Torkil Lauesen is one of ~20 white Third-Worldists to actually put their money where their mouth is; respect to him on those grounds. But I think his concept leaves only 'lie down and rot' and 'join the YPG' as the only useful tasks for leftists in the Left; he forecloses the possibility of revolutionary action in the imperial core in a way that feels defeatist. Just because there is not a successful historical example thus far, that does not mean it is impossible.
I think that’s a fair point, though I would also add that trying to figure out what us western leftists are actually supposed to do right now is a pretty difficult and convoluted question, and I give my comrades a lot of room to figure it out myself.
Organize for the overthrow of capitalism within our nations and against our nations' imperial violence abroad. How to do that is a big and difficult question but you can't throw in the towel.
Torkil Lauesen is one of ~20 white Third-Worldists to actually put their money where their mouth is; respect to him on those grounds. But I think his concept leaves only 'lie down and rot' and 'join the YPG' as the only useful tasks for leftists in the Left; he forecloses the possibility of revolutionary action in the imperial core in a way that feels defeatist. Just because there is not a successful historical example thus far, that does not mean it is impossible.
I think that’s a fair point, though I would also add that trying to figure out what us western leftists are actually supposed to do right now is a pretty difficult and convoluted question, and I give my comrades a lot of room to figure it out myself.
Organize for the overthrow of capitalism within our nations and against our nations' imperial violence abroad. How to do that is a big and difficult question but you can't throw in the towel.