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Peace in Iran = Ousting the IRI via a socialist revolution
The purpose of this note is rather a call of international solidarity w/ the socialist movement in Iran that is aiming for a socialist revolution via overthrowing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The impact of a socialist revolution around the world is obvious: Socialism will once again become the mainstream of politics around the world, a great boost to the socialist movements pushes the socialism in front line of politics around the world, that is, a new era of socialist uprising worldwide. Now, one might ask why Iran in particular?
I understand that Iran has been highlighted over and over again by the US as its enemy. Combining this factor w/ the US involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq and the whole middle east, Iran’s case may appear as a controversial case.
Let’s have a look at the factors involved:
A) We, as socialists, have our own perspective on the political events within a society and around the world. When it comes to analysis and a decision on priorities in politics, Marxism revolves around the workers struggle. To us, a Marxist critic of the geopolitical events would explain for example the competition of the bourgeoisie governments. Hence, a socialist agenda is not defined along the lines of what US is seeking nor it is on the lines of what political Islam, i.e. the IRI claims.
B) Irrespective of the level of atrocities of a capitalist system, Marxists approach it to overthrow a capitalist government. Therefore, this discussion is hardly about convincing this basic fundamental of our politics, even though it just happens that IRI is one the most brutal and barbaric form of capitalist system. Its brutality, its religious nature, its barbarism however has been a factor in mobilizing people around socialist demands, socialist movement.This is rather WHY the IRI is the regime that we all socialist around the world have to focus on to overthrow.
C) Iran’s current socialist movement is the result of its development during and after the 79 revolution in Iran. The socialist trend at the time of revolution evolved to worker-communism. The evolve of worker-communism in Iran and its critic of the events around the world after Soviet collapse, relying on objective measures, has proved to be the representative Marxism of our era. However, regardelsss of it theoretical impact, this trend is highly involved in current politics of Iran, representing the left. This in itself is a major factor in determining the possibility of a socialist alternative to the IRI.
D) The current anti-IRI movement in Iran, with its grassroots among the workers, students, and women has played an active role in Iran’s politics. Furthermore, its opposition to the IRI has not been confused nor compromised by the world around it. It’s clear stand against US military attack on Iran for example, its stand against both US militarism and Islamic terrorism in the middle east, its stand on abolishment of nuclear weapons (even so-called friendly usage of nuclear resources) around the world, Iran included are just a few examples to get the picture about the current state of socialist movement in Iran. This factor, along w/ the fundamental principle of Marxism to revolt for a socialist system, pushes Iran to the top of ‘priority list’ of socialists around the world. Iran is the weakest link of today’s capitalism,
What makes Iran the weakest link of capitalism?
The elements I put on my list to determine the weakest link of today’s world capitalism are:
* The existence of capitalist system? Checked: all countries around the world.
* The existence of worker class and its struggle? Checked: all countries around the world.
* An uncompromisable, present, active, mainstream socialist movement having its political party, platform, short and long term goals defined in the finest details? Checked: Iran.
Somali could be one the poorest countries in the world, no question. It fails though when it comes to the last question. But if Finland had a positive response to that question, then I would call Finland as the weakest link.
Can we make a revolution?
a revolution is an objective phenomenon. We don’t decide about it. A general rule for the revolutionary era is “when the lower class don’t want it and the upper class can’t rule it”. It’s not about the ‘steps’ that we need to take in order to ‘make a revolution’ but it’s rather about seeing that it’s coming.
Whether it’s going to be a socialist revolution or not, well, again it’s not all arbitrary. The very existence of the socialist movement is objective. Although debatable, but an organizational body, a political party to represent that movement, is also another objective factor that plays a conscious role in the process. This is more about actively supporting that already existing movement, a movement that will take that leap of the revolution, with or without us. Are we willing to advocate and support it?
Doesn’t a social revolution come w/ a bloodshed?
A socialist revolution in Iran is equal to peace. Bloodshed is already happening. As Lenin put it, the October revolution cost of human life was equal to the number of homicides in one day in New York city (and we’re talking about a century ago). A mobilized world-wide bourgeoisie shed the blood to that revolution AFTER the revolution. Now, here is another incentive why we need to take an active side w/ the socialist revolution in Iran (or elsewhere for that matter): TO STOP any attempt by capitalism, US, UK, Russia, China and alike, to MAKE a bloodshed in Iran before or after the revolution.
The Call
Socialists around the world therefore need to be united to overthrew the IRI via a socialist revolution, of course in a coordination and as part of the current strong socialist movement in Iran.
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