Neue Debatte - Special Edition - Long Essay on Left Strategy #002 - 04/2017 | Page 34

5 On the people
upper class interests. We have the task to give social movements,
workers’ resistance, students’ protests, refugees’ defense, ethnic
struggles, etc. a realistic perspective. A realistic perspective compris-
es to divide friends from enemies, unmask the methods and ideologi-
cal patterns of the opponents in power, and to help to make a cur-
rent conflict a success. We should be those who radically analyze and
explain the essence of the fights. Our reputation and influence within
the people will grow as long as we will stay incorruptible, modest and
immunized against flatteries and personal vanities. If we are send in-
to parliaments or institutions this will be a great honour and impose
an obligation on us never to lose grounds.
Although active and determined people’s movements are an inspiring
historic act we should not fall for any people’s cult. We have to take
into account that peoples’ activities and will to resist are extremely in
danger in this time by the right wing faction of capitalism. The most
serious threat today is launched by all sorts the rabble-rousers of na-
tionalism. We should not identify them solely as neofascist die-hards.
Conservatism is wedded to nationalism