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Works of Frederick Engels 1872
On Authority
Why do the anti-authoritarians not confine themselves to crying out against political authority, the state? All Socialists are agreed that the political state, and with it political authority, will disappear as a result of the coming social revolution, that is, that public functions will lose their political character and will be transformed into the simple administrative functions of watching over the true interests of society. But the anti-authoritarians demand that the political state be abolished at one stroke, even before the social conditions that gave birth to it have been destroyed. They demand that the first act of the social revolution shall be the abolition of authority. Have these gentlemen ever seen a revolution? A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon — authoritarian means, if such there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms inspire in the reactionists. Would the Paris Commune have lasted a single day if it had not made use of this authority of the armed people against the bourgeois? Should we not, on the contrary, reproach it for not having used it freely enough?
Therefore, either one of two things: either the anti-authoritarians don't know what they're talking about, in which case they are creating nothing but confusion; or they do know, and in that case they are betraying the movement of the proletariat. In either case they serve the reaction.
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On Authority
Why do the anti-authoritarians not confine themselves to crying out against political authority, the state? All Socialists are agreed that the political state, and with it political authority, will disappear as a result of the coming social revolution, that is, that public functions will lose their political character and will be transformed into the simple administrative functions of watching over the true interests of society. But the anti-authoritarians demand that the political state be abolished at one stroke, even before the social conditions that gave birth to it have been destroyed. They demand that the first act of the social revolution shall be the abolition of authority. Have these gentlemen ever seen a revolution? A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon — authoritarian means, if such there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms inspire in the reactionists. Would the Paris Commune have lasted a single day if it had not made use of this authority of the armed people against the bourgeois? Should we not, on the contrary, reproach it for not having used it freely enough?
Therefore, either one of two things: either the anti-authoritarians don't know what they're talking about, in which case they are creating nothing but confusion; or they do know, and in that case they are betraying the movement of the proletariat. In either case they serve the reaction.
Read more:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1872/10/authority.htm
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To decide once every few years which members of the ruling class is to repress and crush the people through parliament--this is the real essence of bourgeois parliamentarism, not only in parliamentary- constitutional monarchies, but also in the most democratic republics.
Vladimir Lenin
The State and Revolution
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Forwarded from TASS Russian news agency
❗️Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on re-election as Belarusian president, the Kremlin said.
"The convincing election win clearly indicates your high political authority as well as the undisputed support of the population for the policy course being pursued by Belarus,” the Russian leader said in a message of congratulations to Lukashenko.
Behind the New Iron Curtain, by Marzio G. Mian, Translated by Elettra Pauletto
https://harpers.org/archive/2024/01/behind-the-new-iron-curtain/
https://harpers.org/archive/2024/01/behind-the-new-iron-curtain/
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Behind the New Iron Curtain
Caviar, counterculture, and the cult of Stalin reborn
Forwarded from Marx Engels Lenin Institute
For the first time since 2001, the second place among real candidates was taken not by a liberal, nationalist or any other puppet from abroad, but by a supporter of deepening socialist reforms of Alexander Lukashenko. This shows that Belarusian society after 2020 received the necessary vaccination against these viruses. Liberalism and nationalism have become unacceptable among the citizens of Belarus. It is clear that we are approaching the implementation of those provisions of our program when these social ills will be completely eradicated and eradicated from the life of our society.
Sergei Syrankov - Communist Party of Belarus
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🇷🇸 Serbia in the Crosshairs: Another Color Revolution in Progress?
Another night, another Western-backed spectacle. Thousands take to the streets of Belgrade, chanting for the resignation of President Aleksandar Vučić. But let’s cut through the fog of the protest banners and media spin, this isn’t a grassroots movement. It’s the same tired color revolution playbook we’ve seen from Tbilisi to Bratislava, now unleashed on Serbia.
Why Serbia? Because Vučić refuses to kowtow to the empire. He’s resisted sanctions on Russia, maintained Serbia’s neutrality, and refuses to sell out Kosovo for a pat on the back from Brussels or Washington. For the empire, Serbia’s refusal to submit makes it a target. Cue the NGOs, media blitz, and choreographed “popular uprisings” aimed at destabilizing the government and replacing it with another obedient vassal regime.
This is hybrid warfare at its finest: weaponize grievances, amplify division, and push for regime change under the guise of democracy. The script is predictable, protests escalate, Western media amplifies the chaos, and “civil society” demands reform. But make no mistake, this is not about democracy. It’s about breaking Serbia’s resistance to NATO expansion and severing its ties with Moscow.
For Serbia, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The empire wants a pliant Serbia, one that surrenders Kosovo and turns its back on centuries-old ties to Russia. But the people of Serbia know the game; they’ve seen this before in Ukraine, Georgia, and beyond. Will Belgrade bend, or will it stand strong in the face of yet another imperial assault?
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Another night, another Western-backed spectacle. Thousands take to the streets of Belgrade, chanting for the resignation of President Aleksandar Vučić. But let’s cut through the fog of the protest banners and media spin, this isn’t a grassroots movement. It’s the same tired color revolution playbook we’ve seen from Tbilisi to Bratislava, now unleashed on Serbia.
Why Serbia? Because Vučić refuses to kowtow to the empire. He’s resisted sanctions on Russia, maintained Serbia’s neutrality, and refuses to sell out Kosovo for a pat on the back from Brussels or Washington. For the empire, Serbia’s refusal to submit makes it a target. Cue the NGOs, media blitz, and choreographed “popular uprisings” aimed at destabilizing the government and replacing it with another obedient vassal regime.
This is hybrid warfare at its finest: weaponize grievances, amplify division, and push for regime change under the guise of democracy. The script is predictable, protests escalate, Western media amplifies the chaos, and “civil society” demands reform. But make no mistake, this is not about democracy. It’s about breaking Serbia’s resistance to NATO expansion and severing its ties with Moscow.
For Serbia, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The empire wants a pliant Serbia, one that surrenders Kosovo and turns its back on centuries-old ties to Russia. But the people of Serbia know the game; they’ve seen this before in Ukraine, Georgia, and beyond. Will Belgrade bend, or will it stand strong in the face of yet another imperial assault?
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“What a torch of reason ceased to burn, what a heart has ceased to beat!”
Harpal Brar (5 October 1939 -
25 January 2025) was the founder and first chairman of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist).
Here he speaks at the Oxford and Durham unions against the motions ‘Capitalism can save the planet’ and ‘The West has a duty to impose democracy’.
Only those with an incurably backward, servile, cynical and exploitative mindset could have formulated the motions in 2008 and 2011, amidst the catastrophic decline and crisis of the global capitalist system.
Harpal destroyed the bourgeois ‘intellects’ ranged against him. Always. For that reason his message was stifled and censored on all bourgeois and ‘social-democratic’ platforms.
“The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of weapons, material force must be overthrown by material force; but theory also becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses.”
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Harpal Brar (5 October 1939 -
25 January 2025) was the founder and first chairman of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist).
Here he speaks at the Oxford and Durham unions against the motions ‘Capitalism can save the planet’ and ‘The West has a duty to impose democracy’.
Only those with an incurably backward, servile, cynical and exploitative mindset could have formulated the motions in 2008 and 2011, amidst the catastrophic decline and crisis of the global capitalist system.
Harpal destroyed the bourgeois ‘intellects’ ranged against him. Always. For that reason his message was stifled and censored on all bourgeois and ‘social-democratic’ platforms.
“The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of weapons, material force must be overthrown by material force; but theory also becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses.”
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"The beginning of the journey. (Lenin and Krupskaya. St. Petersburg years)", painting by Muza Yegorova-Troitskaya, 1976
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We cannot imagine democracy, even proletarian democracy, without representative institutions, but we can and must imagine democracy without parliamentarism, if criticism of bourgeois society is not mere words for us, if the desire to overthrow the rule of the bourgeoisie is our earnest and sincere desire, and not a mere “election” cry for catching workers' votes…
Vladimir Lenin
The State and Revolution
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The so called ceasefire has only been observed by Palestinians. The zionists have continued their decades-long aggression against the Palestinian people, merely shifting their focus from Gaza to the West Bank.
- Yasser Arafat
Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.
- Yasser Arafat
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🚨 Committee of Families of Political Detainees in the West Bank:
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The Palestinian Authority committed over 382 violations between December 4, 2024, and January 25, 2025, particularly in Jenin Camp.
These violations include the detention of over 144 Palestinians, including university students and prominent activists, accompanied by torture and mistreatment.
More than 15 violations against medical teams and health facilities were documented, including the arrest of three medics, three assaults on medical personnel, and three shootings at hospitals and health facilities. Ambulances and their crews were also searched.
During this period, 43 individuals were injured by PA security forces, some in serious condition, including children and women.
In Jenin Camp, PA forces imposed a strict siege, closing camp entrances, deploying snipers on rooftops, and targeting homes and public facilities. This led to a humanitarian crisis, with water and electricity being cut off due to gunfire at transformers, in addition to the destruction of homes and property.
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The Palestinian Authority committed over 382 violations between December 4, 2024, and January 25, 2025, particularly in Jenin Camp.
These violations include the detention of over 144 Palestinians, including university students and prominent activists, accompanied by torture and mistreatment.
More than 15 violations against medical teams and health facilities were documented, including the arrest of three medics, three assaults on medical personnel, and three shootings at hospitals and health facilities. Ambulances and their crews were also searched.
During this period, 43 individuals were injured by PA security forces, some in serious condition, including children and women.
In Jenin Camp, PA forces imposed a strict siege, closing camp entrances, deploying snipers on rooftops, and targeting homes and public facilities. This led to a humanitarian crisis, with water and electricity being cut off due to gunfire at transformers, in addition to the destruction of homes and property.
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A guide for foreigners traveling to the USSR "Visit the USSR" (1938)
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The great appear great to us only because we are on our knees: let us rise.
- James Connolly
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