shitreactionariessay Shit Reactionaries Say Just in case you were starting to think that NAFO wasn't entirely bloodthirsty federal agents
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    11 months ago 100%

    Colonial settlers stealing land from indigenous populations and participating in ethnic cleansing are NOT "innocent civilians". They are free to leave the war zone they created anytime they like. For Palestinians, this is homeland defense.

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    They are attempting to separate the SS from the official Third Reich by distinguishing as a paramilitary force distinct from the Wermacht. This is only true in the most technical superficial sense. In reality, the Wermacht were invading most of Europe while the SS were literally facilitating the holocaust in all occupied territories.

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    12 months ago 96%

    The German ambassador to Canada literally participated in a standing ovation to an actual veteran of the Waffen SS

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  • worldnews World News President Daniel Ortega challenges Petro to shutdown U.S. military bases | Kawsachun News
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    Hmm I think he is right to criticize these types of policies that are still held by Columbia even under Petro, but I wonder if his insults against the man are too harsh? Petro seems like a breath of fresh air for Columbia in many ways even though he's far from perfect. Either way, sandinistas are incredibly based and I'm inclined to believe Ortega'a analysis in general

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    Small correction, he was indeed a Marxist but he was a member of the more moderate Socialist Party, not the Communist Party.

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    1 year ago 75%

    We didn't have much chance to discuss it in depth. He was hosting a local event where selected speakers take about 5 minutes to speak on a subject they are passionate about and he invited me to speak. I told him I wanted to talk about ending the embargo on cuba (which I did) and he said, oh that's ironic because I will be opening the event by celebrating our right to free speech and saying how my grandfather didn't have that right in Cuba. We both laughed and agreed we onviously don't agree on some things, then just focused on boring procedural stuff about the event. At the actual event he elaborated the details I included in op but not with the exact same words I chose

    To be clear I don't think he supports embargoes or sanctions and certainly doesn't support war or invasions, but he just doesn't like communism at all and believes a lot of misinformation about communist led governments

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  • shitreactionariessay Shit Reactionaries Say But… B-ut… Talk to Cuban and Chinese expats 🙄
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    Oh is he? You know what, I will self crit here. I just assumed he is part Chinese because he talks about China a lot. My bad if I assumed wrong

    Edit: I forgot his Twitter handle is spiritofho. You probably right. Well let's say Tings Chak then lol

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    But then of course when you cite Carlos Garrido or Danny Haiphong, etc. then they say "noooo not THOSE Cubans and chinese!"

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    A guy I know, real nice guy but super liberal, was telling me how his Cuban grandfather suffered under Castro. Sure enough, when he got into more details, it turns out his grandfather was a wealthy landlord whose farmland got collectivized and he only had to go to jail after he got very vocal about trying to get people to oppose the revolution (in which he was very much the minority BTW, his own friend turned him in)

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  • worldnews World News Congratulations to Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia ! Isn't that historic ?
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    It's not about ideology. It's about providing an alternative to the hegemon. Seeing those who are usually imperialist running dogs now beginning to choose the alternative is a win.

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    Not defending Williamson here, but as a resident of TN I can say they are vastly different on most things. I know Williamson is no revolutionary, but she is nowhere near the repugnant reactionary that Blackburn is. Besides following their political careers in general, I've seen them both speak in my hometown and the difference is night and day.

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  • asklemmygrad Ask Lemmygrad Were Oppenheimer and Einstein socialists?
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    Yeah I mean Kitty. To my knowledge, it seems like what did they did include of Kitty (and also Jean) was pretty much accurate, just missing a lot of background details. Kitty was an actual member of the Communist Party but she did eventually leave it, which would be why she wasn't in it at the time of the Manhattan Project and the Oppenheimer hearing. Though, you'll notice when she gets interrogated at the hearing she refuses to give up anything about the Party and turns all of the prosecutor's rhetoric back against him. It reminded me of Paul Robeson's famous testimony to the HUAC. Speaking to her earlier dedication to communism, she had actually tried to go fight in the Spanish Civil War with her previous husband but medical issues kept her from being able to make it. It seems as though his death in the war and the many failures of western communist parties disillusioned her from the cause, and I would assume the rising red scare culture didn't help.

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  • leftistinfighting Leftist Infighting: A community dedicated to allowing leftists to vent their frustrations Pointing out the hypocrisy of an "anti-tankie" RadLib got my comment removed from Lemmy.ml
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    I still see it on there. But I barely understand how this site works to be honest. Am dum millenial here

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    THIS SUNDAY, an online launch for Carlos Martinez's new book "The East is Still Red", at 11am US Eastern Standard Time

    Speakers: 📢 Carlos Martinez 📢 Chen Weihua 📢 Qiao Collective 📢 Dan Kovalik 📢 Amanda Yee 📢 Ben Chacko 📢 Sara Flounders 📢 Radhika Desai Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-east-is-still-red-book-launch-tickets-686727700037 Stream: https://youtube.com/live/m8IqgNi3n-g?feature=share

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    comradeship Comradeship // Freechat Recommend leftist podcast episodes about Oppenheimer/Manhattan Project?
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    comradeship Comradeship // Freechat Recommend leftist podcast episodes about Oppenheimer/Manhattan Project?
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    I'm on episode 4 out of 5 and it's pretty good so far. I don't know anything about Last Podcast's political orientation, but I would say this is not explicitly Marxist content like many on Lemmygrad would prefer, but it does seem to be a good objective narration of history and I'm enjoying it

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    Einstein yes, but he wasn't actually a member of a socialist party, he just supported it personally and wrote arguments defending it.

    Oppenheimer, I think not entirely though he was surely sympathetic at least. His wife, his brother, and his best friend were card-carrying communists, but idk of any evidence that he ever espoused socialism/communism himself, outside of hanging out with communists a lot. He was very much accused of being a communist after the war ended, but pretty much every famous person who wasn't a fascist was targeted by mccarthyist witchhunts and accused of being communist

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    Recommend leftist podcast episodes about Oppenheimer/Manhattan Project?

    Obviously I'm going to see the movie this week. I know a lot about the subject already, but I thought it would be nice to hype myself with a Marxist perspective of the events in the meantime. I recently listened to an episode of the Socialist Program with Brian Becker on this subject, and I'm hoping y'all can recommend some more content like that to refresh my memory on the topic and keep me grounded in the right state of mind. (I should clarify, I'm ok with documentaries, but I need mostly audio based content because- being a single parent -I am limited to consuming education mostly while I'm at work)

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    I'm terrible at vexillology so idk what most of those flags are, but the one on the green state is literally just a US flag

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    The architect was actually the same for both, and he designed Mt. Rushmore after Stone Mountain. Mt. Rushmore was originally supposed to depict Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Red Cloud, but this racist mf'er convinced the government to use founding fathers instead

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    Ask Lemmygrad aleshasmiles 1 year ago 92%
    Is "Death of Stalin" watchable?

    Apparently it is available on Hulu which I happen to have. I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it, but it would be extremely convenient now. So I don’t think for one second that Hulu would host anything which is even remotely praising of Stalin, but I’m wondering if it is at least tolerable for a socialist viewer. Is there any historical accuracy at all? Does humor and entertainment outweigh the ideological position of capitalist Hollywood at all? Will I just get mad if I watch it, or can I enjoy it in the sense that no western media will ever do justice to the history of the USSR and its ok to laugh a little?

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    I went to the Center's website that is linked on Wikipedia, and the all the images on there are porn. I can't read Chinese so idk what the text says. What's up with that??

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    Edit: I initially misunderstood your point.

    It is a new headline about a thing that happened in the US.

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    Yeah it's crazy because I was worried they might become full patsoc (just recently they were calling Trump an anti-war candidate lol) but now they're just backing soc dems and saying anyone who disagrees is a purist

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    He is a radlib . Very far left compared to his peers, but ultimately invested in reforming aka maintaining capitalism with a friendly face

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    comradeship Comradeship // Freechat This guy just announced his candidacy as the people's choice
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    communism Communism PSL’s Brian Becker promotes the flawed argument that reinforcing key liberal ideas is a worthwhile compromise
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    The way he talks about RAWM makes it sound like a damn cult. Pros and cons of it aside, Rainer is just obsessed with it to an unhealthy degree

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    comradeship Comradeship // Freechat If you could live in any socialist country what would it be?
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    I'm not gonna move out of USA while I can still contribute to the revolutionary struggle here, but my plan for my old age is to retire in Cuba.

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    shitreactionariessay Shit Reactionaries Say I mean, Fidel WOULD put you in camps, but not for being trans
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    I see your point, but to FNV's credit, it absolutely dunks on people who have a superficial understanding of philosophy/history/politics such as the person in question here

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    GenZedong aleshasmiles 1 year ago 95%
    I'm bored

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    Education Hub aleshasmiles 2 years ago 100%
    Y'all know anything about Myanmar?

    This really good (but not explicitly Marxist) environmental org I follow posts about it a lot, sympathizing anti-government protesters and saying the government is really bad. But when I try to research it, mainstream media seems to have really liberal talking points supporting sanctions and regime change, etc. Can anyone help me understand the situation over there from a Marxist point of view? I really like the org in question, but because they don't follow an explicitly Marxist framework they do occasionally fall into liberal mindsets sometimes. But I also know that situations like this can be very complicated and its not as simple as "one side = good, other side = bad"

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    GenZhou aleshasmiles 2 years ago 100%
    Y'all know anything about Myanmar?

    This really good (but not explicitly Marxist) environmental org I follow posts about it a lot, sympathizing anti-government protesters and saying the government is really bad. But when I try to research it, mainstream media seems to have really liberal talking points supporting sanctions and regime change, etc. Can anyone help me understand the situation over there from a Marxist point of view? I really like the org in question, but because they don't follow an explicitly Marxist framework they do occasionally fall into liberal mindsets sometimes. But I also know that situations like this can be very complicated and its not as simple as "one side = good, other side = bad"

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    genzedong
    GenZedong aleshasmiles 2 years ago 100%
    4 highly important revolutionary comrades have anniversaries today!

    It is the birthday of comrades Zhou Enlai and Rosa Luxembourg, and the death anniversary of comrades Hugo Chavez and Joseph Stalin. I am celebrating their lives and accomplishments today! And a hearty Rest in Power to all of them! ¡Viva el comunismo! And may we carry on their revolutionary character today!

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    Education Hub aleshasmiles 2 years ago 100%
    What steps could I take to organize my workplace, or at least advocate for my rights as a worker? (Details in body)

    So I have been out of work for several years due to being a single parent with no childcare. Now that my daughter is in kindergarten, I have gotten a regular job as a dishwasher at a non-chain restaurant. The 2 owners are also chefs and they work literally right beside me. But there are 27 other employees who are not owners and thus are being exploited. Everyone’s general mindset there is benefitting the company as much as possible. They associate success of the business with the potential for pay raises, promotions, etc. My mindset is a communist worker working directly alongside the people exploiting everyone else’s labor. It’s important to note the owners in this establishment don’t do nothing at all, they are the head chefs and do a lot of work every day, but I can’t ignore the fact that they tale home the majority of the profits while everyone else is beholden to a standard hourly wage ($12/hr) My problem is I am very unfamiliar with the restaurant industry and its relation to labor organizing. Are unions a thing in restaurants? Is it more risky to approach labor organizing when the owner is part of that labor? Am I looking at this from an entirely wrong angle? I’m just not sure what steps, if any, I should consider here. I spend all day listening to Marxist theory through headphones while washing dishes, but I can’t figure out how to approach this situation. Please give me some starting points if you can. It’s also probably relevant to note that I work in a state with Right To Work and At Will Employment laws

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    GenZhou aleshasmiles 2 years ago 100%
    What steps could I take to organize my workplace, or at least advocate for my own rights as a worker? (Details in body)

    So I have been out of work for several years due to being a single parent with no childcare. Now that my daughter is in kindergarten, I have gotten a regular job as a dishwasher at a non-chain restaurant. The 2 owners are also chefs and they work literally right beside me. But there are 27 other employees who are not owners and thus are being exploited. Everyone's general mindset there is benefitting the company as much as possible. They associate success of the business with the potential for pay raises, promotions, etc. My mindset is a communist worker working directly alongside the people exploiting everyone else's labor. It's important to note the owners in this establishment don't do nothing at all, they are the head chefs and do a lot of work every day, but I can't ignore the fact that they tale home the majority of the profits while everyone else is beholden to a standard hourly wage ($12/hr) My problem is I am very unfamiliar with the restaurant industry and its relation to labor organizing. Are unions a thing in restaurants? Is it more risky to approach labor organizing when the owner is part of that labor? Am I looking at this from an entirely wrong angle? I'm just not sure what steps, if any, I should consider here. I spend all day listening to Marxist theory through headphones while washing dishes, but I can't figure out how to approach this situation. Please give me some starting points if you can. It's also probably relevant to note that I work in a state with Right To Work and At Will Employment laws

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    latestagecapitalism
    Late Stage Capitalism aleshasmiles 2 years ago 96%
    Today's capitalist dystopia spun as a positive wholesome story: I abandoned my kids for financial greed and you can too!

    ![](https://lemmygrad.ml/pictrs/image/7f65d327-54a5-45b1-b33f-aff639c6849c.jpeg)

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    memes
    Memes aleshasmiles 2 years ago 100%
    Just made this

    ![](https://lemmygrad.ml/pictrs/image/ee173f33-93d4-4dfd-a4c7-0d482d644b07.jpeg)

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    shitliberalssay
    "Communism is when living off the grid" -socdems who probably think actual communists are red fash

    Needless to say, the comments under this post are 99.9% reactionaries lambasting OP for this stupid post. They're just giving the right free ammunition

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