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    Fight Class War Now
    Fight Class War Now
    Fight Class War Now
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    Fight Class War Now

    By Bhaskar Sarkar

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    Social and economic exploitation of the 99 percent by the 1 percent is as old as the history of the world. There always was a disparity of wealth and privileges of different classes in the society. The disparity was there under feudalism, imperialism, capitalism, socialism and communism. The disparity is there in democracies and autocracies. In capitalism in post industrial revolution world, the chief exploiters were the mine and mill owners and money lenders. Rebellions against this exploitation led to the rise of labour unions, socialism and communism. Under the new dispensation, the politicians and their wealthy cronies became the new privileged class.

    United States also has its classes. Classes can be based on race, education or income. Income is one of the most prominent features of social class. A simple definition of class could be privileged and under privileged. The privileged have a strong financial background and do not have to struggle to survive. The under privileged are mostly from a weak financial background and most of them struggle to survive. At least 60 percent Americans are in this bracket.

    The Bottom 60 Percent of the American people, the middle class, working class and the poor; white collared and blue collared workers; teachers and nurses; policemen and postmen; high school and college graduates; all are facing unprecedented economic difficulties. Many are losing their present jobs. Most of the jobless are unable to find jobs matching their qualification and experience. Ever since President Ronald Regan, a Republican, unleashed his pro-business, pro-rich neo-liberal economic policies, the inequalities have increased sharply. The real income of the Bottom 60 Percent of the American people have either fallen or stagnated while that of the top 40 percent has grown rapidly. The incomes of the top 1 percent are growing at an amazing rate. Over eight to fifteen million manufacturing jobs have been shipped to China and other Asian countries. Jobs in science, technology and information technology are handed over to less costly foreign immigrants to increase corporate profits. Trillions of dollars of taxpayers money has been paid to bail out profligate banks that nearly collapsed because of their greedy speculative practices and malpractices in the “Savings and Loans” Scandal, the bursting of the Dot Com Bubble and Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis. The rich have been given tax breaks by the Republican Presidents like Regan and the Bushes. The Bottom 60 Percent have been given pink slips and heartbreaks by the corporations to improve profitability and the state governments on austerity drive to trim budget deficits. Their jobs have been shifted overseas by outsourcing. Their dream houses have been repossessed by the banks.

    I do not have to tell the Bottom 60 Percent of the American people that they are in great economic difficulty and that their condition is deteriorating with every passing year. I want to ask them through this book whether they are going to sit back and mortgage their future and the future of their children and grand children to the top 1 percent and the corporate monsters. Or will they wake up and fight their exploiters, the rich, the corporations and their politician cronies.

    This book seeks to suggest why and how, the ordinary underprivileged Americans, the Bottom 60 Percent must fight a class war against their privileged class enemies and secure their future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBhaskar Sarkar
    Release dateJul 20, 2012
    ISBN9781476136776
    Fight Class War Now
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    Bhaskar Sarkar

    Bhaskar Sarkar was born at Calcutta, India in 1940. He graduated in civil engineering in 1963 and joined the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army and hung his boots after 28 years of distinguished service in the rank of Colonel. A keen student of military history, economics and international affairs, he has eleven published and a few unpublished books to his credit. This is his first E book. Other Books by the Author are:Pakistan Seeks Revenge and God Saves. India ISBN 81-85462-11-9. Fiction.Tackling Insurgency and Terrorism. ISBN 81-7094-291-8. Non fiction.Kargil War, Past Present and Future. ISBN, 1-897829-61-2. Non Fiction.Outstanding Victories of the Indian Army. ISBN 1-897829-73-6 . Non Fiction.Thirty Nine Steps to Happiness. Non Fiction. 81-248-0142-8President Takes Over. Fiction. (Unpublished)Practical Approach to Vaastu Shastra. (A Peacock Book)Earthquakes, All we need to know about them. ISBN 978-81-248-0188-8. Non Fiction.Decline and Fall of the American Empire. Non Fiction. (Unpublished)Nationalism: Economic Strategy for Survival of Developing Countries. ISBN 978-81-269-1093-9.An Introduction to Religions of the World. ISBN 978-81-269-1339-8. Non Fiction.Can the American Economy be Saved? Non Fiction. (Unpublished)Who is Afraid of the Chinese Dragon? I am. Non Fiction. (A Peacock Book)Tackling the Maoist Menace. ISBN 978-81-269-1636-8. Non Fiction.Prevention, First Aid and Treatment of Diseases with Homeopathy. (On offer)The Laments of a Rational Pessimist. (On offer)

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      Fight Class War Now - Bhaskar Sarkar

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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to the poor and middle class Americans who have lost their jobs to outsourcing and globalization and financial losses incurred by small scale US businesses as a result the neo-liberal capitalistic policies followed by the US Governments since the presidency of Ronald Regan

      Contents

      Prologue

      Chapter 1: History of Class Wars

      Chapter 2: Why America Needs a Class War

      Chapter 3: The Dumb 60 Percent Must Fight Back

      Chapter 4: Class Enemies and Objectives of the Class War

      Chapter 5: How to Win the Class War

      Epilogue

      Bibliography

      About the Author

      Prologue

      ".... You don’t need an economist or the Federal Reserve to tell the American people that the economy is in trouble because they have been experiencing it for years now... We have to stop giving tax breaks to companies that are shipping jobs overseas and invest those tax breaks in companies that are investing in the US," - Barack Obama, American Democrat President in waiting at a debate at University of Texas, Austin on Thursday 21 February 2008.

      The Bottom 60 Percent of the American people, the middle class, working class and the poor; white collared and blue collared workers; teachers and nurses; policemen and postmen; high school and college graduates; all are facing unprecedented economic difficulties. Many are losing their present jobs. Most of the jobless are unable to find jobs matching their qualification and experience and have to somehow survive on part time assignments or social security. Ever since President Ronald Regan, a Republican, unleashed his pro-business, pro-rich neo-liberal economic policies, the inequalities have increased sharply. The real income of the Bottom 60 Percent of the American people have either fallen or stagnated while that of the top 40 percent has grown rapidly. The incomes of the top 1 percent are growing at an amazing rate. Over eight to fifteen million manufacturing jobs have been shipped to China and other Asian countries. Millions of Mom and Pop stores and small businesses have been swallowed up by multi-brand mega retailers like Wall Mart. Jobs in science, technology and information technology are handed over to less costly foreign immigrants instead of American engineers and scientists to increase corporate profits. Trillions of dollars of taxpayers money has been paid to bail out profligate banks that nearly collapsed because of their greedy speculative practices and malpractices in the Savings and Loans Scandal, the bursting of the Dot Com Bubble and Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis. The rich have been given tax breaks by the Republican Presidents like Regan and the Bushes. The Bottom 60 Percent have been given pink slips and heartbreaks by the corporations to improve profitability and the state governments on austerity drive to trim budget deficits. Their jobs have been shifted overseas by outsourcing. Their dream houses have been repossessed by the banks.

      I do not have to tell the Bottom 60 Percent of the American people that they are in great economic difficulty and that their condition is deteriorating with every passing year. I am sure that they know it. But I want to ask them through this book whether they are going to sit back and mortgage their future and the future of their children and grand children to the top 1 percent and the corporate monsters. Or will they wake up and fight their exploiters, the rich, the corporations and their politician cronies and regain for themselves and the progenies a prosperous future.

      This book seeks to suggest why and how, the ordinary underprivileged Americans, the Bottom 60 Percent must fight a class war against their privileged class enemies and secure their future.

      Back to Contents

      Chapter 1: History of Class Wars

      Social and economic exploitation of the 99 percent by the 1 percent is as old as the history of the world. The world always had at least two classes, the privileged and the under privileged. There always was a disparity of wealth and privileges of different classes in the society. The disparity was there under feudalism, imperialism, capitalism, socialism and communism. The disparity is there in democracies and autocracies. In feudal societies, the ruling class taxed and tormented the ordinary people with the connivance of the priests. In imperialism it was the colonial rulers who ruled with the help of their local lackeys. In capitalism in post industrial revolution world, the chief exploiters were the mine and mill owners and money lenders who forced men women and children to work on their projects of profit in miserable conditions for a pittance. Rebellions against this exploitation led to the end of feudalism and the rise of democracy. It also led to the rise of labour unions, socialism and communism. The level of exploitation and the inequality of the classes reduced. Under the new dispensation, the politicians and their wealthy cronies became the new privileged class.

      United States also has its classes. There can be different ways of social

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