ABSTRACT
This is a panoptic paper in five parts.
In Part One, Immiseration Capitalism, I examine the current neoliberal cum neoconservative austerity capitalism and its ‘class war from above’, in particular its resultant relative immiseration and its absolute immiseration, with particular reference to Greece, Ireland, Britain and the USA.
In Part Two, Anger at, Analysis of and Activism within/against Immiseration Capitalism, I argue that there is a necessity for Anger, (Marxist class-based) Analysis, and Activism, with Programme, Organization and Strategy. Activism, Analysis and Strategy are then addressed in terms both of electoralism and in terms of direct, extra-Parliamentary activism, both being deemed necessary, but with the former having limitations and the latter being deemed essential. Here, I lay a stress on the importance of revolutionary Marxist party.
In Part Three, I identify the main features of Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism and Education for Austerity Capitalism and Immiseration, contrasting this, in ies, Socialist Education. Here, I summarize key aspects of critical pedagogy and socialist education, and also summarise Marxist critiques
Part Four, with Activism in the Education Arena: Critical Pedagogy of theories that serve to disable class based analysis and activism in education and society: Postmodernism, identity politics, and revisionist/reformist socialism.
In Part Five, Resistance: Revolt, Revenge and Strategic Activism, I return to Resistance and Revenge and call for them to be strategically focused.
The paper is also slightly autobiographical, referencing some of my own relevant experiences, blogs and writing. As a panoptic paper it is therefore, inevitable a summary paper, in places, an extended annotated bibliography.
