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On Oct 7, 5:16 am, "\"Lone Wolf\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By this stage, there can be no doubt, even to the dyed-in-the-wool > capitalist proponents: the chickens are coming to roost! The mountain > of debt, based on fictitious money, that is capitalism’s “lifeblood,” > is now falling as an avalanche that threatens to sweep the Old Order > to oblivion. Pundits talk of a “bloodbath,” “greed” and “misbehaviour” > by the financial elite. This is all bollocks. The capital enterprises > went there, because there was profit to be made, as analysed by Marx > and Engels more than 150 years ago. Attempts are also made to shift > the blame on the victim, in accordance with the “individual > responsibility” principle, so beloved of the neo-cons. Now, the whole > elaborate ideological superstructure is being revealed as a house of > cards, the corpse of capitalism is on life support, ready to be taken > out feet first. But then, where are the gravediggers? At this time, > this situation recalls the darkest days of 1915, a time of utter > confusion and disorientation of the working class; but at least there > was a Bolshevik Party to drive a progressive political perspective and > clarity. Today, despite worldwide discontent, the pauperisation and > the rising consciousness of the masses of the working people, there is > no attempt to organise a mass movement that would challenge > capitalism. A mood of hopelessness and helplessness takes over, > leading to a widely held view that “there is no alternative” to the > capitalist mode of production. The result is widespread cynicism and > alienation of the population towards political parties, the state and > its institutions, and big business. > > There are continuing signs of a deep social malaise and alienation, as > witnessed in a comparative “backwater” of Finland just recently. As > Rosa Luxemburg remarked about 90 years ago, mankind stands before a > stark choice: “either socialism or barbarism”; and, of course, the > corollary is also true: without socialism, there will be barbarism. > This is why the role of WSWS and SEP is so crucial, and even more so > in these uncertain and potentially revolutionary times of ferment and > rising working class consciousness. The challenge is to begin to form > a mass socialist revolutionary movement from what still remains, a > largely marginal propagandist activity. Of crucial importance is a > membership drive to widen support amongst the working class, with all > the benefits of a mass movement, such as political weight and > effectiveness. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
