Politics In Command Multipolarity or Anti-Imperialism
Sep 14, 2023
Delve into the meaning of multipolarity and its complex ties to anti-imperialism. The discussion challenges the leftist portrayal of multipolarity as beneficial, linking it to historical struggles in Japan and modern political shifts. Examine China's capitalist transformation while critiquing the romanticized views of multipolarity among some factions. Explore how contemporary global power dynamics intersect with class struggles, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of revolutionary potential and international relations.
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Revisionism as Bourgeois Theory
- Marxism is a science with correct and incorrect ideas about human society.
- Revisionism revises correct Marxist ideas into incorrect ones, becoming another form of bourgeois theory.
Class Struggle and Revolution
- Class struggle and revolution are key to anti-revisionism.
- A determinist view of historical progress is revisionist.
Japanese Communist Party and New Left
- The Japanese Communist Party abandoned revolutionary politics, becoming nationalist and supporting US imperialism.
- New Left formations emerged in opposition, some becoming militaristic and isolated.