A Frank Jackman disclaimer:
I place some
material in this space which I believe may be of interest to the radical public
that I do not necessarily agree with or support. One of the worst aspects
of the old New Left back in the 1970s as many turned to Marxism after about
fifty other theories did not work out was the freezing out political debate
with other opponents on the Left to try to clarify the pressing issues of
the day. Those jackboot theories, mainly centered on some student-based
movements that were somehow to bring down the beast without a struggle for
state power, were theories that I earnestly adhered to sometimes more than one
at the same time. Nevertheless by our exclusionism we were replicating the
worst habits of the old Old Left (those who came of political age and
fought the great class battles of the 1930s when kept their generation above
water for a long time but which now despite the importance of studying have run
out of steam). That freezing out , more times than I care to mention including
my own behavior a few times, included physical exclusion and
intimidation. I have since come to believe that the fight around
programs and politics is what makes us different, and more interesting. The mix
of ideas, personalities and programs, will sort themselves out in the
furnace of the revolution as they have done in the past.
Off-hand, as
I have mentioned before, I think it would be easier, infinitely easier, to
fight for the socialist revolution straight up than some of the “remedies”
provided by the commentators in these various blogs and other networking media.
But part of that struggle for the socialist revolution is to sort out the
“real” stuff from the fluff as we struggle for that more just world that
animates our efforts. So read on.
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LET'S BUILD THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION
AGAINST THE BILLIONAIRE
CLASS!
"The
world is changing. People across the US are fed up with corporate politics, and
millions are discussing socialist ideas. We
need to seize this opportunity
and organize a socialist movement of thousands of activists throughout the
country.
- Socialist
Alternative's Seattle city Councilmember Kshama Sawant
From
the Black Lives Matter movement to the growing call for $15, there's a revolt
breaking out against Wall Street and the endemic inequality and racism generated
by its system.
Bernie
Sanders is introducing a whole new
generation of
young people to the ideas of socialism and the need to build
movements against corporate hegemony.
In
2016, Socialist Alternative is supporting Bernie Sanders' challenge to
pro-corporate, anti-$15, pro-war Hillary Clinton.
We'll be initiating or
joining protests and actions to strengthen his challenge to corporate domination
of politics. In 2016, we're continuing the battle for a $15 across the country,
campaigning against sexism, homophobia, environmental devastation, rising
tuition, student debt and skyrocketing rents.
Socialist
Alternative, by leading the re-election campaign of Kshama Sawant and the fight
for $15, has begun to build
the political movement to take on the billionaire
class.
We have a tremendous opportunity to build the socialist progressive
movement. From California to Florida, Socialist Alternative has been
flooded with hundreds of people interested in getting involved in our movement.
But we don't have the resources to handle the level of interest.
We need to hire organizers to build new chapters of Socialist
Alternative throughout the country. We also need to increase the
circulation of our newspaper and website to further spread our socialist
analysis, lessons from our victories, and skillful tactics to arm the youth and
working people moving into struggle.
Can we count you in?
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