[lbo-talk] QUESTION/ANSWER

[Wojtek S]

[WS:]  So when the revolution finally comes, with what would your replace
the professional police force?  Most people do not appreciate being beaten
by thugs, robbed by thieves, or cheated by swindlers, and they would really
appreciate having some form of protection from such elements, no?  Look at
countries like Somalia or Afghanistan - those forces that provide greatest
protection against crime and corruption tend to gain greatest popularity.

Wojtek

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:


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>
> martin wrote:
> >
> >
> > But I'm still curious about one of the first responses that you provided
> to a question of mine. I asked if we didn't have to win the police to the
> side of the small people - and you responded never. Do you still feel quite
> as strongly about that?
> >
>
> "Never" is the right answer _at this time_. Efforts to 'win' the police
> are fatuous.
>
> Only under pre-revolutionary conditons does winning over the repressive
> forces become necessary. And even then, probably not the professional
> police but citizen military forcesd. And one cannot plan that in advance
> or even think out the particular condtions under which it might happen.
>
> Now we just reach those who can be reached because of prior sympathy
> with our position and involve them in struggle.
>
> Carrol
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