I will not defend Stalin and I will not defend the CCP. Just because capitalism isn’t good doesn’t mean that we have to glaze imperialist states. Ask Ukraine and the Baltic states how good they had it during the USSR; my point being that pro-USSR sentiments are largely just pro-Russian propaganda.
China is doing some good nowadays, but it still definitely has corruption. There are still billionaires, polluted air, capitalistic factories—which have terrible working conditions and sell cheaply made carcinogenic products, they’re building AI data centres—some of which will boil the water temperature, bans citizens from accessing a lot of websites, etc.
I even decided to join a solidarity website and it mentioned f**cking Kim Jong-Un as a leftist figure ffs 💀. Literally, ANY North Korean defector will tell you how bad the North Korean regime is. The site had no mention of actual decent examples like Peter Kropotkin, Nelson Mandela, Thomas Sankara, Martin Luther King Jr, or even Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.
Edit: did not know that Proudhon was a bigot. My bad; thanks immensely for telling me.
Yes, and I interact with well-meaning church-goers and neighbors, and just kind of grit my teeth and smile and nod when they start on me about going to their various churches, although I do occasionally enjoy a sermon at a local church or two, while also not buying into everything they say. At the same time, they’re not organizing beyond voting or handing out surplus vegetables, which is commendable work for sure. They say election outcomes are in G-d’s hands, but will absolutely campaign for their buddy who runs for various office, but can’t tell you one thing from an actual platform.
Yeah, that’s the catch isn’t it? They build communities and connect to people while at the same time training them to mentally compartmentalize ushering in the third Reich. Lil Bill on youtube is a leftist who pivoted from education and discourse to primarily acting within his community and coordinating with the oldheads to help people survive the maga era. That’s black churches though so the crowd is less acquiescent to maga anyway.
But for what it’s worth even if everything here feels useless and like a distraction to me from engaging with the world and anarchism is a meaningful way, it’s always nice to chat with you see you go back and forth with other people. Keep it real, Maeve ✌️
If only black churches in my and surrounding communities were that forward -thinking (ask me how I know 🫠). And I get it, it’s time for white people to put themselves on the line, and in* my area that’s not happening either. Something something, loss aversion.
I’m currently recovering from something so I’m definitely online more than I prefer, lately. Organizing or not, mutual aid is righteous, good, and pure.
Thanks for engaging with me in honesty and good faith. I appreciate it.