You oppose Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
You oppose Russian imperialism in Eastern Europe
You oppose British colonialist presence in Ireland
You oppose Chinese oppression of Tibetans and Ugyghrs
You oppose American capitalistic exploitation of Africa and South America.
You oppose Iranian persecution of religious minorities.
You oppose ANY form of hierarchy, hegemony, or monopoly.
Being an anarchist means you either fight for the absolute freedom and equity of all humanity, or you just sit on your hands praying the "elites" show you their non-existent mercy.
If you think being anti-communist means being pro-capitalist, it means you have a bad case of Western cultural imperialism and never heard of politics other than your own, and you should do something about that internalized colonizer bullshit before trying to call yourself a leftist. And don't ask us to educate you because we're fucking tired and you literally live in the hemisphere of the highest internet penetration and accessibility to the Anglo knowledgesphere. Do your fucking homework.
“the state you give your power to will turn around and use it to crush you”
why would the state claimed by the proletariat and owned by the proletariat, whose representatives are paid the same as any old worker, ever want to act against its classes best interests?
“all governments eventually turn corrupt, cuz human nature”
first off, not true, but it is important to safeguard against that. under socialism, not only would there be little to no monetary incentive to be corrupt, but political officials could be subjected to democratic recall at any time. second off, human nature, if it even does exist, would be to care for yourself and those close to you.
“what we need is reformed capitalism, not a totalitarian commie regime!”
this argument usually includes calling modern-day capitalism corporatism or some other variant, and states that capitalism today is not true capitalism, but it is corrupted. we live in late-stage capitalism, they want earlier stage capitalism. but, like stage 4 cancer and stage 1 cancer, theyre still the same disease.
The film chronicles the 1947 hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), with a focus on the Hollywood Ten directors, screenwriters and producers cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted by the movie industry after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party.
western privilege is despite knowing communism is bad they still miss the hammer and sickle in any given blogger’s icon bc that symbol simply doesn’t pack the same ice cold punch to gut to them