(en) Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro FARJ Libera #163
- Sectarianism and vanguard - Debating a problem on the left (it, pt)
[machine translation]
Sectarianism is the intolerance of the positions, opinions, ideologies or different
practices of its or their movement, organization, group, etc. Comes arrogance, vanity and
opportunism, placed above the struggle for social change. Thus, a sectarian practice will
guide the policy for the difference, asserting itself by denial and denunciation of the
other, seeking the conflict instead of collective consensus and fraternal debate. ----
When starting between sectors of the left, sectarianism is more harmful because often the
joint struggle against the class enemy is impaired by a vision of uncompromising world,
fanatical and unattractive that just more amazing by the people of that draw it does the
revolutionary cause. The sectarian is more concerned with what other groups are doing than
with the workers' class enemies.
The political, ideological and strategic differences do exist on the left, but no social
movement or ideology advance alone in the process of social transformation. It is part of
the fight knowing build alliances, and joint compositions, ethically and without having to
set aside the principles and the strategic program, but seeking the collective consensus
of the points and demands that you have in common and that help strengthen the people and
to achieve revolutionary goals. An ethical political practice that respects the political
differences and always look for the strengthening of the working class is what
differentiates a liberating proposal of an authoritarian process; a democratic goal of a
prescriptive method. Informal joint practices and poorly structured groups also affect the
way for the people's power. Can play in other ways the vanguard, creating "hidden
champions" and discouraging spaces for collective construction.
It takes attention because of oppression relationships can also be embodied in militancy
and this practice should be addressed. One should avoid any indoctrination, tucking the
head of the people systems of ideas or action schemes already mounted the absence of
dialogue with their reality. The popular power construction process is not indoctrination.
Neither authoritarian ways of doing politics that assume that an "enlightened vanguard"
learn, speak and teach, while another, the people, ignore, listen, learn and obey.
It is not just pretty words that will convince the people of their strength and ability to
fight. It will be your concrete and effective participation in the organization of
grassroots efforts, a strike, street demonstration, task force etc. in collective
practices that will generate accumulations and popular power. Nor is with a beautiful
rhetoric that will give cable of popular demands, rather, it is through the direct
political participation, organized people acting on their daily lives; in practical
exercise with support of a theory facing reality and nourished by it. It is therefore to
promote a breakthrough with the people without "idealizations" or "ideologiza??es", or
just stay releasing "maximum program" so as not to establish a dialogue with people's
daily lives. But trace goals, build a minimum program and proportionate action plans to
the demands of reality and practice.
For when there is a desire to artificially accelerate this organization, even in the name
of causes more "revolutionary", it creates a dangerous imbalance that leads to sterile
forms of radicalism. You want more than the people and "take the step higher than the
leg." It is designing an ideological view of reality, from the top down, seeing only what
is like to see and forcing people to do what you think he should do. And often this is
accompanied by the exaltation of a "militant martyrdom" or a "revolutionary theoretical
authority" by promoting certain political vanguards.
Another practice is to make a sectarian detached from reality or action that was not built
collectively and accuse of "reformist" or something similar, those who did not participate
in it. At the end, the action aims to strengthen the political vanguards and not the
people's struggle. This authoritarian practice of forcing a "radicalization" or impose an
external agenda that was not built collectively can be counterproductive and result in
retreat. And what seems "revolutionary" has a reactionary effect it has no sensitivity to
the people and do not want to walk with him.
Contributing to this arrogance of not properly analyze the possibilities of the situation
and the concrete conditions of the struggle. Dogmatically want to "push" the people always
to a unequal correlation of forces is acting irresponsibly causing damage forever the less
privileged sectors. Force the pace only leads to sectarian initiatives and division among
the masses. An action is not revolutionary for its "radical aesthetics", but the goals
that search and the method with which it was built and sent. Want of a sudden, there is
immediate commitment of the people in a political process is to put the groundwork to
lose. "It is better to take a step with a thousand than a mile with a".
All true people power processes begin modestly. For the bottom of the struggle grows from
small way problems and possible solutions, where every action must be taken by the people
as active subjects. Thus, the place of political organizations is not behind or ahead, but
how they are formed by the people, stand with you, to stimulate, to propose policies and
organic nature and put fuel in the fight. It takes a great sensitivity to follow and
respect the living dynamics of popular action at the time it is processed on a daily
basis, a demonstration or a mobilization, for example.
Willingness to fight for social transformation yes! But a certain conception of work and
everyday political practice are the differential that will determine the character of the
new world that seeks to build. There are other methods that help accelerate effectively
and consequent way that walk the people, as the assessment of the situation, the promotion
of joint, advancing the internal organization and contact with other groups and
experiences, stimulating the (auto) policy formation, and the creation of a social
environment and ethical political and favorable to it, with direct participation and
respect for people. Methods and practices endowed with popular principles such as direct
action, self-management, ethics, mutual support and classism. Values that must be present
in the now for the construction of popular power and social transformation.
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