BOOK REVIEW You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows By Karin Asbley, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, et al. Reviewed by: Chris Graham
he (1969) riots known as the “Days people have less stake in a society (no
of Rage” mark the turning point of family, fewer debts, etc.)…” and add, “In
‘ ‘ Ta small domestic group from protesting ‘ jail-like schools, kids are fed a mish-mash and rioting to the initiation of a vio- of…lies while being channeled into job lent terrorist campaign to achieve their and career paths set up according to the demands. is series of events is highly priorities of monopoly capital.” e writ- instructional today for the understand- ers state, “Activists and cadres …will help ing of domestic militant groups and expand and deepen the movement in… their operational transformation. eir schools.” It is worth noting that some of experience also demonstrates the multi- the document’s writers do the “channel- track strategy that is popular to this day ing” now as college professors.1 in which nonviolent groups and terrorists e revolutionaries predicted, “Win- maneuver in tandem for the realization of ning state power in the US will occur shared objectives. as a result of the military forces of the Some of those associated with the US overextending themselves around Days of Rage, Karin Asbley, Bill Ayers, the world…struggle within the US will Bernardine Dohrn, et al., published “You be a vital part of this process, but when Bill Ayers. Photo: omas Good Don’t Need to be aWeatherman to Know the revolution triumphs in the US it Which Way the Wind Blows” (New Left struggling businessmen…we…look to will have been made by the people of Notes, 1969). is document reveals Mao…the [Black] Panthers, the ird the whole world.” ey insist, “…when tactics, strategy, and ideology from one World, for our models…” imperialism is defeated in the US, it will of the most dangerous domestic terrorist e writers state, “In all our work we be replaced by socialism—nothing else.” groups the USA has experienced. It can should try to formulate demands that… e writers observe, “When the petit be accessed at www.archive.org. tie us to…separate struggles…to show bourgeoisie’s interest is for ghting e writers describe their objectives: that we’re one multi-issue movement…” imperialism on a particular issue, but “…the goal of the revolutionary struggle ey assert that “Agitational demands not for overthrowing it and replacing must be the control…of…wealth in the for impossible, but reasonable [sound- it with socialism, it is still contributing interests of the oppressed peoples of the ing] reforms are a good way to make a to revolution…” and, they admonish, world.” ey add, “…we determine who revolutionary point.” ey add, “Mix- “ e development of revolutionary are our friends and who are our enemies ing di erent issues, struggles and groups Marxist-Leninist-Maoist collective according to whether they help US impe- demonstrates …there is one system...so formations…is…the responsibility of rialism or ght to defeat it.” all these di erent problems have the same every revolutionary.” • e Weather-people understood that solution, revolution.” “…oppression falls heavier on…workers e revolutionaries suggest, “To win a 1 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/ [it] is worsened through rising taxes, in- war with…the imperialists will require a local/Controversial-Professor-Bill-Ayers- ation and the fall of real wages….” ey (clandestine) organization of revolution- Speaks-With-Occupy-Chicago-Protes- decided that “Our heroes are no longer aries…” ey understood that “…young tors--134045388.html accessed 2-7-12
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