14 September 2015
By Mari P-A
The Red Vine
Last year, this paper carried an interview
with Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik, a Socialist Party USA candidate for the
California State Assembly. Now he’s seeking the SPUSA nomination for its
presidential campaign. I spoke with him on behalf of The Red Vine:
What is your message to supporters of Bernie Sanders, or even the
Green Party’s Jill Stein, who see those campaigns as a more realistic
avenue to build some kind of anti-corporate politics?
They are of course free to lend their efforts to whichever direction
or whichever candidate they feel worthwhile. I have an opinion, of
course, about the value of working to overthrow capitalism by focusing
on D.C. The overthrow of capitalism will not be determined by who gets
your presidential vote. It can and will happen as we strengthen our
local focus. I don’t mean to imply that the candidates you mention are,
however, focused on destroying capitalism. When supporters of any
candidate are willing to have a discussion about socialist revolution,
I’ll be there with a friendly smile, prepared to talk strategy and
tactics. So many are doing fantastic work in spreading the revolutionary
message, and they are finding better ways to deliver that message,
better strategies for engaging in a healthy and productive dialogue with
the people. I might sound optimistic when I say that many elements of
the U.S. Left are headed in the right direction, but I truly believe
that.
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