This “Power and Strategy” course seems interesting!
Does anyone know where I can find it?
Anyone, it's good that they taught them people like W.E.B. DuBois and the Combahee River Collective's own texts.
Definitely give the article a read-through or at least a skim-through.
I did.
You're not reading most of the articles by cpusa.org.
Then why are you continuing to mischaracterize my point as being against learning from other orgs, including Western ones? I've explicitly stated and explained how that's not the case, and nothing in what I've said could even be characterized as such. I see no acknowledgment or engagement with the points I've raised, including patiently explaining your misunderstanding.
What does that have to do with anything here?
I am not mischaracterizing your point so don't mischaracterize what I'm saying or myself as well.
"What does that have to do with anything here?"
You don't understand the CPUSA and are not a member, as far as I can tell, and are just going off a few things said.
Yes, you are. I've explained how. You can choose to engage with that, but it is uncomradely to belabor this falsehood in such a flippant and dismissive way.
In what way am I mischaracterizing you?
Literally nothing in this thread is about CPUSA. Unless you're outing the authors of this book as members, something they're presumably avoiding being public given they do not state that association anywhere online?
"Yes, you are. I've explained how."
You have not and can't read my mind.
"In what way am I mischaracterizing you?"
By saying that I'm mischaracterizing you.
"Literally nothing in this thread is about CPUSA."
Oh nvm, wrong thread, but you're still wrong.
Why would I need to read your mind to know whether you've mischaracterized me? You're not making any sense.
Anyways, you have done so twice, I've patiently explained how, and you have yet to engage with what I've said there. Please consider doing so before continuing this discussion.
You're confusing disagreement with mischaracterization. I can't have been more clear that my position is not "don't learn from other orgs". There's nothing in what I've said that can be called, "hey don't listen to other (Western) orgs". I've explicitly stated that it's not and have literally used examples drawn from other orgs. Yet you persisted in this straw manning.
I invite you to engage with the substance of what I have said and to please avoid these defensive behaviors. While I am very patient, most people are not, and these behaviors would be very off-putting to them.
Please use this opportunity to ask yourself whether you're paying sufficient attention to what I've said.
"Why would I need to read your mind to know whether you've mischaracterized me? You're not making any sense."
Uh, because I know that I haven't?
"You're confusing disagreement with mischaracterization."
Uh, that applies to you.
"I invite you to engage with the substance of what I have said and to please avoid these defensive behaviors. While I am very patient, most people are not, and these behaviors would be very off-putting to them."
But you haven't even engaged with the substance of my posts.
"Please use this opportunity to ask yourself whether you're paying sufficient attention to what I've said."
I've already said that I'm without ADHD medication.
This is getting very silly. You claimed or implied, twice, that I'm suggesting not listening to (Western) organizations, generally. It's basically all you said in response, in fact, despite me writing several paragraphs explaining what I mean and am actually recommending. Your replies did not apply to what I said and I've explained why. I'll avoid trying to figure out why you'd rather die on this hill than listen to and engage with a patient comrade.
If this is just turning into a childish "no that's you" thing, where you don't even deign to explain how, I will have to disengage. I know what defensive tu quoque looks like lol.
The absolute gall to say this.
So it is going to be that way...
You actually didn't. However, as someone who also has ADHD I know that does not excuse uncomradely behavior. If you're not ready to pay attention to what someone is saying, responding with dismissive certainty will only dig holes you'll have trouble getting out of and will probably alienate the people you're trying to bring to your position. You can do whatever you'd like to, of course, but I'd prefer that you had fruitful engagements with others, especially to the extent that it advances socialism.
I will not be replying further in this thread. Please feel free to let me know if you are interested in and ready to discuss strategy or organizing in the future, though.
You really didn't answer my points. Good bye, ig