The CIK enthusiastically applauds the ICT’s May Day statement: Against the “Class War” of the Rich: Time to Fight!
We completely agree that this is not merely
a debt or bank crisis, etc., but a “structural crisis of the whole system
which has developed over decades”.
World war is capitalism’s attempt to get
out of this, as the ICT says, “war is no solution, but it is the only one
capitalism has to offer, in order to emerge from its valorisation crisis.”
The article also clearly shows how the
bourgeoisie can isolate and divide us with the unions and parties such as
Quebec’s QS or France’s NPA. “This demands a political break with the unions
and parliamentary parties, which are without exception ensnared in the logic of
this system. The dream of a socially tamed capitalism is exhausted, having been
dreamt too long. Time and again, those political bodies, which claim to
represent our interests through negotiations and compromises with the ruling
class unmask themselves as especially perfidious defenders of this system.”
The article categorically rejects state
capitalism: “It is not a question of controlling the banks”, “taxing the
rich more heavily” or “nationalising industries”. A capitalism organised on the
basis of the state is an equally poor alternative. The experience with
Stalinism in the Soviet Union and elsewhere should be sufficient proof of
this.”
Finally, the ICT clearly indicates its will
to participate in building an international revolutionary organization while
not seeing itself as central to it. We reiterate our agreement that political
debates are an integral part of this process. For years, just as with the ICT,
we have sought discussions and common work with serious revolutionaries around
the world, so as to encourage the construction of a new international
organisation. We are aware that this will be a long-term and difficult process.
