From: Harry Powell <harry.powell@ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Subject: [** MAOIST_REVOLUTION **] Oppose the 2010 Election Fraud
To: Maoist Revolution <MAOIST_REVOLUTION@yahoogroups.com>
OPPOSE THE 2010 ELECTION FRAUD
In Britain it is only weeks away from the holding of a general election when members will be elected to the House of Commons, the legislative body of the British state. In recent British general elections turnout has fallen to record lows as more people become disillusioned with the fraudulent sham of capitalist parliamentary "democracy". Even so the Trotskyites and revisionists are campaigning to try to get people to vote, especially for the discredited Labour Party.
In the past Maoists in Britain have always campaigned for people to boycott both national and local elections. Elections are an occasion when people's attention is focused on politics and we should seize such occasions to expose the capitalist system of oppression and exploitation. It is no good to simply ignore such elections. Again we should campaign for people to abstain but with one possible exception.
The fascist British National Party has made some headway by winning some local government seats and two seats in the European Parliament. It is possible that in a few constituencies there could be a significant chance of fascist candidates getting elected. In those cases it would be correct as a blocking move to campaign for people to vote for the non-fascist candidate most likely to win. This is not because fascist members of parliament would be any different in supporting capitalism than are the other bourgeois parties. It is because the way in which they would maintain the rule of capital would be even more oppressive than now, especially for ethnic and national minorities. Even so this should not be used as an excuse for voting in a constituency simply because there is a fascist candidate. In general, abstention from voting should be the rule.
Communists in Britain should start campaigning for abstention now. Indeed, a few of us already have begun. I can supply leaflet texts, stickers and badges for comrades who want to take up this campaign.
Remember: If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it!
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Palash Biswas
Pl Read:
http://nandigramunited-banga.blogspot.com/
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