I want to be clear on where I stand. I believe both Nicolas Maduro and Miguel Diaz-Canel are dictators. Their administrations have stifled free and fair elections, jailed political opponents, and suppressed the free and fair press.
Really bad unforced error, but I think he has learned from it. Since then, he’s addressed other questions and issues like that by refocusing the topic of discussion back to NYC or the working class, which has been decent. Ideally would be nice for him to answer these questions head on like an actual socialist, but understandably he has a job that is a lot easier to do when you’re not burning your political capital on issues like explaining the intricacies of US imperialism
well yeah he’s an elected official in the us, of course he sucks. there will never be anyone good “in offfice” until we destroy and rebuild this entire evil society
why? he was literally never going to be a communist and never ran on that platform. you cannot get a commie through electoralism. but the fact of the matter is he is making a difference and many lives in new york are going to be better because of him and his actions.
he can say whatever liberal shit he wants as long as he keeps doing this stuff, because we know he’s not the end goal.
he can say whatever liberal shit he wants as long as he keeps doing this stuff, because we know he’s not the end goal.
So as long as the material conditions for people in NYC improve, he can co-sign whatever western talking point he wants then? That’s not acceptable to me. It makes every step forward feel hollow, because I have to wonder when this will happen again.
Zohran is popular and likeable, people listen to what he says. For a lot of people, he’ll be their introduction into socialism. When he says Cuba is run by a repressive dictator, people will accept that. Sure, it’s on us to dispel the misinformation, but we won’t reach everyone that he does. In my opinion, we can’t be tepid about this. He’s doing good things, but there needs to be serious accountability for throwing international solidarity out in the process.
It’s the basis of social fascism. Material benefits and splitting of the loot at home, imperial subjugation and exploitation abroad. This is his position and it should be opposed
That’s good, but I’m still not forgetting this:
Permanent side eye until this is walked back.
It was always critical support, of course
Really bad unforced error, but I think he has learned from it. Since then, he’s addressed other questions and issues like that by refocusing the topic of discussion back to NYC or the working class, which has been decent. Ideally would be nice for him to answer these questions head on like an actual socialist, but understandably he has a job that is a lot easier to do when you’re not burning your political capital on issues like explaining the intricacies of US imperialism
well yeah he’s an elected official in the us, of course he sucks. there will never be anyone good “in offfice” until we destroy and rebuild this entire evil society
why? he was literally never going to be a communist and never ran on that platform. you cannot get a commie through electoralism. but the fact of the matter is he is making a difference and many lives in new york are going to be better because of him and his actions.
he can say whatever liberal shit he wants as long as he keeps doing this stuff, because we know he’s not the end goal.
So as long as the material conditions for people in NYC improve, he can co-sign whatever western talking point he wants then? That’s not acceptable to me. It makes every step forward feel hollow, because I have to wonder when this will happen again.
Zohran is popular and likeable, people listen to what he says. For a lot of people, he’ll be their introduction into socialism. When he says Cuba is run by a repressive dictator, people will accept that. Sure, it’s on us to dispel the misinformation, but we won’t reach everyone that he does. In my opinion, we can’t be tepid about this. He’s doing good things, but there needs to be serious accountability for throwing international solidarity out in the process.
it’s because he had no reason to say that shit that it’s fucken weird and untrustworthy that he did.
this isn’t a photo op with trump, this didn’t get anyone out of ICE custody
It’s the basis of social fascism. Material benefits and splitting of the loot at home, imperial subjugation and exploitation abroad. This is his position and it should be opposed