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Hi Comrades
The Orange Order is a sectarian organisation designed to perpetuate and
develop sectarianism within the working class in Ireland. Its core role is
that of increasing the oppression of the Irish working class in the
interests of the accumulation of capital.
In view of this it is the duty of communists to seek the destruction of the
Orange Order. This is done by means of propaganda, agitation and politics
entailing the seizure of state power.
In view of this communism is opposed to all parades and activities of the
OO. Consequently those elements that are only opposed to some Orange marches
(Sinn Fein and Michael Farrell retired "revolutionary") misunderstand the
real nature of the OO and in fact support its existence. All parades must be
opposed irrespective as to whether they proceed down staunchly Loyalist
working class areas or staunchly nationalist working class areas. How that
opposition takes places is a function the particular conjuncture of
events --a tactical matter.
In opposing the Orange Order communists are opposing capitalism. However the
opposition takes on a form that reveals theoretically and politically this
fact. Unlike opportunism the OO is not opposed in such a way as to suggest
that it is merely the OO that is the source of sectarianism and the
corresponding divisions. To limit the struggle to a mere political attack
upon the OO is to obstruct the struggle against capitalism and thereby
support the latter and the OO.
Sinn Fein and its allies have been seeking to delude the working class into
thinking that the problem is Orangeism and not capitalism nor its specific
form imperialism. Consequently they focus attention on the need to
eliminate, mollify or transform Orangeism as the means to bring about the
demise of sectarianism within the framework of the rule of capitalism and
specifically British imperialism. They focus attention on the need to
cajole, pressurise or woo the Irish, British and American states into
forcing Orangeism to mend its ways and eliminate its sectarian character.
Orangeism is now the real source of the problem of oppression. Change the
Orange man and you change society --create a new population and you create a
new society. The Irish, British and American states are neutral arbitrators
for good and against evil --superstitious belief in the state.
The fight against Orangeism then is the fight against imperialism and
thereby capitalism. The fight against Orangeism must be fought on the basis
of a fight against the capitalist states on both sides of the border. The
fight against Orangeism is a fight for socialism --the class struggle.
Warm regards
Rebecca
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