It only takes 3.5% of the population to stand up and make real change and take fascists out of power.
| Source 1a. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world notes: "In 2003, the people of Georgia ousted Eduard Shevardnadze through the bloodless Rose Revolution, in which protestors stormed the parliament building holding the flowers in their hands."
| >7% of americans on the streets rn
>regime is happily plodding along
liberal polsci is a hotbed of quackery and vibes-based peer review
| popular vote
cope and seethe
| I thought the anti trump protests were over?
| Depends on how much power those fascists already have concentrated in their hands. Most people unfortunately are just like drones, living in their small limited bubble and only know what's going on out of it from authorities. They are too lazy to think and feel warm and safe in their self chosen social prison. And they don't understand those 3,5% who stand up and fight, rather believing they're the problem, threatening their petite bourgeois pax fascisma bubble.
| >>1076477 this is the type of person who is trying to rebrand animal farm as a criticism of capitalism
| >>1076464
I looked at the no kings website and they had that and it was like October 18 or something. I only talk to my cuties and go to work. I’m not going to read news which shits on white people or trans people with the precious time I have in this world when I could spend it with friends or on rest or acquiring resources. If there are protests today I’ll go because I’m off work but I’ll probably hate the people there
| >>1076485
George orwell was a socialist, antofacist, antiimperialist and anticapitalist. He fought with leftist republicans against the fascists in the spanish civil war. With his works 1984 and animal farm opposed the fascistoid failures of stalinism BECAUSE he believed in socialism. He was no stupid rightoid antisocialist and capitalists boot licker.
| >>1076485
George orwell was a socialist, antofacist, antiimperialist and anticapitalist. He fought with leftist republicans against the fascists in the spanish civil war. With his works 1984 and animal farm opposed the fascistoid failures of stalinism BECAUSE he believed in socialism. He was no stupid rightoid antisocialist and capitalists boot licker.
| >1076533
I love his writings and I think this is true what you’re saying, but I’m surprised you support him, given that he reported communists to the British intelligence services. I do. Have you read https://orwell.ru/library/reviews/plum/english/e_plum
? I thought the general theme he’s really pointing out was quite good! But I’ll let you discover what it is ;D
PS: in Russia they have a .ru domain name : D : D
| In regards to animal farm as a critique of capitalism, firstly, the capitalist(?) tyrany of the farmer led to the state in which the tyrannical pig took control, so that’s a critique. Secondly, the pig’s evil took place through a crack down on dissent, and harsh divisions in power with little feedback of punishment for poor management.
| These conditions can happen under what is called capitalism too, so I think it works though I think it critiques specific forms of capitalism rather than all non centrally planned economies.
| I still object to your shouting your perceived insults, I extend sisterhood to my righteous boot licker comrades. I condemn the religious, cruel, and avericious.
| shake my head at your collective idiocy
| >>1076589
>I extend sisterhoodvand comradery to criminal racists bootlickers who I believe are righteous
You just outed yourself as a horrible person who shouldn't be taken seriously.
Who the fuck gets offended by getting called stupid but takes pride in getting called a bootlicker?? Sounds... stupid.
| >>1076627
if being a bootlicker is the conclusion of years of study and deep intelligent pondering, i'd take that over being retarded. the argument is also that if stupidity leads to not being a bootlicker, then what does that say about non-bootlickers?
i trust you have enough mental capacity to comprehend theoretical discussion,
| >>1076644
She defines it as everything bad, so she’d see it as a consequence of flawed study, like study of religious philosophy for instance. I wish she had something to say about the article I posted. It’s quite good. You too!
Her definition is a motte and Bailey by grouping lots of things together and saying one is the other, but her hackles are up because she’s been hurt by misogynists or racists so again not really worth mocking or hurting her because she’s trying to be good.
| >fascist
you should probably understand what a definition of a word means being slaying it around like you're some blue haired tiktok slut
| God I want hot sex with sluts have you ever been called a slut in sex? I don’t find it hot but I think ‘you’re my slut and you’re my whore’ are super hot!’ (Super hot super hot super hot super hot super hot super hot super hot) time moves only when you move!!
| >>1076585
Everyone can proclaim himself being a communist, as everyone can proclaim being democratic, patriotic, righteous, pious, superior, etc.
However, there are objective criteria you can apply on them, to evaluate how close or far they are what they're pretending. Sometimes you'll find out that people can even be the very opposite of they portray themselves.
| Let's have North Korea as example:
They formerly call themselves "democratic peoples republic of korea".
They're neither democratic, and rather some kind of theocratic monarchy instead a republic.
Especially in western media they're often portrayed as "communists" or "communist" country, despite the fact that any literal relation to communism was officially removed from the only official regimes ideology "Juche" decades ago.
| I would have voted with you "against fascists" as recently as last voting cycle, but after the vibe shift, I realized I was just tired of being suppressed by as lib for not being lib enough. I wouldn't vote with you "against fascists" again.
| George Orwell was an honest, realistic socialist, who was both smart and brave enough to call out when things went into a wrong direction.
Similiar was with Lenin, who knew exactly about the flaws of his "avantgarde" approach, which favoured a corrupt bureaucracy, opportunistic apparatchiks and powerhungry individuals like stalin. Another fact from that era that embarrasses all factions: the bolsheviks had some economical successes by introducing a market based economy.
| >>1076887
I got a good impression of Lenin, he seemed like a thoughtful scientific guy. Never been able to sit down and read his writing though. Still seems bad he didn’t stop the out of control train and contributed to the problem situation. :/
| >>1076886
This really sounds like a bot farm post gurl! It advocates confusion, inaction, and failure! You should take effective action to further your group, not ally with your enemies because your frenemies have been assholes lately. Focus on having civilized children and a socially useful career, and don’t let up on autocrats or they will grow stronger.
| Pitler et al are very bad and hurt lots of nice people and make them poor. I know it can be stressful but take breaks ok, but don’t let the corruption and torture party have more power ;)
| >>1076919
As long they also make some people extremely rich they conform to our political-economical systems standards.
| >>1076917
Don't get me wrong: Lenin was a talented politician, a brilliant analyst and a successful revolutionary. But any ideology or system that relies on one or a few people understanding it for too long is determined to fail.
Also his imperialism theory has some flaws, similiar some of marxists theories. It's too static, too dogmatic and trying too hard to predict things or systematize while underestimating chaotic/random factors.
| >>1076800
too simplistic... gurls gotta learn the world is not an us vs them scenario. the world is complicated and subtle.
| >>1076981
Interest conflicts between poltical-economical classes are real...
So the question is not whether there is an "us vs. them scenario" or not, but which definition of "us" and "them" makes sense and which not.
Does sharing the same god, race, nation or culture equal sharing same interests?
Or are there interest conflicts, that separates/unites people globally?
| >>1076994
True! It’s both and depending on situation one thing is more relevant. Words even mean different things depending on situation!
| Or I’m cute!!!
| What about winning an election?
| >>1077199
You mean like Mohammad Mosaddegh or Salvador Allende?
>I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.
So much for what rightoid "fighters for democracy" think of elections...
| >>1077021
Yeah, so what? Truth is often seen by many different people.
>>1077153
This is the only time I agree with you.
| You gurls should band together and assassinate the president, It's morally right.
| Idk he sent things to Ukraine and isn’t the vp worse?
| I’m lost kid at heart （＾ν＾）
| Lost kid-last man! I’m the lost kid! The lost kid from this spoke zarthusa! Nizitche got the words wrong ^.^
This thread is closed.
| It only takes 3.5% of the population to stand up and make real change and take fascists out of power. You don't need to be a lion and go out and try to violently take what you want. Defend your freedoms and your lives but peace is the most powerful tool you have. "Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change."