Thousands of youth have rallied to anti-capitalist mobilisations limited gains.
Imagine bow much more powertul a genuine nealtny revoluton would be that did not imprison or deport people for their political beliefs (as the Castro leadership did It would have immediately linked with the its in the us, for mass strike gle for black civil against the Vietnam working class women's movement, for an end to youth oppression- all this and more could have and could still lead to a seismic shift to estabAnother example would A recently a rebellion led by indigenous peoples was on the verge of seizing state power. However, lack of Leadershit e defeat: they did not call for the armed working class to join them and complete the process of revoluIf none of this happened before then we should now be arguing to learn the lessons. However, socialthe lessons are already there for the taking in the study and application of Bolshevik history and principles.
How will the working class ever if self avowed revolutionaries and Trotskyists say now is not the time to talk about revolutonn moment we can win then victory will be snatched from under us as arxumcats are not won over Bikat or by words alone.
We must argue a consistent line throughout, and go through experiences of victory and defeat along with our fellow workers struggle. Socialists must from day one raise demands of democratic community defence, socialisation of the means of production under democratic workers' control. and international solidarity.
The argument presented previously Alan Thornett) would be relevant if Workers Power, the CPGB and others were arguing for a maximum revolutionary programme immediately, along the Armed Such a programme would jump ahead of the working derided as absurd, adventurist and dangerous if anyone was silly enough to take it However. this is clearly not the case.
We should put forward transiof the police, community defence patrols and a workers' gorernment. 1 This would connect with anticapitalist youta and workcis tu