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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

Spontaneous revolution/organisation for revolution has been promised for a long time, and is no closer to happening.

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

I am not advocating "spontaneous" organization or random revolution. I am arguing for joining orgs and building Dual Power. As for revolution, the US is a pot of an unknown liquid constantly heating up as Capitalism decays. The boiling point is unknown, but the fact that conditions are worsening and contradictions are sharpening at increased rates means it still is likely to come.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

I just like, don't believe it. Capitalism is hundreds of years old, and it's only gotten stronger.

[โ€“] arthur 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lack of hope is a benefit, but not for you. People thought that a revolution was impossible even before the 20th century, and still, 1917 happened.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For a while, and then it failed. Meanwhile, the Western world got more and more free market.

[โ€“] arthur 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, and we need to make it last next time.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well, to go back to my OP, good luck with that.

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