Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Building a new nest (?)

The Blogger Nazis keep trying to pressure me into upgrading to Blogger Beta.
The thing is, in order to do that, I need a google account. We'll have to see what happens with
this, because otherwise, I may not be able continue my Blog ( On blogger, anyways.).


If they keep pushing, I'll be forced to relocate. in which case, I'll try to archive all of my articles and take them with me.

I don't know...

If I do decide to leave, I'll leave behind an url to the new site.

Live the Revolution always, Comrades

Comrade Ravenblade

Monday, December 04, 2006

Revolution: The ONLY Solution

So, Hugo Chavez won the elections in Venezuela yesterday.

This, for now, could be a good thing for the world and for humanity. On the other hand, I've been thinking a lot about Chavez's victories.

How long is it going to last?

Eventually the ruling classes will dispense with any facade of democracy, when they realize that they can not win. When this happens, another coup will most likely occur.

The oligarchy will never accept the Bolivarian revolution.

On a related note, in Ecuador, socialist-leaning President Corea won, and in Bolivia, Evo Morales is initiating land reform for the good of the aboriginals and peasants.

And in both of these cases also, the national bourgeoisie of these countries has fought the progressive forces every step of the way.

Once again, how much longer is it going to last?

Hugo Chavez has made many great changes in Venezuela under the Bolivarian Revolution, but all of them can be overturned. All of the Changes made under Chavez can be reversed.
The same goes for Morales. All it would take is one successful coup to completely negate all progress in the socialist-leaning nations of Latin America.

I have great respect for Chavez. I have great respect for Morales. My issue is, if their progress is going to survive, they are going to need a revolution, not reform. How much longer can these Presidents walk the path of capitalist parliamentary democracy? With every victory they push the disenfranchised capitalist class towards more extreme measures. For now they are beating the cappies at the election game, but how much longer is this going to last? The Oligarchs have already shown distaste for the democratic process in Venezuela, and they are also boycotting the democratic process in Bolivia.

Revolution, at this point, is the only solution. For one class to truly seize power from another, the other class must be truly defeated. The means to wage war or hinder the progress of the revolution must be forcefully removed from the bourgeoisie class for a revolution to truly take root. At this time, the oligrachs still possess the means to initiate a coup, or a civil war, so all of the acomplishments of the progressive states of Latin America are constantly in jeopardy.

Also, all private property in the form of land ownership needs to be completely abolished.
This may sound dogmatic to some, but it makes little difference in Venezuela when the common person still is not guaranteed a means of living, or a place to live. It is one thing to build low cost housing; it's another thing to continue to allow some to be charged for the right to live in their hovels.

Reform is a temporary thing. In the long run it is perhaps preferable to the system that used to exist in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and others. Still, the fact remains that Capitalism is a cancerous growth. It is one thing to treat cancer, but I think most people would rather cure it completely.