‘Raise Your Voice’ Archives
The Resistance Has Begun
By Peter Molenaar It is now farewell to President Obama. Naturally, as a leader of the capitalist world, he was bound to disappoint us to some degree. However, from day one, the panderers of racism were determined to sabotage his presidency. One can only begin to fathom the fortitude of the man. No, there will be no redemption for a president who promotes, from the fringes, avowed white supremacists to the high inner circle. What nation might evolve should this turn prevail? None! But, are we in a revolutionary situation? No, not yet. The system has not collapsed, the working-class is divided; we lack a viable vanguard party of our own. So, where to begin? For now, as members of a multi-racial/multi-ethnic community, we are asked to elevate the spiritual content of our social interactions via courtesy, love and respect. It is an immense responsibility. Note: As a distributor of this humble paper, I tell everyone along the way that we do not endorse the idea of white supremacy. [...]
LOVE, UNITY, ARISE
By Peter Molenaar Some definitions: 1.) A “proto-fascist” is one who sets the stage with scape-goating and the promotion of chauvinism. 2.) Fascism is the open faced terroristic dictatorship of the most reactionary, chauvinistic, imperialistic sector of the capitalist ruling class. 3.) A ”˜Popular Front”' is the strategic movement which unites elements from all social classes in defense of democracy. With the above in mind, I was pleased to find the commentary from the Ingebretsen family in last month”'s issue of The Alley. In small part it reads: “”¦Over the past 30 years, we have had the good fortune to see our community enriched beyond measure by the presence, dedication, and big hearts of our Latino and East African neighbors”¦Let”'s not forget to see the beauty and potential in one another.” From the standpoint of the Popular Front, small business persons like the Ingebretsens are as important as a white worker who [...]
