The major lessons from our Red October Campaign include the fact that we must not just satisfy ourselves by becoming professional critics, permanent protestors and lamentors in the face of the many challenges facing our country. But that [it] is essential for the working class to take the lead on concretely what is to be done, through concrete actions and campaigns!Although there are some different issues confronting working people in South Africa than here in the US, there are also many common ones. We must compare notes with activists all over the world in order to raise our level of political consciousness and improve our knowledge about effective strategies and tactics as we engage in our own class war which is a part of a global class war. And, we must not be deterred from using some sources of information simply because the political operatives of the governing class disapprove of them.
It is probably premature to consider any campaigns here in the US. We are presently building our political consciousness, our political structures, and our political power. Once we have accomplished that, we can move on to campaigns. However, to prepare for the future some people who are further along in their political development can benefit by looking at the experiences of activists in other countries.
