[Marxism] UKRAINE: #LEFTMAIDAN: APPEAL TO THE LEFTISTS | Tahrir-ICN

[Louis Proyect]

(From the anarchist blog that is mostly about Syria. It is almost enough 
to persuade me to trade in my Marx for Bakunin, given all the shit I 
have been reading from Marxists about Syria.)

http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/ukraine-leftmaidan-appeal-to-the-leftists/

What is the role of the left in protest?

Comrades! People are now disorganized and in the dark! They have never 
before had the experience of participation in mass protests, they are 
silent and they have never before organized! They never had the 
opportunity to hear someone give an adequate description of the 
socio-economic reality we live in, they have never heard of the 
criticism of capitalism!

Left, the blood is from the nose, you have to very actively involved 
with the protest! Who will explain to the people the essence of a 
systemic crisis of capitalism? Who will organize a high-quality and 
effective opposition? Who will offer a reasonable alternative to social 
order? This knowledge and experience can not occur without proper 
intellectual correspondence and in a militant environment! And our first 
task is to create it.

Why do so many left-wing activists and researchers remain passive or are 
working at half-strength? I am convinced that the main reason for this 
happening is a distorted perception of reality and a lack of 
organizational experience. In addition, total unmotivational energy is 
further fueled by the vibrant presence of neo-Nazis and politicians at 
protests.

Two months of protest so far and nobody has done a thorough analysis of 
class structure of the participants of the protest. Similarly, no one 
has tried to understand the ideological confusion of the Square. Ask 
yourself the question: what are the demands put forward of the people 
struggling? What changes do they want to see happen? As far as the 
demands, are they of expressing their class interests? Is the cause of 
the resistance of the class interests? Why are people shouting “glory to 
Ukraine!” and “death to the enemies!” Why not instead of the slogan 
“Ukraine above all” is emphasized in importance more than saying, “human 
rights are above all”? Why are there stickers that read “Freedom is not 
a party,” and why are there anti political leftist posters at St. 
Michael’s after the crackdown which gathered several thousand 
supporters? In my opinion, all this proves discursive instability of the 
protests. This creates ideal conditions for the struggle for hegemony of 
the public. I am confident that we have the most objective conditions to 
shift the focus of the protests to the social and economic problems. 
While the level of organization of the left were not fully prepared for 
mass protests. Our everyday experience of struggle was reduced to a few 
rallies addressing equality versus deformation of. Times change the 
perspective and methods of resistance! Remember what we want and think 
what we need to do! We need to build a classless society and 
authoritative powerlessness. We must prepare and begin a revolution!

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