Communist Cell Starter Pack?!

 

Credit: Wellred Books 

Can be yours for only 15 pounds!

From the Manifesto of the "International Marxist Tendency´s" latest little recruitment campaign at the fringes of the official Communist movement (emphasis added): 

>>>In its day, capitalism succeeded in developing industry, agriculture, science, and technique to a level undreamed of in the past. In so doing, it was unconsciously laying the material foundations for a future classless society. But now this has reached its limits, and everything is turning into its opposite. 

>>>The capitalist system long ago exhausted its historic potential. Unable to carry society further, it has now reached the point of no return. The present crisis is not a normal cyclical crisis of capitalism. It is an existential crisis, expressed not only in the stagnation of the productive forces, but also in a general crisis of culture, morality, politics and religion.

>>>The yawning abyss that separates rich and poor – between obscene wealth in the hands of a few parasites, and poverty, destitution and despair for the great majority of the human race – has never been greater. These are revolting symptoms of the sickness of a society that is rotten ripe for overthrow. Its eventual downfall is inevitable and cannot be avoided.  The world is heading towards an uncertain future characterised by a never-ending cycle of wars, economic collapse and increasing misery. 

>>>All the attempts of the bourgeoisie to restore the economic equilibrium only serve to destroy the social and political equilibrium. The bourgeoisie finds itself trapped in a crisis for which it has no solution. That is the key to understanding the present situation.

The above is true, after a fashion. 

>>>Lenin explained long ago, however, that there is no such thing as a final crisis of capitalism. Unless it is overthrown, the capitalist system will always recover from even the deepest crisis, albeit at a terrible cost for humanity.

This, emphatically, is *not* true. Not unless you have a very wide definition of "capitalism". So nah, Messrs Trotskyistes, you won´t get a second shot at it. And think of it, you´ll probably never get a first shot at it, either!