Scratchin Mamba

6y

Well my parents/aunts/uncles and even brothers have in former Communist countries from Ethiopia to Yugoslavia to East Germany that doesn't change anything

Mulder

6y

I won't celebrate.

Biden sucks and since it's likely his VP is Kamala... No thanks.

spongebob

6y

That being said, is it better to move the capitalism vs communism/socialism discussion to the socialism thread unless its directly addressing how either impacts feminism/women? or does it still make enough sense to keep in here even if its generally about the political system

not ezra

6y

i'm so tired of twitter libs being like "well if biden picks a woman vp maybe he isn't so bad..."

there are at least 50 equally qualified women who'd be a better pick than kamala and i'd rather have a man with good politics for vp than that pig lover any single day

not ezra

6y

i'm so tired of twitter libs being like "well if biden picks a woman vp maybe he isn't so bad..."

there are at least 50 equally qualified women who'd be a better pick than kamala and i'd rather have a man with good politics for vp than that pig lover any single day

Odeon

6y

they actually lived there? damn, did that shape you as a person? just personal interest

spongebob

6y

yeah I get that

it f***in sucks rn

just thinking in the long run whats the best outcome that could be more likely to happen at this point in time

Scratchin Mamba

6y

They did. An uncle of mine did a bunch of s*** in the black markets of European Communist countries, I had aunts that studied in Yugoslavia, one of my family members almost became an ambassador for Ethiopia in Cuba lol, and Ethiopia was a (at least nominally) Communist country as well so yeah. Plus I also know Ethiopians who became orphans due to war and were raised in Cuba and love Fidel so much that they want to change their last name to Castro and named their son Fidel.

I think it made Communism less spooky for me since I could just ask people in my family. Plus it made me aware of the fact that there's a lot of disagreement between Communists as well, because in Ethiopia most of the resistance against the Communist government was done by other Communists, it was the definition of leftist infighting. But eventually reactionary forces funded by the Saudis and US took over so it was all for nothing basically.

Odeon

6y

damn lol, is one of your parents a full blooded ethiopian?

Scratchin Mamba

6y

Both of em are actually

Odeon

6y

why/when did your folks emigrate? the 90's? (I don't know much about ethiopia)

Scratchin Mamba

6y

Yeah early 90s.
Different reasons for why my parents left, dad left to study at a uni here, mom went for medical procedures that weren't of high quality in Ethiopia at the time, but stayed because the US/Saudi-backed govt that came to power while she was here very possibly would have murked her had she went back due to her political affiliations.

Odeon

6y

damn, hardcore, id assume your parent got some scholarships on universities?

Scratchin Mamba

6y

My mom went to uni in Ethiopia, but my dad did get a scholarship here yeah

Odeon

6y

my girlfriend and her family have real pain from living under communism. I don't know anyone else who lived under communism, so my sources are limited, however, judging from her experience, I know a thing or two, and that is also partly what I base my position on. Her experiences fundamentally shaped my political position. Now I don't know how many people you know that lived under communism that you really know, but my guess is 0

ARCADE GOON

6y

you really tried to hit my mans with that and got KO'd

ARCADE GOON

6y

you really tried to hit my mans with that and got KO'd

Mulder

6y

Yes it should and this is a very disgusting reactionary post.

stingray

6y

Identities as they are understood now are byproducts of the enlightenment and forces of imperialism and colonialism. The fact that race was invented in order to establish the superiority of white people is indicative of how identity politics is ultimately regressive. I don’t need to define my political alliances based on the colour of my skin, ethnicity or religious affiliations for example. These are already assumed. So in a sense defining myself as such is falling for an empty signification of what’s already there, which is politically passive and dangerous.

And again identities make it almost impossible to establish solidarity across class and gender, which obfuscates the very notion of intersectionality. What about white working class in places like the UK and the US? They have been alienated by the rhetoric of identitarian politics to the point where they were pushed to the far right.

spongebob

6y

The most general statement of our politics at the present time would be that we are actively committed to
struggling against racial, sexual, heterosexual, and class oppression, and see as our particular task the
development of integrated a***ysis and practice based upon the fact that the major systems of oppression are
interlocking. The synthesis of these oppressions creates the conditions of our lives.

Anyone disagree with the above? just wanna know

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E60eSWgrnM4Qt5-EIPhEyqyyOuPokEYQ/view?usp=sharing

Mulder

6y

Either you haven't done the reading on identity politics (literally posted it on the first page and someone else posted a Google docs link) or my earlier assumption is true.