[കേ.ശാ.സാ.പ] Re:KSSP- Debate

Dear Arun and other friends of KSSP,
  Arun's analysis is based on down-to-earth facts, objective and sincere to the core. Around and after 1990, several things have happened: We, in the Left and the Working Class movement, managed well the crisis that had swept the Socialist World. However, we are yet to catch up with the more recent global renaissance of the socialist spirit. Organisational problems and ideological weaknesses of CPI(M), the largest working class movement in the country, are the major impediment.
  Palghat was an aberration and Singur-Nandigram has popped up after eight years. And, I do not believe, as many would like to interpret, that from Calcutta Thesis to Singur-Nadigram to was a continuous transition. Birth of CPI(M) was of a corrective by India's modern proletarians who are bound to assert themselves once again. I look forward to this and work toward the very same objective. As Arun said all these need detailed and far more serious discussions, far outside the frame work set by Bimith.
  There is no point in branding any body as agents of CIA; that only blocks exchange of views and opening up of debates. I do not know how many of you have read my open letter to Richard Frankee & Co.. In case you would care to read, it will be my pleasure to forward a copy.
  With warm greetings from Kochi.
      
Arun Sreekumar <arunsree_at_gmail.com> wrote:
  Dear Biminith,KSSP friends, friendly critiques

Thought of writing in Malayalam, it would have expressed my thoughts clearly.
Seems it takes more time than I expect, so I think it is better to write something than not. So, let me put in my rudimentary English.
I think it wold take more than one mail to put my thoughts. It is 100% personal perspective.

I came familier to Parishath through 'Eureka Vijnjana Pareeksha' during late seventies and has become a Balavedi worker after couple of years. Balavedi work, reading of parishath books and periodicals and interaction with various parishath workers has influenced my thoughts, and I eventually became a parishath activist over some years, like most of the parishath workers of my generation. I think that KSSP activities were the foundation stones of my scientific temper (which I assess myself as not very bad) as well as my outlook as a social animal.

Involvement with SFI and DYFI also developed parallely and I became a candidate member of CPI(M) in 1990, when I was the unit secretary of KSSP. I 'believed' that scientific temper alone is a 'cure for all', and masses 'aromoured with scientific temper' alone could change the society.

It took some time to understand (at least partially) about the complexity of class relations in society and then only I could realize that the scientific temper itself is a creation of the class society. It became obvious that, you cannot change the society by simply enlightening.
To change the society, class differences has to be fought out.
This gave more clarity to well known "Science for social revoluion" and "KSSP is a struggle-support organization, not an organization to lead struggles of its own".

I think this understanding is very important and it is one idividuals freedom or preference to be involved with a political party or an organization like KSSP.

Bimineeth and Vijayachandran Sir, in my experience, there is not a single instance the CPIM tried to hijack KSSP or KSSP tried hijack the CPIM. Like myself and similar thousands of 'dual-members' in the lower level, there were a quiete a few dual-members at the higher committees as well, but the organizational structure of the KSSP is open and democratic to the core that someone cannot simply deviate the discussion and get a decision.

Once upon a time, there were ideological debates going inside the CPIM. 'Dual' members have defenitely participated in these at their individual capacity. As an organization, KSSP cannot be blamed or praised for this. As an idividual, I have serious disagreements with many views of KSSP and many views of senior KSSP activists (For example with MP himself. I do not subscribe to his view of a post-capitalist world. Same time, I can respect them as a vision of a thinkful individual, and any criticism towards it shall be genuine and ideological. It is criminal to brand it 'CIA philosophy' )

Coming back to the issue of 'loss of influence in society'. It is clearly exerienced that the CPIM, KSSP or any progressive movement in kerala has no influence in Kerala Society, outside the shrnked circle of traditional followers these movements. On the other side, rightwing movements, communal forces, spiritual leaders etc are inceasing their mass base.

In my opinion, the reason for this is the disfunction of the CPIM as a communist party. Unlike the fish in the water, the party has become a sediment deposit, which blocks the flow of the water.

Many KSSP workers including myself has created a false identity of 'being different'. (I realized this after many years and tried my level best to get out of it, not capable of assess, how much could I come out). We created small gatherings of our own and limited our interaction to these circles, smae time had a feeling that we were doing something great. We followed kalajathas from one center to the other in bicyles and created audience of our own. We prettended to 'learn everything' and never realized that it was foolish. We developped mannerisms which made other people avoid us branding 'pseudo budhijeevi'. We never become normal human beings. So it is natural that we become the residuants (keetam) in the society.In every crowd, you will realize a KSSP man/woman. What a pity!

The crisis of the comminist movement also is alianation from society. The reasons are different and if needed can be discussed outside this discussion forum.

Sasneham
Arun

       
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