I've always wondered, is it ever a good idea to bring communist flags to a protest? All the ones I attend are organized by communists and are mostly attended by anarchists but the issues are never explicitly communist. Stuff like trans rights and anti police
It has to be bad optics for the news coverage right? Tbh that's how I view the anarchy flags they bring and the black bloc (even though I understand why and I also do black bloc)
I view all normalisation of communism as a good thing.
Trans people seeing it see that communists are allies. And the more communism is seen in the mainstream the more it forces people to learn about it. Yeah fascists will spread bullshit too but silence and hiding ourselves doesn't stop that. It's self marginalisation.
I think normalizing it as a "valid" viewpoint is a good thing. Most westerners have never in their life met someone who was outspokenly Communist. But they've been inundated their whole lives with anti-communist propaganda.
It's easy to hate a theoretical enemy. It becomes harder when they have acquaintances, friends, family, and people who are fighting on their behalf (as above) who are Communists.
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I've always wondered, is it ever a good idea to bring communist flags to a protest? All the ones I attend are organized by communists and are mostly attended by anarchists but the issues are never explicitly communist. Stuff like trans rights and anti police
It has to be bad optics for the news coverage right? Tbh that's how I view the anarchy flags they bring and the black bloc (even though I understand why and I also do black bloc)
I view all normalisation of communism as a good thing.
Trans people seeing it see that communists are allies. And the more communism is seen in the mainstream the more it forces people to learn about it. Yeah fascists will spread bullshit too but silence and hiding ourselves doesn't stop that. It's self marginalisation.
they are going to shit on you regardless, might as well scare the fash a bit
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ill tell you that itll be weird if youre the only one doing it. if you have a posse, it looks less weird.
I think normalizing it as a "valid" viewpoint is a good thing. Most westerners have never in their life met someone who was outspokenly Communist. But they've been inundated their whole lives with anti-communist propaganda.
It's easy to hate a theoretical enemy. It becomes harder when they have acquaintances, friends, family, and people who are fighting on their behalf (as above) who are Communists.