I believe that due to the inherent contradictions of capitalism a revolution is inevitable, and necessary, but it's still not something that is easily palatable. Revolution is certainly romanticized, yet I still question every day whether or not I would be willing to die for my beliefs. My question to my fellow comrades is do you think non-violent form of revolution is possible, or will the state and reactionaries always crack down? I know that in the past those with power and prestige have been reluctant to give it up.
How would we get to this point, though? I have a hard time imagining a future where a majority of the country doesn't (a) openly support whatever military dictator we're talking about, or (b) at least go along with it. Where would this popular resistance come from, especially with how easy it is to demonize any left-wing political group that engages in even minor violence?
Can I just slide this question and tell you the abstract truth sparing the messy details?
We’re already out there working on agitation. We have underground Red Guards and front orgs and everything. Perhaps you saw how we shut down capital in Canada for months by blockading rail traffic? Hi!
The Maoists and the masses are working on it. For real. Out there in radical orgs right now. Did you see the national approval rating for torching a police precinct? We’ll absolutely have the people on our side, all the way.
We’re moving further by organizing and trying to get as many people on the left side of the barricade as possible. Theory and praxis, same as ever.
There's a massive difference between supporting property destruction from afar and personally going out there with a gun to either shoot someone or get shot. I want to believe you, I just don't see a lot of evidence for it right now.
Also, those pipeline blockades failed. Like they got the MOU signed but I don't think it was really that substancial. The maoist groups fuckthepaintup's referring to are miniscule and not growing, and frankly often the ire of other left groups in the regions they are active in going off statements various indigenous left groups in canada have made towards the ones I know they're referring too, and they were not the spearheads of those blockades to begin with btw. And those railroad blockades resulted in large temporary layoffs for thousands of rail workers, and that lost them support. 65 percent of Canada supported the government forcibly removing them, and more than that had negative approvals of them by the end.