翔宇歸來 Xiangyu Returns (@XYreturns)
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🧵 Synthetic Leftism vs. American Conservatism 1. Synthetic leftism is the false messiah for those rightfully resentful of the way things are. It is the product of cultural programs spearheaded by the CIA, for Ford Foundation, and other similar organizations, with one simple aim

EDIT: i now see the glaring problem with this thread- it assumes proletarians (white ones especially) are mostly reactionary and won't advocate for their own class interests. further, he only addresses two types of americans, the radlib and the white reactionary. this thread is almost entirely unhelpful to people on this site who are in neither category and consistently fight back against libs and reactionaries alike.

also the term "synthetic left" was coined by calep maupin, a patsoc and genuinely revolting person

a better tweet than this would have been "radlibs appropriate the struggles of marginalized people to distract from the struggle of the working class, but the material conditions of the working class are affected by structures like racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, etc. 1/2" "Therefore a mass communist movement must focus on improving the material conditions of the lower classes, but especially to those most oppressed under capitalism"

this was quite the struggle session

Thank you to everyone who shared their input, you guys are the best :soviet-heart: communism will win, love you all

PS read some Mao

  • BatCountryMusicFan [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    OP, the great irony of this entire struggle session is that many young white people from conservative backgrounds are turning left. Not because we had to coddle them but because their material conditions are worsening, they can't live the lives their parents led, changing demographics means they have more friends of color, the internet means they can see the travesties committed against Black and brown and queer people almost in real time, and the success of feminist and LGBTQ movements means many are more willing to explore their sexuality and gender identities in ways that would have been taboo even just 20 years ago. Sure some are also breaking right, but unfortunately that's to be expected.

    I think your heart's in the right place. But there's no need to carry water for a group of people who have every means to educate themselves and turn left - of whom many are doing just that - when there are a lot more groups who need support and who have more innate radical potential due to their own more extreme experiences of oppression.