Socialist Appeal
The British section of the International Marxist Tendency
Self-proclaimed ‘Marxist’ Paul Mason provides a stark case study in where the left ends up if it abandons an independent class position. Instead of this apologism for western imperialism, we must aim our fire at our own jingoistic ruling class.
As ever, the outbreak of war has led to all manner of hypocrisy and propaganda from the agents of imperialism. Marxists must cut through this fog, and point out the real class interests at play. To end the horrors of war, we must end capitalism.
At best, humanitarian fundraisers are a sticking plaster over a festering wound. At worst, they are an active distraction from the real reasons behind global inequality and the need to radically transform society.
The issue of immigration has been central to the Brexit debate. Unfortunately, some on the left have pandered to anti-immigration sentiments. Marxists must call for workers' unity, organisation, and internationalism.
One hundred years ago Europe was in the middle of a bloody world war. With tensions rising in the Middle East, the Korean peninsula, and the South China Sea - and given whose fingers are on red buttons all over the world - should we be worried about the possibility of a similar situation today?