Thursday, October 22, 2015

Democratic Socialists scorn personal class hatred

   Like Bernie Sanders I am both a democratic Socialist and a registered Democrat- in Rhode Island. Perfectly decent socialists speak about " class enemies " all the time. The class struggle is not a product of petty personal hostility. But only an ignorant fanatic would want a personal enemies list.
It is all about the rational distribution of economic surplus value.
In losing the lion's share of this the ruling class will not lose its " good life " or its human dignity.
Since the working class is a voting majority, socialism is perfectly consistent with peaceful democracy.
Only the insane greed of the few can make it bloody violent-like the Great French Revolution of 1789.

   [ " Comrade Abern in his appreciation as in his perspective is moved by hatred. And personal hatred is an abominable feeling in politics  "----Leon Trotsky , " In defense of Marxism " ]


 

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