EXTRACT: Communists stand against this tide of authoritarianism
and irrationality. The CPGB, it almost goes without saying, does not
advocate rioting and looting. To do so would be to embrace the politics
of despair, if not nihilism - and in reality would amount to the junking
of our communist programme, which outlines a positive vision of
universal human liberation. But we attempt to fully understand the
causes and origins of the riots, so we can provide answers for society;
an alternative to an increasingly dysfunctional capitalism. The plain,
unpleasant fact is that very large numbers of youth face a bleak future
indeed, possibly a lifetime of flitting between unemployment and
soul-destroying, chronically low paid work (ad-hoc, temporary, casual,
etc). So they have nothing to look forward to. No wonder then that
rioting for some of them brought a moment of joy or release - even if it
is was only fleeting. But, as with many drugs, after the highs come the
lows.
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