• zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    I guess they can stick with doing Land Acknowledgements before DSA meetings and paying reparations to Black Hammer until they feel better about themselves.

    But good luck doing a Maoism when you've got half an apartment block full of liberals telling the other half that seizing the means of production is disrespectful to First Nations People.

    • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      recognizing the illegitimacy of the american state is the same as giving reparations to grifters

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        shrug

        A sense of community and comradery doesn't need to preclude an understanding of history or a pursuit of justice.

        • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I agree, but a sense of community doesn't need to entail nationalism. The majority of humans before the 15th century can tell you that.

          • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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            2 years ago

            I'd argue Christianity, Islam, and Confusionism were all setting the groundwork well before the 15th century.

            The primary obstacles to nation building were technological, not ideological.

              • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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                2 years ago

                A consequence of it.

                More people being able to organize around a larger shared space under a common language and culture is hardly a bad thing.