Having watched news coverage and read reports about the antiwar protests, I
have asked myself whether the priorities of those protesting potential war
are correct. Yes, we do not want "Blood for Oil" but the question is whether
it is acceptable to gain oil through any imperialist trickery. There is talk
of Saddam going into exile...from whence does this come? From US pressure to
get out a person who will not bow down to the US. Yes, Saddam is not a good
guy, but can we say that there will be victory if Saddam leaves without war?
Can leftists support this course? No! Such a thing happening will only
embolden US imperialism allowing it the thought that it can tell any country
who their leader can be or else war will be waged. The struggle against
potential war in Iraq must not be "No War because Bush wants it" or other
such derivations, but must a be firm "NO IMPERIALIST TRICKERY OF ANY SORT!"
If Saddam is removed without war as a result of US imperialist pressure what
is to stop the same from happening to those such as Hugo Chavez, Lucio
Gutierrez, or any other "inconvenient" leader? In Bolivia's elections, Evo
Morales, representative of coca farmers and leader of the party Movement
towards Socialism (MAS) lost in a very close race. He opposed neoliberalism,
the free market raping of developing countries, etc. If he is elected in
Bolivia's next elections, why would the US not threaten him as it threatens
Saddam? The problem is not imperialist war alone, but imperialism itself. It
seems as if too many "antiwar protestors" are not questioning imperialism as
such, but instead questioning simply an imperialist war. Imperialism
manifests itself however in many forms beyond simply war whether it be
through econoism. Opposition to imperialist war is suitable to plenty of
bourgeoisie liberals, but the correct response from leftists must be complete
rejection of not simply imperialist wars, but imperialism itself. For many
so-called liberals and peace activists, imperialism is fine and is embraced
with the idea of "the white man's burden" reigning supreme as manifested in
the thought that "benevolent, liberal imperialism" is good. IT IS NOT GOOD!
The paternalistic, imperialist ideas of this sort are repulsive as well. So
to sum up my thoughts, resistance must come as anti-imperialism rather than
simple anti-war ideas. NO TO IMPERIALISM! NO TO CAPITALISM!
Andrew
Moderator of People's Revolution
groups.yahoo.com/groups/peoplesrevolution
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