The Military Is A Vital Instrument in The Sustenance of Capitalism Peoples Liberation Party, 8

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Mason Owen

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The military is a vital instrument in the sustenance of capitalism


Peoples Liberation Party, 8
(Bosses Will Need More Soldiers for Imperialists Wars, The Communist, summer 2008, page 45, SR).

The armed forces are as essential to the bosses as their factories. Soldiers produce nothing
themselves, but under capitalism, they are necessary to the ruling class to mine surplus value.
Without the millions of workers handed rifles, the bosses could not defend their interest
overseas, extract the raw materials to feed their factories, or secure their ability to exploit the
working class at home. The only reason the military exists is to help provide for the bosses the
framework within which the produced surplus value is guaranteed to come to them. It is a tool of the
bosses, used to preserve their system. Any slogan to change its use-without overthrowing the
system- such as Out of Iraq and into Darfur- will only help this weapon be used to exploit other
workers. The military is the trump card for the ruling class. It is used to secure their interest
when coercion fails. All their negotiations, both with the workers and other rulers are held
under the shadow of their army. They tell the workers You dont have to sign the contract, but
try to strike and see what happens.

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