RE: [Marxism] Re: French Elections

["Lüko Willms" <lueko.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:34:13 -0400, Joaquin Bustelo wrote:

>       As for the elections, I think the French left blew it. 
> Presented with the opportunity after the victory in the 
> EU constitution fight of presenting a strong common challenge 
> in the name of the working people and the social and protest movements, 

  in what would such a challenge exist? "Anybody but Le Pen"? 

> several of them preferred instead to keep to the same old 
> LaSallean sect-building instead of embracing an approach
> that might help lay the foundation for the emergence of 
> a real party of the working people. 

  whose common basis is not distinguishable of those of the fascists, 
i.e. saying "no" to some modification of the relationship between parts 
of the bourgeoisie? For closing down the borders of the bourgeois national 
state? 

>       On the contrary, we saw in the EU referendum that THE party can 
be
> brought together, but ONLY by the liquidation of the sects. 

  On what basis, to do what? On the basis of "Oppositionists of the 
world, unite" instead of "workers of the world, unite"? On saying "No" to the 
opening of the borders? 

  A party is about taking power, political power, state power. How can 
be a unity between people who do not at all want to take power out of 
the hands of the capitalist class, and those who do? Among those who 
have irreconciable ideas about the way to go there? 

  The only thing one can demand, is to treat each other with respect, 
and to work together on practical issues where this is possible, and see 

> So I would urge
> people to cast a conscious vote AGAINST the preachers and FOR the 
unity of
> social and protest movements and all working people, FOR a party of 
the
> dispossessed.

   In the French elections, there is a separate ballot paper for each 
candidate. You might as well put a red paper in the envelope to put in 
the ballot box, as seen in "La Chinoise" by Luc Godard. That's the only 
way to follow your suggestion. I.e. voting "invalid". 

   Any sense? 

   Well, actually, I do not urge anybody for any vote in tomorrows 
election. I'm not there. 


Comeradely yours, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
--------------------------------
visit http://www.mlwerke.de Marx, Engels, Luxemburg, Lenin, Trotzki in German



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