Revolution #015, September 25, 2005, posted at revcom.us
Get the downloadable MP3 of Bob Avakian's talk, "Elections, Democracy and Dictatorship, Resistance and Revolution." It’s provocative, humorous, and makes you think twice about how you've looked at these critical questions. Included in this talk is a discussion of what's wrong with "Support the troops but not the war." Avakian poses and speaks to challenging questions like.
What’s wrong with the slogan “Support the Troops, But Not the War”?
What are you supporting when you raise this slogan and where does that take you?
How do you decide which troops should be supported?
What if a woman is getting raped and someone says, “I support the rapist, but not the rape”?
What kind of life is being defended when some southerners say, “The Confederate flag is not a symbol of oppression...it’s just a way of life.”
Who decides where the U.S. armed forces will go and what they will do?
What does the debate around this slogan have to do with making revolution?
To hear this whole talk by Bob Avakian, including the part on where the slogan, “Support the Troops, Not the War” will take you, go to: bobavakian.net and get the bootleg of the talk, ELECTIONS, DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP, RESISTANCE AND REVOLUTION.
Download it, listen to it, play it over your school’s PA system, blast it from your car when you’re driving down the street. Copy it and get it around to everyone. The people need this truth!