Brothers And Sisters/Companeros Y Companeras,

My autobiography, Walter Pietsch: Evolution of a Peaceful Revolutionary, is a MUST- READ FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU! Why? Not only because it makes very interesting reading, written like I’m sitting down having a cup of coffee across the table from you, but most importantly because THE VISION IT CONTAINS, WHEN IMPLEMENTED WITH YOUR HELP, WILL TRANSFORM OUR COUNTRY INTO A CARING DEMOCRACY, RUN BY THE PEOPLE.

Here’s what some folks are already saying about it and my activism…

STEPHANIE (she is a young woman who works in Dunkin Donuts, Brentwood Road, Brentwood, New York): "Walter, when I read Chapter Eight, I have to tell you it was hotter than Fifty Shades Of Grey! Then, I read the whole book, and I loved it! So, I gave it to my Mom to read. She did, and she loved it! Now, she gave it to my Grandma to read!”

DENISE (Nurse’s Aid, Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, New York): “Your writing style is so interesting to read. I really like the way you’ll start on a subject, and then sometimes jump to something you want the reader to know about right then and there, just like you’re talking to us!”

DR. JEFFREY LEONARDIS (Board Certified Cardiologist and Internist, Garden City): “Walter, your writing style is fantastic! You really know how to write! Even though I’m conservative in my political views and don’t agree with everything you say, I respect you and what you have done!”

CHARLES FERRARA (Vietnam Veteran who was on a rooftop in Saigon when the Tet Offensive broke out): “As I was walking across the floor while in Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, Long Island, in a bed next to his father, Charles, Sr: Walter, please be careful how you walk; the world needs you!” Charles made this comment before he read my book, but after getting to know me and my views. His brother, Paul, already bought my book.

And on the literary side…

MAXWELL CORYDON WHEAT, JR . (First Poet Laureate, Nassau County, New York): “Walter Pietsch (writes) . . . in a robust, rough-hewned style that keeps the reader fixed on this story. . . Human interest . . . makes this . . . a brilliant read! (The book) is (an) entertaining . . . window into the people of contemporary American history.”

ED ASNER (actor/activist; member, Foundation for Democracy): “. . . a fighter for the right things that occupy our lives and are usually ignored.”

CORA SANTAGUIDA (2012 CT Green Party candidate for Board of Education, Stamford; member, PoemAlley: "Walter Pietsch: Evolution of a Peaceful Revolutionary was a great experience. Pietsch addresses issues that many would avoid... with courage, know-how and grace. This thoughtful autobiography emanates passion alongside great moments of tenderness. Walter Pietsch's words educate and inspire."


SO FOLKS, WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Love, sex, caring, golf, God, the soul, current events and what’s really going on and what’s wrong with things--and a simple, non-violent vision which, when implemented, will change everything for the better for all of us--except those who are multi-millionaires and billionaires (the 1% ers).

HOW DO I GET IT? Available at $10 a copy (plus $4 shipping), Evolution of a Peaceful Revolutionary is available below through Paypal.

… And don't forget to explore this blog and the sections on the right to find out more about Walter’s views, activities and relevant current events!

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Book Review: Searching for the Soul of Revolution


Wisconsin: From the Front Lines of the Labor Battle

by Caneisha Mills

Paperback, 75 pp. with chronology, illustrated
$7.95
November 2011, PSL Publications 
Dear Companeros/Companeras at PSL:

After thoroughly reviewing your entire publication, I want to provide you with my own, also thorough analysis of your assessment of that labor struggle.

On the positive side, I particularly commend Austin Thompson for stating on March 8, 2011: ". . the two-party democracy in the United States is nothing but a dictatorship of the rich." That is a statement I myself have made repeatedly for the past fifty years and more, which is nothing but the absolute truth! Equally dramatically, in that same article, Austin made this fiery, moving remark: ". . . as workers, it is completely necessary in this phase of the struggle that just like we could occupy that Capitol, we can occupy factories, we can occupy industries. We can take them over. . ."

On the negative side, I take complete exception to the 2/20/2011 statement by Jeff Bigelow, where he states: "Solving the budget crisis does not require the complete elimination of banking and corporate profits." Excuse me! I cannot believe anyone who supports the Party for Socialism and Liberation would be calling for the continuing rule of capitalism. I KNOW IT MUST BE ELIMINATED - BUT PEACEFULLY, AS I WILL EXPLAIN.

I am just as determined as you to see that the dictatorship of the rich which presently rules us is removed and replaced--but by what? You say "Socialism." I say, not exactly!
In answer to your call for a general strike, and your conclusion that the capitulation by the Democrats, who of course are a big part of the problem caused the failure of a proposed general strike, which would have resulted in - POWER TO THE WORKERS/THE PEOPLE! I reply: IT IS NOT THAT SIMPLE!
Yes, we are the people. We are the 98%ers (according to the analysis of two-time CT Green Party candidate for Congress, Richard Duffee, 2%, not 1%, control 50% of the wealth of our country). But for this to occur, it must be done within our own historical framework as a nation, in a manner that all Americans can support. This should not be difficult to accomplish. Why?

There is one brief, but clear, declaration that supposedly is agreed upon by all Americans, one that will sink the capitalist system without firing a shot! That statement/declaration is contained in our most powerful document, perhaps the most powerful ever written, our DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. That statement says, clearly and simply: "ALL MEN (PEOPLE) ARE CREATED EQUAL!" THAT SAYS IT ALL.

I propose a simple, three-phase plan of action that will end the rule of capitalism and replace it with true, caring democracy, one with power from the bottom up. This will NOT be a "dictatorship of the proletariat" or any other kind of dictatorship, as Marx so mistakenly proposed. It will be pure dynamic democracy:

Phase One details the EQUAL MEDIA ACCESS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. This will take money out of the political process entirely. Every candidate fdor office must be required to state whether he/she supports or opposes this Amendment. Their response will be a litmus test. If they support it, and their views are pro-people, we'll support them. If they oppose it, we'll oppose them and see that they are not elected!

Phase Two calls for Employee/Consumer Control Of All Institutions. As I commented earlier, your Austin Thompson dramatically described that occurrence himself. We know this must be done carefully, in collaboration with the labor unions, selecting those companies that are the most anti-worker and the least solvent (e.g. threatening the workers, etc.).

 Phase Three will implement the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 'Dream Dollar'. This will be added to the national currency to fuel Project Rebuild America, that will pay for work performed, as millions of new jobs come into being, just as FDR did in the 1930s.

Believe it or not, WE ARE THE PATRIOTS! WE SEEK TO IMPLEMENT THE PROMISE OF OUR FOREFATHERS, A PROMISE THEY THEMSELVES DENIED THEIR FELLOW AMERICANS, SUCH AS SLAVES, INDIANS/NATIVE AMERICANS, INDENTURED SERVANTS AND, YES, WOMEN!

As we proceed toward our goal, it must include the element of caring for one another. No revolution, peaceful or not, that does not include the vital elements of love and caring is worth anything. THAT MUST BE THE SOUL OF THE REVOLUTION. WE MUST LOVE AND CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER!

A revolution that includes happiness, humor, love and caring is the kind of revolution I believe we all truly want. I do. Do you?

                                                                --Walter Pietsch, submitted to laborstruggle.org 2/7/12
A lifetime labor/human rights activist noted for his attempted citizen's arrest of Richard Nixon for war crimes, Walter Pietsch is the founder of ARISE (Americans Removing Injustice, Suppression and Exploitation) and author of the newly-released Walter Pietsch: Evolution of an Evolutionary Revolutionary--Updated 2013 Edition (please see "Books by Walter Pietsch" at right for more information and ordering).
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