Utopianism and idealism have long plagued the left, as Marx and Engels pointed out a century and a half ago. But these days, the leftists are tilting at wind...
This is actually quite good; addresses the western left's obsession with purity and martyrdom without producing a single useful result.
The KPÖ (Communist Party Austria) in Graz seem to do good real politik, they have a hotline for tenant assistance, cut their own wages to the median(the surplus goes to helping people), are explicitly marxist and got elected as strongest party in the city. Though nationally they're not nearly as good.
The ones in Graz are, IIRC, basically a split. The party stayed together because the national party didn't prevent them from carrying out their agenda, but they're basically two different parties.
Sadly. I hope that other communist organizations in the west will go after the example set by KPÖ graz, living by example and organizing in the community.
The KPÖ (Communist Party Austria) in Graz seem to do good real politik, they have a hotline for tenant assistance, cut their own wages to the median(the surplus goes to helping people), are explicitly marxist and got elected as strongest party in the city. Though nationally they're not nearly as good.
The ones in Graz are, IIRC, basically a split. The party stayed together because the national party didn't prevent them from carrying out their agenda, but they're basically two different parties.
Sadly. I hope that other communist organizations in the west will go after the example set by KPÖ graz, living by example and organizing in the community.