Damnit, I was hoping to save the historic betrayal of black workers in exchange for benefits as a clapback if someone got salty and dismissive. I was excited to mention the people’s party and everything.
sorry, i know all of this because i read Losurdo’s book Class Struggle btw
/hj
i first started learning about this through Chunka Luta Network’s work + Walter Rodney and Franz Fanon’s writings, but I also sincerely believe that Losurdo has the best all in one argument for beating down on white cishet (it also incorporates the role of gender in class society too!) class reductionists who want to dismiss/downplay race/gender’s role in how class is determined in modern society
class reductionist who want to dismiss/downplay race/gender’s role in how class is determined in modern society
You’re gonna start a fight /hj
I haven’t seen that one, so I’ll add to to my backlog after I get through the literal pile of books I still want to get through (excluding my copy of Capital, which I have on indefinite hiatus)
i feel you so much there, the reason i call myself a “sympathizer” instead of a full on ML is because i feel like i havent read nearly enough of the important theory in my list to call myself one
ML is because I feel like I haven’t read nearly enough of the important theory in my list to call myself one
I feel you, though it’s more my practice is weak and lacking, bouncing between combatting reactionary tendencies in some people I know, combatting doomerism and adventurism in others, work, study, and sleep, I don’t think I do enough to call myself an ML or commie.
Also, orgs near me seem to be focused on events that occur primarily during working hours or when I’m still asleep on weekends, while also being fairly distant.
wish i had literally any org near me, closest org afaik is over 2 hours away from me, i tried to get involved in setting up a regional DSA chapter when i was younger but the main organizers fell apart after only a few months and since it was so early in the process + none of the other people involved were even that close to me (within 30 min) i didnt feel like i could take up the torch
im not even sure how to do that at this point. live in a very reactionary area, all my friends no longer live here (i only live here to help take care of my dad), and im honestly extremely scared of revealing im a communist to the wrong person that could hurt me and my family. like out of all my 10 closest neighbors half have trump flags
Damnit, I was hoping to save the historic betrayal of black workers in exchange for benefits as a clapback if someone got salty and dismissive. I was excited to mention the people’s party and everything.
sorry, i know all of this because i read Losurdo’s book Class Struggle btw
/hj
i first started learning about this through Chunka Luta Network’s work + Walter Rodney and Franz Fanon’s writings, but I also sincerely believe that Losurdo has the best all in one argument for beating down on white cishet (it also incorporates the role of gender in class society too!) class reductionists who want to dismiss/downplay race/gender’s role in how class is determined in modern society
You’re gonna start a fight
/hj
I haven’t seen that one, so I’ll add to to my backlog after I get through the literal pile of books I still want to get through (excluding my copy of Capital, which I have on indefinite hiatus)
I feel you, though it’s more my practice is weak and lacking, bouncing between combatting reactionary tendencies in some people I know, combatting doomerism and adventurism in others, work, study, and sleep, I don’t think I do enough to call myself an ML or commie.
Also, orgs near me seem to be focused on events that occur primarily during working hours or when I’m still asleep on weekends, while also being fairly distant.
wish i had literally any org near me, closest org afaik is over 2 hours away from me, i tried to get involved in setting up a regional DSA chapter when i was younger but the main organizers fell apart after only a few months and since it was so early in the process + none of the other people involved were even that close to me (within 30 min) i didnt feel like i could take up the torch
Having to set up a local chapter is pretty paralyzing and a lot of ground work. Especially if you’re in an area lacking in pre established leftists.
Not to be a stereotype of but if the cadre aren’t near you, are there any odds of creating cadre? You know how much we love book clubs around here.
im not even sure how to do that at this point. live in a very reactionary area, all my friends no longer live here (i only live here to help take care of my dad), and im honestly extremely scared of revealing im a communist to the wrong person that could hurt me and my family. like out of all my 10 closest neighbors half have trump flags