• TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Sorry if my tone was abrasive and flippant. But this statement:

    the rest of us who have found ways to accomplish that within the system.

    concerned me given the state of politics in America today, and the rising fascism around the world. I was only recommending a pamphlet that specifically addresses that topic. Another I might recommend is August Nimtz’s The Ballot, the Streets―or Both: From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution, which also touches on the reformation of electoral politics.

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      6 months ago

      Socialism has been gaining ground in the US, unlike communism or anarchism, so it is more understandable I feel more optimistic than you do.

      I would say that if your concern is fascism, than working with liberals is the only move one can make at this moment, as unfortunate as that is.

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        6 months ago

        Happy you’re optimistic. We need positivity moving forward. Working with willing Liberals is a must.

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          6 months ago

          Getting them to see that they are probably in more danger than us leftists seems to move the needle a bit.

          But sadly, most of the time it’s frustration. But yes, positivity is the only option.