I'm reading Hobsbawm and these guys randomly appear all the time but he never bothers to explain who they are and what they want

  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Communist governments have generally banned them for a reason. Ultimately it's a place for rich dudes to get together and interact without fear of observation by outsiders, which is sort of inherently reactionary as it provides a means for a group of people who have a motive to engage in counterrevolution to conspire to do so.