December Update

To further immerse myself in the ecosocialist struggle, I attended a play in nearby Montclair New Jersey called "The Third Coming: Marx Returns." Needless to say, the production's central character was Karl Marx, the father of socialism and the co-author of the Communist Manifesto. Its plot followed a dead Marx, posthumously looking down at the world from the afterlife, lamenting the current state of thins and musing over what could have been had the global socialist revolution ever succeeded-- or began. In the playwright's interpretation, one of Marx's greatest concerns for the world after his time was the destructive impacts capitalism had on the Earth and its inhabitants because after all, nature is capital and the goal of socialism is to distribute capital equally to the workers of the world. A long discussion with the rest of the audience and the playwright followed the production. The event was also made possible by the Socialist Party of the United States of America, so as a result I was able to spend time discussing ecosocialist ideas and literature with SPUSA members. I was also introduced to members of the local community who I would have otherwise assumed were not affiliated with the struggle. The whole experience was really rather inspiring. Between the energy of the elderly cast who'd not yet give up the fight and the numerous socialist youths who came out to show support, I found myself with a renewed confidence in the movement.