Saturday 4 July 2009

Revolutionary Strategy on Iran documnt by me has overcome techinal problems!

SOME VERY BRIEF COMMENTS ON REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY FOR IRAN BY ANTHONY BRAIN.


There is a lack of strategic discussion among revolutionaries how to apply the Trotskyist strategy of Permanent Revolution in Iran. Three basic methodological mistakes being made are downplaying Imperialism’s role in Iran; a tendency to be uncritical to a right wing Bourgeois pro-privatisation leadership who are attempting to build a mass base by using democratic slogans; and there are Ultra-Lefts using the pro-Imperialist leadership for democracy in not intervening within potential mass struggles which could bring the Iranian Proletariat involved which could change Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.


Lenin and Trotsky always stressed that without a rounded revolutionary strategy Opportunist and Ultra-Left tactical errors could result. The overwhelming majority of revolutionaries oppose Australia’s DSP majority leadership call for any intervention by Australian Imperialism into Iran. There are serious differences however over how critical revolutionaries should be towards a pro-Imperialist leadership of a struggle they claim is for democratic rights and to what extent Imperialism is intervening into Iran.


It is important that revolutionaries point out Imperialism is only interested in achieving immense profits through super-exploiting Colonies/semi-Colonies and utilise only Bourgeois-Democratic slogans when Bourgeois Nationalist regimes or Workers’ states impede full maximisation of Imperialist profits. We are entering into a period which is part of an epoch of Capitalist/Imperialist decay where there are great dangers of Imperialist adventurism which if spins out of control could lead to a nuclear holocaust. Bushism after 9/11 was the first stage of this process. An ideological struggle against Liberal justifications for Imperialist interventions are key to Socialist revolutions because as Lenin said in an article on Marx in 1913 when revolutionary ideas reach the masses they become a massive material force which can sweep Capitalism away


Due to American Imperialism being defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan which has caused an upturn in world revolution and deepened a process of radicalisation within the Imperialist countries has weakened them for a period. This has objectively strengthens the left internationally but due to a crisis of revolutionary leadership are not being utilised properly. Opportunities cannot being missed indefinitely because it plays into the hands of reaction. That is why re-building a new international revolutionary leadership is crucial. In this context of Imperialism being weakened Jim Lobe quotes in a 1st of August 2008 edition of Asian Times online entitled “The ‘down side’ to an attack on Iran cites a Rand air force (which is part of Rand Corporation” article published in July 9th calls for American Imperialism trying to influence pro-democracy movements in Iran rather than bombing Iran.


There is no clear information about all the class forces involved in Iran’s post-election crisis. Imperialism has made a great play of a million demonstrating against what they saw as electoral fraud. Then it apparently dissipated with predominantly pro-Privatisation middle class forces being in small demonstrations. Revolutionaries by applying Trotsky’s strategy of Permanent Revolution utilise these inter-Bourgeois conflicts over how much to allow Imperialist control over Iran to strengthen the working class and specially oppressed layers. If workers mobilise in considerable numbers to what they see as a struggle for greater democratic rights revolutionaries would intervene to strengthen the workers and specially oppressed confidence in their own power independent of all Bourgeois forces but would politically fight the pro-Imperialist and pro-Privatisation leadership. If the workers do not come out in big numbers and they are left to pro-Imperialist and pro-Privatisation forces revolutionaries would not join them because their class composition is totally counter-revolutionary.

Revolutionary Strategy for Iran

SOME VERY BRIEF COMMENTS ON REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY FOR IRAN BY ANTHONY BRAIN.


There is a lack of strategic discussion among revolutionaries how to apply the Trotskyist strategy of Permanent Revolution in Iran. Three basic methodological mistakes being made are downplaying Imperialism’s role in Iran; a tendency to be uncritical to a right wing Bourgeois pro-privatisation leadership who are attempting to build a mass base by using democratic slogans; and there are Ultra-Lefts using the pro-Imperialist leadership for democracy in not intervening within potential mass struggles which could bring the Iranian Proletariat involved which could change Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.


Lenin and Trotsky always stressed that without a rounded revolutionary strategy Opportunist and Ultra-Left tactical errors could result. The overwhelming majority of revolutionaries oppose Australia’s DSP majority leadership call for any intervention by Australian Imperialism into Iran. There are serious differences however over how critical revolutionaries should be towards a pro-Imperialist leadership of a struggle they claim is for democratic rights and to what extent Imperialism is intervening into Iran.


It is important that revolutionaries point out Imperialism is only interested in achieving immense profits through super-exploiting Colonies/semi-Colonies and utilise only Bourgeois-Democratic slogans when Bourgeois Nationalist regimes or Workers’ states impede full maximisation of Imperialist profits. We are entering into a period which is part of an epoch of Capitalist/Imperialist decay where there are great dangers of Imperialist adventurism which if spins out of control could lead to a nuclear holocaust. Bushism after 9/11 was the first stage of this process. An ideological struggle against Liberal justifications for Imperialist interventions are key to Socialist revolutions because as Lenin said in an article on Marx in 1913 when revolutionary ideas reach the masses they become a massive material force which can sweep Capitalism away


Due to American Imperialism being defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan which has caused an upturn in world revolution and deepened a process of radicalisation within the Imperialist countries has weakened them for a period. This has objectively strengthens the left internationally but due to a crisis of revolutionary leadership are not being utilised properly. Opportunities cannot being missed indefinitely because it plays into the hands of reaction. That is why re-building a new international revolutionary leadership is crucial. In this context of Imperialism being weakened Jim Lobe quotes in a 1st of August 2008 edition of Asian Times online entitled “The ‘down side’ to an attack on Iran cites a Rand air force (which is part of Rand Corporation” article published in July 9th calls for American Imperialism trying to influence pro-democracy movements in Iran rather than bombing Iran.
There is no clear information about all the class forces involved in Iran’s post-election crisis. Imperialism has made a great play of a million demonstrating against what they saw as electoral fraud. Then it apparently dissipated with predominantly pro-Privatisation middle class forces being in small demonstrations. Revolutionaries by applying Trotsky’s strategy of Permanent Revolution utilise these inter-Bourgeois conflicts over how much to allow Imperialist control over Iran to strengthen the working class and specially oppressed layers. If workers mobilise in considerable numbers to what they see as a struggle for greater democratic rights revolutionaries would intervene to strengthen the workers and specially oppressed confidence in their own power independent of all Bourgeois forces but would politically fight the pro-Imperialist and pro-Privatisation leadership. If the workers do not come out in big numbers and they are left to pro-Imperialist and pro-Privatisation forces revolutionaries would not join them because their class composition is totally counter-revolutionary.

A contribution to a debate on Revolutionary SSOME VERY BRIEF COMMENTS ON REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY FOR IRAN BY ANTHONY BRAIN.trategy for Iran

SOME VERY BRIEF COMMENTS ON REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY FOR IRAN BY ANTHONY BRAIN.


There is a lack of strategic discussion among revolutionaries how to apply the Trotskyist strategy of Permanent Revolution in Iran. Three basic methodological mistakes being made are downplaying Imperialism’s role in Iran; a tendency to be uncritical to a right wing Bourgeois pro-privatisation leadership who are attempting to build a mass base by using democratic slogans; and there are Ultra-Lefts using the pro-Imperialist leadership for democracy in not intervening within potential mass struggles which could bring the Iranian Proletariat involved which could change Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.


Lenin and Trotsky always stressed that without a rounded revolutionary strategy Opportunist and Ultra-Left tactical errors could result. The overwhelming majority of revolutionaries oppose Australia’s DSP majority leadership call for any intervention by Australian Imperialism into Iran. There are serious differences however over how critical revolutionaries should be towards a pro-Imperialist leadership of a struggle they claim is for democratic rights and to what extent Imperialism is intervening into Iran.


It is important that revolutionaries point out Imperialism is only interested in achieving immense profits through super-exploiting Colonies/semi-Colonies and utilise only Bourgeois-Democratic slogans when Bourgeois Nationalist regimes or Workers’ states impede full maximisation of Imperialist profits. We are entering into a period which is part of an epoch of Capitalist/Imperialist decay where there are great dangers of Imperialist adventurism which if spins out of control could lead to a nuclear holocaust. Bushism after 9/11 was the first stage of this process. An ideological struggle against Liberal justifications for Imperialist interventions are key to Socialist revolutions because as Lenin said in an article on Marx in 1913 when revolutionary ideas reach the masses they become a massive material force which can sweep Capitalism away


Due to American Imperialism being defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan which has caused an upturn in world revolution and deepened a process of radicalisation within the Imperialist countries has weakened them for a period. This has objectively strengthens the left internationally but due to a crisis of revolutionary leadership are not being utilised properly. Opportunities cannot being missed indefinitely because it plays into the hands of reaction. That is why re-building a new international revolutionary leadership is crucial. In this context of Imperialism being weakened Jim Lobe quotes in a 1st of August 2008 edition of Asian Times online entitled “The ‘down side’ to an attack on Iran cites a Rand air force (which is part of Rand Corporation” article published in July 9th calls for American Imperialism trying to influence pro-democracy movements in Iran rather than bombing Iran.
There is no clear information about all the class forces involved in Iran’s post-election crisis. Imperialism has made a great play of a million demonstrating against what they saw as electoral fraud. Then it apparently dissipated with predominantly pro-Privatisation middle class forces being in small demonstrations. Revolutionaries by applying Trotsky’s strategy of Permanent Revolution utilise these inter-Bourgeois conflicts over how much to allow Imperialist control over Iran to strengthen the working class and specially oppressed layers. If workers mobilise in considerable numbers to what they see as a struggle for greater democratic rights revolutionaries would intervene to strengthen the workers and specially oppressed confidence in their own power independent of all Bourgeois forces but would politically fight the pro-Imperialist and pro-Privatisation leadership. If the workers do not come out in big numbers and they are left to pro-Imperialist and pro-Privatisation forces revolutionaries would not join them because their class composition is totally counter-revolutionary.