yeah exactly, it seems like things are not bad enough for unions to completely turn their back on the government and burn all bridges, same with greens and socialists
I did however like their wish to become a bit more radical with the protests because holding up some quirky signs every month will probably not save our rights and our own party is not doing much different (insert Leninâs What To Do quote).
but isnt it more than just a protest, because its also a strike? the way to make it more radical would be to hold an indefinite strike, but that is something for the unions to decide
making notes is usually the best. for some popular materials there are also usually study guides with questions to help you test your understanding. personally i just highlight interesting passages
Tactical urbanism would be getting together and building benches for those bus stops no cross walks in my neighborhood, we could fix that
Problem is that a lot of the times this is illegal. Those benches could be removed or worse there could be consequences for those who install it. Not saying you shouldn't do this, but just saying that there is usually a lot of resistance even to simple projects like that.
communists tend to be more educated than average, we could be helping people get their GEDs, holding classes funded and organized by the party, this appeals directly to the masses, you help someone get their GED? Youâll have a loyal comrade.
Our party's student wing does that. It's a really good effort.
Also agreed with Grain Eater that I wouldn't call them anarchist tactics.
The SPD participated in a governing coalition with bourgeois and conservative parties from 1928 to 1930. From 1930 to 1932 they tolerated the authoritarian, right wing government by decree of Heinrich BrĂźning as a sort of lesser evil opposed to the Nazis. BrĂźningâs solution to the economic crisis was austerity and deflation. He savaged the welfare state, raised indirect taxes and pushed down wages. These measures spelled untold suffering for the millions of workers who supported the SPD. Government employees found their wages cut by 25 percent, unmarried adults were forced to pay an additional tax of 10 percent and workersâ pension contributions quadrupled; simultaneously, social spending was reduced by two thirds. Illness increased as more and more people could no longer afford to see a doctor. The SPD, having campaigned on the left but governed on the right, were punished at the polls. Their lack of credibility led them to go from 30 percent of the vote in 1930 to only 18 percent in 1933. The party leadership steadfastly refused to engage in extra-parliamentary mobilisations or workplace struggles to defend workersâ standards of living.
Looks familiar?
SPD was very against KPD during the last election cycle. The three arrows symbology is the perfect example of the SPD's left anticommunism position:
Thanks for the deep dive! As you mentioned, it seems that to her, every (perceived) societal change since 1990 is a liberal plot. Quite a few older communists Iâve noticed are like this, I guess 1991 really messed with their heads huh.
Not to sidetrack but speaking of GDR, it wasnât the most socially progressive place but I think it was moving towards being more accepting? For one they had state sponsored gender affirming surgery, which of course wasnât the case after the unification. I like this article for its outline of the mindset of GDR on queer issues. The sad part is that most of the efforts started right before 1990.
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/gay-liberation-behind-iron-curtain/
Anyways this is all to say that I wish the European left was more Marxist and had good takes.
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