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The discussion that follows was prompted by the article: 12th Congress of the ICC: The Political Reinforcement of the ICC. The discussion was initiated by Jamal.
Below is the discussion so far. Feel free to add your own comments!
The above was taken from Demo's thread about ideological campaigns. Didn't want to derail that thread. So in response to Demo's post above...
I'm confused about the degree to which the working class is enrolled in a decisive way behind the bourgeoisie. At face value it appears almost totally enrolled...democracy, individualism, etc.
Also what are the possiblities of the bourgeoisie discovering a cohesive ideological project? Like if the climate crisis continues, a "green industrial revolution", etc?
"At face value it appears almost totally enrolled...democracy, individualism, etc."
For the most part, it's a passive"enrollment" though. The question is are workers willing to go out and fight and die for it? Obviously a minority are enrolled in the bourgeoisie's professional armies and in its terrorist death-cults, but imagine trying to reintroduce mass conscription in the main countries of Europe or even the US.
This is the difference that the resolution points to: in the 30s, the workers were mobilised in a permanent, massive way. Today, those who actually believe in aspects of bourgeois ideology and actively support it on a permanent basis are in a minority. The only one in recent years that came even remotely close to that level of political control was the 9/11 mobilisations in the US, following the attacks there and the long-term impact of that was muted however massive it was at the time.
JeSuis Charlie seems likely to have a big impact in terms of mobilisation for a short period, but its longevity will be limited I would say, although obviously it will last longer in France.
But although the class isn't actively engaged in bourgeois ideology, it nonetheless succumbs to its pacifying effect which blunts its capacity to resist the bourgeoisie and develop its own perspective. Instead of being hit by a knock-out punch, the class is subjected to long-term ideological attrition which has the potential to ultimately end up in the same place as a massive defeat. The fact that the bourgeoisie is also looking a bit ragged and wheezy as it tries to hold its decrepit system together is rather cold comfort ...