I agree with ALB…the lack
I agree with ALB…the lack of a concrete knowledge of the causes of the crisis of the Captalist system, and the lack of social awareness, makes an interesting movement like the Occupy-movement to be reactionary and reformist. Its spontaneity, which is the good news, reflects what has already happened in the past with the soviets in Russia, the councils in Germany, the ‘consigli di fabbrica’ in Italy and so on. But the lack of consciousness determins their lack of structure and the lack of structure it’s the bad news. So, I think that the SPGB should try to show what the real core of the social-economic problem is, and what Socialism really means, to the Occupy-people. However, I am a bit pessimist about the outcome, since I see this as a middle class movement rather than a working class movement. I am afraid that the working class, in particular in the so called rich countries, has no bargaining power whatsoever so they won’t openly follow this movement. It is true that if unemployment keeps growing there won’t be any other choice, but occupying every possible place. But again is it matter of convincing a few occupy-people or the large majority of workers and unemployed?