At what point should or will or do the Greek comrades say 'all power to the people's assemblies' or something along those lines?

As exciting as all this is how do comrades see this unfolding? I'm truly curious.

Matt
<i>At what point should or will or do the Greek comrades say ‘all power to the people’s assemblies’ or something along those lines?

As exciting as all this is how do comrades see this unfolding? I’m truly curious.</i>


I believe it would be an error of presumption to equate the current Greek mass revolt with a genuine mass movement for socialist revolution.Unfortunately,the objective preconditions for making the slogan of "all power to the people’s assemblies" the principal mass line of class struggle do not exist...at least not yet.

The Greek people,besides being in a state of rage because they have been robbed by international finance bandits aided and abetted by their own domestic government and ruling class,are also in a stage of collective denial giving way gradually to the bitter realization that they have permanently lost their quality of life,permanently lost many of the important economic,social gains,benefits they once had.

It will be a bitter pill Greeks must swallow knowing that their rebellion will most likely isolate,alienate them from international capital,the bankers,the global finance capitalist network.They will have to kick the neo-liberal habit so to speak..become self-sufficient,adapt,learn to live with less without IMF,World, Euro Bank financial Heroin.

It will no doubt be difficult,but this is the sacrifice a people must eventually pay for freedom and independence.No pain..No gain.

Honesty.This will be one of the most difficult messages communists must communicate to the Greek people.


IMHO,the collective level of Greek political consciousness could go through several distinct phases.

One.already mentioned..rage,denial,socially inclusive mass protest,then giving way to bitter acceptance,realization.

Two.re-grouping.sober evaluation,serious consideration of competing potential political options open to them:Liberal Reform?Social Democracy?Socialism?

This is a critical stage when strong communist leadership becomes a vital factor in influencing,building mass organizational,ideological support in the direction of revolutionary socialism.This is "show time" for Communists leadership.

Seen from the outlook of dialectical and historical materialism,all rebellion against corrupt capitalist regimes are good for communists.They weaken the overall structural integrity and strength of worldwide imperialism,global finance capitalism.More rebellion is good for the workers of the world.

Such weaknesses offer the potential of being transformed into communist strength,that is if the struggle is led by effective communist leadership having an effective mass line attracting the general support and class loyalty of the Greek people.

Of course this is what communists want.

An interesting article on the protestsin Greece appeared in the Wall Street Journal : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303763404576415982539951842.html

The protests have struggled with internal divisions over the role of violence and over what exactly the alternative to European-imposed austerity is.

But all in Syntagma Square agree on one thing: The country desperately needs another way out of the crisis.

...
Some analysts say a "silent majority" remains skeptical about the point of the demonstrations. Opinion polls show 70% of Greeks still see no credible alternative to austerity.

But patience is running out. Political analysts say the gap in sentiment between the demonstrators and wider Greek society is shrinking fast.
...
"There must be an alternative. But we don't know what it is," said Maria Kaniamu, a 50-year-old who lost her job in a shop last year. The divorced mother of two said she doesn't know how she will support her children when her jobless benefits run out in October.

Ms. Kaniamu and her friend, high-school teacher Ada Magaki, have been coming to the protests almost nightly for the past month, looking for answers and comfort.

"We want to fight our fears, the fear that our life and all our dreams will end," said Mr. Magaki. "All the people here have the same purpose. The unity here gives us strength and hope." </blockquote>