having read gramsci's work on the two fascisms, it translates very well to modern american politics
the dnc upholds a collaborationist urban fascism seeking to assimilate the compatible left, while the gop upholds a brutally violent rural fascism
both have different visions of a neofascist future
project 2025 is not a distinct political project
it is simply a continuation of neofascist gop policies
fearmongering about it ignores how many of these policies began development under democrat presidencies
the democratic establishment is not only impotent, but also complicit
Quote of the Day #6:
"I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that language; above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization."
-Frantz Fanon
i don't consider 'leftist infighting' a very useful term, because the issue at hand is too often the definition of leftism
i consider the center-left to be defined by being a compatible left, that primarily meaning compatible with imperialism, but also capitalism, patriarchy etc
I cannot emphasize enough - we have a global pathway to net zero. That pathway burns to cinders the moment we accept powering “AI” as an acceptable use of energy. Climate action is wholly incompatible with expansion of “AI”
in case you missed it, SCOTUS is (further) criminalizing homelessness because there's a shortage of prison slave labour
american capitalism has run on slavery since its conception, and will continue to until it is overthrown
there are more slaves now than ever before
"accelerating capitalism will galvanize the proletariat"
obviously, but to what end?
when material conditions worsen & workers lack the necessary education/consciousness, they are galvanized towards fascism
class warfare is not like jenga, but rather a tug of war
letting go of the rope is suicide
žižek & chomsky are 2 sides of the same coin
both call to vote for 1 side of the american duopoly every 2-4 years
both are platformed by imperialist institutions such as mit, google, etc
both condemn anti-imperialism & revolutionary socialism
both are controlled opposition
we all know biden's "red line on rafah" was a barefaced lie
but he's not the only one
everyone who repeats the mantra "vote blue no matter who" is giving up their only leverage & consenting to genocide
i don't even care where your red line is
but you'd better fucking have one
#freepalestine
the lgbtq+ community needs to stop venerating youthfulness
as a culture we desperately need elders, and beyond that, youth-obsession is a reactionary pursuit
there are 2 common motivators for antisemitism, which is very important in judging the danger
antisemitism on the western left is usually motivated by settler innocence ("israel controls our govt, we're the victim") while on the right it's motivated by white supremacy, pure and simple
many defenders of capitalism argue that the capitalist/bourgeoisie takes on the risk
in a sense, they are correct
the bourgeoisie profits from the theft of surplus value from their workers, but this profit risks a loss
meanwhile, the worker's exploitation is a total certainty
when you judge the violence of the slave by the same parameters as the violence of the slavemaster, you have, unwittingly or with intention, consented to the institution of slavery
if you care more about dunking on 'anarkiddies', 'tankies', 'trots', 'radlibs' etc than taking serious action against the urgent threat of fascism on the left (from nato support among western anarchists to the larouchite astroturf known as 'magacommunism')...
you are the problem
Quote of the Day #5:
"The first lesson a revolutionary must learn is that he is a doomed man. Unless he understands this, he does not grasp the essential meaning of his life."
-Huey Newton
i don't have a side in the ukraine war for the same reason i wouldn't have a side in the first world war
anti-imperialism isn't as simple as opposing conquest
anti-imperialism is about having the principle & historical analysis to know when a national liberation struggle is truly progressive
young kids are seeing some of the most gruesome, horrifying images of murdered palestinian kids right now
i hope it will make them more compassionate than previous generations
but i'm worried it's just going to numb them to the horror inflicted on innocents with our tax dollars
on labour:
all members of the proletariat (working class) sell their labour-power (usually through employment) for wages at a loss
this loss is known as surplus value
without the theft of surplus value from the workers, there is no profit for the bourgeoisie (owners of private property)
