Please ask me questions, or maybe even @Alaskaball about the party. I will answer to the best of my ability, or will refer to the party for question I do not. We need to build the base of cadre who will help lead the proletariat. It took the Bolsheviks years to develop, and we must start doing the same if there is any hope for the oppressed peoples of the world.
Passion for our Ideology, and compassion for our comrades!
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Does the party do small direct actiony stuff, like mutual aid, help with tenants union etc? And what is general composition of party, age/occupation wise?
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From what I've seen across the regions and clubs it's a wide range of youth to old guard. Theres members that participated in the Iranian Revolution on the communist side, there's even people that're old enough to have work alongside veterans of the Abraham Lincoln brigade from the Spanish Civil War.
For direct action I'm aware that there are clubs engaging in food and literature distribution programs, building connections with local groups that also do the good works, network with other socialist groups ranging from PSL chapters to non-terminally online anarchist groups.
Oh yes. There are plenty of smaller orgs we are allied with. Mainly depends on your club (divided by states) and your district( essentially regions in the US). Composition I’ll say is a variety. The General Secretary is older, but has lived in the original USSR and has been a communist party member (in the original before they turned) for at least 40 years irrc.
I personally have experienced a variety of ages, identities, religions, and race in my club alone.
We have a party census wrapping up this summer, so we'll have actual data on demographics soon. Mutual aid and local organizing happen at the club level, so where you are has a big effect on what your comrades are doing on the ground.