I will not defend Stalin and I will not defend the CCP. Just because capitalism isn’t good doesn’t mean that we have to glaze imperialist states. Ask Ukraine and the Baltic states how good they had it during the USSR; my point being that pro-USSR sentiments are largely just pro-Russian propaganda.
China is doing some good nowadays, but it still definitely has corruption. There are still billionaires, polluted air, capitalistic factories—which have terrible working conditions and sell cheaply made carcinogenic products, they’re building AI data centres—some of which will boil the water temperature, bans citizens from accessing a lot of websites, etc.
I even decided to join a solidarity website and it mentioned f**cking Kim Jong-Un as a leftist figure ffs 💀. Literally, ANY North Korean defector will tell you how bad the North Korean regime is. The site had no mention of actual decent examples like Peter Kropotkin, Nelson Mandela, Thomas Sankara, Martin Luther King Jr, or even Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.
Edit: did not know that Proudhon was a bigot. My bad; thanks immensely for telling me.
Well, I’d argue that the cohesive ideas already exist within people’s consciousness in a serviceable state, even as wrong minded as we can be. What doesn’t exist is a directive within us to turn morally good ideas into actions that we take. And we just can’t get that from online, being here talking with eachother like this is too emotionally rewarding whether or not we’re arguing.
If you live in a place where you have a community that can act against capitalism in any particular way, doing that would probably be more effective than checking online with strangers like me or the .ml 社会信用体系 farm for alternatives. You know, it just doesn’t feel like there are any wrong answers now. Also me being here talking is 100% a part of the problem.
No they most certainly are not cohesive, if certain leftists insist on clinging to mis- and dis- information, especially when certain leftists know that Western media is consistently and constantly carrying water for the same system that oppresses us with:
The same leftists, I might add, that DV comments that discuss Gell-Mann amneaia,
whinewhile refusing to consider just maybe accusations lobbed in this very thread just may be more psyop lies, or at the very least, gross misrepresentation, likeI’m not sure which user you’re referring to but just because they’re being super problematic right now doesn’t mean that’s the entirety of who they are or who they will always be. Let alone whether or not calling them out is going to actually cause them to stop downvoting stuff or suddenly see their cognitive dissonance for what it is.
We’re all just kind of here to act out some fantasy or other, changing that person would rely on them first desiring to be a kind of person who changes their mind (which in certain dumbass cultures is seen as a sign of weakness). Does that sound like the average comment section enjoyer to you?
Wait, just checked the link. Yeah that guy don’t want to read. But who’s to say how they spends their time offline? Obviously not reading about Smedley Butler which is a grave mistake but even bad institutions like churches can be capable to doing actual community outreach which is more than what really goes on here.
Yes, and I interact with well-meaning church-goers and neighbors, and just kind of grit my teeth and smile and nod when they start on me about going to their various churches, although I do occasionally enjoy a sermon at a local church or two, while also not buying into everything they say. At the same time, they’re not organizing beyond voting or handing out surplus vegetables, which is commendable work for sure. They say election outcomes are in G-d’s hands, but will absolutely campaign for their buddy who runs for various office, but can’t tell you one thing from an actual platform.
Yeah, that’s the catch isn’t it? They build communities and connect to people while at the same time training them to mentally compartmentalize ushering in the third Reich. Lil Bill on youtube is a leftist who pivoted from education and discourse to primarily acting within his community and coordinating with the oldheads to help people survive the maga era. That’s black churches though so the crowd is less acquiescent to maga anyway.
But for what it’s worth even if everything here feels useless and like a distraction to me from engaging with the world and anarchism is a meaningful way, it’s always nice to chat with you see you go back and forth with other people. Keep it real, Maeve ✌️
If only black churches in my and surrounding communities were that forward -thinking (ask me how I know 🫠). And I get it, it’s time for white people to put themselves on the line, and in* my area that’s not happening either. Something something, loss aversion.
I’m currently recovering from something so I’m definitely online more than I prefer, lately. Organizing or not, mutual aid is righteous, good, and pure.
Thanks for engaging with me in honesty and good faith. I appreciate it.