CLASS ANALYSIS

CALEB MAUPIN—A magnificent informal lecture on the historical origins of the “social democracy” treachery, the watering down and misleading of revolutionary movements in every land they happen to arise, from antiquity—as exemplified by the defanging of a radical Christianity by the Romans—to the betrayals and defeats of contemporary revolutionary leaders and movements in our own world. The most recent example, notes, Caleb, just took place in Britain, and is symbolised in the victory of Keir Starmer, a fake leftist and shameless Zionist that will do nothing to improve the lot of Britons in the years to come. 

EDITOR—Russ Dobular interviews fans of Pod Dave America in Brooklyn and the results are discouraging, to put it mildly. The people—all aparently middle class and comfortable, seem conformist about the state of American “democracy”, alarmingly disinformed, and uncaring about most of the major issues confronting the world. One never heard of Julian Assange and could care less about his fate. The DD hosts wonder how you can spark a revolution with a population so lacking in basic knowledge or interest about social and political realities. 

GARLAND NIXON—Using their immense media/cultural power, the liberal establishment in the US, Britain and other “developed countries” in the West, have redefined the meaning of “the Left”. The upshot is a huge cultural and political theft. The “left” nowadays does not resemble the real, historical, Marxist or even liberal left at all. Today’s fake left is packed with zealous warmongers, compulsive free speech witch-hunters, it hates socialism, despises trade unions, can’t tell what a man or a woman is, and embraces all the core tenets of libertarianism, a form of latter-day Calvinism on steroids. The upshot is the disaster we witness today: society is disintegrating, war—including nuclear war—looms in every corner, the culture is desiccated and mostly uncreative, controlled by Wall Street bean-counters; artists, instead of rebels are cowards, sellouts, and conformists; and the political class is rotten to the core.

EDITOR—The panel discusses the delicate situation engulfing the EU and the United States, where the anti-immigrant issue has gathered considerable momentum, presenting difficult problems (and opportunities) for the reigning oligarchy. It’s noteworthy, says Dust James, that in both the US (capital/imperial core) and Europe (the periphery, where a “labor aristocracy” developed) the capitalists are drifting toward fascism. In America, where the economy continues to worsen for the working class, and the immigration issue (exploited mercilessly by Trump), adds fuel to the flames, such situation could easily drive some sort of fascistic movement forward, even if Trump himself may not be fully aware (or concerned) about the chaotic consequences of his careless opportunism. Mass immigration is an issue with no easy answers, notes Billy Bob; socialists could arguably defend or oppose either side of the equation. There is no doubt, however, that lowly paid Americans—including many Latinos—are fiercely hostile to “illegal immigration”, since any mass influx of undocumented workers will inexorably depress wages.

Nick Cruse and the RBN gang dissect the tragicomic Biden/Trump debate which apparently exploded Biden’s chances of re-election. Couldn’t happen to a worse guy, but Trump may be just as bad or even worse. In any case, US presidents are just front-men for the subterranean billionaire class that really rules. / Streamed live on Jun 28, 2024 — Support the show / revolutionaryblackout