[Marxism] More Alan Woods on the Iran

[Bhaskar Sunkara <bhaskar.sunkara@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.marxist.com/iranian-revolution-where-is-it-going.htm

All the objective conditions for revolution as outlined by Lenin have
matured in Iran. The events of the past few days mark the beginning of the
Iranian revolution, which will unfold over a whole period. This is due to
the lack of a mass revolutionary party capable of leading the masses today.
But the conditions to build such a force have also matured. Workers and
youth in Iran will be looking for the genuine ideas of revolutionary
socialism, of Marxism.

Yesterday I wrote that the Iranian Revolution has begun. In what sense is
this true? Lenin explained the conditions for a revolutionary situation:
first the ruling class must be split and unable to rule with the same
methods as before. This condition is clearly present in Iran. Second, the
middle class should be vacillating between revolution and counterrevolution.
That is now the case in Iran, where decisive sections of the middle class
have come over to the side of the Revolution and are demonstrating in the
streets. Thirdly, the workers must be prepared to fight. There has been a
growing wave of strikes in Iran even before the elections.

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