Romanticizing revolution is an impulse I’d encourage you to quash, comrade. Revolution, while ultimately inevitable and necessary, is an ugly affair, and there’s no guarantee of it being successful or short-lived. The Russian Revolution of 1905 ended in failure, and the Chinese Civil War lasted for decades and cost millions of lives. Further, the revolution doesn’t end with the establishment of the DotP. It must be solidified and defended while simultaneously engaged in socialist construction. As communists, we need to understand this reality in order to inform our present orientation, to practically work towards developing the organizational capacity and class consciousness of the masses which will prepare us for the development of conditions favorable to revolution.
Revolution is a bitter thing, mixed with filth and blood, not as lovely or perfect as the poets think. It is eminently down to earth, involving many humble, tiresome tasks, not so romantic as the poets think.
The more time we spend organizing, the better we plan, and the longer it takes for a revolution to occur in the U.S. this century, then the less functional, funded, and powerful the U.S. military which we have to overcome will be due to imperial decay.
Romanticizing revolution is an impulse I’d encourage you to quash, comrade. Revolution, while ultimately inevitable and necessary, is an ugly affair, and there’s no guarantee of it being successful or short-lived. The Russian Revolution of 1905 ended in failure, and the Chinese Civil War lasted for decades and cost millions of lives. Further, the revolution doesn’t end with the establishment of the DotP. It must be solidified and defended while simultaneously engaged in socialist construction. As communists, we need to understand this reality in order to inform our present orientation, to practically work towards developing the organizational capacity and class consciousness of the masses which will prepare us for the development of conditions favorable to revolution.
~ Lu Xun
The more time we spend organizing, the better we plan, and the longer it takes for a revolution to occur in the U.S. this century, then the less functional, funded, and powerful the U.S. military which we have to overcome will be due to imperial decay.