Comments for Good Morning, Revolution http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com "It is right to rebel against reactionaries." -Mao Zedong Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on A Caucasus is a Rumblin’ by Nickglais http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/a-caucuses-is-a-rumblin/#comment-118 Nickglais Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:52:32 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-118 Like the new look on your blog Like the new look on your blog

]]> Comment on Elections: A Trap for Fools by wat http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/elections-a-trap-for-fools/#comment-117 wat Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:20:30 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-117 I think a lot of European philosophers have some kind of longing to be ruled by absolute monarchs again. There is this minority in European thought on both left and right that has some sort of hate for democracy. Also it seems like European antisemitism has some place in it because when you have a royal family ruling the "others" cannot have power. But when there is a free market suddenly the Jews can become a substantial part of the ruling class, something that could never happen with a pure blooded ruling family. At the same time the former peasants cannot be trusted to vote because they are foolish, greedy and easily duped. There's just this certain strata of European intellectuals who just hate modern Europe. I used to think they were more rightwing than left but now I think the left is really a reactionary response to capitalism. What is anarchism but rolling back the state to the time of rule by royalty, knights and to a lesser extend trade guilds. What is the state but a way to limit the power of the old aristocracy? So in a way anarchism is fundamentally reactionary. Likewise Marxism finds a certain unease in the malleability of society under the rule of democracy and the market and longs for a return to the certain stable production and employment of the agricultural monarchy. Instead of the royal family we have the central committee and instead of the community of the agricultural village we have the collectivized farm. I used to think these philosophies were radical but now I see they have a subliminal nostalgia for absolute monarchy. Another world may be possible but it isn't going to come from those philosophers. I think a lot of European philosophers have some kind of longing to be ruled by absolute monarchs again. There is this minority in European thought on both left and right that has some sort of hate for democracy. Also it seems like European antisemitism has some place in it because when you have a royal family ruling the “others” cannot have power. But when there is a free market suddenly the Jews can become a substantial part of the ruling class, something that could never happen with a pure blooded ruling family. At the same time the former peasants cannot be trusted to vote because they are foolish, greedy and easily duped. There’s just this certain strata of European intellectuals who just hate modern Europe. I used to think they were more rightwing than left but now I think the left is really a reactionary response to capitalism. What is anarchism but rolling back the state to the time of rule by royalty, knights and to a lesser extend trade guilds. What is the state but a way to limit the power of the old aristocracy? So in a way anarchism is fundamentally reactionary. Likewise Marxism finds a certain unease in the malleability of society under the rule of democracy and the market and longs for a return to the certain stable production and employment of the agricultural monarchy. Instead of the royal family we have the central committee and instead of the community of the agricultural village we have the collectivized farm.

I used to think these philosophies were radical but now I see they have a subliminal nostalgia for absolute monarchy. Another world may be possible but it isn’t going to come from those philosophers.

]]> Comment on Elections: A Trap for Fools by Sartre on Elections: A Trap for Fools « Kasama http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/elections-a-trap-for-fools/#comment-116 Sartre on Elections: A Trap for Fools « Kasama Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:02:34 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-116 [...] Shine the Path uncovered this 1973 essay by the  revolutionary French philosopher Sartre. STP is circulating it saying: “I still don’t see why radical left-wing people in NYC think that there is any reason to work for the Obama campaign. So I am posting up a little piece of excellent flame-bait.” The original title of the piece is “Élections, piège à cons” — using a term quite a bit more biting than “fools.” [...] [...] Shine the Path uncovered this 1973 essay by the  revolutionary French philosopher Sartre. STP is circulating it saying: “I still don’t see why radical left-wing people in NYC think that there is any reason to work for the Obama campaign. So I am posting up a little piece of excellent flame-bait.” The original title of the piece is “Élections, piège à cons” — using a term quite a bit more biting than “fools.” [...]

]]> Comment on A Caucasus is a Rumblin’ by Nickglais http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/a-caucuses-is-a-rumblin/#comment-115 Nickglais Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:05:54 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-115 Excellent little artcle comrade and three cheers for Prachanda Excellent little artcle comrade and three cheers for Prachanda

]]> Comment on Elections: A Trap for Fools by lol http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/elections-a-trap-for-fools/#comment-114 lol Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:14:19 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-114 Well these French windbags sure are boring to read. So basically you're arguing in favor of legal voter intimidation? The Nepal election where acceptable by your standards because a bunch of armed thugs were there to make sure the people voted the right way? Gee, I don't know why you guys don't have more support, that just sounds like such a good idea! Well these French windbags sure are boring to read. So basically you’re arguing in favor of legal voter intimidation? The Nepal election where acceptable by your standards because a bunch of armed thugs were there to make sure the people voted the right way? Gee, I don’t know why you guys don’t have more support, that just sounds like such a good idea!

]]> Comment on Elections: A Trap for Fools by ShineThePath http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/elections-a-trap-for-fools/#comment-113 ShineThePath Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:18:38 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-113 There is significant difference between the formalized ballot box under the liberal Bourgeois State and what was the historical vote in Nepal that led to an important victory for the people there. This is actually something the RCP, USA really never understood, dogmatically implying that a turn toward negotiation and political struggle in the civil society of Nepal was similiar to that under the liberal Bourgeois State. No, it is not. What is important to understand about the constituent assembly elections in Nepal, was that the Nepalese Maoists were a part of the very process to constitute these elections. How they would occur, how they were regulated, where the polling stations were, etc, the Maoists were a part of this process. Further the Maoists haven't established People's Power through the ballot box. This is the fundamental point of Sartre, that in the civil society of the liberal Bourgeois State, power constitutes itself through the vote. The Maoists still have the People's Liberation Army, there are still mass organizations, communities, and other bodies working for the revolutionary transformation of relations in Nepal. What is the fake of Elections and by proxy, Obamamania, is the discarding of legitimate power and freedom for a "say" in a process that isolates and guarantees anonymity (corwardice) in your decision. Lets not just scratch the surface here. There is significant difference between the formalized ballot box under the liberal Bourgeois State and what was the historical vote in Nepal that led to an important victory for the people there. This is actually something the RCP, USA really never understood, dogmatically implying that a turn toward negotiation and political struggle in the civil society of Nepal was similiar to that under the liberal Bourgeois State.

No, it is not. What is important to understand about the constituent assembly elections in Nepal, was that the Nepalese Maoists were a part of the very process to constitute these elections. How they would occur, how they were regulated, where the polling stations were, etc, the Maoists were a part of this process.

Further the Maoists haven’t established People’s Power through the ballot box. This is the fundamental point of Sartre, that in the civil society of the liberal Bourgeois State, power constitutes itself through the vote. The Maoists still have the People’s Liberation Army, there are still mass organizations, communities, and other bodies working for the revolutionary transformation of relations in Nepal. What is the fake of Elections and by proxy, Obamamania, is the discarding of legitimate power and freedom for a “say” in a process that isolates and guarantees anonymity (corwardice) in your decision.

Lets not just scratch the surface here.

]]> Comment on Elections: A Trap for Fools by lol http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/elections-a-trap-for-fools/#comment-112 lol Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:13:23 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-112 So then the Nepali Maoists should stay home on election day? So then the Nepali Maoists should stay home on election day?

]]> Comment on Elections: A Trap for Fools by celticfire http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/elections-a-trap-for-fools/#comment-111 celticfire Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:43:35 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-111 Great ammunition against the Obama-mania crap. In many ways, Obama's victory will be a roadblock to any kind of genuine change and in some respects already has, for example "It's all good, there's gonna be a black dude in the white house!!" - spoken by a true Anarchist. Voting for Obama is voting for imperialism. Period. Great ammunition against the Obama-mania crap. In many ways, Obama’s victory will be a roadblock to any kind of genuine change and in some respects already has, for example “It’s all good, there’s gonna be a black dude in the white house!!” - spoken by a true Anarchist. Voting for Obama is voting for imperialism. Period.

]]> Comment on Free Dave Pugh! by celticfire http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/free-dave-pugh/#comment-109 celticfire Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:03:33 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-109 fyi: you link to my blog as "Text to be displayed"... :) fyi: you link to my blog as “Text to be displayed”… :)

]]> Comment on Australian Dateline on the Naxalites and India by Time to dust off the flow chart… « Neil’s Nepal http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/australian-dateline-on-the-naxalites-and-india/#comment-108 Time to dust off the flow chart… « Neil’s Nepal Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:30:09 +0000 http://goodmorningrev.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-108 [...] reminded me that the Nepalese civil war is repeating it’s self in India. Thanks to “Good Morning Revolution” and “Revolution in south Asia” for pointing the [...] [...] reminded me that the Nepalese civil war is repeating it’s self in India. Thanks to “Good Morning Revolution” and “Revolution in south Asia” for pointing the [...]

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