RE: [Marxism] Bush's Speech

["Mark Lause" <MLause@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, I think events are moving rather against the ruling class,
which is why they've been so rabid and nasty.  And, this is the biggest
and most powerful imperial power in the history of the planet.  It's not
overcome easily.

The Republicans sounded so thuggish in order to mobilize their base, but
alienated a lot of people in the process.  They hope that they've
positioned the Democrats to where they won't take advantage of this.
They might be right.  Who cares?

The last presidential election saw the largest independent Left vote
since the 1930s--probably since 1924--and the application of this new
kinds of pressure on the two-party system has inspired a lot of new
kinds of pressurs upon us.  Even if we can't mobilize all of those
numbers, get his name on the ballot, or get our votes counted, it hasn't
swamped the impressive support for Nader evident in the polls.

We now number several million stubbornly insurgent persons, which counts
a great deal when up against unenthusiastic Democrats.

Keep your eye on the streets.  Whether headed by Bush or Kerry, the
ruling class is going to want to push more military action and that puts
conscription on the table.  The oil crisis is going to make
environmental question no more escapable than they were before.

It's going to be intense and nasty, but we'll have a chance at making
very great gains--not right away, but certainly over the next 5-10
years.

This time, unlike the 1960s, we have a much broader spectrum of people
involved from the get-go.

Solidarity!
Mark L.




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