The number of “communists” who are more afraid of being associated with (ill-informed conceptions of) liberalism than being associated racism, transphobia and misogyny is incredibly disturbing.
I'll be the first to defend my queer ppl but we have to stop pretending queerness (especially in the West) is inherently revolutionary. Some of yall are some of the most liberal, individualist, decadent people holding the revolution back. Imperialism = the primary contradiction.
@hannah__account
Dunking on the only Palestinian American person in congress who was censored like a month ago for twitter clout is crazy. These people are not well.
Why is DSA, a primarily white organization, obsessed w/ imposing their own thoughts, which are markedly incoherent and underdeveloped, onto non-white folks who’ve already made their political will and demands clear? They do it at home and abroad.
We are excited to announce a new series of events where we'll hear directly from socialists who are deeply involved in the socialist and labor struggles in China, to better understand the Chinese working-class movement and to explore possibilities for US-China labor solidarity.
The Democrats could nominate Vladimir Lenin’s reanimated corpse and communist hobbyists would still come up with some half brained excuse not to vote for him lmfao
The Bernie era is over and the socialist left haven’t yet produced a path forward. Partially because most of them are dead set on living in 2016-2020. The working class isn’t. In fact I would say the working class is advancing while most socialists aren’t.
Please stop repeating the lies of liberalism. Bourgeois democracy is not democratic, it does not represent the will of the people and does not prevent a more militarized capitalist state. Communists must use this time show how this system fails us, not to spread disinformation.
Hey folks. My partner Emma and I were recently offered the opportunity to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam with a CPUSA delegation. During this trip we’ll be meeting with Communist Party officials and learning from their experiences as well as doing some sightseeing and tours.🧵1/3
Socialists struggle to make inroads with nonwhite communities because Black and Latino Democrats are more moderate than white Democrats, that’s basically the main reason.
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I don’t want to hear about the “primary contradiction” from anyone whose organizing circle consists of 3 white dudes and a used copy of Wretched of the Earth.
Live look at me sitting at my gf’s parent’s breakfast nook in Vermont, writing an essay on Black liberation for the Communist Party and listening to Chappell Roan
The socialist movement, dominated by petite-bourgeois radicalism, has a huge bigotry issue and it will never succeed if it doesn’t confront this fact harshly and with humility. There’s a reason why almost all socialist orgs are overwhelmingly white, cis, hetero and male.
it's a little funny to me that I spent 15 years in elite legal spaces and normie dem politics and not once did a man call me dumb but it's a pretty constant refrain from the self-described "left" of DSA
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📝The Debbie Amis Bell Club and
@YCLPHILLY
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Taking a break from DuBois to read the “blue book” from
@MarxistUnityDSA
and
@CosmonautMag
. Thank you
@abrasivemarxist
for making sure it got to me. I’ll post my thoughts chapter by chapter in this thread. 🧵
Teachers unions aren’t the reason why literacy rates are down. It’s because the GOP wants to continue defunding public education, evident by this narrative of eliminating the Department of Education.
United fronts come from mass movements. There is no mass movement backing Cornel West. He’s (opportunistically) putting the cart before the horse. This is what happens leftists with no ideological grounding use ideological language. Join the CPUSA to learn about united fronts.
“In the spirit of a broad United Front and coalition strategy, I am pursuing the nomination of the Green Party for President of the United States. Go to for more information to continue to support this unprecedented effort to empower precious poor and
“Democracy does not abolish class oppression. It only makes the class struggle more direct, wider, more open & pronounced, & that is what we need…The more democratic the system of government, the clearer will the workers see that the root evil is capitalism, not lack of rights.”
It often times may look like the CPUSA is not doing any work, but this is a result a misunderstanding in the Leninist Party form. CPUSA members do work in mass organizations and bring that experience to the Party. The Party is meant to be an organization of organizations.
I don’t think people want to live in a society where political change only occurs through grandiose acts of violence, especially in a country whose military receives near $1 trillion in funding & political attitudes towards workers ranges from indifference to outright disdain.
An independent party of the working class isn’t something you can will into existence. It takes time, commitment, discipline. Guided by the principles of Marxism-Leninism, CPUSA leader H. Winston was able to correctly identify the necessity of building a broad base.
There’s no amount of intellectualizing that these “socialists” can do to cover up their distain for oppressed groups w/in the working masses. When these types care about oppressed people beyond internet talking points, I’ll stop likening them to blackshirts.
It’s tragic but also a little funny that the onetime American section of the Third International is now run by people who will call you a blackshirt if you’re not a Democratic Party loyalist. Genocide Joe’s strongest soldiers are, unfortunately, self-described communists
@PhillyPolice
we’re not unbiased actors this weekend. Based on their actions, it was clear their priority was to protect the racist and transphobic hate group and not Philadelphians. M4L attendees were escorted by officers through our protest multiple times…1/4
Philadelphia police brutally body slam a protester onto the concrete for dancing with a trans flag outside of the Moms for Liberty conference.
This is why cops should never be allowed at pride.
Lmfao leave it to these bozos to platform a racist transphobic moron who denied and covered up PSLs sexual assault scandal in Philly. Thank Christ I’m in the Communist Party. This is beyond embarrassing. Her and her equally racist daughter can shove it.
“Our horizon is communism.”
As the
@ProgIntl
enters its fourth year, Council member
@Jodi7768
reflects on the vision which progressive forces must aspire to.
Prof. Annelise Orleck is a friend of my loved ones. An incredibly generous person who I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with on many occasions about the CPUSA, labor history and feminism. This is so horrific and angering!
Happening now: Dartmouth history professor pushed and subsequently arrested by New Hampshire state police during peaceful encampment. More than 15 arrests now.
Blocking Trump from the presidency, knowing what he plans to do during his term (vis a vis project 2025) should not be a controversial choice for socialists to make. 1920s Italy all over again.
Yes, in the spirit of WEB DuBois, Paul Robeson and Angela Davis, the Communist Party fights for working people, in part by helping progressives like
@RepCori
who’s also a working class champion. I applaud the work of
@peoriacpusa
who made it down to
#MO1
. Forward to victory!
In the span of a day the Philly YCL disproved the ultra left notion that liberals will always side with fascists over communists and the right deviationist notion that organized Communists that openly identify as such will never win favor with the liberal progressive masses.
A lot of potential DSA mergers/coalitions being thrown around and I think there are only two even worth considering CPUSA (free real estate) and WFP (free ballot line)
The only expense we’re responsible for are the plane tickets, which can be very pricy. Emma and I both are both workers. I’m a nurse and they’re a teacher. We’re also both paying for grad school out of pocket. However, would deeply regret turning down this opportunity. 2/3
Drake validated everything Dot said about him w/ this one bar—appropriating & infiltrating Black culture while at the same time making a joke out of Kendrick’s advocacy for Black America through his music. Dot is right disses aren’t enough put that nigga in the dirt!
The socialist moment that existed in 2016 is indeed dying if not dead already but CPUSA has had a steady incline in membership. The new democratic revolution that DSA failed to capitalize on surely must be taken up by the Party even more so than it has already. Primary task.
I’m evoking my authority as the ChairThem of the Philly CPUSA to declare war on racism & misogyny in the U.S., and will be deploying active military personnel from the TWU (Tactical Woke Unit) to provide protection for Angel Reese against the depraved forces working to harm her.
Angel Reese, like many Black workers generally and Black athletes particularly, has bravely faced astonishing levels of hate. We unequivocally reject the racist, sexist and otherwise depraved comments levied against her.
Thank you Angel for inspiring young athletes everywhere!🏀
The NPC has decided to withdraw DSA's endorsement of AOC over Palestine. This decision, and this statement, is an example of good political leadership for the entire org. There is no such thing as a socialist except Palestine.
i keep telling yall that i do this communist shit because i care about trans folk, black folk, women & the working class generally but please know that at the end of the day i’m just any nigga from philly and yall do not know me enough to try to press me bout anything 😂
How is anyone supposed to ascertain what’s a “good faith” criticism and what’s a “bad faith” criticism on a platform that simultaneously promotes paranoia, anonymity, para-social relationships, and engagement as a commodity?
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Isserman doesn't address the elephant in the room: If DSA's distasteful tankyism is rooted in CPUSA-style Stalinism, how come CPUSA itself has much more of a sensible position on issues such as Israel-Palestine, Democratic Party, etc?
Trump: Using federal law, I will order my government to deny entry to all Communists and all Marxists.. So we're going to keep foreign Christian hating Communists, Marxists and Socialists out of America
I would never self describe as a patriot or patriotic but when white leftists say things like “there’s nothing about the U.S. to be proud of” it always comes off to me as extremely ignorant of or flippant about Black history as opposed to some sort of principled stance.
I understand that perhaps in totality the legacy of the U.S. is not something to be lauded, but the argument that there aren’t any moments in American history that could be viewed w/ praise often rests on the idea that Black history and Black people are un-American.
These people are so useless. Instead of screaming about absolutely nothing, they could have taken the opportunity to agitate around the fact that Philly PD collaborated with an extremist hate group this past weekend and brutalized a Philadelphian.
VIDEO THREAD: This morning, members of the Revolutionary Communist Party interrupted the July 4 city Celebration of Freedom event in Philadelphia (where both the governor and mayor spoke) by burning an American flag.
They advocated the crowd join them for "a real revolution."
Tomorrow I’m going to be on
@communistsusa
’s weekly news show to discuss Angel Reese and the misogynoir she’s faced during her collegiate basketball career with
@LSUwbkb
along with other pertinent issues. Tune in tomorrow at 10:30am! ⬇️
i was one of the core "Hegelian egirls", and i left the Hegelian Egirl Council a week ago.
my concern is that the HEC project claims to do be doing political mediation but is effectively platforming the worst of both sides and lending them intellectual legitimacy.
i sincerely
To the “socialists” & “communists” still using the plight of the oppressed abroad for self-fulfilling righteousness and to justify complacency in the plight of the oppressed at home, may the water that resides within your body be your most crippling disease. 👍🏽
It’s hard for the socialist left to tout political awareness under the conditions of capitalism if they’re this easily tricked into despising AOC by the fascist right.
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Everyone’s like “oh there are no women in the Communist Party it’s a man dominated space” okay so then why did I just open the fridge at the Party HQ and there were Whiteclaws in the fridge? 🤔
This is an insane plan as is, but less than 60 days notice is so negligent and inconsiderate. I hope
@PHLafscmeDC47
fights tooth and nail! Some of us are working parents or care for elderly family members. People will undoubtedly quit and move to the private sector over this.
I’m not going to hem and haw as though this is the death of dsa but I do think that putting our impotence and powerlessness on full display (why would aoc want our national endorsement, she won with 85% of the vote lol) is a part of a long trajectory toward decline of the org
“To attempt to answer yes or no to the question whether any particular means of struggle should be used, without making a detailed examination of the concrete situation of the given movement at the given stage of its development, means completely to abandon the Marxist position.”
Hundreds of young people gathered in West Philly tonight to honor the life of Hezekiah Bernard, a 12-year-old who was fatally shot then discarded in a dumpster. I’ll have more on his life tomorrow, but please let the reality of this case sink in.
Some D“S”A members are completely out of touch w left history in the U.S. Would you call Paul Robeson or Angela Davis fascists? What about civil rights leaders who went to CPUSA affiliate training schools? Are they fascists?
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DSA has seen marginal political relevancy for less than a decade and the peak of that political relevancy has passed. I’m not sure what sort of insight they can provide to any international labor movement, let alone one existing within the context of a Marxist-Leninist state.
No one should be shocked that “the squad” is falling in line behind Biden. This is a political calculation they’re making. The Dems have not reached a consensus on Biden’s candidacy yet so they’re playing it safe and supporting the incumbent president/presumptive nominee.