FIGHT FOR COMMUNISM!
	International Communist Workers Party
ICWP@Anonymousspeech.com

LOS ANGELES, USA, Nov. 15 — “We need more Red Flag, more communism,” said a young comrade in a discussion in a high school classroom the day after the US elections.
Others around him said, “We need to get Trump out as soon as possible!” and “We have to push harder now!”
The comrades went on to explain that it was not just about Donald Trump but about the fascist ideology that had been built. The way to combat fascist ideology is with communist ideology.
“Donald Trump made me come back to Red Flag,” said a young woman comrade in a post-election meeting. She will be part of our new young worker’s collective.
Several of us went to the protest in downtown Los Angeles the night after the election. There were three or four thousand people there, mostly young. We didn’t need to tell them that Trump or racism are bad. They already knew that. They had already burned an effigy of Trump.
One comrade started conversations by telling people, “The two parties are broken and we need a new party. What would we be doing if we weren’t all stressing over a paycheck? Our whole mindset might relax. We could explore our talents and pursue many different endeavors. The way we treat each other would change. We would all do for each other and develop deeper relationships. This is the society we need.” Then she gave them Red Flag and told them about the website. She got a lot of good reactions.
“You’re really an international party?” asked a young black man in front of City Hall. “I’m from South Africa.”
 “Yes,” we responded. “We started organizing in South Africa after the massacre at Marikana exposed the class nature of the post-apartheid regime. We’ve got clubs of workers and students in Port Elizabeth. We have an article in this Red Flag about our participation in #fees must fall.”
“Let me see that. The tragedy at Marikana definitely showed the bankruptcy of post-apartheid South Africa. What do you say about #fees must fall?”
“That free capitalist public education is still education for capitalism—which only works for the capitalists. We need to fight for a communist society, where education and all social institutions serve the needs of the workers.”
“Sounds right to me,” he smiled. “I’m here with my girlfriend, who’s Mexican-American, but I’ll be going back to South Africa soon. I’ll look up your comrades.”
We distributed 350 Red Flags that evening—all we could carry. In the car on the way home, two of us saw the march coming our way. We pulled to the side. As the marchers went by chanting “F*** Donald Trump!” and “Not my president!” we pumped our fists and honked the horn. Then we took a red flag out of the trunk and jumped on top of the roof of the car. As we waved the flag, we were greeted with cheers and pumped fists. People asked us who we were.
“This is the red flag of communism! “We are the International Communist Workers’ Party!” we answered.
 “Yay!” answered a young woman, raising her clenched fists.
We wrote a leaflet and distributed hundreds of copies along with hundreds of Red Flags at the mass protest on Saturday and had more great conversations.
In the metro station, two young black men were commenting on the masses of mostly young people on their way to the protest. 
“I hope I don’t get caught in a riot,” said one.
“It’s just a protest,” answered his friend, “There’s been a lot of those since Trump got elected.”
An older white comrade joined the conversation. “It’s a good thing. People are angry about Trump, and taking to the streets. Capitalist elections build racism, and these people are repudiating that. But what we need is revolution, to end racism and build a communist society. Here’s Red Flag, a communist paper, and our leaflet.”
“I just want to get home safe,” said the first guy.
“Let me see that paper,” said his friend. “I work with some ex-cops.  When I tell them the problem is the whole system, they say I sound like a communist. I’d like to see what some actual communists have to say.
“We say we can build a communist society without money and the wage system, and that will let us end racism once and for all,” responded the comrade.
“I don’t think we can ever end racism. You can’t tell people what to think,” said the young man, as we got on the train.
“When we get rid of competing for jobs and having to pay the bills, we’ll be able to work together,” explained the comrade. “There won’t be any bosses to pit us against each other, or politicians pushing racism to get elected. Communism will finally be able to defeat racism.”

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