What has brought about defeat in this "so-called Spartacus Week"? "Was it a defeat due to raging revolutionary energy and a situation that was insufficiently ripe, or rather due to frailties and halfway undertakings?" ("Order Reigns in Berlin," The Reader)
It was both, Luxemburg answers: "The divided character of this crisis, the contradictions between the vigorous, resolute, aggressive showing of the people of Berlin and the indecision, timidity, and inadequacy of the Berlin leadership is the particular characteristic of the latest episode."
But the masses, she argues, must create their leadership. The masses are the "rock on which the ultimate victory of the revolution will be built." The people "fashioned" this defeat "into a part of those historical defeats which constitute the pride and power of international socialism. And this is why this "defeat' is the seed of the future triumph."
The cleansing pogrom continued until May, 1919, when, as Craig writes, the great Sauberrungsaktion reached its climax (Germany). Thousands were killed during this reign of terror, including Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, captured and executed on January 15, 1919 by Freikorp officers. In time, a short time, millions will be tortured and killed.
Just as there have been other reigns of terror, there have been other uprisings"
"Order reigns in Berlin!' You stupid lackeys! Your "order" is built on sand. The revolution will "raise itself up again clashing,' and to your horror it will proclaim to the sound of trumpets: I was, I am, I shall be.
"I embrace you a thousand times, your R."
[1] Author, Brett Fairbourn.
[2] The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg, editors Georg Adler, Peter Hudis, and Annelies Laschitza, 2011.
Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
