Is Russia being imperialist? Yes. Is Russia committing genocide? No.

I’m not knowledgeable on the conflict, but it seems that most ML parties hold the position that Kashmir should be allowed to decide its own future.

04/08/25 - CPI (Marxist) : “Full statehood and democracy”

10/17/19 - CPI (Maoist) : "Our revolutionaries, PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) and other frontal organisations would go to Kashmir and help people in their struggle for independence,”

08/05/24 - CPP: “We remain steadfast in our support of the Kashmiri people’s inalienable right to self-determination."

12/04/19 - CIPOML (The international that APL is part of): “CIPOML also declares its solidarity with all the oppressed peoples and liberation struggles with primarily those of Venezuela, Iran, Palestine, Kurds, Cuba and Kashmir”

So you’ve basically got 3 separate ML tendencies here, and 3 of these statements are from parties that would be familiar with the region. Some of these groups have made more recent statements but nothing that contradicts anything they previously said from what I can tell.

This is the next war that the US will start dumping money into, isn’t it? :/

Probably a grain of truth in it. In the US, I’ve been told to shout my name at protests if I get arrested so people can bail me out. I don’t believe people are getting killed off in prisons left and right though.

Holy shit

its purging time

I’ve always liked compressing my own music instead of downloading a sketchy aac or mp3 online so I very much appreciate this. Can’t wait until its up and running.

Welp, tried to tell the meanwhileongrad people that nobody here agrees with Nutomic. That was probably a mistake. 😭

i do find it funny he thinks we wouldn’t be happy with him leaving the project.

https://lemmy.ml/post/18761554

DSA with some frequency ends up with better takes than CPUSA. Even with how trash US parties/orgs tend to be, you can do far better than them.

“You call me transphobic, yet you participate in a transphobic society. Curious!”

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It’s all good. I definitely agree that educational courses should be a big part of organizational work. People just don’t show up to that kinda stuff in my experience though, which is a damn shame.

If you’ve got anything like that going on, feel free to hit me up in dms, I’d certainly go out of my way to attend something over zoom or discord or whatever. :)

I now better understand your position, and believe that we are in agreement. Thank you for the well thought out response. ❤️

Those are just the breaks unfortunately. I agree with you though.

The average lib is going to go to work for 8hrs 5 days a week, go to their shitty 1800/mo apartment and get high. I vehemently disagree with you that they would suddenly go up in arms fighting a movement claiming to work in their own class interests. Look at how the average lib responded to a guy killing a healthcare ceo. Outside of your chronically online redditors and ben shapiro types people supported that! People in the US may not believe in socialism, but they absolutely would support a militant group fighting for lower retirement ages, changes to the healthcare system, reduced military spending, etc. I absolutely reject the idea that we cannot act at all until the masses are on our side, and this idea that telling people to read theory and join the party somehow builds our movement. People need a reason to want to learn more and join the party, you get that through militant action.

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We all say we understand these kinds of protests are pointless, but we all are pissing ourselves scared of the alternative.

If someone does start speaking up, talking about actual political violence at a party meeting that shit gets shutdown fast in my experience. Nobody wants that no matter how true it is because we all know people will die, be imprisoned, suffer lifelong injuries, etc.

IDC what party, what org, nobody is going out guns blazing unless they are okay with ruining/ending their own life. How many people do you know at that point? I know 1 person like that (and it isn’t me). You manage to get a group of like, 20+ people like that you can actually start doing the more radical stuff. Until then we are going out doing this stuff and giving ourselves a pat on the back. Sorry if that sounds a bit jaded, but that’s how I feel about it. That depression you’re feeling? It doesn’t go away. You will feel depression and anger after every. single. protest. You’ll keep going so you don’t feel sick to your stomach for not doing anything at all, but it won’t help.

This turned into more of a vent than helpful advice. Sorry.