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Concerning the Ancient Civilization of Gobekli Tepi

Immediately after the Great Russian October Soviet Socialist Revolution of 1917, Lenin wrote an article against his ‘’Bitterest Enemy’’, the former Scientific Socialist turned revisionist, Karl Kautsky. The article is titled, ‘’The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky’’. The final section of that article is of the utmost interest to us, and is the focus of this article. As Lenin stated, writing in October of 1918:

‘’Europe’s greatest misfortune and danger is that it has no revolutionary party. It has parties of traitors…and of servile souls like Kautsky. But it has no revolutionary party.

‘’Of course, a mighty, popular revolutionary movement may rectify this deficiency, but it is nevertheless a serious misfortune and a grave danger.

‘’That is why we must do our utmost to expose renegades like Kautsky, thereby supporting the revolutionary groups of genuine internationalist workers, who are to be found in all countries. The proletariat will very soon turn away from the traitors and renegades and follow these groups, drawing and training leaders from their midst. No wonder the bourgeoisie of all countries are howling about ‘world Bolshevism’. 

‘’World Bolshevism will conquer the world bourgeoisie’’. (italics by Lenin. At the time this article was written, Communism was referred to as Bolshevism)

The ‘’greatest misfortune’’ of Europe, that of having ‘’no revolutionary party’’, is true to this day. As well, that ‘’great misfortune’’ and ‘’grave danger’’, has spread to North America, and other parts of the world. 

In both Europe and North America, there is no shortage of political parties, which claim to be followers of Marx and Lenin. For that matter, the same thing is true in other parts of the world. 

Yet as Lenin stated, ‘’the Dictatorship of the Proletariat is the touchstone of a true Marxist’’, a Communist. All political parties which claim to be Marxist, while denying, or even avoiding, any mention of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, are not true Communists, but revisionists. This is to say that they are determined to revise the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. 

It is safe to assume that all of the leaders, of these revisionist political parties, and there are a great many of them, have graduated from Universities. Those same Universities do not teach the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, but only the bourgeois distortion of those theories. These revisions are then brought to the attention of the public, the working class, by the leaders of the revisionist political parties.

Even though different revisionist political parties may say slightly different things, all are quite well agreed upon a few fundamental ideas. Lenin summarized this quite well in his excellent article, What Is To Be Done? Bear in mind that at the time this article was written, Scientific Socialism, or Communism, was referred to as Social- Democracy:

‘’Social-Democracy must change from a party of the social revolution into a democratic party of social reform….The possibility of putting socialism on a scientific basis and proving that it is necessary and inevitable, from the point of view of the materialist conception of history was denied, as also were the facts of the growing impoverishment and proletarianization, and the intensification of capitalist contradictions. The very conception, ‘ultimate aim’, was declared to be unsound, and the idea of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat was absolutely rejected. It was denied that there is any difference in principle between liberalism and socialism. The theory of the class struggle was rejected on the grounds that it could not be applied to a strictly democratic society, governed according to the will of the majority, etc.’’ (italics by Lenin) 

This is my somewhat less than subtle way, of stressing the fact that political parties which claim to be Revolutionary, or Communist, or Marxist-Leninist, or Scientific Socialist, while denying the necessity of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, are merely revisionist! They are consciously attempting to divert the revolutionary motion, of the proletariat, onto some harmless path of social reform! For that reason, they are the enemies of the proletariat!

It is also true that very few working class people are able to attend University. Further, it is only in University that the revolutionary Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin are even mentioned, and then only with a view to distorting those same theories. 

For that reason, very few working class people are even aware of the fact that such Scientific Socialist theories even exist! Nor are they aware of the fact that bourgeois scholars go to great lengths to distort those theories! This awareness, this class consciousness, is completely outside the realm of working class life! For that reason, this awareness, this class consciousness, must be brought to the working class, the proletariat, from an outside source! 

At the moment, the vast majority of working people, or at least the more advanced workers, are disenchanted with the mainstream political parties, and are looking for an alternative. It is only natural that they should consider political parties which claim to be Socialist. It is also completely natural that they are incapable of distinguishing between those who are Utopian Socialists, and those who are Scientific Socialists. 

Bear in mind that we have no quarrel with those who claim to be Socialists, but not Marxists. Such people are referred to as Utopian Socialists. They are the natural and desirable allies of the Scientific Socialists, the Communists.

Be that as it may, the more advanced workers who first approach these allegedly Socialist political parties, tend to be not overly impressed with the Utopian Socialist parties. After all, most of their members think that while Socialism is a good idea, it is simply not practical. This is commonly considered to be ‘’something less than a rousing endorsement’’. 

In contrast to this, the ‘’pitch’’ of the revisionist Socialists, is quite enthusiastic, if nothing else. They tend to be downright anxious to have working class people join their ranks. For that reason, the more advanced workers tend to gravitate to the parties of the revisionists. 

In other words, the more advanced workers are gravitating to the revisionists, the traitors and renegades to Scientific Socialism! Those who specialize in the distortion of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin! Through no fault of their own, I might add.  

Yet among the more advanced workers, those who are much more advanced than others, whom Lenin refers to as ‘’internationalist workers’’, have formed ‘’revolutionary groups’’. They are not following the ‘’traitors and renegades’’ to Scientific Socialism, possibly as a result of their class instincts. Very soon, the vast majority of the working class, the proletariat, will ‘’turn away from these traitors and renegades’’, and instead follow the internationalist workers.  At that time, more leaders will be trained, from their midst.

It is also a fact, that the most advanced workers, members of these internationalist groups, will soon embrace the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, that of Scientific Socialism. They just need a little ‘’nudge in the right direction’’. 

As I have documented in a previous article, these internationalist workers are challenging scientific theories, put forward by mainstream archaeologists. Excellent! This means that they are already questioning that which is put forward by the ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie.

These groups of internationalist workers, from various countries of the world, have already proven the existence of an ancient Egyptian civilization, so advanced that it used electricity! It also built the pyramids, thousands of years before the age of the Pharaohs.

With that in mind, may I suggest a close examination of a recently discovered ancient site, located in the country of Turkey. There are numerous videos available, on the internet, but I recommend one that is reasonably short, but to the point, at least for our purposes. That video is titled, ‘’Gobekli Tepi: the 12,000 year old mystery that rewrites human history’’, and is two minutes, forty three seconds in length.

I have chosen to transcribe the pertinent parts:

‘’Twelve thousand years ago, someone built this. Before agriculture, before writing, before the wheel, Gobekli Tepi re-wrote history. In 1963, a shepard stumbled upon strange stones on a hilltop, in Turkey. Archaeologists later realized that they had found something impossible. A massive stone temple complex, built by hunter- gatherers. These massive T-shaped pillars, some weighing 16 tons, were carved and moved without metal tools, or even wheels. The pillars are arranged in circles, each decorated with intricate animal carvings, foxes, boars, lions and mysterious symbols. Carbon dating revealed the shocking truth. Gobekli Tepi was built 7,000 years before Stonehenge, and 7,500 years before the Great Pyramid. This completely shatters our understanding of pre historic human capability…. What is clear is that Gobekli Tepi forces us to completely re-think human history. It suggests that religion and complex society may have come before agriculture, not after it, as we have always believed….’’

The preceding is a rather brief summary, of that which all the mainstream archaeologists are saying. They would have us believe that this elaborate complex was built by members of a hunter- gathering society. What is more, they state, as a fact, that Stonehenge was built five thousand years ago, and that the Great Pyramid was built forty five hundred years ago. 

Those are not facts! They are beliefs, scientific theories, and as such, are meant to be challenged! Further, as I have documented in a previous article, internationalist workers have proven that the Great Pyramid was built by a truly ancient civilization, one which existed possibly ten to twelve thousand years ago. That ancient civilization was exceptionally advanced, yet still collapsed, for reasons which have yet to be explained. 

As that is the case, it is entirely possible that a separate civilization, which existed at the same time, may also have collapsed. That separate civilization could be Golbekli Tepi. 

Such a possibility is far more likely than the theory, put forward by mainstream archaeologists, that the members of a hunting-gathering society, could have built such an elaborate settlement. In fact, such a theory is simply ridiculous! The people of such societies were focused primarily on survival, as they lived constantly on the edge of starvation. Such a settlement was made possible, only after the creation of agriculture, so that a surplus of food was made available. 

The fact of the matter, is that the mainstream archaeologists refuse to even consider the possibility, of the existence of unknown, ancient advanced civilizations. There is a reason for this. Their careers are at stake!

Feel free to face the fact that we live in a class society! Any scientist, working in any field of science, is in danger of committing career suicide, if they choose to challenge any generally accepted scientific theory!

Sadly, the current situation resembles the state of science, as it existed before the time of Charles Darwin. In 1859, he published his work ‘’On the Origin of Species’’, which theorized that species evolve over time, through the process of natural selection.

That work was revolutionary, as so many people considered that it contradicted the bible. For that matter, the same is true to this day. 

This brings us to the subject of faith versus science. We are all entitled to our personal beliefs, commonly referred to as faith. Such beliefs should be respected!

By contrast, scientific beliefs, which are nothing other than theories, are meant to be challenged! They are not facts, even though they are frequently presented as such.

Now the ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, has decided that the science books have been written, and are to stay written, as is! There are to be no changes! 

As Lenin wrote, in Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, ‘’Imperialism is reaction, right down the line’’. He was not joking! Monopoly capitalism is imperialism, and imperialism is completely reactionary. This reaction extends to all fields of science. 

The completely reactionary class of bourgeoisie must be overthrown, the existing state apparatus smashed, and a state of Scientific Socialism established, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. That is a fundamental tenet of Marxism, one which terrifies the multi billionaires. With good reason, I might add.

This article is being written, with the internationalist workers in mind. These workers, from different countries, have succeeded in proving the existence of a previously unknown, ancient Egyptian civilization. That is most commendable. Yet it is only a start. Much more needs to be done.

To such workers, I can say that now is the time to raise yourselves, theoretically, to the level of conscious people, Scientific Socialists, true Communists. This is to say that it is necessary to study the essential works of Marx and Lenin. These include the Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels. As well, State and Revolution, What Is To Be Done?, Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, and Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder, all by Lenin, are highly recommended. 

With regards to those who have already read those revolutionary works, perhaps in University, feel free to read them again, but this time with an open mind.

As Lenin stated, ‘’World Bolshevism will conquer the world bourgeoisie’’, in that Bolshevism is Communism. 

The fact that internationalist workers have come together to challenge the archaeologists, successfully, I might add, is proof that they are in the forefront of the class struggle, against the bourgeoisie. Very soon, other workers, who are currently following the revisionists of Marxism, will be following these internationalist workers. 

As for those who object that this places an unfair burden on those internationalist workers, I can only respond that life is not fair. It is what it is.

The political tension is becoming ever more intense. Or to phrase it in Marxist terms, the ‘’class contradictions’’, if you prefer. It is just a matter of time, and probably a short time, before the ‘’outbreak of hostilities’’. Class warfare! Revolution! We had best be prepared!

At the time of the insurrection, the beginning of the Revolution, the Marxist revisionists will attempt to set themselves up as leaders, and to take over the existing state apparatus, in order to set themselves up, as the new rulers. 

We had best be prepared! The existing state apparatus must be smashed, and replaced with the Dictatorship of the Proletariat! The bourgeoisie and their flunkies, including the Marxist revisionists, must be crushed! The internationalist workers will make sure of this!

With Most Sincere Communist Greetings, 

Gerald McIsaac

Elon Musk recently announced that his newly created America Party, will make the ‘’exposure of the Epstein files’’, a ‘’top priority’’. That is precisely what countless working people want to hear! This calls for a little explanation. 

Jeffrey Epstein was an American ‘’financier’’, a capitalist, a billionaire, a highly successful ‘’investment banker’’. He ‘’rubbed shoulders’’ with some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world. These included Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. 

He was also a convicted sex offender. For many years, it is alleged that he ran a very profitable, child sex trafficking ring. It is further alleged that he, with the assistance of Ghislaine Maxwell, was responsible for the rape of numerous under age girls, possibly as many as nine hundred, some as young as twelve years of age!

Bear in mind that underage girls, by law, cannot give consent, so that any sexual acts, with such girls, constitutes an act of rape. 

In 2019, the state of New York charged Epstein with ‘’sex trafficking’’. In an attempt to avoid federal charges, Epstein pleaded guilty to less serious charges, and was sentenced to 13 months in prison. Despite this, while in prison, the federal government charged him with ‘’sex trafficking dozens of underage girls’’. Epstein was looking at spending the rest of his life in prison.

Then in August of 2019, Epstein was found dead in his cell. His cause of death was officially ruled a suicide.

On a related matter, in 2020, New York federal prosecutors charged Ghislaine Maxwell with ‘’sex crimes’’, saying that she helped recruit the underage girls, whom Epstein abused, sometimes participating in the abuse herself. She was convicted of multiple charges, including ‘’sex trafficking, conspiracy and transportation of a minor for illegal sexual activity’’. She is currently serving a twenty year prison sentence.

This is significant, because she ‘’knows where all the bodies are buried’’, to phrase it in popular terms. In other words, she knows the names of all the ‘’clients’’, the ‘’customers’’, commonly referred to as the ‘’Johns’’, all of whom are child molesters, technically referred to as ‘’pedophiles’’. Some of these lowlifes are among the richest, most powerful men, in the country.

Not that she is at all anxious to share that information! On the contrary, she is hoarding it! Such information is as valuable as gold! If someone really wants those names- perhaps Elon Musk?- then first, open that cell door, and grease her palm! Then watch how fast she ‘’sings like a little canary’’!

Now to return to the death of Jeffrey Epstein.

Immediately after Epstein was found dead, countless people questioned the official version of events, that of ‘’death by suicide’’. They point out that there were numerous extremely wealthy, and equally powerful men, who had a keen interest in shutting him up, permanently. After all, as all professional thieves are well aware, ‘’dead men tell no tales’’.

It does not help that certain details ‘’do not add up’’, to state it in popular terms. Such as the fact that the cellmate of Epstein was moved the day before he died. The fact that the video cameras did not cover the hallway, which included the door to his cell. As well, the location of the two guards who were supposed to be watching him, has never been explained. 

The autopsy report was also ‘’less that conclusive’’, in that it was determined that the broken bones in his neck could have been caused by either hanging or strangulation. For that reason, a finding of ‘’inconclusive’’ was warranted, which calls for a more thorough investigation. 

Instead, the investigators concluded, ‘’death by suicide’’, which makes absolutely no sense.

That is not the only thing, which makes no sense. Epstein documented the rape of countless underage girls. In fact, he frequently video taped them! His ‘’clients’’, or ‘’Johns’’, rich and powerful pedophiles, were filmed raping those girls!

Yet professional investigators, highly trained members of the FBI and the DOJ, among the finest in the country, are at a loss to identify even one of those pedophiles! 

The common people, members of the public, American citizens, are outraged. Those girls, now adults, are being denied the justice they deserve! All because the men who assaulted them, are supremely rich! Multi billionaires!

It is to the credit of Elon Musk, that he is ‘’tapping into’’ this wide spread ‘’discontent’’, as the mainstream press so delicately phrases it. In fact, on behalf of his America Party, he has thoughtfully posted an ‘’Epstein Pedophile Arrest Counter’’, on his web site. This is to keep track of the number of pedophiles, clients of Epstein, who are currently being charged, as a result of the ‘’Epstein investigation’’. That counter is currently set to zero!

This is his way of mocking the lack of prosecutions, in the Epstein case. It is both effective and entertaining. Education through entertainment! Way to go, Elon Musk!

In another post, Musk stated: 

‘’Time to drop the really big bomb.

‘’Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. 

‘’Have a nice day, DJT’’.

Then in a separate post:

‘’How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won’t release the Epstein files?’’

An excellent question!

It is significant that, by July 9, 2025, this post had 32.6 million views! But only because Elon Musk got right to the heart of the matter!

On the subject of the ‘’Epstein files’’, a DOJ memo ‘’clarifies’’ the matter. It states that Epstein had no ‘’blackmail list’’. It goes on to say that, ‘’No further charges will be filed in the Epstein case’’. 

To even suggest that Epstein had no ‘’blackmail client list’’, is ridiculous! He was well aware that if caught, he was facing life in prison! He was equally well aware that his rich and powerful clients could keep him out of prison! It was simply a matter of providing them with the proper ‘’motivation’’. A video of them raping an underage girl was just such a motivation! This is commonly referred to as ‘’blackmail’’. 

So it is reasonable to assume that those same ‘’rich and powerful’’ people, did not wait for Epstein to carry through on his threats. They acted first, ‘’nipping the problem in the bud’’. They hired someone to kill Epstein. 

This murder was immediately followed by a thorough ‘’cover up’’. The professional investigators were first told that the death of Epstein was a suicide, and then told to investigate, and come to the proper conclusion. So the officers went through the usual motions, and promptly lied through their teeth!

Now if they could only get their lies straight!

A fine example of this is the United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi. In an interview with Fox News, she stated that the ‘’client list of Jeffrey Epstein’’ was, ‘’Sitting on my desk, to be reviewed’’.

More recently, she stated that the client list of Jeffrey Epstein ‘’Does not exist’’!  Such nonsense!

In all fairness, there can be no doubt that there are a few Americans who believe the official line, of the Trump administration, that the ‘’client list of Jeffrey Epstein’’, does not exist. Equally without doubt, few of those citizens are over the age of twelve! Everyone else is well aware that Trump and his minions are a pack of liars!

It is also a fact, that Elon Musk is doing a fine job of exposing the lies and hypocrisy, of those same people! For his own reasons, mind you! Political power! We can learn from Elon Musk!

Even though that previous statement may come as a great shock to many, I maintain that it is true. I believe in giving credit where credit is due.

Both Elon Musk and Donald Trump are multi billionaires, members of the same class of people, technically referred to as the bourgeoisie. As such, both are also completely reactionary. The only difference, is that Musk is far more intelligent.

The current ‘’bone of contention’’, between those two, is political power. Trump is the President, and is using that power in ways of which Musk disapproves. For that reason, Musk has started ‘’his own’’ political party, the ‘’America Party’’. 

This is to say that the ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, those who comprise the class of people known as the bourgeoisie, are deeply divided! They are squabbling over the precise method of rule. 

Marx and Engels went into this in their landmark work, the Communist Manifesto. As they stated:

‘’Finally, in times when the class struggle nears the decisive hour, the process of dissolution going on within the ruling class, in fact within the whole range of old society, assumes such a violent, glaring character, that a small section of the ruling class cuts itself adrift, and joins the revolutionary class, the class that holds the future in its hands.’’

The conflict, between Trump and Musk, can be considered to be part of the ‘’process of dissolution going on within the ruling class’’. For that reason, we can expect a ‘’small section of the ruling class’’, to ‘’cut itself adrift’’, and ‘’join the revolutionary class’’, which is the working class, the proletariat, the ‘’class that holds the future in its hands’’. 

This is my less than subtle way, of suggesting that all of those who consider themselves to be socialists, of one persuasion or another, become active. After all, it is clear that the ‘’class struggle’’ is ‘’near the decisive hour’’. In other words, the revolution is very close!

Many of those self proclaimed socialists, but by no means all, have attended Universities. In particular, almost all members of the Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, are University graduates. As such, they have been exposed to the bourgeois distortion of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. Now is the time to once again, read the Essential Works of Marx and Lenin. This time with an open mind. 

As for those who have never been to University, and most working class people have never had the opportunity, may I suggest starting with State and Revolution, by Lenin. It is readily available, on the internet. It was written in preparation for the Great Russian Proletarian October Soviet Socialist Revolution. Our next American Revolution, will closely resemble that Russian Revolution. 

As well, other works include the Communist Manifesto, as well as Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, What Is To Be Done?, and Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder, all by Lenin.

A careful reading of those key works, should give all revolutionaries a basic grasp of the principles of Scientific Socialism.

The problem is that the working class, the proletariat, is not aware of itself, as a class, with its own class interests. It is certainly not aware that it is destined to overthrow the completely reactionary class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, and crush them, under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat! This awareness can come only from an outside source. What better outside source than Marx and Lenin?

The Essential Works of Marx and Lenin can provide that awareness. In this way, the most advanced workers can be raised to the level of true Communists, those who advocate for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. They, in turn, can bring this awareness to the less advanced.

This stands in stark contrast to the utopian socialists, many of whom are of the opinion that socialism is a fine idea, but ‘’simply not practical’’. It is utopian socialism that is not practical!

There are others, self proclaimed Marxists, who are convinced that the revolution is bound to take place, and are determined to take over the existing state apparatus, at the time of the revolution, and set themselves up, as the new rulers. These people we refer to as ‘’revisionists’’. 

It may help to think of the approaching American Revolution, as an ‘’Act of God’’, or a ‘’Higher Power’’, if you prefer, because that is precisely the case. Previous revolutionary experience has shown that, on occasion, countless people get into motion, and make history! 

As for those who dispute that statement, may I refer you to the experience of the French Revolution. It was a completely spontaneous uprising! There were no leaders, although leaders did emerge. 

The last thing we need, is another such uprising! We need an uprising of class conscious workers! Workers who are aware of themselves, as a class, with their own class interests! That includes the necessity of overthrowing the ruling class of bourgeoisie, of smashing the existing state apparatus, and replacing it with a new state apparatus, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat! Scientific Socialism!

With that in mind, our goal is to raise the level of awareness of the working class, the proletariat. We can do that by focusing on that which is of concern to the vast majority of working people. In this, as previously stated, we can learn from Elon Musk! 

Bear in mind that countless working people are paying strict attention to Elon Musk! If only because he is focusing on that which concerns them. Further, he is doing this in an entertaining manner, without resorting to vulgarity! The same cannot be said of all too many Leftist people.

Our duty is to also focus on that which concerns working people, and use this to raise their level of awareness, preferably in an entertaining manner. Also without the use of vulgarity!

We can only hope that celebrities, especially ‘’Hollywood Movie Stars’’, will ‘’jump on the bandwagon’’, and join the revolutionary movement, for Scientific Socialism. 

The reason I say this, is because common people, by whom I mean workers and family farmers, pay strict attention to that which celebrities say. Strange but true. 

This places an unfair burden on those people, which is unfortunate. Not that life is fair, so that is not too surprising. It is what it is.

If it is any consolation, bear in mind that the one and only alternative to monopoly capitalism, is Scientific Socialism! Further, the monopoly capitalists are determined to wipe out the middle class, and establish the rule of an Oligarchy. This could even result in a state of fascism. 

By contrast, under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, to be established after the revolution, there will be a great demand for highly skilled individuals. These include scientists, engineers and business administrators. They will be paid accordingly.

Middle class professionals have everything to gain, and nothing to lose, by embracing the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. Feel free to get on board, and spread the message! We will know that we are getting our message across, when the following slogans become houses hold expressions:

Workers of the World, Unite! 

Scientific Socialism! 

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Peace! Democracy! Socialism!

Bombard the Bourgeois Headquarters! 

 

The mainstream press is performing a reasonably fine job, of reporting on the protests that are taking place in Los Angeles. At the same time, there is some confusion, in that they have neglected to mention some important little details.

In particular, they neglect to distinguish between the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Los Angeles. The County of Los Angeles is huge, with a population of ten million people, and contains within its borders the City of Los Angeles, with a population of four million people. 

It is also a fact that Los Angeles County contains a large population of ‘’undocumented immigrants’’, to use the correct legal expression, otherwise known as ‘’illegals’’. This is to say that perhaps ten percent, which means one in every ten residents, live in constant threat of being deported. 

That is the stated goal of President Trump, as he considers all of them to be ‘’thieves and killers’’. For that reason, they are currently being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, with the assistance of other federal agencies. These include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, ATF, Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA. 

It is significant that the state of California, which includes the County of Los Angeles, is a self declared ‘’sanctuary state’’. This is to say that the state ‘’has policies in place to limit its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement’’. The same is true of the City of Los Angeles, in that the City Council ‘’prohibits the use of city resources to aid federal immigration agents’’, according to the internet. 

Yet on June 6, 2025, ICE targeted the fashion district of the City of Los Angeles. The response of the state of California, as well as the City of Los Angeles, belies their words. 

In particular, the mainstream press quite accurately reported on the events: ’’Chaos erupts as armed federal agents conduct sweeping immigration raids across Los Angeles’’. They further stated, rather politely, that ‘’heavily armed ICE agents’’, complete with ‘’Bearcats’’, which are ‘’armoured personnel carriers’’, APC’s, were ‘’looking for suspected immigration law violators’’.

In this military style operation, federal officials raided the garment industry of Los Angeles, starting with Home Depot and clothing stores. They were well aware that at such locations, those whom ICE considers to be ‘’undocumented immigrants’’, as well as being ‘’thieves and killers’’, frequently congregate, looking for temporary jobs, as day labourers.

As if thieves and killers look for jobs as day labourers! They most certainly do not! It is only honest working class people, proletarians, who look for such jobs! Trying to make ends meet! Thieves and killers avoid manual labour!  

The press further reported that the ‘’blowback was fast and furious’’. This led to a ‘’tense standoff’’, as ‘’angry crowds quickly gathered, confronting the federal agents’’.

In response, ‘’police used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bang grenades’’, in an attempt to ‘’clear the protesters’’, who were ‘’trying to disrupt the operation’’. 

It is to the credit of immigration rights advocates, that they used megaphones to advise the arrested garment industry workers, to remain silent, not to speak to federal agents, and not to sign any paper work.

The statement of one journalist, with thirty years experience of reporting on such events, is note worthy. She says that this particular protest is ‘’unprecedented’’, with the ‘’scale and scope’’, the ‘’speed of escalation’’, of the protest, such as she ‘’has never seen before’’.

This speaks to the strength of the protests, which is nothing other than the revolutionary movement. Very powerful! This was echoed by a protester, who stated, ‘’This is day one of the war’’! 

It is very likely that this particular protester was an advanced worker, one who was speaking with his class instincts. It is entirely possible that he is right. This may well be the beginning of the Second American Revolution!

Even though Los Angeles is a sanctuary city, with the declared intention of not ‘’using city resources to aid federal immigration agents’’, that did not stop the Los Angeles City Police, LAPD, from declaring an ‘’unlawful assembly’’. All protesters were told to disperse! To allow the federal officials to arrest people! Without interference! 

As the LAPD Chief of Police stated, ‘’While the LAPD will continue to have a visible presence in all our communities to ensure public safety, we will not assist or participate in any form of mass deportations.’’

Yet that is precisely what they are doing! Such hypocrisy!

It is encouraging that protests have also spread to such cities as Chicago, San Jose and Minneapolis, where ICE has also been active. 

On the other hand, the posters the protesters are carrying, are devoid of class content. This is not too surprising, as the working class is not aware of itself as a class. Instead, the most common poster is that of ‘’ICE out of LA’’, as well as, ‘’Stop the Deportations, Stop the Starvation’’, ‘’Get ICE Out of Our Schools and Communities’’, and ‘’Set Them Free, Let Them Stay!’’ 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with these posters, as they express the will of the vast majority of protesters. Fine slogans! They just do not go far enough!

Consider the fact that, even if ICE was somehow forced out of Los Angeles, what then? Nothing of substance would change! The monopoly capitalists, the multi billionaires, would still be in charge. The vast majority of people, working people, would continue to live in poverty. Gang violence, mass shootings, would continue. Drug overdoses and suicides would continue. I could go on, but there is no need. No doubt, you ‘’get the picture’’.

A revolution is necessary. The ruling class of multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, must be overthrown. The existing state apparatus must be smashed, and replaced with a working class state apparatus, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Scientific Socialism!

This is a fundamental tenet of Marxism. This is what the working class is destined to perform. They just do not know this!

It is up to class conscious people, middle class intellectuals, those who are aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, to bring this awareness to the  working class. 

In years gone by, this was a very difficult task, if only because most common people, workers and family farmers, were illiterate. As well, the message had to be carried mainly with paper. Newspapers and leaflets are difficult to print and distribute. Yet the Marxists managed, at least in Russia, in 1917.

Our current situation is far different. At least in America, the working class is in the majority, and for the most part, quite well cultured. Most workers own digital devices, or at least have access to such devices. They have instant access to the internet, and use those services, on a regular basis. Bear in mind that the essential works of Marx and Lenin are readily available, easily down loaded. 

This is not to say that there is no place for the printed word, especially in the form of signs and posters. This is to say that such posters should contain class content, with the goal of raising the level of awareness of the vast majority of working people. 

As I write this, it is now June 8, or ‘’Day two of the LA protests’’, as the journalists phrase it. From the response of President Trump, it is clear that he too, thinks that this could be the mere start of a full scale revolution. For that reason, Trump has ordered into LA, the National Guard.

By law, it is only the governor of the state, who can make such an order. In this case, that means Governor Newsom, the current governor of California. It is to his credit, that he thinks this would only serve to ‘’inflame tensions’’. He is opposed to bringing in the National Guard.

That has not stopped Trump from issuing such an order. The fact that it is strictly illegal, is of no consequence. He knows that the laws do not apply to him. After all, with thirty four felony convictions, and now president, he is above the law!

The situation is certainly revolutionary, with protests spreading to other parts of the country, escalating on a daily basis. This raises an interesting question. Can such a revolution be successful?

The answer to that question is contained in an article that Lenin wrote in 1920, as he summed up the experience of three Russian revolutions. That article is titled, ‘’Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder’’:

‘’The fundamental law of revolution, which has been confirmed by all revolutions, and especially by all three Russian revolutions in the twentieth century, is as follows: for a revolution to take place it is not enough for the exploited and oppressed masses to realize the impossibility of living in the old way, and demand changes; for a revolution to take place, it is essential that the exploiters should not be able to live and rule in the old way. It is only when the ‘’lower classes’’ do not want to live in the old way, and the ‘’upper classes’’ cannot carry on in the old way that the revolution can triumph. This truth can be expressed in other words: revolution is impossible without a nation-wide crisis (affecting both the exploiters and the exploited). 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 every genuine revolution is a rapid, ten fold and even hundred fold 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)

In my opinion, that article should be printed in poster form, and placed in all Trade Union Halls, as well as in the homes of all advanced workers.

The strength of these widespread protests are an indication that the ‘’exploited and oppressed masses’’, are ‘’demanding changes’’. As well, the response of Trump, that of sending in the National Guard, is an indication that the ruling class of multi billionaires, can no longer ‘’rule in the old way’’.

Yet clearly, that is not enough. It is also ‘’essential’’, that a ‘’majority of the class conscious, thinking and politically active workers’’, must realize that ‘’revolution is necessary’’, and further, they ‘’should be prepared to die for it’’. 

That is hardly the current state of affairs! Through no fault of the working people, at least those who are taking part in the protests. From the interviews, conducted by the journalists, it is clear that many of those workers are quite advanced. It is also clear that they are not aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. 

As those revolutionary theories, that of Scientific Socialism, are taught only in University, this is not too surprising. 

As previously mentioned, that awareness, class consciousness, must come from an outside source. That outside source is middle class intellectuals. In particular, it is up to members of the Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, to become active, to raise the level of awareness of the working class, or at least the most advanced workers, to the level of Scientific Socialists, true Communists.

It is in their best interests to do so. After all, the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, has decided to wipe out the middle class, as well as the democratic republic, and replace it with the rule of an Oligarchy. 

They must be stopped. The only class that is capable of stopping them is the working class, the proletariat. The only thing that is holding the proletariat back, is their lack of awareness. That is where middle class intellectuals come into play.

After the successful revolution, after the existing state apparatus is destroyed, after we establish a state of Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, then we will need highly trained, competent administrators. Such people can expect to be handsomely rewarded for those services. They have nothing to lose, and everything to gain.

We will know that we are being successful, when the posters carry such slogans as:

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Workers of the World, Unite!

Scientific Socialism!

Peace! Democracy! Socialism!

President Trump just sent his yearly budget bill to the House of Representatives, otherwise known as the Congress. He refers to this budget as the ‘’Big Beautiful Bill’’. Countless others have referred to this bill by other adjectives, which are far more colourful, much less flattering.

This bill serves to cut the taxes of the billionaires, while at the same time, cutting medical coverage for millions of Americans. As well, there are deep cuts to food programs, so that the poorest Americans can also go hungry! 

It is significant that Elon Musk, the man whom the press refer to as the ‘’richest man in the world’’, is dead set opposed to this budget. The press also states that Musk referred to this bill, on ‘’social media’’, as ‘’a disgusting abomination’’. 

In particular, they report that Musk stated, on June 3, on the social platform X, previously known as Twitter: 

‘’I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore.

‘’This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.

 ‘’Shame on those who voted for it; you know you did wrong, you know it.’’

In a separate post, he stated that:

‘’Mammoth spending bills are bankrupting America! 

‘’This immense level of overspending will drive America into debt slavery!’’ 

He is opposed to this bill, not because of the cuts to medical and food assistance to the working people, but simply because it serves to increase the national deficit. Those cuts do not go deep enough! More people should go without medical coverage! More people should go hungry!

As the journalists phrase it, ‘’The romance between Trump and Musk is over! Now the knives are out! They are at each others throats!’’

Of course, those same journalists are careful to make no references to classes, as that would very likely cost them their careers. Yet from the tweets that Musk made, the implication is that he is concerned with the possible bankruptcy of America. 

It is safe to say that the journalists are skeptical, at best. After all, they are well aware that Musk is a multi billionaire, a monopoly capitalist, a member of the class of people known as the bourgeoisie. Those same journalists are equally well aware that the members of the bourgeoisie are not the slightest bit patriotic. The possible bankruptcy of America is a matter of complete indifference to them. 

It is to the credit of the bourgeois journalists, that they are asking the correct question: ‘’Why is Musk raging against Trump’s bill?’’

The journalists are of the opinion that, as the budget bill ‘’cuts the electric tax credit which helps carmakers, such as Tesla’’, it is costing the owners of those electric car manufacturers, a great fortune. Musk is one of those owners! 

Musk earlier insisted that the tax credit be included in the bill! Trump refused! How dare he! Who does he think he is? Is he not aware that he is merely a puppet? He dances to Musk’s tune! Perhaps he needs a reminder!

As well, Musk also wanted the Federal Aviation Administration to use his Starlink Satellite for air traffic control. This too, was refused. 

Apparently, the ‘’final straw’’ came at the point that ‘’Trump withdrew the nomination’’ of a key ally of Musk, for the post of Nasa administrator. Time for Musk to show Trump ‘’who’s the boss’’!

Now the Republican Party is deeply split. They are ‘’caught between a rock and a hard place’’. On the one hand, President Trump wants them to vote for this bill, and as President, he has considerable power. On the other hand, Elon Musk wants them to vote against this same bill, and he also has considerable power. In fact, he has practically an unlimited amount of money!

In deference to the power of Elon Musk, a private citizen, the Speaker of the House has just called him, presumably to beg forgiveness, for the sin of voting for the bill. Yet Citizen Musk refused to take that call! Punishing the Speaker of the House!

Certain Republican Senators have publicly sided with Musk, in opposition to the budget bill. As the Republican Party has a ‘’razor thin majority’’ in the Senate, this is considered to be a very serious matter. Especially as Trump is determined to get the bill passed before July 4, Independence Day, a national holiday. A tall order!

This to so stress the fact that the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, is deeply divided. This has very important implications for the working class. The Communist Manifesto makes this abundantly clear:

‘’Further, as we have already seen, entire sections of the ruling class are, by the advance of industry, precipitated into the proletariat, or at least threatened in their conditions of existence. These also supply the proletariat with fresh elements of enlightenment and progress.

‘’Finally, in times when the class struggle nears the decisive hour, the process of disintegration going on within the ruling class, in fact within the whole range of old society, assumes such a violent, glaring character, that a small section of the ruling class cuts itself adrift, and joins the revolutionary class, the class that holds the future in its hands. Just as, therefore, at an earlier period, a section of the nobility went over to the bourgeoisie, so now a portion of the bourgeoisie goes over to the proletariat, and in particular, a portion of the bourgeois ideologists, who have raised themselves to the level of comprehending theoretically the historical movement as a whole.’’ 

Both Trump and Musk are members of the same class of monopoly capitalists, multi billionaires, imperialists, the ruling class of bourgeoisie. Both are also leaders of that ruling class. Yet the fact that they are divided, is an indication of the ‘’process of disintegration going on within the ruling class’’, as the Communist Manifesto phrased it. 

This is an indication that the ‘’class struggle’’ is approaching the ‘’decisive hour’’, the point at which the working class rises up in open revolt. This will soon result in a ‘’Second American Revolution’’, starting with an insurrection. We had best be prepared!

At least we know what to expect. As per the Communist Manifesto, ‘’Entire sections of the ruling class are… precipitated into the proletariat…(and) supply the proletariat with fresh elements of enlightenment and progress’’. 

In my opinion, the members of the Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, constitute the ‘’bourgeois ideologists’’, as they are composed, almost exclusively, of people with University degrees. For that reason, they have been exposed to the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. 

Now we can expect a ‘’portion of these bourgeois ideologists’’, to ‘’raise themselves to the level of comprehending theoretically the historical movement as a whole’’. 

In other words, we can expect certain members of the DSA to read, once again, the essential works of Marx and Lenin. Only this time, without the bourgeois distortions, as are taught in University. In this way, they will ‘’raise themselves theoretically’’, to the level of Scientific Socialists, true Marxist – Leninists, Communists.

We can further expect this ‘’entire section of the ruling class’’, to ‘’supply the proletariat with fresh elements of enlightenment and progress’’. 

To phrase it in more popular terms, we can expect these recently enlightened individuals, to bring to the working class, the proletariat, the awareness of themselves, as a class, complete with their own class interests. 

Allow me to stress the fact that, it is in the best interests of these bourgeois scholars, to do precisely that! After all, the ruling class of multi billionaires have decided to wipe out the middle class! Feel free to consider yourselves as ‘’living on borrowed time’’! Because, in a very real sense, you are!

But do not take my word for this. It is the monopoly capitalists who have recently ‘’laid down the law’’. They have decided that there are merely five businesses that are ‘’Too Big To Fail’’. 

Yet as every coin has two sides, the flip side to that coin is that there are thousands of businesses, which are ‘’Too Small To Succeed’’. Your business is about to go the ‘’way of the dodo bird’’. 

By all means, do not wait for the ‘’axe to fall’’. Instead, get active. This activity can take various forms. Get involved with Councils, otherwise known as Soviets. Take part in protests and demonstrations. Carry signs which call for Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, among other things. At the same time, avoid the use of vulgarity!

As well, get together with family and friends, and join the two mainstream political parties, as card carrying members. Run for any and all political offices, preferably as members of both parties. Take the capitalists at their word, and attempt to ‘’change the system from within’’.

Bear in mind that the goal is not to take over the existing state apparatus, but to raise the level of awareness of the vast majority of the working class. Even the much less advanced must be persuaded of the correctness of our position. Experience is such a great teacher!

As I have gone into this in previous articles, there is no need to repeat it here. I can only stress the fact that you are in a unique position to raise the level of awareness of the working class, due to your previous experience, in the service of the monopoly capitalists. 

Fear not, your experience will not be held against you. On the contrary, your skills and training will be put to good use, after the revolution, as we will need skilled administrators. 

The alternative will, very likely, not be pleasant. Americans, in particular, have a history of dealing rather harshly, with their class enemies. During the First American Revolution, those who were considered to be enemies of the working people, Tories, were frequently publicly humiliated, through the use of ‘’tar and feathers’’. Most unpleasant!

Do not be surprised if that form of humiliation is resuscitated. After all, it worked before, it may well work again!

May I suggest the following slogans, to be placed on signs:

Peace! Democracy! Socialism!

Prepare For Insurrection!

Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Workers of the World, Unite!

On the International Workers Day, that of May 1, commonly referred to as May Day, there were a great many protests, all across the country. It is to the credit of the journalists, those who work for the mainstream press, that they did a rather fine job of giving a fair, balanced, accurate description of those events. This is rather surprising, as the capitalists do not want the working people to be made aware of the fact that the Hands Off Movement is growing, daily becoming ever stronger.

One video in particular, posted on the internet, deserves our attention. It is clear that the narrator is Leftist, even though he was reporting for a highly respectable mainstream outlet. It is titled, ‘’Anti Trump May Day Protests Erupt Coast To Coast’’. 

This particular protest was most impressive, with a rather sizeable crowd. As it was reported to be sponsored by the AFL-CIO labour union, it was mainly attended by members of the working class. Senator Sanders was the keynote speaker, and he was warning of the ‘’dangers and perils of the Oligarchy’’. As if the workers are not already well aware of this! 

The narrator made the point that there was a great deal of profanity on the signs. For that reason, the camera did not scan the crowd very closely. This shows proper respect for the viewers, and is most commendable. It also serves as a friendly bit of advice to those who take part in protest. Avoid profanity! That defeats the purpose of the posters! Instead of spreading the message, it limits the message!

Yet there was one sign which caught my attention. It stated: 

Peace! Democracy! Socialism!

This is a really fine slogan! Brief and right to the heart of the matter! Precisely what working people need!

It is reminiscent of the slogan of the working people of Russia, immediately before the Revolution of 1917. At that time, Russia was at war with Germany, people were starving, and the farmers wanted to own the land they were tilling. For that reason, the slogan was:

Peace! Land! Bread!

Now American working people are in a similar situation. They are suffering terribly, hungry, relying on food banks, many homeless, the ‘’more fortunate’’ living out of cars. Others are faced with the choice of paying rent or putting food on the table, trying desperately to ‘’make ends meet’’. Gang violence is wide spread, with ‘’drive by shootings’’ common place. Mass murder! The police are helpless against these well organized gangs, armed as they are with automatic weapons.

In terms of democracy, Trump is ever more blatantly showing his contempt for all laws. He has ordered ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to round up anyone they even suspect is an illegal immigrant, and send them out of the country, without any due process of law, as is guaranteed in the Constitution. Even American citizens are being deported! Court orders are being openly defied. District court judges and now being arrested! That madman must be stopped!

That is where socialism becomes so important. More precisely, Scientific Socialism, Communism, guided by the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin.

As yet, working people are being offered only Utopian Socialism, such as that of the Democratic Socialists of America, the DSA. Such people, although honest and well meaning, are attempting to divert the revolutionary movement, onto some harmless path of social reform. Harmless to the capitalists, the multi billionaires! The bourgeoisie!

Then there are those who claim to be Marxists, true Communists, but are not. Such people deny the need for revolution and the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat, the ‘’touchstone of a true Communist’’, according to Lenin! Social chauvinists, socialists in words, chauvinists in deeds!

A similar situation existed in Russia, before the Revolution of 1917. Lenin covered this supremely well in his excellent book, What Is To Be Done?

At that time, the Russian Communist Party was referred to as the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. That Party was split, with a revolutionary faction, led by Lenin, as opposed to a reformist faction. Aside from the fact that we do not- as yet!- have a true Communist Party, that is very similar to our current situation. 

As far as Lenin was concerned, the opposing faction had their own agenda, which had nothing to do with Scientific Socialism. As he phrased the crux of the disagreement:

‘’Social Democracy must change from a Party of the social revolution into a democratic party of social reform’’. 

Compare this to that which Sanders and AOC are saying. Those two are calling for ‘’due process of law’’, to ‘’stop the Oligarchy’’, to ‘’fight for democracy’’, for ‘’judicial independence’’, for the ‘’rule of law’’, for ‘’immigrant and workers rights’’. All of this is nothing more than ‘’social reform’’!

This is characteristic of those who are Utopian Socialists, although they may refer to themselves as Independent Socialists, or Democratic Socialists. They have chosen to reject the Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin. They know better! They think that liberalism and socialism are the same! They deny the class struggle, and are careful to make no mention of classes, as we ‘’all live in a democratic society’’! ‘’Majority rule’’! Perish forbid that there should be any mention of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat!

Of course, just as in Russia, this criticism of the Scientific Socialist revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, has merely been transferred from the bourgeois literature, as is taught in Universities, to the Utopian Socialists who are  calling for paltry reforms. The revolutionary movement, of the working class, must be diverted!

It is a fundamental tenet of Marxism, that the working class, the proletariat, is not aware of itself, as a class, with its own class interests. The conditions of life, of the proletariat, do not lead to that awareness. That awareness, class consciousness, must be brought to it, from an outside source. That outside source is middle class intellectuals. Or at least, that was previously the case. Now, not so much!

We now have a highly cultured working class, complete with various digital devices. We also have the internet, a most valuable source of information. This includes many of the revolutionary works of Marx and Lenin, which can be easily down loaded. Equally without doubt, advanced workers can do just that, and study them. It is better to study them with others, if at all possible. With the various ‘’social networks’’ available, on the internet, that is not difficult. Whatever it takes to make workers aware of those revolutionary Scientific Socialist theories! The more advanced workers can then pass that awareness on to those who are less advanced.

Bear in mind that, as Lenin stressed, ‘’Without a revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement’’. Revolution is what is needed! Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, is needed! The working class, the proletariat, must be made aware of this. The revolutionary motion needs direction! Proper leaders! Otherwise that revolutionary motion is like a ship sailing, but without a captain! Rudderless! Drifting around the ocean!

Just as a ship needs a captain, so too, the working class needs leaders. These leaders must be Scientific Socialists, true Marxists, Communists, those who call for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

We can take this comparison one step further, and compare the Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin, to a compass. Just as the captain of a ship uses the compass to chart a course for the ship, so too, the Communist leaders of the working class, can use those same Marxist theories to give direction to the working class revolutionary movement.

We can further compare the Captain of the ship to the true Communist Party, one which calls for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

The astute reader may have already guessed that the destination, of the working class movement, is first an Insurrection, in order to overthrow the ruling class of monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, followed by the smashing of the existing state apparatus, that which is used to crush the working class. This must be immediately followed by setting up a different state apparatus, in order to crush the former billionaires, as they make every effort to ‘’restore their paradise lost’’. This new state apparatus is known as the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. The worst nightmare of every capitalist! With good reason, I might add!

This stands in stark contrast to the advice of the Utopian Socialists, those who are acting as ‘’Captains of the Ship of the Second American Revolution’’. For them to advise working people of the dangers of the Oligarchy, is similar to warning sailors of the dangers of storms! Tell them something they do not already know!

As for those readers who consider themselves to be ‘’landlubbers’’, unable to relate to ‘’nautical matters’’, may I suggest thinking of the class struggle as a ‘’boxing match’’. 

In this imaginary boxing match, one of the boxers is blind folded. That poor soul is swinging wildly in all directions, and on occasion, is able to land a solid punch, more or less by chance. By contrast, his opponent, who can see supremely well, is able to land blow after blow. 

Of course, the preceding was a none too subtle reference to the class struggle, that of the working class, the proletariat, against the capitalist class, the bourgeoisie. The boxer who is blindfolded is the proletariat, while the boxer who can see very well is the capitalist. 

The blindfold is a reference to the fact that the working class is not aware of itself, as a class, with its own class interests. Still less is it aware of the revolutionary Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin.

By contrast, the capitalist class is supremely well aware of itself, as a class. They are equally well aware of those same revolutionary theories, that of Marx and Lenin, as they learned about them in University. After all, it is only in University that the distortion of those theories is taught.  

As a means of ‘’levelling the playing field’’, so to speak, it is necessary to raise the level of awareness of the working class, to make them ‘’class conscious’’, to ‘’remove the blindfold’’. This is to say that they must be made aware of the Scientific Socialist revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin. 

Granted, the previous two metaphors are childish over simplifications. Certain readers may even find them to be somewhat offensive. Bear in mind that my main concern is with raising the level of awareness of the working class, including those who are somewhat less advanced. They have to start somewhere, and most can relate to sports comparisons.

It is not enough to ‘’Stop the Oligarchy’’, as recommended by the Utopian Socialists! They must be overthrown and crushed! And the whole class of multi billionaires, the bourgeoisie, along with them!

Those who are trying to divert the revolutionary motion of the working class, onto some harmless path of social reform, are in the service of the bourgeoisie. Regardless of their intentions! Frequently, they are not even aware of this! Unwitting pawns of the multi billionaires!

Those who are Utopian Socialists, such as Sanders and AOC, are not the enemy! They are merely misguided. The billionaires are using them, for their own purposes, that of diverting the revolutionary movement, onto some harmless path of social reform. 

It is important to realize that the two mainstream political parties, serve the same class. Regardless of what the Utopian Socialists may say, salvation does not lie with the Democratic Party! Further bear in mind that the legislative branch, both Houses of Congress, have abdicated their authority, to the executive branch. As well, the judicial branch is- at best!- slow to respond to any challenge.

We can only hope that a considerable number of Utopian Socialists will read the Scientific Socialist theories of Marx and Lenin, this time with an open mind. Once they grasp the fact that those theories are correct, then they can bring this awareness to the working class. That would be a fine service, and it is in their best interest to do so. After all, the bourgeoisie is determined to also wipe out the middle class. Such middle class intellectuals have no future under capitalism, but a bright future under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

The choice is stark and clear. Either the collapse of the democratic republic, to be replaced with the rule of the Oligarchy, headed by Trump, or revolution and the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat. 

Gerald McIsaac