When I say people "posture" on here, I mean that there is a tendency to take up positions on relatively minor issues, and then defend said positions under the guise of it being "deep".
In truth, we must look for ways to set aside our differences and build solidarity.
In truth, we must look for ways to set aside our differences and build solidarity.
Everyday I see people pick fights over all sorts of topics only far leftists truly care about, or about how only x group of people can be trusted to led the revolution, with x being an increasingly smaller and smaller variable. I have some theories on why this is...
I think many American leftists have it bad, but not bad enough to have to make literally every word count in a debate.
The Bolsheviks operated in a police state most of us can't imagine, an era where protests were met with live rifle fire *regularly*.
Thus, we waste away online.
The Bolsheviks operated in a police state most of us can't imagine, an era where protests were met with live rifle fire *regularly*.
Thus, we waste away online.
And this is not to say Americans have the good life. Most leftists in the US, even most workers, are aware things are not right. Bourgeois polling will show this.
But nearly all of us will live another day for posting leftist thoughts online, and that is the key difference.
But nearly all of us will live another day for posting leftist thoughts online, and that is the key difference.