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m protest to radical politica"-~ this problem, lated by Lee Webb and Paul Booth of SUS aulle"™ ower a year ago, is a burning issue “ea, , auth today. Sooner or later almost wly radicalized youth must decide upon itical ‘perspective which goes beyond mere issue protest. Such a perspective, which of ity must have socialism as Mts ultimate goai, . in d ing its tactics, take a realistic vicw socia$- se ces and institutions of this country 1 the e ime must be based on a princl- vestion of which read to political ore important one for every key to loping a meaningful program depende utical action la understanding “+ moc ‘¢ Wry, which ls considered by many ' tie“i: progressive. The Democratic party ow Very existence to the large numbers of 18 people, Negroes, and other oppressed Ges which vote for it on election day. Natu- in order to win their votes, the Democratic must appear to be what itis not—a party zommon people. ; ‘ite Its dependence upon the votes of the ig class and oppressed minorities, the Demo- party remains an instrument of the ruling ist class. In fact, it ke more than an instru: it is a basic social institution of American * today. It is*contrdtled completely by the of this.country and can no more be changed m instrument of tha working people than le present police forrfe, D~Fmee Te marie inns -ture of Gon aystem and especially Pete Camejo, SWP Condidote fet Mayor of Berkeley specks lo meeting of campaign workers, Its whole purpore ts to carry out the foreign and domestic policy of U.S. imperialisin while giving the appearance of being the party of prog- ress. No betier example exists than the Goldwater- Johnson election of 1964, Many people who could not swallow Goldwater's crass talk of war were willing to accept Johnsen, whe talked of peare, but represented the same basic imperialist policy. Even sincere reformers who hoped to chanyre society while working: within the Demecratic party soon find themselves unnble to achieve their goals, There is not a single example of a social protest movement that has achieved its aims by depen- dence upon Democratic politicians. The Democratic party is net an organization of the oppresacd, but only a machine to capture thelr votes. ‘The Democratic party ia nol Hke a trade union or civil righis organization which holds membership meetings and in which voters tale an active part. It la nol an organization conlrolled by its membera and devoted to further the interests of the working clnas, pee * * Protest actions — picket lines, ratlica and deion- atraiions, and openss roots orpanizine ore po. lilical actions, for they are oc puuized for polities! ends, The black power movement, theanli-Vietnacn- war proteets, and strikes against peverna ont Imposed wage guidelines are all cxamples of in- dependent political activity. These movements ape Independent of \he institubons of the rulivg. chaes. They are basically orieated townrda a tiiffercnt soctal force -- the workjuge oi 1as. en protest moves to politic protest action ragver aus the netifieab er ay ieg Hophoul! ales crit te rg Mr ee leg o fad _ a = — teen ugar get ma, geen crepes ok PARERC TE CIHOTL TABI therefore be hid pendent working class political action, Vhe Blnek Parser porty in Lowodes County, Alnbama is a peed exomple of independent politi- cal action. Tis an example of the stniyele for Wack power in the electoral mrena, The Black Panther party is orpoaniced by and for the black people Gb Lowndes, [tis totally independent of the drstituti Democratic party, locos) ov national The Black Pather party has its recta in the real struggles of the black people of Lavwndes and has no need for Cependence upoa vy dite liberals, Thas dhe blick workiog people of Lowndes have a peltienL jnstramcat of theiz own class which is beth politienlly prineipied and socially meaning- fal. ‘Pheir exainpie of © dependent political action shevld be follawed by the entire American work- inje clans, black sand «white, hye furming a labor party fo pub poities on a elacs basis. r Another example of independent polluies acion Are recalist campatyia such as those dtl by the Seriadich Workers peurty --like the Carif, -pnayor- a Thos 4, These cuinpaigna are oot sterile exercises bo ehetorle The coclatiet cia idete ape always re ne prove in the daber, cieth rochtw. nod ont r ments, The purpose af sockalict camp etang is to ye dis- 4 ulilive the daereased cyye ctunities for ; cuselen daria ede pinay Bree, Phoee erp iia abe a pedit ond vig itn por- ianes of fhe workior choos and Newra Bt ple en- peu In peoditlesd aati. are iddition prolest aclivits, Tn nde ten, they alse explain the ull- + aynrestion eaneriallar the dfiens of white oppression, especinjiy the ality carppaippes in Rerheley and Gah} inate necessity of cociticnn as the solution to the: problems ofwer, pocercts, anelractsn, Ped lasweioye Wf flesy ef the PF pes vill Diegrin to baeame bippertagi Tie poe dea a fopodsinip nroftest to poll. tirs vibe free Phew ers acdvdetin the moveinent Pind vrhtedty pee oss ot asine to field same ver- Rion Of a Ker 7 ported hy the srt oars a-eneenent world derail it fato Wberab Domes re tap Ye es, i “os Vhe Joh afin. 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