It is so annoying when communities really want to have a discord. Particularly when they are somewhat technical and so any solutions that they might have are not search able.
There are things im willing to compromise on, basic human rights and the dignity of all workers are not among them
And at no point where you being asked to compromise on that. You are being asked to do something tangible for people today, so that we can have a real leftist movement.
I understand this is a difficult topic (it is for me as well), but please re-read what I am saying sometime in the future when you are in a better state to understand what I am writing.
Look I can tell you are semi tankie and just don't want to help, but I will leave you with a semi personal and unrelated note. As a teen I first heard of UBI. I thought it was a bad idea. I sounded as if it was some sort of bribe. Like there is an understanding that capitalism sucks and instead of doing anything to fix society here is some cash to get you to shut up. I wanted a more permanent solution. I still do. But getting that cash in peoples hands today still helps our overall movement and provides relief to those suffering. Incremental progress to our goals matters. If we worked on growing the progressive wing in the dem party we would have more tools to limit the funding we give to Israel. You know what else? That gives us more space to build worker communities from the ground up as well.
And I mean this on all levels. From local elections to federal. We need more progressive policies to help us if we are going to move left. And so speak with you a bit directly Lenin ultimately did move to have political power to further his goals. Tankies not working to build a progressive moment where we can means we never move forward. I have not disagreed with you on anything, but you are not showing solidarity with me and leaving others like me alone to die without support.
The fact that voting inherently requires accepting fascism does not make fascism ok, it inherently makes liberal democracy fascist
I don't see how that follows
Build communities from the bottom up to resist fascism and arm workers to prepare for eventual revolution.
I agree, but don't you want to see some incremental progress for it in the mean time? We need political influence and tankies are just not good allies for it. Genocide is happening today. People are hungry and without medicine today. We can't wait for a perfect revolution (those who wait are really just showing their privilege). Waiting for that also means leaving those you intended to help to die in the trenches. That in short is why I consider tankies un-serious.
I support the community building from the bottom up, but tankies are not doing that either. They are no shows on all fronts, and demoralizing our movements when we do try to do other things.
I'd still rather have a more socialist society. Distribution based on markets means depriving those in need. Unfortunately tankies would rather leave vulnerable people to suffer the brutality of capitalism.
Every now and then I follow up and ask tankies what their actionable alternative is. They just never have one. Just making perfect the enemies of good. Tankies are deeply un-serious.
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Perhaps @mehdi_benadel@lemmy.balamb.fr was trying to say de-regulated; which is what libertarians do get hot and wet for. They have been cheering it on in Argentina and importing that as DOGE, but that is another matter.
The moment that Russia had to lift their siege of Kiev I felt it was going to be a long fight. After I read of the first counter offensive and how much equipment was captured and how much had been destroyed I felt Ukraine could stalemate. Reading how Russia operated during Bakmut because that is the only way they could organize and operate was pretty surreal. I was discussing it with some friends and told them that even Ukrainian Army poofed out of existence it would be a pyrrhic victory: on their loss of military personnel and equipment, their sanctioned economy and little prospect to pivot away from a war economy, and the loss of geo-political prestige and Finland joining NATO. At this point I would say that Ukraine has a real shot at winning on their terms, but having crappyallies in the white house keeps the possibility of a pyrrhic victory for Russia.
Worth putting it on the Klarna.