Revolution, Transformation, and Reform in the Politics of Liberation

Abstract

In the Politics of Liberation, revolutionary political action is characterized by its essence of critical transformation and stands in contrast to functional reformism. It demands the deconstruction of both micro and macro institutions and the construction of new ones; the ultimate goal of the revolution is life. Thus, revolutionary action is guided by the criterion of the production, reproduction, and development of material life in community, ultimately for humanity. In this way, the revolution is understood as the paroxysm of the critique of strategic transformations, the maximum climax of the struggle for life. The act of revolutionary transformation is a moment of supreme danger played out in the community from the exterior of the existing system. The material foundation of the revolution is life, and the driving force behind it is the Will to Live or the 'desire' for life as a creative will.