73 percent of young people think racism is a serious problem in Britain, with over half of Gen Z explicitly saying that Britain is a racist country.

This is hardly surprising. On average, a mosque has been attacked every five days in the last year. We’ve seen racist scum run riot in the streets, attempting to burn migrants alive, and attacking anyone who isn’t white.

The biggest lie of all is that racism comes from the ‘uneducated masses’. But racism does not come from the working class – it comes from the top.

Racism is part of the ideology of the capitalist class, consciously manufactured to justify slavery and imperialism. The British state was moulded through racism – its institutions are soaked in it, from head to toe.

There’s racist violence from the police, racist rulings in the court system, a racist media, and plenty of racist members of Parliament and the House of Lords to choose from. The establishment paved the way for Farage, Lowe, and ‘Tommy Robinson’.

The working class, on the other hand, has no interest in racism. It’s a tool for a small layer of so-called ‘elites’ to divide and rule the masses – getting workers fighting each other for scraps, rather than blaming their real enemies: the bosses and bankers.

Unfortunately, this seems to be lost on the left-wing ‘leaders’, who artificially separate the anti-racist movement from the class struggle. Instead – they say – we need the ‘broadest possible front against racism’; one which includes those who defend the system from which it springs.

But if we’re unable to call capitalism out as the real cause of racism, we’re limited to abstract moral appeals. Denouncing racism is all well and good. But if the class responsible for it goes completely unchallenged, there is no hope in ending it.

The Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) wants to make sure that the racists at the top of society get more than a good challenge. We want to see them and their system gone.

Far from society ‘shifting to the right’ or ‘sliding towards reaction’, there has never been a more anti-racist generation of young people than the one we have now. That burning fury against racism needs to be harnessed into a fight against the system itself.

We need your help

For this reason, we’re running a fundraising campaign to hire a new full-time revolutionary, to focus on winning over these furious layers to the revolution.

First and foremost, this would mean producing more theoretical material on racism and how to fight it, along with agitation that can connect with the anger out there.

It would also mean producing more content on how the working class has successfully fought racism in the past, cutting away at the idea that the working class is responsible for racism.

This material will be key to combatting pessimistic ideas like identity politics, which direct the blame away from the capitalist system, and fracture the struggle against oppression.

A new full-timer could also systematise and develop the party’s work in the anti-racist movement, drawing out the best lessons for recruiting and training anti-racists into revolutionary fighters.

The capitalists have gotten away with racism for far too long. It’s time to wage a fight against the main instigator of oppression and division. Britain needs a revolution.

Help us raise the money for this important step forward for communism in Britain. If you are not yet a member of the RCP, you can sign up to support the party with a regular donation today. Or, if you are already a member, we ask you to seriously consider raising your membership subs today, by contacting your branch treasurer or emailing finance@communist.red.

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Why I raised my subs…

“The videos I saw of masked thugs parading round Dover hammered home the urgent need for us to take a serious, concerted approach to the anti-racist struggle. I’m sure that having a new full-time revolutionary who can dedicate themselves to this work will help us become a real force and have an impact in this struggle.”

– Fern, Leeds, raised by £10

“I’m a teacher, and every day at school I’m confronted with two facts. On the one hand, the tremendous potential of young people, their humour, their relentlessness, and their compassion. On the other hand, I see economic insecurity and social instability sap their optimism.

“The RCP is optimistic. We see this system as it really is. We see the potential of the radical youth. We’re building an organisation for them. When I raise my subs, I see it as a down payment on taking back our futures from the rich, and giving my students the world they deserve.”

– Stanley, Bristol, raised by £10

“I have a small student loan, and while it means things like not eating out as much, I’ve made sure to raise my sub to the maximum I possibly can. I set the bar to what I see as necessary, and found a way to make it work. I implore others to raise theirs too, to set a bold target and demand the impossible!”

– Josh, Cardiff, raised by £30

“Once I’ve ensured I’m clothed, fed, and housed, anything else I buy helps me get through life as a worker under capitalism. I’d rather treat the illness than just treat the symptoms, and spend my money on supporting the revolution instead.”

– Nathan, Southampton, raised by £30