General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: To End Racism and Police Brutality, End Capitalism! [View all]AOR
(692 posts)just critiquing Capitalism. The people on the ground will find the way if they want something different. You can't force class-consciousness.The overriding responsibility of anti-capitalists (Leftists) is to unyielding critique the mechanisms of Capitalism and everything that goes with it (economic, political, and social) including elections in a capitalist power structure. Regardless of who is nominated and elected in the 2016 election... the capitalist power structure will remain the same and the responsibility of leftists will remain the same. The responsibility of actual leftists is to point out the failure of Capitalism for the WHOLE of the working class and the people, to point out the oppressive relationship between Capital and Labor under the capitalist modes of production, to point out class struggle and bring class analysis to the table, to point out the property question and theft of the commons ( who owns and controls what and why), and to deal in objective material reality and the facts on the ground for the WHOLE of the working class.
"Too long have the workers of the world waited for some Moses to lead
them out of bondage. I would not lead you out if I could; for if you
could be led out, you could be led back again. I would have you make up
your minds there is nothing that you cannot do for yourselves."
--Eugene V. Debs