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Military and counterinsurgency experts worldwide are so concerned that we could be in the early stages of an armed insurgency that they are now openly expressing these concerns to the public, and yet we still have a largely dilettante “Left” banking on *politicians* for “change.”
Right-wing militias outnumber left-wing ones by the hundreds.
Two months ago, @AP reported that the FBI did 3.9 million background checks on gun sales in June alone.
They also said:
“Each week in June is now in the top 10 weeks for background checks.” https://apnews.com/8ddad3189eb8864e9ae6b123e09b6900
Two months ago, @AP reported that the FBI did 3.9 million background checks on gun sales in June alone.
They also said:
“Each week in June is now in the top 10 weeks for background checks.” https://apnews.com/8ddad3189eb8864e9ae6b123e09b6900
Stop trying to hold on to the idea of a “normalcy” that is never coming.
Stop trying to wait on messiahs or “leaders” that are never coming.
The window for us to do something preventative and regenerative in pursuit of an eco-socialist vision is closing rapidly.
We must build.
Stop trying to wait on messiahs or “leaders” that are never coming.
The window for us to do something preventative and regenerative in pursuit of an eco-socialist vision is closing rapidly.
We must build.
Please see our pinned thread to begin exploring the strategical frameworks that we have been putting forward for years in preparation for this moment. https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1269072449351618562?s=20
The key word some of you all are missing in the first tweet of this thread is “banking.”
The claim that is made in response to these points is always “electoral politics is one tool.”
Okay...
So what do you have to say about the other “tools,” and what is your broader program?
The claim that is made in response to these points is always “electoral politics is one tool.”
Okay...
So what do you have to say about the other “tools,” and what is your broader program?
We’ve been saying for years that the question around “electoral politics and direct action” is a question of balance.
We‘ve also been saying that things are very out of balance.
So much so that if we were to move into a stage of elevated destabilization tomorrow, we’d be toast.
We‘ve also been saying that things are very out of balance.
So much so that if we were to move into a stage of elevated destabilization tomorrow, we’d be toast.
The truth is that most of the “Left” does not have a cohesive or coherent program or politics, and are thus still unable to contextualize specific strategies or functions of particular institutions within a broader approach for systems change (see below). https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1244939076089917441?s=20
The quote shared above speaks to a synergy between (and coalescence of) various strategical structures and institutions (commonly explored via Left movements throughout global history).
Holistic approaches like these can only be coordinated by those serious about systems change.
Holistic approaches like these can only be coordinated by those serious about systems change.
Self-defense at the individual and/or neighborhood level is going to be important, especially as this crisis deepens, but there is a distinction to be made between that, and building up alternative socioeconomic institutions that can sustain communities AND more advanced defense.
