Top US Communist - "Our Country is in the Midst of a Power Struggle"
Tony Pecinovsky is a prominent member of the Communist Party USA. He is currently district "staffperson" for the Missouri/Kansas Communist Party.Pecinovsky is the Bureau Chief of the Missouri / Kansas Friends of the People's World. He serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Greater St. Louis Communication Workers of America Council and Secretary of St. Louis Jobs with Justice. He is also a Newspaper Guild delegate to the St. Louis Central Labor Council, a St. Louis Progressive Vote Coalition board member and is a big Barack Obama supporter.
Tony Pecinovsky is a propagandist and a student of power politics. He understands the balance of forces now in play in American politics and the high stakes being played for.
In today's Peoples World, Pecinovsky lays it on the line for his Party comrades.
The looming mid terms will either lead to: a resurgent extreme right-wing Republican Party (which will) use every trick in the book to curtail democratic rights, workers' rights and continue the failed policies of the Bush Administration, but worse.
Or an advance in the; struggle for immediate reforms and long-term systemic change.
In Tea Party terms , the elections will lead to either a last chance to restore a free American republic, or a major, possibly irreversible, advance towards socialism.
Writes Tony Pecinovsky;
Ultimately, whether we are aware of it or not, our country is in the midst of a power struggle. And any honest analysis of the direction of our country has to take into account the balance of political power.
Power is the ability to control, create or prevent change. As such, any talk of change has to also deal with questions of political power. Without an understanding of this power, we are ill equipped to engage fully in the process of change.
In other words, if we don't objectively understand our - and our enemies' - strengths and weaknesses, how can we understand which terrain of struggle is most conducive to victory or defeat? Simply put, if we fail to conduct a proper power analysis, how do we know if we should be on the offensive or the defensive; how do we know if we are ready as a movement for more substantive change, or if we are facing a period of prolonged retrenchment?
At this moment, tens of thousands of union members, activists and community leaders are engaged in what could be a decisive moment in our nation's history - the mid-term elections. Make no mistake about it: this is a question of power, of people and money mobilized.The communists understand what they and Party "friend" Barack Obama are fighting for.
At the same time, Wall Street CEOs, big banks and the health care industry are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence the outcome of the November elections, while activating fringe elements in their right-wing base. No question, this is a fight for political power - from the other side.
So let's be clear about one thing: The mid-term elections are about power - the power to move our country forward or to take us backwards. Anyone who doesn't see that is missing the forest for the trees.
Furthermore, if we aren't united, energized, enthusiastic and mobilized, if we lack the power to win the most immediate of struggles that we are confronted with - most importantly the mid-term elections - then all other possibility of more far-reaching reforms are jeopardized, as we will likely see a resurgent extreme right-wing Republican Party use every trick in the book to curtail democratic rights, workers' rights and continue the failed policies of the Bush Administration, but worse.
So the only question for us (left, progressive and working-class folks) should be: What am I going to do between now and November 2? How many doors am I going to knock? How many people am I going to call? Who am I going to mobilize, energize and activate between now and November? What am I going to do to make sure that we can continue to move forward as a nation?
Any other question at this moment ignores the real, objective balance of political power and does a disservice to the struggle for immediate reforms and long-term systemic change.
Do you? What about your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues?
Better tell them fast.
posted by Trevor Loudon at
10/12/2010 02:31:00 PM
2 Comments:
Spreading the word on my blog.
The “Safety Valve” election or why the people are not going to double down on insanity.
The people are angry and upset; they are witnessing first hand what happens when a Far-left dominated political party takes over an entire government. Rampant spending and taxation, more and more control asserted over the economy and our lives by a bunch of incompetent dunderheads that couldn’t run a lemonade stand if their lives depended upon it.
And before you leftists begin bleating about Captain Kickass inheriting this mess, remember who was in charge of the congress for two years prior to the Democrats taking over the government – along with several national corporations.
You also need to get over yourselves thinking that you have carte blanc to do what ever you want ad infinitum. Just because a perfect political storm gripped, the county – as storm caused in part by you Democrats – doesn’t mean you get to run things into the ground forever. This is representative republic, the people are ultimately in charge – we don’t care about the keys, we OWN the Damn car!
Now, an explanation of the title of this essay. A safety valve is simple a pressure relief device placed on boilers and other pressure vessels. If too much heat or pressure is applied to the vessel, the valve opens and the pressure is relived instead of the vessel exploding.
Consider the election on November 2, 2010 as a safety valve on the electorate. We are angry at the direction the Democrats are taking this great nation and the election is only a partial manifestation of that anger. The amount that we change direction back will be the amount of anger that is relived.
Some if not most of that anger may be relived by the electoral safety valve, but not all – especially if the Republicans take over and it’s more of the same or it’s more weird wild adventures in Rinoland.
And you Democrats need to keep in mind the idea of a safety valve if you try to pull and shenanigans like massive voter fraud, stealing the election or anything more appalling. Let’s be clear about that: IT WON’T RELIVE THE PEOPLE’S ANGER AND ONLY MAKE IT 10 TIMES WORSE.
You Libs also need to always bear in mind that despite the fact that you’ve convinced yourselves that you are the intellectual elite of the world and that you have a virtual birthright on power, YOU DON’T. Can we make any clearer than that?
The Untied States and the rest of the world for that matter are approaching a critical stage in history. The people’s anger at the radical Marxism inherent in the Democratic Party will only be toned down when the Democratic Marxists are stopped. Any other alternative will lead to disaster for all.
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