They vary widely. My local IMT organization is really good, doing real work locally, hiding refugees in their homes and actually putting some pressure on landlords and politicians. I'm actually subscribed to their newspaper (surprise surprise, they do publish one) because I want to support the work that particular group of people is doing. They are also part of a clown show of a national organization that was in the process of splitting over some minor issue or other last time I checked, and it would not surprise me to learn that they started splitting again after that. I'm not sure we have to "deal" with them. They will shatter without our help into a million pieces over some issue like how to advocate for permanent revolution in online spaces, and the good parts of their organization will remain in the form of tight knit groups of 10 or so people that do real valuable work and you just have to accept that they're going to spend some of their time saying that Stalin was mean.
Back when I used to go to some of their meetings they actually discussed trans rights. It was never a big deal there, because they just all took the correct side and moved on with the meeting, but I guess the parent organization had more trouble with it than they did. I wasn't party to all their discussions, not being a member, and I certainly wasn't there for all the meetings. I just remember that they brought it up, quickly voted unanimously to take the side of their trans comrades and then moved on to this one really old guy talking for 30 minutes straight about how Trotsky should have won the Nobel prize.
Oh, he also put together this rotating schedule to hound the local government about a plan to redesignate some public land as private property, making it seem like there were new people against it at every meeting they held, successfully preventing them from going through with it for years. Like I said: real and effective local work that actually made a difference. If the prize of that is listening to him comparing Trotsky to the 1936 winner of the Nobel prize for literature for half an hour, it is worth it.
Not criticizing you, it was pretty absurd and funny. I just want to make clear that this "Trotsky should have won the Nobel prize" thing is not all that he is, and he actually really helped people.
I'd certainly hope so with how long the old fart's been in the Communist movement, especially concidering - I think you've hinted he's British? - how his country has an infinitely more vibrant and lively communist movement than the u.s
No, we're in Sweden, but the parent organization has British roots. Still, I have an immense respect for someone willing to spend their retirement sitting through those meetings for the purpose of preventing this very local thing. That's why I subscribed to his newspaper.
They vary widely. My local IMT organization is really good, doing real work locally, hiding refugees in their homes and actually putting some pressure on landlords and politicians. I'm actually subscribed to their newspaper (surprise surprise, they do publish one) because I want to support the work that particular group of people is doing. They are also part of a clown show of a national organization that was in the process of splitting over some minor issue or other last time I checked, and it would not surprise me to learn that they started splitting again after that. I'm not sure we have to "deal" with them. They will shatter without our help into a million pieces over some issue like how to advocate for permanent revolution in online spaces, and the good parts of their organization will remain in the form of tight knit groups of 10 or so people that do real valuable work and you just have to accept that they're going to spend some of their time saying that Stalin was mean.
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Back when I used to go to some of their meetings they actually discussed trans rights. It was never a big deal there, because they just all took the correct side and moved on with the meeting, but I guess the parent organization had more trouble with it than they did. I wasn't party to all their discussions, not being a member, and I certainly wasn't there for all the meetings. I just remember that they brought it up, quickly voted unanimously to take the side of their trans comrades and then moved on to this one really old guy talking for 30 minutes straight about how Trotsky should have won the Nobel prize.
Lmao
Oh, he also put together this rotating schedule to hound the local government about a plan to redesignate some public land as private property, making it seem like there were new people against it at every meeting they held, successfully preventing them from going through with it for years. Like I said: real and effective local work that actually made a difference. If the prize of that is listening to him comparing Trotsky to the 1936 winner of the Nobel prize for literature for half an hour, it is worth it.
I'd agree with that, I just find the thought of Trotsky getting a Nobel prize funny.
Not criticizing you, it was pretty absurd and funny. I just want to make clear that this "Trotsky should have won the Nobel prize" thing is not all that he is, and he actually really helped people.
I'd certainly hope so with how long the old fart's been in the Communist movement, especially concidering - I think you've hinted he's British? - how his country has an infinitely more vibrant and lively communist movement than the u.s
No, we're in Sweden, but the parent organization has British roots. Still, I have an immense respect for someone willing to spend their retirement sitting through those meetings for the purpose of preventing this very local thing. That's why I subscribed to his newspaper.
Oh I'm sorry lmao.
That said, I'd do the same too if for no other reason than a thanks for a lifetime of working to fuck over the local ghouls.