Join us for a report from two Iranian American-activists just back from Iran. They will make presentations on the lies, myths and realities about life in Iran today, the continued U.S.BushCo-European aggression against the peace loving peoples of Iran and the danger of a new war being forced on them. They will discuss the plans for an emergency response (blocking entrances to military installations) in case of a U.S. or U.S./Israeli military escalation.
Iran is one of the most peace loving nations on earth with good will towards all and they are being victimized by the Bush Administration because of their vast oil reserves. U.S. Imperialist aggression for Iran’s oil must be stopped! No more blood for oil.
Our two Iranian American-activists will also announce a plan how you can become a soldier for peace with training in Iran provided free by the Iranian Islamic Foundation for Enlightenment.
$510 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds, we will also take I.O.U.’s) Wheelchair accessible. Call to reserve free childcare and as a special bonus children over 6 will be given a free coloring book, Why the Communists are our Friends. Children over 10 will be given our special bedtime story book, 101 Reasons Why Capitalism Must Die.
We have all the ANSWERS…just ask us!
Sponsored by the A.N.S.W.E.R.S. Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racisms)
415-281-6545 www.ANSWERScoalition.org answer@ANSWERs.org
and now this word from an A.N.S.W.E.R. friend who want’s you to consider something very important…
Manifesto of the United Socialist Front
Introduction
We the comrades of the United Socialist Front do ordain this manifesto in order to establish an international commune that knows no boundaries. The specter1 of communism has been aroused once more for the sole purpose of liberating the proletariat. The dictators that have oppressed the people of this world have continuously impeded this spirit’s progress while several petty tyrants have manipulated it to their own designs. In both situations, communism has been restrained; however, that is not the case for the times to come. The leaders of the so-called ‘democracies’ have oppressed their citizens for centuries and have recently extended their power over them further, so now is the perfect time to educate the proletariat, for the reactionary states do not possess as much credibility as they once did. Nor do they view communism as a threat, for they are more interested in their crusade against Islam. The replacement for the western leaders shall be outlined throughout this manifesto that we hope to distribute throughout our own nation and to our foreign comrades.
Article I: The Socialist Revolution
In order for one to understand the Revolution forthcoming, one must first possess a rudimentary knowledge a select two philosophers. The first of these is Hegel. This philosopher discovered a certain process present throughout mankind. This was defined by Hegel as a series of revolutions in which a thesis would exist, and would then be challenged by an antithesis. These two opponents would struggle until they created a solution. This solution would then become a thesis itself which would then struggle with another antithesis, and the process continues. However, Hegel did say that eventually this would create perfection, a solution that could not be opposed. Using these beliefs, the philosopher Karl Marx discovered that human society goes through phases and then struggles within itself to produce a new type of society. Tribalism can be used an example of the first type of society, where clan leaders eventually arise from the barbaric, but relatively equal society. These elders revolutionize tribalism to create a different civilization where several petty lords are the rulers of their particular district; namely feudalism. Eventually, these nobles battle against each other until one noble comes out of the skirmishes more powerful than his fellow lords, and then proclaims himself the ruler of the lords as well as all of their subjects. While wielding this great power, this Emperor expands his Kingdom out of greed, creating Imperialism. During this interval, more common people are educated as a result of the increase of wealth in the merchant classes, and they soon discover secrets of industry. These intellectuals then decide that nobles are unnecessary to society, that they do not need lords to overpower them when they could be the ruling classes. These bourgeois then revolutionize society to force it to become beneficial to themselves. By doing so, they create a civilization that is reliant on trade; namely, capitalism. In this stage of society, the intellectuals become the ruling classes and oppress their underlings, the proletariat. By doing so, the proletariat is forced to work in squalid conditions for unreasonably long hours and an unreasonably low salary. The proletarians then are supposed to realize that all society is equal in merit, and they (outnumbering the bourgeoisie) revolutionize society in order for the working classes to dominate civilization. From this point, the rulers oppress no one, as a result of their having no social underlings. The proletariat instead continues to change their culture after their original triumph (at this point, the civilization is deemed Socialist) in order to make the State less and less necessary. Eventually, the State completely withers away simply because the need for it has lessened as history during Socialism progressed.*
This process was discovered in the middle of the nineteenth century, at a time when factory workers’ numbers were rapidly increasing. However, today the numbers of these proletariat have decreased to be replaced by lower middle class members (as well as field workers), both of whom do not earn more capital than the current factory workers. In principle, this group of people is still lower class. The members of it earn the wages of a proletarian, and there is a large margin of capital between themselves and their uppers. However, what differentiates them from the lower class is that they can hope for promotion, but how realistic are these hopes? A man working in a cubicle may eventually join the upper middle class and earn quadruple their present salary, but almost never can they rise above their financial worries (although they may be less urgent when they do advance in their careers), yet even this seemingly stable position is put into jeopardy in times of economic decline. Many people who hold jobs of managerial importance lose their salaries and underlings if the economy happens to drop. Although they may hope to hold the same position that they once possessed, there is no such guarantee. They are only pawns to the Generals of Industry, expended and gained at their whim.
These impoverished and oppressed classes must rebel against their harsh capitalist masters. The time has come for them to realize their ill-treatment. Although there are members of society who are seemingly socially inferior to themselves (such as the proletariat), this lower middle class must recognize their true comrades in the lower class. It is necessary for them to unite to defeat the oppressive bourgeois forces (the defenders of harsh Capitalism), and establish in this system’s stead Socialism. However, it must be moderate Socialism in order for the state to be able to adapt without requiring an oppressive leader to force society to do so. The later part of this manifesto will discuss this government.
Article II: Economic Questions
In order to establish a stable, yet benevolent society, economic equality must be achieved. The way to reach this goal is by creating a heavy income tax for some. The taxes will be lowered for the proletariat and the rest of the plebeians, duties shall be raised slightly for the petty bourgeois, and the taxes shall be increased greatly for the upper-middle class and the aristocracy (for sake of argument, a plebeian is one who earns**$50,000 or less per annum, a petty bourgeoisie is one who earns** above $50,000 to $150,000 per annum, and the upper-middle class one who earns** above $150,000 per annum). The rationale behind this revolutionary tax policy is based on the differing employment of capital regained through tax-cuts by different socio-economic classes. The proletariat is forced by relative poverty to pour his tax-rebates into the economy. Whereas, the wealthy capitalist hoards his ill-gotten gains in off-shore tax shelters or invests them in overseas factories, taking advantage of cheap labor and lax environment laws to oppress the poor of the third world. By doing so they take away jobs from their fellow citizens as well as oppress fellow human beings. The State will gain wealth as a result of it drawing a large portion of the upper class’ riches. This economic restriction will help both the economy and the government, which allows for more government-sponsored programs.
Many ask, “Why strive for capital parity? Surely those who work hardest and hold more important roles in society should reap the most material rewards? Would not such actions be the downfall of Capitalism?” The solution to the second question answers the first inquiry. Firstly, the second question is based on a false assumption. No role is greater than another; all jobs are dependent upon one another, a mistake that both Marx and the bourgeois theorists made. Consider the surgeon: what is his most valuable capital? His instruments. Does the doctor send raw metal through a factory and personally supervise it until it has been shaped into his physician tools? The suggestion is preposterous. The proletariat performs this work, as well as making his automobile, latex gloves, surgeon’s mask, et cetera. Marx and other Communist leaders undoubtedly made the assumption that the interdependence halts there, that the working class has no need of the bourgeois efforts. This is only a half-truth. The proletariat undoubtedly can function without their current superiors, but not effectively. To use the previous example, they can use their limited medical knowledge to practice among themselves; the result of which would produce mortality rates similar to those of the middle Ages. All roles are equivalent and capital equality must be fought for. In order to answer the second question, one must learn the truth of this world; namely that no class works harder than another (some individuals work harder than others, but some members of the proletariat work harder than some bourgeois as well as vice versa). In order to answer the third question, one must ask oneself what Capitalism is. Capitalism, in reality, is a philosophy that calls for an educated class to work hard and to earn more money than a lower, less educated class; the superior beings will rise above their inferiors, survival of the fittest, Darwinism applied to a social philosophy. However, this text has already shown that all classes are equal; therefore, Capitalism, as a practice, is not the greatest achievable political system.
Article III: Upon Several Social Issues
It is a general (and correct) consensus that there should be racial and ethnic equality. It is also a common consensus that racism is a result of making stereotypes about groups. However, stereotypes are completely incorrect. Are all white men the same? No, therefore, why should all African Americans be the same (the African Americans are an example)? There is no reason why they should; therefore, one cannot judge an entire group, and everyone is equal.
Individuals have the inalienable right to choose their religious beliefs; the identity of prophets, messiahs, and the number of gods that exist; however, it is no one’s duty to apply their opinions (for their can be no certainties in Faith) when judging others. Therefore, there must be complete religious equality and a separation of church and state (the latter in order to not have a government try to impose a particular set of beliefs on a minority).
There is nothing immoral about homosexual wedlock. The religious foundation of the belief that homosexuality is immoral can be found in the book of Leviticus (for those of the Abraham based faiths), where God supposedly tells Moses that it is an abomination for a man and a man to lie together. However, one must test the plausibility of this book to see if it applies to modern society. If one searches, it also directs the proper sacrificial rites (assuming that one should always sacrifice animals before praying). How strictly are those “laws” followed by the homophobes, nay, how much is that “law” taken seriously? The probable reason for this rule (as well as other messages of the same and different faiths) was because it is common knowledge that a man and a man or a woman and a woman cannot have children. This law discourages unions on two people who cannot reproduce together, thus lowering the population of their faith. Homosexuals are as equal as heterosexuals and deserve equal treatment, and they also deserve the State to recognize their unions as marriages. Reactionaries argue that there is a tradition of marriage. That is a true statement; however, until a few thousand years ago, it was customary for nearly all religions to sacrifice something before praying. If this tradition can be broken, the tradition of heterosexual marriages can be bent to allow homosexual marriages to be recognized by the State. The other just solution is to prevent the State from having any religious influence, namely by recognizing all state marriages as civil unions and by allowing churches recognize unions as marriages according to their beliefs.
Free speech shall always be protected as well as freedom of religion and expression.
Article IV: The Structure of Our Socialist Society
The structure of the future Commonwealth shall be similar, yet somewhat unique from previous existing governmental structures. At the lowest level, the executive branch shall be created by having towns and cities elect members for an executive council that shall fulfill and carry out all of the duties of the city government. This board shall then choose one member to join the county council, this council shall in turn elect a representative to appear in a state or region council, which shall in turn elect a member to appear in a national council, which will choose a member to appear in a continental council, which shall in turn elect a member for the World Council (terms for administrative districts within the current national entities shall be interchangeable with others, for example, a state council can also be called a provincial council). In order to carry out their duties, they must vote on all issues and acts, agreements, and actions and may pass decisions by a simple majority. The amount of members for each council may vary. There shall be a set term for council members that lasts four years. The members of executive councils must have earned at least one doctorate degree from a university, must be a citizen of the country they are living in, and must be an inhabitant of the area they are representing.
There shall also be a legislative branch. A legislative branch shall exist for a regional (state) level as well as at the national level. In the legislative branches, there shall be two houses, a House of Commons and a House of Intellectuals. In order to qualify for the House of Commons, one must be a citizen and an inhabitant of the area being represented as well as their yearly salary must be under a certain amount of money. The purpose of this is to give the lower class a direct voice in the government. In order to be a member of the House of Intellectuals, one must follow the above criteria (except for a lack of restrictions on income), and in addition, one must have earned a Master’s Degree from a university. The terms shall be three years.
There shall be a set of courts for every executive council (except intercontinental) that shall interpret the law, minister justice, and act as the judicial branch. The respective executive council shall elect judges. The terms are for life. However, in the county and town levels, juries shall decide the verdict for legal cases.
Members of all branches of government may be impeached and given trial by their own branch; however, the motion must be passed by a unanimous decision (excluding the member in question). Members of a branch may also be impeached by members of the other two branches of government if these members gather within their specific sessions and vote to see if a member is to be expelled (each branch must pass the vote of the other branches by at least a three fourths majority).
The World Council shall act as the executive, legislative, and judicial branch for the world; however, it shall rarely meet and shall be established for negotiation and consultative purposes, and the members shall serve for ten years.
Conclusion:
Upon these pages lie effective solutions. The solutions to bring equality to our troubled globe; the solutions to present humanity with complete justice, the solutions to help all comrades that suffer and die as a result of injustice! Too long have the so-called liberators of the mistreated quarreled amongst themselves, and even betrayed their own principles! I speak of Lenin and Stalin’s corruption of Marxist principles in creating the Soviet Union, Mao’s distortions in China, Castro’s in Cuba, and other leftist leaders around the world! These radicals may not have established dictatorships. However, they betrayed the working class by squandering their political energies on internal dissent, so that all but the reactionaries became politically crippled! The Socialists, Communists, and the Anarchists, all struggled fruitlessly! The time has come to unite; to unite in the name of the proletariat; to unite in the name of the oppressed; to unite in the name of humanity, to unite under one banner! Raise high banner of the United Socialist Front; the banner of the future United People’s Democracy; the banner of the future Commonwealth! The time has come, Comrades: the time for the Revolutionary Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat; the time for all of the Revolutionary Bourgeois forces and all of the Proletariat forces to unite as one! In the words of Karl Marx:
“Working Men of all Nations, Unite!”