Re: [Marxism] Some thoughts about the unavoidable victory of imperialist reaction in the elections

[Reihana Mohideen <reihana_m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here in the Philippines too we have been bombarded, day in day out with the US 
elections, as if to make the point that this is the be all and end all of 
politics. This massive media bombardment based on the most superficial analysis 
and meaningless trivia turned it into a type of diversion from real politics.
For me the main lesson coming out of the US elections is the need for the US 
left/progressives to have united around the Nadar campaign.
One of the more astute bourgeois commentators on BBC world was worrying about 
how a Bush victory could make the huge number of young people, who campaigned 
hard and for the first time against Bush in these elections, "cynical about the 
political system", i.e. capitalist electoral politics.
Now the real test for the US left and the anti-war movement is how to lead and 
build street politics again, drawing on any momentum towards political activism 
created by the elections, such as the possible "cynicism" in the system amongst 
young people.
Looking forward to US politics getting back on to the streets again.






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