RESIST LOOP CULTURE, RECLAIM THE CAMPUS

Intoxication and addictive habits have always been an inseparable part of human society. People have turned to them for various reasons whether as an escape from everyday misery, to fill the excruciating void of dislocation from family/society or as means of socialisation but whatever the motive, they have resulted in detrimental effects. Jadavpur, despite a long history of progressive struggles that gave direction for society’s betterment, is not isolated from this plague. Intoxication to the point where people lose all sense of right and wrong, and create obstruction to any activity merely to satisfy ego, is harmful for all progressive forces in a social setting.

The formation of these regressive elements, this loop of addicts, is fuelled both by the frustrations of daily life produced by the very nature of capitalist society and the historical neglect and failure of Stalinist organisations to cultivate mass consciousness and the revolutionary potential of ordinary students. Systematic failure and the inability of progressive members to resolve issues of such individuals through united action results in a union that is non-representative of its constituents. The final result being, that these students end up resorting to self-destructive means like addiction and become a nuisance to all productive activity in campus space. The event that occurred in the F.E.T.S.U. GB on last Monday (25/08/2025) is an example of this phenomenon only, where we saw a final year student making an outrageous and preposterous statement like debarring students who were unjustly held under police custody, after the event of a student run down by a Minister of the state, from all sort of Union activities. These sort of illogical statements from a student formerly part of a Stalinist organisation, and currently a close-knit chum of the loop, only goes on to show that how mass accumulation without any politicisation or conscious development through dialogue and debate goes on to produce reactionary regressive elements in our society. Such loops have long been exploited by mass organisations, mobilised for presence in movements and used as platforms to recruit cadre.

“The traditions of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living” ~ The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Karl Marx

The mistakes of those prior to us is a burden we bear today. Various union activities, from the cultural fest to the freshers’ welcome, have witnessed a noticeable participation from such groups. This reflects how certain activities are gradually moving beyond our direct influence, giving rise to these circles as distinct forces on campus. These circles sustain themselves by socialising, influencing, and reproducing over time. While coexistence may appear feasible to some, it is important to recognise the underlying motivations behind such perspectives. In practice, coexistence can benefit opportunistic organisations that succeed in embedding their confidantes within these circles, as it provides them with a fluid mass of individuals who can be mobilised when required.

The task before us is clear. We must break this cycle, and prevent students from spiralling into this vicious loop through clarity in action and unity in our struggle. Through active participation in our struggle for a better tomorrow, the collective consciousness of students will improve.