Between pipelines getting jammed, the slow-motion general strike, protests everywhere all the time, Sheikh Jarrah, mass shootings every day, new covid strains in India, and just the general background noise of life getting worse and worse for almost everyone on the planet, it feels like someone tied a brick to the big "accelerate the contradictions" lever.

Anyone else felt this way lately?

  • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    3 years ago

    There was a disaster every month last year, while covid raged the whole time. That used up all the remaining strength of the system, so now everything it was just barely holding back is seeping through. We need to start working hard now, because I believe this could be our big break. However, I have just barely read a little theory and have not really done any organizing, so feel free to ignore me.

    • Bluegrass_Buddhist [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      No, you're right. I don't think this is the Revolution yet, but this is definitely the time to be organizing and educating. I'm right with you on trying to read more theory too; currently making my way through Mao's Selected Works.

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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        3 years ago

        I think this could be it. We'll never know until everything is over, but things look just about right right now.

          • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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            3 years ago

            I'm not saying "there's a crisis, now we just need to find the communism button." I'm saying that enough things are breaking down that, if we hit the right places, we could win. Yeah, there's a long way to go. But people have started waking up in a way they never have before. It's also worth noting that American history usually sees a great revival-style event go on during crises like this. I've heard an argument that trump's whole thing could be considered a great revival, but it didn't get nearly as big as the previous ones. We are seeing a point where the american cycle isn't repeating per usual. What will this mean? I don't know yet. But if we keep at it, we might see something. Keep in mind, I'm not saying it's the right conditions today, go bomb your police department. I'm just optimistic. I'll either be right or jaded in like 10 years.

            • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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              3 years ago

              In 10 years I hope to be on a commune that is both situated in a location that can reach people in cities and has a model that's replicable in lots of places.