Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Comrade King was a Democratic Socialist reverend who fulfilled a critical role in bringing about many civil rights for minority Americans.
Despite being bullied by the FBI into denouncing communism, he still openly associated with communists and labor organizers. Dr. King additionally opposed American imperialism in Vietnam.
Dr. King's last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (libgen link) is a firmly anti-capitalist work that advocates for the better treatment of impoverished Americans through radical policies.
Here's an audio recording of King's last speech. Here's the timestamp for the last two minutes of it if you're a lib.
King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail is mandatory reading for the honky horde, and it is perfect to quote and reference when engaging with lib brained racists.
And, because King was a Christian minister, it seems only right to bring up something biblical. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is a very relevant part of King's politics, so it can be read here in Matthew chapters 5 to 7.
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is there no hope for Russia? From a leftist, not liberal, pov of course.
I mean they're not going communist anytime soon and their communist party has been well tamed by their new ruling class.
So much of what is wrong with Russian politics stems directly from the consequences of the Soviet suicide and constant American meddling. Putin is portrayed by Western media as some sinister Sauron-esque figure when he's a fucking moderate balancing precarious competing interests.
Russia gets demonized constantly because they vociferously object to a hostile military alliance encircling them and moving troops up to their borders. Theyre really not that bad in the grand scheme, most of what they do in terms of "imperialism" is reaction to American moves and mistreatment.