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Anyone else feel they've gone from demsoc to ML to Maoist/Third Worldist in less than 2 years? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was all into electoralism up until the 1-2 punch of Corbyn and Bernie getting screwed (and just straight up losing) within the span of 2 months. From there I thought electoralism still had it's place but was thinking more about how we'll never get to "vote" for socialism, and started leaning towards being an ML. And then recently, I'm just really down on the hope for any sort of internal change within the imperial core. I think change is going to have to be forced upon the global north by the global south. And even though Iive in the US, I just feel more and more disconnected from this place. I find I'm way more interested in what's going on in places like Cuba, China, Good Korea, Peru, Bolivia, India, etc. I find myself not even really caring about US politics except for when it comes to issues of foreign policy.

And in my observation, it feels like a lot of comrades here seem to be following this trajectory.

Of course as I move along this path, I still don't seem to have a really good feel on what I'm supposed to do, you know?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

When change is forced upon the global north, it will still be an internal change, just one triggered by external conditions. And that internal change, whenever it happens, will need local principled and organized communists. So, the thing to do is the same as always, educate yourself and others, agitate, organize.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

This is really good, because as a white person in the global north, while I agree with third worldism it can also make me feel kinda useless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Someone has to drive towards balkanization and also organize mutual aid groups to support those in need. I get that feeling of helplessness, but thankfully there is very real work to be done in the core.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

if you want to do a revolution then why would you want to force balkanization, it would just make it easier for reaction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

It’s less wanting it to balkanize and more that I don’t believe the contradictions of the American empire will allow it to stay united once it reaches a breaking point sufficient for revolution.