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I'm seeing a lot of leftists who seem to be missing something that needs to be addressed.
We are in a long term struggle to achieve what we believe is the best possible society. There is no short term path to achieve that right now, none. Even a r********n would only be a 1/?
We are in a long term struggle to achieve what we believe is the best possible society. There is no short term path to achieve that right now, none. Even a r********n would only be a 1/?
first step, if a big one.
We should therefore all be aware of the difference between tactics and strategy.
Tactical thinking focuses on immediate goals. In warfare you're trying to win a single fight or a single battle. In politics or debate you're trying to win a single 2/?
We should therefore all be aware of the difference between tactics and strategy.
Tactical thinking focuses on immediate goals. In warfare you're trying to win a single fight or a single battle. In politics or debate you're trying to win a single 2/?
argument, pass a single law.
Strategic thinking focuses on achieving an overall longterm goal.
In warfare it's deciding on deployment of forces, which tactics to employ and where.
In politics it's pursuing an entire agenda, gaining advantage to achieve it. 3/?
Strategic thinking focuses on achieving an overall longterm goal.
In warfare it's deciding on deployment of forces, which tactics to employ and where.
In politics it's pursuing an entire agenda, gaining advantage to achieve it. 3/?
There is no tactical move that will end with the left in a position of dominance right now so we need to think and act strategically. Yes we should pursue immediate improvement of material conditions. This is both a tactical goal we should pursue because it's the right thing 4/?
to do and it advances our goal of achieving socialism. No one, once their life has obviously improved, wants to go back. However it is foolish not to always keep in mind our long term goals, that is to think strategically. To put it another way, pursue the important even 5/?
over the urgent if it's not a matter of life and death. In our current situation I see reactionary thinking disguised, unconsciously I hope, as leftists principle. There is no outcome in which the democrats don't attempt to impose draconian measures in response to the open 6/?
defiance by Trump's followers. There is no outcome in which censorship online doesn't get worse.
At the moment we have two enemies, the crypto fash democrats and the openly fascist republicans. They are currently in conflict but neither will be completely eliminated 7/?
At the moment we have two enemies, the crypto fash democrats and the openly fascist republicans. They are currently in conflict but neither will be completely eliminated 7/?
no matter what we do. Open fascists are likely to come after us with massive shows of force and ignore inconvenient laws whereas the crypto fash are likely to use laws and attempt to appear fair. They are therefore more vulnerable 2 legal tactics and protest since they would 8/?
at least feel the need to manufacture an excuse and limit the force applied. Strategically, therefore, the best move is to use the democrats to crush the open fascists thoroughly and weaken both then use their own courts and electoral mechanisms to oppose them while 9/?
organizing mutual aid systems that render us independent of anything short of physical attack. Since addressing defensive measures for that could be misinterpreted by the authorities I won't go in to that. The strategic goal is socialism replacing capitalism. The tactical 10/?
goal is survival and improvement of material conditions. Victories along the way to our goal, not the goal itself. We often get bogged down in tactical goals and lose sight of our strategic ones. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. 11/11
