Socialist Movement (Basque Country)
Mugimendu Sozialista |
The Socialist Movement (MS)[1][2] (originally, and in Basque: «Mugimendu Sozialista») or socialist current («ildo sozialista») is a political and social movement originating in the Basque Country with a communist ideology, formed in the late 2010s. It consists of various interconnected organizations, each with a defined area of action.
Ideology
[edit]Although it originates from the same sociological space as the Basque National Liberation Movement (MLNV), the Socialist Movement broke away from the abertzale left and its strategy from the outset, positioning itself as an organized movement independent of it. The Socialist Movement considers that the abertzale left holds social-democratic positions incompatible with the socialist revolution and that communism has been systematically sidelined within the abertzale left.
The territories outside Euskal Herria that have also joined the Socialist Movement have similarly broken with previous political experiences, such as Catalonia/Valencia with Arran and the rest of Spain with the UJCE. The various organizations that form the movement are united around the principles of revolutionary Marxism and communism.[3][4][5]
Background
[edit]The end of ETA and the creation of new currents in the abertzale left (2011-2017)
[edit]After the definitive cessation of ETA's armed activity in 2011, various tensions arose within the abertzale left, leading to the creation of numerous organizations that did not adhere to the "official" positions that were established and that called for a different strategy. Over time, through the exchange of ideas among various militants connected to the student movement and gaztetxes, the foundations were laid for what would later become the socialist current or movement. During this initial process, blogs such as Borroka garaia played a significant role, publishing reflections and texts developed by militants.[4]
Split between Ikasle Abertzaleak and Ernai (2018)
[edit]The student movement played a crucial role in the creation of the Socialist Movement, as it was within Ikasle Abertzaleak —the student union of the abertzale left since 1988— where the two main currents of the abertzale left clashed significantly in a struggle for leadership of the organization. The disagreements were such that, in October 2018, the historical alliance between the student and youth organizations of the abertzale left, which at the time was Ernai, was broken. This was due to the perception that "the vision and political practices of both organizations have completely diverged."[6] This event confirmed the split between the MLNV and Ikasle Abertzaleak, which, in their VII Congress (2019), declared their commitment to the construction of a "Basque socialist state."[5] Ernai, for its part, launched Ikama, a new student organization that would continue to coordinate under the MLNV.[7]
History
[edit]Creation of organizations and meetings (2019-2022)
[edit]In January 2019, the digital publication Gedar was launched to give voice to the organizations and militants of the mugimendu sozialista (socialist movement). It openly declared itself as the propaganda and political communication element of the movement, created to serve as a political tool for the working class.[8]
In February of the same year, Gazte Koordinadora Sozialista (GKS) was presented at the Auzolana frontón in Vitoria.[9] GKS was born with the aim of addressing youth issues from a class perspective, working in collaboration with Ikasle Abertzaleak to shape what would later become the Socialist Movement. Both organizations launched various joint initiatives, among which Euskal Herriko Gazte Sozialisten Topagunea (in English, "Meeting Point of Socialist Youth of Euskal Herria") stood out.
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A not-so-youthful brawl". El Correo (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Thousands of young critical abertzales with EH Bildu march against bankers, businessmen, and politicians". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Gedar. "[IKUSPUNTUA] Paul Beitia: Against nostalgia". Gedar: Langile kazeta. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Communism as a goal". Argia (in Basque). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b "They reaffirmed their commitment to a national Basque school and a socialist Basque state". Argia (in Basque). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ SL, TAI GABE DIGITALA (5 October 2018). "Ernai eta Ikasle Abertzaleaken arteko «aliantza estrategikoa bertan behera» gelditu da". naiz (in Basque). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Hik Hasi". www.hikhasi.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Gedar. "[Mugimendu Sozialista / KONTSEILU SOZIALISTAK]". Gedar: Langile kazeta (in Basque). Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Gazte Koordinadora Sozialista aurkeztu dute Gasteizen". Argia (in Basque). Retrieved 7 June 2022.