chapotraphouse

I'm not gonna try and second guess anyone who, clearly, has far more courage than I do but seeing what happened at the time of Willem Van Spronsen's martyrdom and what changed afterwards (i.e. nothing) was a major turning point for me in my own political development.

I say this will all respect but unfortunately Van Spronsen's memory faded, although I keep remembrance of his heroism alive in my heart, while the machine churned on basically unperturbed - as it does to this very day. It would be uncharitable to say that he died for nothing - he died in an act of resistance and he died for his principles. But his choice to take himself out in a single act ultimately serves the interests of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, just as did the death of Aaron Bushnell and Matt Nelson.

You can call this position selfish, and in some regards that would be true, but we need these people who are willing to live and even die for their principles to fight in resistance for as long as possible rather than taking themselves off the board voluntarily in one solitary, final sign-off.