Revolutionary State and transition to socialism by J Posadas

Author:J Posadas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scientific, Cultural and Political Editions

EDUCATE THE REVOLUTIONARY CADRES THROUGH MARXIST THOUGHT

The new experience which we are making with our International requires a constant elevation of functioning and ability. For ever more political and organisational capacity is needed to understand better and gather better means. To use all the forces is an apprenticeship. In the revolutionary leader, this essential quality gives the power to influence.

Socialist construction is done on the basis of the world idea, i.e. the synthesis that Marx represents. Marx is the concentration of all the best ideas. With Marx, Socialism is a conception of history, and it is the only viable concept based on reality.

We are part of the world struggle for the construction of Socialism. This struggle takes varied and heterogeneous forms, but has only one aim however, because history has only one objective. Many are those who spent years looking for their own national roads, and who now take the only road there is, the single one, the road that leads to the Workers State.

Observe how all the Revolutionary States end up making links with the Workers States. This is new! It is a departure and a principle. It hints at more unity and planning in the future.

It is empirically that the revolutionary leaders adopt the new position of coming close to the Workers Sates. We say ‘empirically’ because they are not aware of the pressing need to use all the possible forces. They have not formed any new theoretical or political view on this matter. They just make this change as a matter of necessity.

As Revolutionary States and Workers States draw closer together, the idea of their fusion is being vindicated. Correct ideas have no boss, country or prison. The revolutionary idea is a scientific acknowledgement that history heaves towards the creation of the more advanced form of human society, called Socialism. And there are not any two forms of Socialism.

Building Socialism

needs Marxism

Socialism is a social relation, not an economic system. It is neither an economic structure nor an economic relation. Socialism is a social relation where exploitation, commodity-trade, surplus value, etc. have been suppressed. It is a social relation where oppression and repression have been suppressed. It is not an abstract state of mutuality. It is the collectiveness of existence, of the human sentiments above all, where what is in the interests of one is in the interests of all.

There is no other Socialism outside this conception. Because the leaders of the Revolutionary States have no Marxist experience, this conclusion is entirely new to them. Because of this also, they mix ingenuousness and revolutionary enthusiasm in their Marxist-leaning ideas and measures. It is not that their interests are bureaucratic, but that they do not know what to do. And it is true also that yes, behind them, others are waiting to take advantage, eager to reduce and contain the scope of the revolutionary measures.

The Paris Commune in 1871 was the first attempt at worker’s power. It differed from 1905 in Russia, and 1905 differed from 1925-27 60 in China, for instance.

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