We do need a Workers Party, for sure. But before we get too deep into
the subject, it would help if we talked about, and agreed upon what we
mean by an independent worker's party. The American Working Class has
been hoodwinked into allowing itself to be divided into a Working
Class, a Middle Class and an Upper Class. We even have lumped those
who are out of employment as the Lower Class.
But if we are to have the clout we need to topple the Ruling Class, we
need to come around to understand that all of us who work to support
the 1%, are part of the working class. Regardless of our color, our
sex, our age or whether we wear work boots or shine our shoes, we are
being used.
Of course it gets muddy when we realize that some of us are just fine
and dandy doing our Master's bidding. Even though the Master is using
us, too. But each of us needs to declare ourselves as standing for
either the Working Class or for the Oppressive Ruling Class. Once we
see the breakout, we can let the shoving and jockeying begin.
Carl Jarvis
On 4/3/16, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Vol. 80/No. 14 April 11, 2016
‘We need a workers party independent of capitalists’
BY HELEN MEYERS
AND LISA ROTTACH
MINNEAPOLIS — David Rosenfeld, Socialist Workers Party candidate for
U.S. Congress here, joined a March 26 protest of 400 people demanding
prosecution of the two cops who killed 24-year-old Jamar Clark in November.
“It seems like we’re back in the ’50s and ’60s with the way the cops
act,” Oscar Day, a blues musician, told Rosenfeld.
“I think persistent actions like this and others around the country have
increased the number of prosecutions of killer police in the past year,”
responded Rosenfeld.
Day told the candidate, “I don’t know who I’m voting for, but I’m
definitely not voting for Trump. Maybe having a woman president will
make another war less likely.”
“Both the Democrats and Republicans are the bosses’ parties,” Rosenfeld
said. “The challenge for the working class is to stop looking to them to
solve our problems. We need to organize a political movement that is
independent of the capitalists.” Day decided to buy the book Is
Socialist Revolution in the U.S. Possible? and a copy of the Militant.
A day earlier Rosenfeld joined hundreds of supporters of the right of
women to choose abortion outside the Vandalia Street Planned Parenthood
clinic in St. Paul. They were countering the yearly Good Friday rally by
opponents of abortion rights.
The Twin Cities SWP branch is stepping up the pace and geographical
spread of its campaigning and involving more people in preparation for
an ambitious three-week drive starting May 17 to put the SWP
presidential ticket of Alyson Kennedy and Osborne Hart on the Minnesota
ballot. Those who would like to be part of that effort can call (612)
729-1205 or send email to tcswp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Related articles:
‘Working-class alternative to brutality of capitalism’
SWP candidates say ‘Join today’s struggles’
Who the Socialist Workers Party candidates are
Join in campaigning with the Socialist Workers Party!
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