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[maowflower]

“The boys of Capital, they also chortle in their martinis about the death of socialism. The word has been banned from polite conversation. And they hope that no one will notice that every socialist experiment of any significance in the 20th century—without exception—has either been crushed, overthrown, or invaded, or corrupted, perverted, subverted, or destabilized, or otherwise made life impossible for it, by the United States. Not one socialist government or movement—from the Russian Revolution to the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, from Communist China to the FMLN in Salvador—no one was permitted to rise or fall solely on its own merits; no one was left secure enough to drop its guard against the all-powerful enemy abroad and freely and fully relax control at home.

It’s as if the Wright brothers’ first experiments with flying machines all failed because the automobile interests sabotaged each test flight. And then the good and god-fearing folk of the world looked upon this, took notice of the consequences, nodded their collective heads wisely, and intoned solemnly: Man shall never fly.”

— Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II - William Blum (updated, 2014)

[maowflower]

this sounds like satire but, in the uk, the “no kings” protests were called the “no tyrants/no clowns” protests, which is already funny enough. but it was doubly necessary because king charles’ fucking birthday parade was happening at the same time lmfao

[maowflower]

Total offense but many people dont respect October 7th as the true militant uprising it is and refuse to learn from it. Palestinians brought a military and technological superpower that is backed by the US imperial government to heel with a lot less manpower. It was obvious that it took years to plan. I blame this all on the humanitarian lens in which people have been looking through at Gaza. Direct action is one thing but militant action is another

[maowflower]

This is a good week to make the signs in your neighborhood more eloquent.

Acquire plastic yard signs, stencil your message on them, drill holes in them, and follow the instructions in the diagram below.

For more like this:

https://cwc.im/Recipes

[maowflower]

a lot of ppl like to say that having empathy radicalized them, or that caring about other people will inevitably lead you to being a leftist, and while i do think this is somewhat true and an acceptable sentiment, it’s important to note that-

even those who struggle with, or lack empathy can and should still be leftists! for every point that can be made with a simple “it’s basic empathy”, there’s also an underlying material and strategic reasoning that can be used reach the same conclusion- almost every time.

for example, from an empathetic standpoint, we can clearly see that increasing military spending is a massive negative due to the fact that this money will mostly be spent to kill and harm people, it can also be seen that military spending is massively negative through an economic and geopolitical analysis like this:

and this can be applied to so many issues, in my opinion this is because the ruling class are blinded by their blood thirst and desire for power that their strategy often sucks ass.

btw that excerpt was from communistusa.org’s news paper (the marxist), the february edition. i’d really recommend reading their stuff or getting involved with the party. (i’m a member myself!)

so yeah pls be normal about people who struggle with empathy, and ppl who struggle with empathy pls get radical and help bring about revolution. everyone get more commie and read stuff pls thankss

[maowflower]

it is absolutely BONKERS to me, the number of people in the united states i have talked to who have never even heard of the battle of blair mountain. how the largest labor uprising in our history manages to skirt by so many leftists unknown is just downright astonishing. the largest labor uprising, and the largest armed uprising, period, since the civil war.

did yall even hear me?

THE LARGEST ARMED UPRISING!! besides the civil!!! fucking!! war!!! was fought in 1921 in the name of LABOR RIGHTS AND UNIONS by TEN THOUSAND RIGHTEOUSLY PISSED, STRIKING COAL MINERS

these absolute fucking LEGENDS marching out the hollers of west virginia, wearing their red bandanas and wielding their papaw's shotguns pointed at the lawmen. waging war against the fucking UNITED. STATES. MILITARY!!! for their right to work safely and be paid fairly!!!

and people just like. don't know about that? put some fucking respect on west virginia!!! and fellow appalachians, yall best just own it when ignorant people call you a fucking redneck cause our ancestors did that shit and they did it for us

[maowflower]

heartbreaking

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Solidarity forever : IWW | Wikipedia article on railway abandonment | All used up : Utah Phillips | The commonwealth of toil : Joe glazer | We have fed you all for a thousand years : IWW | John Henry | I don’t want your millions mister: The Almanac Singers | The big steel rail : Gordon Lightfoot | Chattanooga choo choo | Paradise : John Prine | We have fed you all for a thousand years | I’ve been working on the railroad | We have fed you all for a thousand years | ballad of a Wobbly: David rovics | Ralph Chaplin Speaks | The MTA | Freight Train : Elizabeth Cotton | Freight train blues : Bob Dylan | The city of New Orleans : Arlo Guthrie |Hobos lullaby : Woody Guthrie | Night trian: James brown

[maowflower]

Crazy how kamala Harris had a landslide win guaranteed when she first announced her campaign and then completely fucked herself in every way trying to appeal to republicans and moderates and racists and fascists and genociders and etc. nice job

[maowflower]

no literally i always say good morning to my coworkers to the point where ive gotten a “it’s 5pm…” before

Always say good Morning, saying good afternoon is a sign of weakness

[maowflower]

There’s not too much point in talking about the election anymore, but I think some people are misconstruing the results. 21% of the American population voted for trump. He won the popular vote with polls only recording a 43.7% approval rating, and he has never held an approval rating over 50%, something that Biden and (arguably) Harris have. He lost millions of votes from 2020 to 2024, it’s just that Harris lost millions more.

All this is to say that there is not some ‘silent majority’ of trump supporters in America. While some people will definitely be emboldened in their rhetoric and action by the results of the election, Trump was a deeply unpopular president, and is shaping up to be one again. He will enact unpopular policies that are against the will of the average American, but that doesn’t mean every American is out to get you. Engage with your local community, check in on loved ones, and maybe even take a look at local political offices in the coming few years. If you dislike the two party system, volunteer or donate to a third party. It’s altogether likely we see another 2022 situation, resentment grows further against the Republican Party, and the midterms offer a lot of opportunity to alternatives, at every level of government.

It may all feel like the end, but it’s not. We’ve been through it before, and no matter what we do, hate and ignorance will bleed through the cracks in society again in the future. It’s going to get better, but that’s easier to say if we make it better.

[maowflower]

thats the thing thats missing from america-centric discussion of fascism: this shit is global. every country in “the west” is seeing the same rise of fascism in real time, all of it focused on murdering migrants. like giorgia meloni is campaigning to deport people to “migrant camps” in albania. last year the greek coast guard outright drowned a boat of 500 asylum seekers. and as that last post said im not dismissing the suffering of people within the US, i’m just saying its so supremely frustrating that every conversation is about the minutiae of american domestic policy and not the horrifying ultranationalist global trend scapegoating arabs and africans.

[maowflower]

dems didn’t “throw” the election. neither side ever “throws” an election. as i said before, the cool kids call that idea “coping.” there’s no such thing as losing when you’re a ruling class politician taking turns on who gets to press the big red lockheed martin button.

[maowflower]

i have understood so many things about online leftist culture by the fact that when i said "your local community has people you will morally and politically disagree with but you cannot lock them out of accessing any tangible service you’re organising" one of the tags responding said "this isn’t about proshippers in here you’re not welcome" like. folks. focus with me. some of us are homeless here.

[maowflower]

ive got a pretty big amount of donation requests in my askbox so i wanted to make a big post to compile and boost them all. please give all these folks the help they deserve, its the least we can do.

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[maowflower]

everyones about "mutual aid" until there is a single shred of mutuality or direct connection that makes them uncomfortable and takes the tiniest bit of trusting a stranger, then its all hand wringing and washing. were all saying were ready until the ghost of risk to our comfort rattles its chains in the back of our mind and scares us back into a lonely cowering place. there is always some excuse isnt there

[maowflower]

If Harris loses, please try blaming real issues (Republican-driven voter suppression and intimidation tactics; billionaire-funded Trump-PAC’s and propaganda machines; a broken electoral system that hinges presidential elections on a dozen or so states instead of a simple popular vote; or the Democratic Party’s fumbled opportunities to respond to things like the corporate greed driven cost of living crisis, the housing shortage, the medical debt and healthcare accessibility crisis, the ongoing climate disaster, and the ongoing genocide in Palestine) instead of doing the Right’s job for them by blaming folks like climate protestors, Antizionist and pro-Palestine activists, Black and Brown people, jaded millennials living paycheck to paycheck, and tumblr users with an audience ⅛ the size of the average Christofascist MegaChurch Congregation.

[maowflower]

prev nothing against you but like. no. i fucking hate this terrible messaging that anyone with a brain predicted would appear upon a dem loss. i am someone who GAVE IN to the lib messaging that we need to vote for their terrible zionist cop candidate to be able to stop the genuine ideological fash candidate from coming to power, and it didn’t work in the slightest.

so what i ask YOU is are you happy now? now that you get to blame leftists for not voting for your candidate when she did NOTHING to win their vote, and matter of fact threw away EVERY SINGLE CHANCE to make any progressive promises that would help win over millions of people who would otherwise not vote?

are you happy now that you voted for the person who refused to promise an arms embargo that was literally supported by 60% of voters, simply because she is a tool of imperialism and therefore is actively opposed to helping people in the middle east?

are you happy now that you voted for the person who adapted trumps 2016 border policies of walls and deportation and camps WITH NOT A FUCKING MENTION OF AMNESTY?? WHICH IS AGAIN OVER 60% POPULAR. doesn’t care at all to push back on any of trumps completely unfathomable “mass deportation” that would instantly fall apart under any inspection. this is the most violent and glaringly obvious example of ratchet effect that’s happening right in front of our eyes and none of the abolish ice liberals even give a fuck.

are you happy now that you’ve voted for the person who’s constituents and campaign workers laughed and plugged their ears to ignore the names of dead palestinian CHILDREN. KILLED BY OUR BOMBS. ARE YOU FUCKING SEEING YOURSELVES.

are you happy now that you voted for the candidate who garnered 1bil in campaign funds, a record breaking amount, and lost in a landslide because she refused to do anything to reach young people and progressives, and instead ran to “right wing moderates”. refused to reach palestine advocates and instead spouted that “israel has a right to defend itself” AND SENT BOMBS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE ISRAELI DEATH MACHINE WHILE CLAIMING SHES WORKING TIRELESSLY TO CEASE THAT SAME FIRE. OUR GOVERNMENT HAS AMERIKAN TROUPS FIGHTING FOR ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW. EVERYONE CAN SEE THEYRE FUCKING LYING TO US WHEN THEH SAY “ we want a ceasefire “

kamala harris practically tried to lose. she couldn’t have done worse. but yeah keep blaming people who care more about palestine than you, because it’s totally their fault. keep blaming leftists and not the people who voted for the actual fascist.

maybe when dems are actually able to promise anything good for amerikans, or stop killing children while lying with a smile about it, then people will want to vote for them.

and to anyone who agrees with this meme. please learn about class consciousness. hate the oppressors not your neighbors.

ps also she lost so bad even if all the 3rd party voters voted for her it wouldn’t have mattered. 15mil less people voted for dems this year than in 2020, and if you remember no one really liked joe biden either. she did historically bad