bourgeois, or at least aware of the existence of classes. If nothing else, their education and life style force this awareness upon them. By contrast, the rather limited education of working people, and the life style of the working class, does not lead to the awareness of classes. These are merely facts that I am stating.

It is also a fact that the working class sometimes gets into revolutionary motion, as is currently happening. I refer to this as an act of God. This is not to say that the members of the working class know what they are doing, because they do not. This is to say that the working class makes history. The current ruling class, the bourgeoisie, is about to be overthrown and crushed by the working class, under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. The working class is as yet not aware of this.

At the time of the outbreak of the revolution, by which I mean a full scale uprising, the working people will attack those whom they consider to be the enemy. This includes the bourgeoisie, although they are few in number. It also includes the people who support the bourgeoisie, and they are quite numerous. All scientists, and in fact all members of the middle class, would be well advised to distance themselves from the bourgeoisie. Make it clear to the working class, before the ”outbreak of hostilities”, the revolution, that you are on the side of the proletariat. The alternative will not be pleasant.

With that in mind, I can only stress to scientists and intellectuals the urgency of forming an Association, if for no other reason than as a safety net. Then, those who choose to become politically active can help to raise the level of awareness of the proletariat. Those who choose to not become politically active run the risk of becoming targets of the revolution.

Either way, the revolution will soon break out. The higher the level of awareness of the working class, the smoother will be the transition to socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat. It is to the advantage of all scientists to make sure this transition is as smooth as possible.

I will close this article with slogans which I hope will soon become house hold expressions:

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientists of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!

President Trump ordered the execution of ten Iranian citizens recently, including a high ranking member of their military. This killing took place on Iraqi soil, without the knowledge or approval of any Iraqi official. The Iraqi Parliament has immediately responded by ordering the removal of all American military personnel from the country.

The American military in turn released a memo, written in the convoluted language which is characteristic of all bureaucrats. As they phrase it, the American military ”in due deference to the soverignty of the Republic of Iraq, and as requested by the Iraqi Parliament and the Prime Minister, will be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement…Coalition forces are required to take certain measures to ensure that the movement out of Iraq is conducted in a safe and efficient manner…We respect your soverign decision to order our departure.”

It is strange that the bureaucrats, both civilian and military, take great pride in phrasing simple statements in the most twisted manner they can imagine. Their expression ”to prepare for onward movement” is another way of saying that they are going to retreat. Perish forbid that they should use simple language that common people can understand.

According to the press, this memo was signed and delivered by an American general who is serving within the country of Iraq. It is clear that he respects the ”soverignty of the Republic of Iraq” and the authority of the ”Iraqi Parliament and Prime Minister”. As that is the case, it is equally clear that he does not belong in the American military.

The American high command, which is to say the Joint Chiefs of Staff, JCS, most emphatically disagree with that memo. They say that it was a mistake, a ”draft”, and should never have been released. They have no intention whatsoever of pulling troops out of the ”soverign Republic of Iraq”, regardless of the wished of the ”Iraqi Parliament and Prime Minister”. The American high command, including the JCS, has no respect for the Soverign Republic of Iraq. American troops are occupying that country and they fully intend to continue to occupy that country.

The squabbling does not end there, not by a long shot. It extends to the very top of the American high command, both military and civilian. As president, Trump is the ”Commander in Chief of the American Military”. As such, Trump has the final word. His final word is that the American military will not only continue to occupy Iraq, but in case of a war with Iran, will target ”cultural centres”.

This stands in stark contrast to the statement of the Defence Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They say they will ”follow the law of armed conflict”. That is the law which forbids the targeting of civilian or cultural centres. Such actions are considered to be war crimes.

It is safe to assume they are referring to the approaching war with Iran, as the American military already killed ten Iranian citizens. Perhaps they are of the opinion that this act of mass murder does not fall under ”the law of armed conflict”. They could be right, as such people like to ”split legal hair”. This in no way changes the fact that ten men are dead. It certainly makes no difference to the members of their families, whether the people responsible for this act of mass murder are charged with an act of terror, or murder, or war crimes, or crimes against humanity. But then the penalty is very likely the same.

This in no way changes the fact that the Secretary of Defence and the Chairman of the JCS have both stated that they will ”follow the law of armed conflict”, in direct contradiction to the orders of their Commander in Chief, President Trump.

The fact that they prefer to abide by the laws of war imply a certain level of intelligence on their part. They simply do not want to be charged with war crimes. It is doubtful that they have taken this stand on any humanitarian grounds, because they are staunch defenders of imperialism, and such people have no humanitarian tendencies. They are merely marginally more intelligent than Trump, which is not saying a great deal.

Assuming Trump orders the destruction of cultural centres, it remains to be seen if the members of the military will carry out that illegal order.

On the home front, so to speak, the situation is equally confused. The members of the House are already considering further articles of impeachment, even though the first two articles of impeachment have yet to be delivered to the Senate. In popular terms, this is considered putting the ”cart before the horse”.

The Speaker of the House is setting the standard, an example many other members of the House are quick to follow. She has yet to submit the articles of impeachment to the Senate, so that the trial by the Senate is postponed. She is also considering a vote on a ”war powers resolution to limit President Trumps military actions regarding Iran…military hostilities with regard to Iran to cease within thirty days”.

It is not often that we witness such touching displays of starry eyed optimism from such high ranking members of the American government. Perhaps the Speaker of the House has missed her calling. She really should have joined the Peace Corp.

Perhaps someone should remind her that Trump just ordered the execution of ten men, almost certainly provoking a war with the soverign country of Iran. He fully intends to target cultural centres, as soon as that war begins. He is well aware that these actions are in violation of international law, and he simply does not care. So now the best the Speaker of the House can come up with is to limit him to thirty days of ”doing his worst”? What makes her think that Trump will respect such a ”war powers resolution”? What planet is she from?

The only surprise is that the White House Resistance, those who published an editorial in the New York Times, have yet to take action. They vowed to stop Trump ”one way or another”, and yet have failed to do so.

It is clear that the American imperialists are deeply divided. They appear to be well aware that they cannot rule in the old way, and must change their method of rule. They simply cannot agree on the change. The immediate problem is Trump, and they cannot even agree on the best way to remove him from office.

This is class war, soon to break out into open conflict. It is the class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, the ruling class, against the working class, the proletariat. Now is the time to strike, as the enemy is deeply divided, squabbling among themselves. It is entirely possible that they have decided that the best thing they can do, is nothing at all. They may have decided to allow Trump to run amok, to provoke a war with Iran, knowing full well that it is a war they cannot possibly win, as any alternative could well provoke a civil war, a revolution.

Even though a war with Iran could -and will- create terrible damage to the country, the American imperialists are prepared to pay that price.

Now the American bourgeoisie consider Trump to be a ”loose cannon”, which is precisely what he is, and formerly decided to stop him, ”one way or the other”. The trouble is that they are also well aware of the revolutionary movement which is taking place, and they are afraid that any action they take against Trump could trigger a revolution. There is nothing which scares them more than the threatened loss of their wealth and power, being crushed under the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat.

Perhaps we can compare the current situation to that of Russia in 1917. Karensky, as head of the bourgeois Provisional government, was well aware that the situation was revolutionary. His greatest fear was that the peasants and workers, the proletariat, would rise up and overthrow the government of the ruling class, the bourgeoisie. As a result of this, his plan was to surrender the capital, Saint Petersburg, to the Germans. Only the November 7 -new style calendar- revolution was able to prevent him from carrying out this act of treason.

In the current situation, Trump has apparently been given a free hand to go to war with Iran. At least, it is safe to assume that the Iranians will retaliate, if only because they said they will. This will almost certainly lead to a war in the Middle East, and not just with Iran. We can expect several other countries in the region to become involved, not because they love Iran, but because they hate America.

This Middle Eastern War is almost certain to cost countless lives and cause great damage to America. But just as Karensky was prepared to sacrifice the capital of the country, in order to prevent a revolution, so too the American ruling class is prepared to ruin this country. What ever it takes to preserve their wealth and power.

All indications are that the revolution is closer than most people realize. War is on the horizon, and as Marx phrased it, ”War is the midwife of revolution”. This is not to say that war is necessary to start a revolution, because it is not. It is to say that the First World War gave birth to the Russian revolution. The next war with Iran could give birth to the next American revolution.

As that is the case, and as most middle class intellectuals are familiar with the details of the Russian revolution, it is perhaps appropriate to suggest a slogan for the fortunate few. It may help to serve as a not so subtle hint for them to get active. They are well aware that at the time of the revolution, Karensky was holed up in the Winter Palace of the Czar. He and his fellow government officials were guarded by troops of the Savage Division, if I am not mistaken. The precise details are not as important as the fact that there were a limited number of troops available to protect the members of the Karensky regime. The reason for this is quite simple. Most of the army was at the front, fighting the Axis forces.

The point is that at the time of war, the ruling class is at its weakest, due to the fact that most of the troops are at the front, not available to crush any revolutionary out break. As a result of this, the revolution is more likely to be successful.

The intellectuals to whom I am referring are well aware of this, just as they are aware that at the time of the storming of the Winter Palace, other key sites were also secured. These included communication centres in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, as well as railroad stations, key bridges and sea ports, all across the country. A similar uprising must be carefully planned for the American revolution, but on a much larger scale. There are a great many cities in America, as opposed to the few in Russia in 1917. We can expect the American officials to hole up in the White House, much as the Russian officials holed up in the Winter Palace. So at the time of the uprising, it is necessary to storm the White House, but also numerous other key sites. Capital Hill and the Pentagon, for example.

With that in mind, I can only stress the fact that the uprising must be carefully planned and coordinated. That is where the middle class intellectuals come into play. Feel free to follow in the footsteps of Marx and Lenin, fellow middle class intellectuals. Make plans for the insurrection. Your slogan can be:

Prepare to Storm the White House!