I still don't believe there's a future where we achieve socialism as still one nation

If you disagree with this statement, please build anti-colonial national self-determiniation into your politics. There must be Black, indigenous, Puerto Rican, [add more internally colonized nations here] full self-determination built into your revolutionary project. That means if the Black nation in the US decides to pursue full independence from the new government during the revolutionary process, it takes priority over building a unitary socialist state. The US is the prison house of nations, not a true nation in itself. It would be incredibly naive to assume these settler-built boundaries will be maintained in their entirety when Native nations are able to pursue independence on their own terms, for example.

Sometimes people on here talk about US balkanization as the chaotic predecessor to revolutionary conditions, but I think it's far more likely to be the orderly dismantling of colonial borders post-revolution.

Yup, you make a very good argument. I've re-read my previous comment and I'd like to apologise for engaging in tone policing, and to thank you for bringing up your personal experience (which I assume must be exhausting).

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