Whenever I hear of Marxist theory applied to the conditions of modern America it's always in relation to ML or Trotskyism, but I never hear Maoism brought up. Does Maoism have any application to current day America?
Whenever I hear of Marxist theory applied to the conditions of modern America it's always in relation to ML or Trotskyism, but I never hear Maoism brought up. Does Maoism have any application to current day America?
In the sense of the Mass Line, Maoism is not only applicable but the only way forward in the modern West. Communists must not be separate from the community but consult them and fulfill what they ask for.
This can be DSA brake light repair events, Fred Hampton-style hot breakfast for school kids, running safe injection sites, aiding the homeless, starting community gardens, providing protection to protestors, etc. We take the unorganized aspirations of the working class and turn them into praxis and educate on Marxism and how their conditions have degraded this way under capitalism. We invite the masses to participate in our meetings and encourage them to join our cadres.
In the sense of hiding in the mountains or forests as in Protracted People's War... it doesn't seem to be a strategy that it viable in modern America. Perhaps if conditions degrade sufficiently and there is mass civil unrest and militias and police forces clashing it would be viable.
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