The dialectic of Ukrainian war. Reflections 2 years on.

The 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has passed. Over the past year, the reactionary nature of this war on both sides has become increasingly clear. To prove this, we will use the theoretical framework we utilized in an article published on the last anniversary.

Piotr Strębski: How the Republic of Poland and its security services understand Marxism [+ commentery by ‘poltrot1917’]

The Polish state is known for its harassment of communists, which became particularly intense during the rule of the populist-conservative PiS party. It was during this period that members of the legally registered Communist Party of Poland or the Trotskyist portal “Władza Rad”, among others, were persecuted. The victims of these repressions were accused of promoting “other totalitarian system of state”. These actions remained unsuccessful (in a legal sense), because the persecuted nowhere called for the use of methods considered “totalitarian”. Spurious legal basis for these attacks reveal their political nature.

Below we have a glimpse into worldview of people behind these repressions. The article by Piotr Strębski, originally published on the website of the Association of Polish Marxists, analyzes an “historical presentation” published in the official organ of the ABW (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Węwnętrznego, ABW; Polish counterintelligence agency) “exposing” the nature of Marxism. We learn that ABW endorsed the “cultural Marxism”/Frankfurt School conspiracy theory; it turns out that a conspiracy theory expoused by neo-Nazis and right-wing crackpots is also a semi-official ideology of the Polish state.

The same government also updated the Penal Code, making “communist propaganda” explicitly illegal. As of now this ban remains in force. So at least in this respect there exists continuity between the previous “authoritarian” government and the current “liberal-democratic” one.

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