20 March 2003Today, with the massive American aggression against Iraq entering the stage of open occupation, all the civilized world has changed. Nothing has left of democracy and freedom so much cherished by the bourgeois propaganda. Or, rather, the true face of democracy and freedom has been demonstrated, and these "values" can be neglected every time they hinder extracting more profits. The era of the absolute reign of American big capital has begun. Nobody can any longer pretend to influence the world order, and no country can do anything that would not be sanctioned by Washington. Each country has the only choice: either to become a minor feud under the king's wing, in a hope to gain some privileges, or to join the exploited majority, being robbed of their national wealth and dignity. This is the climax of imperialism, and one can only hope that the transformation of the world into an empire entirely controlled by a single country will lead to the consolidation of all the anti-imperialist forces, and the national values will give way to the interests of the common struggle against the very socioeconomic system of capitalism. The old opposition of bourgeoisie and proletariat has long since become global, with nations playing the role of individuals. With the abyss between the ruling class and the rest of the society becoming deeper, the class consciousness of the oppressed masses grows, and sporadic rebellions develop into a strong revolutionary movement. Let the bourgeois of all sorts shout about their class enemies using the illegal means; there can be no legal means in the world where legality is nothing but yet another name for slavery. Any action that can bring war to the territory of the United States and their supporters is now considered as an act of social justice. Any attempt to undermine the economic and military dominance of the USA serves the supreme interests of the humanity. Of course, no acts of violence can lead to economic or social changes. However, the growth of terrorism is an indicator of social protest, and it is American imperialists who have unleashed the wave of terror. When the only way to keep one's human dignity is to die for it, no wonder that the army of kamikazes is so easily recruited. However, the first need of anti-imperialist struggle today is to develop an ideological platform reflecting the specificity of the new historical stage, incorporating the philosophical heritage of dialectical materialism and accounting for the experience of the Paris Commune and the USSR. One needs a clear vision of the goal, to act as a conscious being rather than scared animal. Mere ruining the United States is not enough, for this will only open a vacancy for yet another pretender on the world dominance. It is the power of money that must be ruined, the existing economic order must be broken and replaced by the system without any property at all, neither private nor common. The end of any empire is the same: it becomes washed away by the flood of human indignation and will for freedom. A new world is to grow on the ruins of the past. The American empire won't escape the same fate. And probably it will be the last empire in the history of the humanity. Otherwise the humanity should rather cease to exist.
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