Divided we stand

There are four Trotskyist Organizations in Canada that I know of.

There are also two Maoist organizations In Canada.

There are two Anti-Revisionist(Stalinist) organizations in Canada as well.

In addition to all of these groups, there is also the revisionist Communist Party of Canada.

Wow. This is one of the most insane things I've ever heard of.

Okay, I get it that Anti-Revisionists and Trots have a hard time cooperating. But apparently, the Trots in Canada can't cooperate with themselves, as is dramatically illustrated in the factioning of the Canadian Trotskyist movement.

The Maoists, who are always so quick to denounce every one else in the communist movement, also have two parties in Canada. One of these Maoist parties actively denounces the other on a regular basis. Absolutely Incredible.

And there are two Anti-revisionist organizations in Canada as well, or at least as far as I know.
There is the Communist party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) and the Canadian friends of the Soviet People, an organization mostly known for it's own publication "North Star Compass."There is not the same amount of animosity between CPC-ML and North Star Compass, as some members of CPC-ML read North Star Compass, and The Canadian friends of
the soviet people is an organization, rather than a political party. Still, this division among Anti-revisionists is notable, and mostly un-necessary.

And then there is the revisionist CPC, which gobbles up all of the bourgeois Communists who follow a watered down form of Marxism-Leninism within the parameters of Parliamentary democracy. Their movement has stayed remarkably unified, mostly because when people leave the CPC, they are so disillusioned with revisionism, that they join one of the other brands of communism or the Social democratic NDP, rather form their own organization with politics similar to the CPC.

Incredible. At present, the Canadian communist movement is a joke.

As Comrade Hardial Baines of CPC-ML observed, this is the era of retreat of revolution, so at this time there is only one Communist movement, wether other parties recognize it or not. Now is not the time to break into camps and defend against revisionism. Now is the time to join with all progressive elements of the Canadian political left, against Canadian imperialism and global imperialism in general.

It is pretty sad though, when you can't cooperate, let alone merge, with a group that holds identical political views to your own group, as is the case with the myriad of Trotskyist organizations in Canada.

Uh, what a Joke.

Commie Toon, July 27th, 2006

Cuba Si! Yanqui no!

Today is Moncada day, the 53rd anniversary of the storming of the Moncada garrison by Fidel Castros forces in the first action of the Cuban revolution. Granted the action was a failure, and lead to Castros imprisonment, as well as all of the other leaders, but it was the first action against the Cuban dictatorship of Batista, and heralded the coming victorious revolution.

But, the forces of international reaction have not given up.

The United States have outlined their new plans for a "free Cuba", a Cuba brought back into the fold of American imperialism. The United States plans to return all of the land expropriated from Cuban exiles to their original owners, effectively evicting thousands of Cubans in the process. It has been almost 50 years, and still America refuses to leave Cuba alone.


The Miami Cuban "Friendship Organizations", many of which are fronts for drug smuggling operations, effectively control Americas foreign policy towards socialist Cuba. These Cuban Exiles, and descendants of exiles, have been plotting against Cuba for many years, and they will all be dead and in the grave before they let up.

The American economic embargo of Cuba is still in place, supported by the USA and it's colonies,
Israel, Micronesia and Palau. American Radio propaganda is broadcast into Cuba with the hopes of turning the people against the revolution, from planes equipped with loud speakers that violate Cuban airspace.

What could possibly be the point of all of these overly elaborate and costly attacks on Cuba? What is America so afraid of?

The same reason America bombards Cuba with propaganda and strangles their trade is the exact same reason that they invaded Grenada. It is the exact same reason that they financed a coup against President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. It is the exact same reason that they armed the most reactionary death squads in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

The reason is very simple: America can not tolerate the presence of a peoples revolution anywhere, but especially not in their own backyards. The existence of any Socialist state on the North/South American continents, is a very grave threat to the empire.

Cuba is not scary because they have missiles, or a formidable army. Cuba is scary because they have Nationalized healthcare, and free education, public housing and wage equality. Cuba is scary because they have Socialism and take care of their people, no matter how desperate the situation is. This is very scary, because America doesn't want Latin America to rise up from under their thumb, nor do they want their own citizens getting any ideas from successful revolutions in other countries.

The only good news is, at least Cuba no longer stands alone. Both Venezuela and Bolivia are allied with Cuba now, and hopefully will stand by Cuba if they are needed.

So, this basically marks the 53rd anniversary of revolutionary armed conflict on the island of Cuba, therefore Moncada day is an anniversary, a celebration of the Cuban revolution, and another year that it has endured. So here's to 53 years of the Cuban revolution, may they have at least 53 more.

Israel gets away with Murder (Literally)!

The Middle east is currently raging, as it is torn apart by armed conflict, in many different nations.

I know, I know, this isn't exactly a new development. The Middle east has been torn apart by armed conflict since before I was born. But at this time, it seems to be a little bit more turbulent than usual.

The United States, and allies are (Unjustly) occupying Iraq and Afghanistan, Pressure is being exerted on Iran and Syria by the US, and most recently Israel has arrested around half of the Palestinian government and has bombed their neighbouring nation of Lebanon.

This most recent development is most disturbing. At the very least, when the United States, UK and other nations invade and occupy sovereign nations, they are criticized for doing so. Israel, on the other hand, acts with impunity.

First of all, I would like to establish that I am not an anti-Semite. It is necessary to say so, because whenever you say something true, but un-flattering about Israel, the more reactionary elements of the Zionist community will label you an anti-Semite faster than you can say "Heil Hitler".

It is absolutely unbelievable. Which other nation can invade countries, assassinate targets in other nations, arrest democratically elected ministers and instate a form of apartheid against
another ethnic group within their nation, all without so much as a stern look from the world governments.

Any government that does speak out against the actions of Israel, is painted as akin to the third Reich by the United States and it's colonies. Any group that rises up against the Israeli government, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, are portrayed as terrorist killers, rather than organizations defending and avenging their people.

At this point in time, the Bush administration is not even trying to hide their unconditional support for Israel, and most recently Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper has parroted the exact same unquestionable justification of any action perpetrated by the Israeli government.

The Israeli government murders Palestinians with regularity, and gets away with it.
The Israeli government is murdering citizens of Lebanon, and is so far getting away with it, at least on the world diplomatic stage.
The Israeli government arrested half of the ministers of the DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED Hamas government, without any charges, and are getting away with it.
The Israeli government have thousands of prisoners, men, women and children, in concentration camps, and they are getting away with it.

And this system goes both ways, as Israel also un-conditionally supports the United States foreign and domestic policy. Israel is one of four countries (USA, Israel, Micronesia, Palau) that is still maintaining the economic embargo on Cuba.

But the tide is turning. This new assault on Lebanon is not being taken lightly by the peoples of the world. This aggression against the democratically elected Palestinian government is yet another black mark on Israel's record. Also, Israel's big brother, the United States of America, has it's own problems right now. This does not bode well for Israel, as their protector will not be able to spare any forces to protect them, should the need ever arise.

Just like children in day care, Israel is going to have to learn how to play nice with the other children , because their big brother isn't around, and when they get a beating, it's going to be a painful one.

Welcome to Wonderland

Recently, The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea tested 7 Taepodong missiles by launching them into the sea of Japan.

And, of course, this has sparked international controversy.

The United States, Japan and Australia have united in their condemnation of the North Korean
Missile test, stating that stern consequences would follow.

Of course, no one points out that the United States itself possesses more missiles than any other nation on the planet, and has tested them on many occasions, often in other countries.

While every military analyst is filling the peoples minds with fear of the possibility that a North Korean missile could hypothetically hit America, no one points out the certainty that America can hit every country on the planet with it's own missiles. For some reason, that concept is not as disturbing, apparently.

Japan sides with the US, in the face of a possible nuclear threat from the DPRK.
And of course, no one would EVER point out that it was the US, not the DPRK, that has a precedent of going nuclear on Japan, which they have done on two occasions.

In fact, the United States is the ONLY nation to have ever used nuclear technology in a combat scenario. But of course, that isn't relevant right now.

Just like the invasion of Afghanistan isn't relevant right now. Just like the un-democratic Israeli aggression against Gaza and the democratically elected Hamas government isn't relevant right now. The overwhelming insurgency of the people of Iraq against the United States invaders isn't relevant right now, either.

What is relevant, is that the DPRK has presented an opportunity for the American bourgeoisie to use their wonderful mechanisms of lies, twisting, exaggeration and blind patriotism to cook up a new batch of propaganda against the government of the DPRK.

This is what it is like to live in Wonderland;To live in this strange world, were everything is upside down, and nothing makes sense.

The United States beats the nuclear threat into everyone's heads, and uses it as a fear mongering tactic against their enemies, such as Iraq, Iran and the DPRK. And in this crazy world of wonderland, this makes total sense, even though the US has the worst track record of any nuclear power, in terms of quantity, testing and Usage. Only in wonderland does it make sense that the worst Nuclear fiend on earth gets to be the one to police all of the other nuclear powers.

The United States does nothing but criticize Islam,and the Islamic world for their religious fanaticism and rule by terror. Of Course, Religious fanaticism and rule by terror in Israel, and even the United States, is perfectly fine. Hey, welcome to wonderland!

The USA criticizes Cuba and the DPRK for allegedly having an undemocratic government, where their leaders are not elected. On the other hand, it is common knowledge that George.W Bush fixed the presidential election in the year 2000, and is by no means the legitimate leader of the USA. By this logic, it makes no sense for him to criticize other countries as un-democratic, but in wonderland it makes perfect sense.

Only in Wonderland can a country that has officially invaded two nations, and sent military forces to countless others to intervene in their democracy, as well as financing coups, rigging elections and pursuing an aggressive imperialist foreign policy,claim to be the defender of Freedom and Democracy.

Only in wonderland can a country aggressively invade other nations in the name of defending the homeland. If your country is invading , it is not defending anything. That is, unless your in wonderland. If so, then the concept of defending your country by invading other countries makes total sense. Why not?

In the topsy-turvy world of wonderland, it's not okay for a Palestinian suicide bomber to blow himself up and kill a bunch of Israelis, especially civilians. It is okay, however, for the Israeli army to bomb Gaza and west bank, as well as killing Palestinians on a daily basis, especially civilians.

In Wonderland, Saddam Hussein is condemned for gassing the Kurds, But Sir Winston Churchill,
who did the exact same thing 70 years earlier, is idolized as a hero of freedom and democracy.
Boy, wonderland sure is wacky!

The only problem is, it's not all fun and games in wonderland. Tens of thousands of people are being murdered, and the rest of the world is doing nothing to stop it. Countries are being invaded, elected leaders are being overthrown by foreign powers, and the rest of the world sides with the invaders, rather than with the invaded.

How did this happen? How did we all end up down the rabbit hole, listening to the official justification for all imperialist wars, and wholeheartedly believing it?

My father recalls an incident in elementary school when he was in a fight. He was the son of low class, poor French Canadians, and a social underdog. His opponent was the notorious classroom bully. He says that all of his classmates were cheering during the fight, but not for him. They were cheering for their oppressor, for the school bully. He said that this is how the world works, especially on the diplomatic level . All of the other world leaders, and the people they rule, would rather be on the side of the bully imperialists, than to face their wrath. They sacrifice their souls to be on the side of the oppressors, rather than risking being the oppressed. And with a mentality like that , it's easy to live in wonderland. It's easy to accept the official line of Imperialism as the gospel truth, rather than questioning the glaring hypocrisy and fascism within it. It's easy to gang up on the little guy, to slaughter hundreds of thousands, all the while feeling righteous as though justice has been served.

When you sacrifice everything, especially conscience and common sense, to be a friend of Imperialism, than Wonderland is really quite beautiful. Of course, it's all a horrible lie, glazing over countless tragic atrocities. But that's okay; This is wonderland.