Finally when in Ma 1649 the king of Prussia retused the crown of Ger many offered to him by Ine Assembly the capitalist represen tatives simply gave up and dispersed. completely historical situation had Lucicl previous developed struggles the In capitalisi class had vacillated on small actions but taken massive revoludecisive issues. Now the reverse had happened. The capitalist class was limited questions. But on UNCi most decisive ones l would now capitualte.
This was a total rever sal of the previous role of capitalist class marked the ending of its position as a revolutionary force. This change was only to be confirmed by later events. Il was on tnc Dast: of this new situation that une uneory perlanch revolution was developed by first Marx and then Trotsky.
Department to develop good rela tions with the bourgeoisie when they sabotage production and destablise and at the same time to the demands of the 'And we know what the demands of the 'popular sector' are. They are for socialism of that there is no doubt. The workers have no illusions in the Nicaraguan bourgeoisie, as on dozens they have shown struggles in the factories and in the But the crunch is coming - the private sector knows that the government is not making idle threats about nationalisations, confiscations or imAt the same time Il sabotaging production and refusing to collaborate with the Sandinistas in any way. In short it is waiting for the counter-revolution from outside the win. The fight economic power is taking place on the Honduran border. If the army of the Nicaraguan masses can defeat the counter-revolution then the days of the Nicaraguan bourgeoiste At the end of the demonstratior outside the refinery the CST leader again thanks us for being there. Long live proletarian internationalism!' the crowd shouts, and for tiVe there were hugs and braces all round. A more moving experience we are not likely to have for Socialist Challenge 19 August 1982 pago 9