R.I.P., even the Left
How could we
compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler?
Daniel
Paquet dpaquet1871@gmail.com
“Economically,
imperialism (or the ‘era’ of finance capital – it is not a matter of words) is
the highest stage in the development of capitalism, one in which production has
assumed such big, immense proportions that
free competition gives way to monopoly. That is the economic essence of imperialism. Monopoly manifests itself in
trusts, syndicates, etc., in the omnipotence of the giant banks, in the buying
up of raw material sources, etc., in the concentration of banking capital,
etc. Everything hinges on economic
monopoly.”[1]
“The
American trusts are the supreme expression of the economics of imperialism or
monopoly capitalism. They do not confine
themselves to economic means of eliminating rivals, but constantly resort to
political, even criminal, methods. It would be the greatest mistake, however,
to believe that the trusts cannot establish their monopoly by purely economic
methods. Reality provides ample proof
that this is ‘achievable’: the trusts
undermine their rivals’credit through the banks (the owners of the trusts
become the owners of the banks; buying up shares); their supply of materials (the owners of the banks become the owners of
the railways: buying up shares); for a certain time the trusts sell below cost,
spending millions on this in order to
ruin a competitor and then buy up his enterprises, his sources of raw materials
(mines, land, etc.). (…) Big finance
capital of one country can always buy up competitors in another, politically
independent country and constantly does so.
Economically, this is fully achievable.
Economic ‘annexation’ this is fully ‘achievable’ without political annexation
and is widely practiced.”[2]
Today’s
imperialism is at the crossroads:
peaceful or bellicose means. With
the Democrats, we have the continuation of Reagan and Bush that is: Iraq and
Afghanistan; while the Democrats kept on pursuing their domination in Libya and
Syria for instance. There is now –with
the reinforcement of Russia and the development of the People’s Republic of
China- the danger of a Third World War (that could be the end of them
all). Whatsoever we can say about Donald
Trump, he belongs to the realistic trend:
keep peace as much as possible and continue along the path of business
as usual. He is not a fascist; he just
reflects the feelings of the ordinary American worker: jobs or income.
On the
trade-union question, Adolf Hitler wrote that “the rapid growth of the movement
(e.g. the Nazi Party in Germany) compelled us in 1922 to take a position on a
question which even today is not entirely solved. In our attempts to study those methods which could
most easily open to the movement the way to the hearts of the masses, we always
encountered the objection that the worker could never be entirely with us
because the defense of his interests in the purely occupational and economic
field lay in the hands of our enemies and their organizations (for instance the
Communist Party, - Ed.). This objection,
of course, had much to be said for it.
It was a matter of general belief that the worker who was active in a
factory could not even exist unless he became a member of a union. Not only that his occupational interest
seemed protected by this alone, but his position in the factory for any length
of time was conceivable only as a union member.”[3]
Basically,
representatives of mass media, especially of the petite-bourgeoisie expected that with Trump things would be
different and many relay the idea that he was a “populist” (e.g. fascist). In the international press, the general
attitude was somehow similar.
“All has
been confusion in the days leading up to Donald Trump taking the oath of office
and being sworn in as president of the United States this week. No one has had the first clue how to handle
what was coming. And they still
don’t. Politicians, journalists and
diplomats, in the US and around the world, are searching for guidance,
desperately flicking through the rulebook, a manual full of precedents and
norms that they have spent their careers mastering – but that Trump shredded and
burned months ago.”[4]
It is
rather amusing or cynical to address the Canadian Left which already jumped to
conclusions: Donald Trump is a would-be
fascist. We will see how and why, but
before let’s have a glance at the statement of the Bank of Canada about the US
and Canadian financial situation.
“… The
current high level of uncertainty could be having a greater restraining effect
on business investment than previously assessed. While firms surveyed by the Bank continue to
cite insufficient domestic demand as the main reason for holding back
investment, some also cite uncertainty as an obstacle. As well, a number of exporters have indicated
that a challenging competitive environment has encouraged them to maintain or build
a foreign presence to help meet foreign demand.
Future US policies could also incite firms to invest in the United
States rather than in Canada. Since the
US fiscal stimulus currently being assumed would include a reduction in
personal and corporate tax rates, the competitiveness of Canadian firms could
be adversely affected. Consequently, to
reflect this possibility, the projected Canadian investment profile
incorporates a downward adjustment. This
initial assumption will be revised once concrete policy measures are announced
and enacted by the incoming US administration.”[5]
In matter
of Canadian and US relations, The Globe
and Mail titles: Trump,
Trudeau to meet ‘very soon’. “The Prime Minister’s Office said a date for
the get-together has not been firmed up. Normally, a new President follows the
tradition of visiting Canada on his first foreign trip, but both countries
prefer the meeting to take place in Washington.
A trip by the President to Ottawa would likely result in large protests
against Mr. Trump’s immigration policies. (…)
Aside from NAFTA, Mr. Trudeau is likely to raise the problems that have
arisen from Mr. Trump’s sweeping immigration ban on citizens from seven
majority Muslim nations, as well as all refugees – including an indefinite halt
to the settlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.”[6]
Obviously,
there is a strong opposition to the Trump’s decrees. Shots come from all sides of the political
spectrum. It would be fine and suitable
if it was a united front against fascism, based on common democratic values;
but it is not the case. Democrats and
followers in USA; their supporters around the world don’t claim that they are
here to build socialism. Do you expect
that Hillary Clinton is a member of the Party of Communists USA shouting loudly
for the US working class? What did
Donald Trump actually said?
“During the
presidential campaign, Mr. Trump advocated a ban on Muslims entering the United
States. He later backtracked and said
that he would deny entry to citizens of countries with ties to terrorism. He also repeatedly conflated the issue of
refugees with the threat of Islamic extremism, calling Syrian refugees’ a
Trojan horse’.” [7]
Donald
Trump may be right or he may be wrong; future will decide. But progressive
people still can reckon on the world communist movement, starting with the
Party of Communists USA to defend their
case, strengthen and enlarge the movement for democracy, progress and unity
against rising fascism, as we see it in Europe (for instance in regard with the
Marine LePen’s Front National in France).
The working class cannot and shall not abide by the warmongers,
imperialists and Democrats.
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[1] Marx, K.; Engels, F.; Lenin, V., On
Historical Materialism, A caricature of Marxism and Imperialist Economism,
Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1972, page 489
[2] Ibidem, page 490
[3] Hitler, Adolf, Mein Kampf, A Mariner
Book, Houghton Mifflin Company, translated by Ralph Manheim, Boston-New York, 1999,
page 596
[4] Freedland, Jonathan, A
president without precedent, The Guardian Weekly, London, vol. 196,
no.7, 20-26 January 2017, front page
[5] Bank of Canada, Canadian
Economy, Monetary Policy Report, Ottawa, January 2017, page 17
[6] Fife, Robert, Trump, Trudeau to meet ‘very
soon’, The Globe and Mail, Saturday, February 4, 2017, page A5
[7] Slater, Joanna, Trump
bars entry to Syrian refugees, The Globe and Mail, Saturday, January
28, 2017, page A3
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