A View From The Left-#Movement4Bernie

A Frank Jackman disclaimer: No Vote For Democrat Bernie Sanders  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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Fight Back Against the Pro-Business Establishment LET'S BUILD A #MOVEMENT4BERNIE! STATEMENT FROM KSHAMA SAWANT: "Thursday's attempt by the Democratic National Committee to sabotage Bernie Sanders's campaign shows how the leadership of the Democratic Party is absolutely hostile to anti-corporate and left-wing politics. This is only the latest example of the undemocratic methods of the Democratic establishment. It will only be possible for Bernie to defeat Clinton - and the billionaires, the political establishment, and the corporate media that are supporting her - if Sander’s campaign activates tens of thousands of people as part of a massive movement against big business and the right. Bernie’s supporters will need to step up and organize independently, instead of relying on the Democratic Party structures. To fight for a political revolution against the billionaire class and in response to these present and future attacks from the Democratic Party leadership, I, along with Socialist Alternative, am launching an independent political movement #Movement4Bernie to aid the Sanders campaign. Go to www.Movement4Bernie.org to find out more and sign up to get involved today! Together we can stop the right-wing Republicans, Clinton and all big business politicians!" Sign up to join the #Movement4Bernie Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! Check out our website! Email us! Let's organize for: $15/hour federal minimum wage End student debt and make all public colleges and universities free Tax the rich! Fight racism, sexism and attacks on immigrants and Muslims For a democratic socialist change to end the domination of the billionaire class

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