“The class struggle is a myth of the past,” say the official narratives. Let’s talk about the “society of citizens,” let’s talk about “people”… The class struggle exists, and we can only observe its transformation. Where can we find it?

The class struggle is reflected today in the numerous privileges enjoyed by those “on top” at the expense of those “below.” There is class struggle in job insecurity, in speculative bubbles, in corporate relocations, in real estate that appreciates faster than the economy grows, in tax evasion, in inequalities that do not penetrate general prosperity, in the distancing of the wealthy from their countries of origin.

There is class struggle in evictions from homes by banks, in the privatization of profits and the socialization of losses, in the redevelopment of urban areas, in flexibility and in “reforms.” However, the class struggle is not only present there. It can also be found in other aspects.

When employers bring in cheap labor from other countries, there is class struggle. When multiculturalism is imposed on local working classes, there is class struggle. When aid to foreigners and outsiders is given at the expense of the indigenous and kin (who are always the poorest), there is class struggle.

When international financial capital supports illegal immigration (which is also a lucrative business for Non-Governmental Organizations), there is class struggle. When a bureaucratic caste in the UN imposes the Global Migration Pact without consulting either parliaments or peoples, there is class struggle.

When the elites, who preach “diversity,” live in gated, segregated communities and under the protection of private security, there is class struggle. When the reproduction of social refuse is allowed, when crime rises, and when a generalized lawlessness is imposed on working-class neighborhoods, there is class struggle.

When the abolition of borders is called for and social cohesion is thus threatened, there is class struggle. When the adoption of a European treaty (Treaty of the European Constitution) is rejected in a referendum and the elites bring it back through the back door (Treaty of Lisbon), there is class struggle.

When a people votes to leave the European Union and a political faction undermines the result, there is class struggle. When the elite forces a nation to vote a second time on the same issue to “correct” its vote, there is class struggle.

When the elite refuses to hold a referendum on the most essential issues, there is class struggle. When the local bourgeoisie encourages territorial secession from the country to exempt itself from solidarity with the weaker areas of the country, as occurs in one of the oldest nations of Europe, there is class struggle.

When taxes are imposed on the middle and working classes while large incomes and multinational corporations go unscathed, there is class struggle. When entire segments of the population (farmers, indigenous people, voters of “populist” parties) are slandered, there is class struggle.

When proposals are made to limit democracy, because “the problems are too complex and the people are completely ignorant to judge,” there is class struggle. When the mass media conceal problems, distort the truth, and lie to “not feed populism,” there is class struggle.

When the family is destroyed, when the cohesion of the working class is affected, there is class struggle. When the prestige of teachers is undermined and the education of students is destroyed, there is class struggle.

When “enlightened” social engineering is imposed at the elitist universities of North America, there is class struggle. When mass universities are transformed into factories for producing precarious labor, there is class struggle.

When fighting climate change is burdened on the backs of the poorer social strata (taxes on diesel, highways, on meat consumption), there is class struggle. When suicide is the second leading cause of death among farmers after cancer (data from the Social Agricultural Mutual of France), there is class struggle.

When political correctness is imposed through the power of the mass media and the language of ordinary people is devalued, there is class struggle. When a country is dismantled and the identity of its inhabitants is alienated, there is class struggle.

When a culture is devalued and the identity of its people is alienated, there is class struggle. When a supranational globalized oligarchy dominates nations and peoples, there is class struggle.

Adriano Eriguel is an author and political thinker. He was born in the city of Mexico to Spanish parents. He studied law and political science. He has worked in various European countries. His writings are published in electronic platforms as well as in alternative blogs, including El Manifiesto and Página Transversal.