{"id":223,"date":"2021-03-04T16:17:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pariserkommune.noblogs.org\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2021-03-17T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:51:09","slug":"erbe-der-kommune","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pariserkommune.noblogs.org\/?page_id=223&lang=en-US","title":{"rendered":"Legacy of the commune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the rulers have already spoken, then the ruled will start to speak.<\/p>\n

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), poet, artistic director, Marxist, excerpt from the 1932 poem In Praise of Dialectics (Translation: David Riff).\n<\/div>\n
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Protesters of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) fight against the police in Paris in 2019. [1]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War [2]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Moscow 1917: Soldiers with banner „Communism“ [3]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Thomas Sankara (1949-1987), socialist revolutionary, president of Burkina Faso, assassinated in 1987. [4]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Female Kurds fighting in Rojava (Northeastern Syria) [5]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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November Revolution 1918, Wilhelmshaven. Sailors with plaque: „Soldatenrat Kriegsschiff Prinzregent Luitpold. Long live the socialist republic“. [6]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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20 Pfennig stamp, GDR, 1971 in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Paris Commune. Barricade on the Place Blanche defended by women. [7]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The Paris Commune was an occasion of world historical significance. For a brief moment, the possibility of a different society shone forth and inspired the revolutionary left of various backgrounds for decades.<\/p>\n

In 1917, the Russian October Revolution seemed to fulfil the promise of the Paris Commune. It stood „on the shoulders of the Commune“ as Lenin said. In the end, not even real-existing socialism could be defended against capitalist counterrevolution.<\/p>\n

Since then, the barbarism of capital has been able to carry on quite unbridled. And „The oppressors move in for ten thousand years“ according to Bertolt Brecht. But during the 150 years since the Paris Commune, the world has seen countless uprisings, rebellions and revolutions. The authorities and profiteers of the capitalist order could not break the resistance against the exploitation of men caused by men – no matter how brutally and cruelly they proceeded.<\/p>\n

The fight for the Spanish Republic (1936-1939) had clear parallels with the struggle of the Paris Commune on a national scale. The revolutionary resistance of the Spanish workers was able to defend the republic, also with the help of international support, 3 years before fascism.<\/p>\n

The struggle of the Kurdish self-administration in Northern Kurdistan (Eastern Turkey) since the 1980s and recently in Rojava (Northern Syria) is also based on the principle of the commune with the aim of establishing autonomous, interconnected territories within the national territory of four countries.<\/p>\n

Again and again, people rose and rise against property and power related oppression that serves few and keeps down many. „Who\u2019s to blame if oppression remains? We are.“ wrote Brecht and further „Who can break its thrall? We can.“<\/p>\n

And now, at the end we circle back to the beginning of our little exhibition: the story of the Paris Commune is a spark in the history of struggles for liberation from capital, patriarchy and racism – look for it and get organised!<\/p>\n

The exhibition collective<\/em><\/p>\n

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In Praise of Dialectics<\/h2>\n

Today, injustice goes with a certain stride,
\nThe oppressors move in for ten thousand years.
\nForce sounds certain: it will stay the way it is.
\nNo voice resounds except the voice of the rulers
\nAnd on the markets, exploitation says it out loud:
\nI am only just beginning.
\nBut of the oppressed, many now say:
\nWhat we want will never happen
\nWhoever is still alive must never say \u2018never\u2019!
\nCertainty is never certain.
\nIt will not stay the way it is.
\nWhen the rulers have already spoken
\nThen the ruled will start to speak.
\nWho dares say \u2018never\u2019?
\nWho\u2019s to blame if oppression remains? We are.
\nWho can break its thrall? We can.
\nWhoever has been beaten down must rise to his feet!
\nWhoever is lost must fight back!
\nWhoever has recognized his condition \u2013 how can anyone stop him?
\nBecause the vanquished of today will be tomorrow\u2019s victors
\nAnd never will become: already today!<\/p>\n

Bertolt Brecht, 1932 (Translation: David Riff)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Friends of the Paris Commune (1871) Founded by communards in 1882, oldest organisation of the French labour movement, keeps the memory of the Paris Commune alive. [8]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Chiapas, Mexico: „You are in the territory of the rebellious Zapatistas. Here the people are in command and the government obeys.“ [9]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Demonstration by veterans against the Vietnam War, USA, c. 1970. The banner reads: „We won\u2019t fight another rich man\u2019s war!“ [10]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Marie:<\/strong> Laurent, how do you imagine the world in 150 years?
\nLaurent:<\/strong> A world at peace and without hunger. Housing and food are shared fair and square.
\nMarie:<\/strong> And that girls are allowed to do exactly the same things as boys.
\nLaurent:<\/strong> Of course, Madam Councillor! But seriously, since mum died, I really do realise what women accomplish. There is definitely room for more equality.
\nMarie:<\/strong> I would like to see many communes, all over the world. And in every commune there would be a shop with macarons displayed in thousand shiny colours.<\/div>\n
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\n [1] CC BY 2.0 flickr.com\/photos\/95237051@N04\/46658622822\/<\/a>
\n [2] CC0 commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>
\n [3] CC0 commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>
\n [4] www.thomassankara.net<\/a>
\n [5] indypendent.org<\/a>
\n [6] Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-J0908-0600-002 \/ CC-BY-SA 3.0<\/a>
\n [7] CC0 commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>
\n [8] commune1871.org<\/a>
\n [9] CC0 commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>
\n [10] CC0 zinnedproject.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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