Well, for instance, I live in a major city. Our branch of PSL runs food distribution events, has organized a ton of pro palestine protests, have pushed to elect socialist local aldermans, and more.
Pick a big city and find their PSL branch social media. You’ll see what they’re up to.
The world around you is not limited by your ability to understand it. I don’t understand surgery. From my perspective, cutting someone open and moving stuff around “doesn’t look realistic”. Yet surgeries happen. I’m not a surgeon, so I don’t go around telling surgeons what is possible.
Absurd question. Do you think that the purpose of a socialist party is to form after a “global socialist takeover”?
The post said “sign me up for the party trying to solve these issues”. PSL is trying to solve these issues. PSL is trying to make more people into socialists.
50% of most countries are voting extremely conservative, and a big seperate chunk vote moderate. The appetite isn’t there among voters right now for liberalism ; let alone socialism.
That’s because liberalism isn’t a halfway point between socialism and conservatism it is, to misquote Stalin, fascism with a happy face sticker on it.
Most “western” countries’ governments have spent the last ~100 years waging outright war on socialism through coups, assassinations, imprisonments, and propaganda.
Political (and historical) education has been hacked away so much that most people couldn’t give a coherent definition of “socialism” anyway - and socialist policies poll extremely well if you short-circuit the propaganda by not mentioning the forbidden s-word.
The purpose of a party like PSL is to build a mass movement able to build socialism. It’s far beyond just voting every few years. Democracy happens when the masses are in motion, and that’s what PSL aims to achieve.
doesnt look realistic 😐
sounds like you’re a fan of self fulfilling prophecies
I’d prefer effective pollicies.
Such as?
That’s the question!
The important thing is that you’ve managed to feel smug without doing anything. Congrats!
at least i dont go on the internet to tell strangers how they feel
PSL and groups like them do a lot of good work at more local levels. Feel like that’s worth pointing out
Like what? I’d be curious to know more.
Well, for instance, I live in a major city. Our branch of PSL runs food distribution events, has organized a ton of pro palestine protests, have pushed to elect socialist local aldermans, and more.
Pick a big city and find their PSL branch social media. You’ll see what they’re up to.
glad to hear they help people
Last I checked Marxism has been proven to be effective time and again, but you do you.
hey I’m just curious but do you know which leader presided over the greatest increase in life expectancy in recorded history?
I doubt there’s reliable data, but my guess would be sargon of akkad
Mao Zedong
how do you figure that’s a greater increase than going from ape life to mesopotamia?
Your understanding of history may actually be more pathetic than your understanding of political theory.
at least i dont attack strangers on the internet
absolutely abysmal reading comprehension. good luck with your ape life
do you think I said recorded history so you could handwave with this kind of dumb caveat
this answers my question about you being in high school
not sure why you’re being so hostile
It’s such a shame that a better world is completely impossible. Oh well, on to the apocalypse I guess.
The world around you is not limited by your ability to understand it. I don’t understand surgery. From my perspective, cutting someone open and moving stuff around “doesn’t look realistic”. Yet surgeries happen. I’m not a surgeon, so I don’t go around telling surgeons what is possible.
Is there a global socialist takeover I missed?
Absurd question. Do you think that the purpose of a socialist party is to form after a “global socialist takeover”?
The post said “sign me up for the party trying to solve these issues”. PSL is trying to solve these issues. PSL is trying to make more people into socialists.
Why global? Ah, because the west will be the last to socialism. Not yet global, but certainly inevitable.
Why not?
50% of most countries are voting extremely conservative, and a big seperate chunk vote moderate. The appetite isn’t there among voters right now for liberalism ; let alone socialism.
Moderates and conservatives are both overwhelmingly liberals… Extremely unserious political understanding.
That’s because liberalism isn’t a halfway point between socialism and conservatism it is, to misquote Stalin, fascism with a happy face sticker on it.
Most “western” countries’ governments have spent the last ~100 years waging outright war on socialism through coups, assassinations, imprisonments, and propaganda.
Political (and historical) education has been hacked away so much that most people couldn’t give a coherent definition of “socialism” anyway - and socialist policies poll extremely well if you short-circuit the propaganda by not mentioning the forbidden s-word.
The purpose of a party like PSL is to build a mass movement able to build socialism. It’s far beyond just voting every few years. Democracy happens when the masses are in motion, and that’s what PSL aims to achieve.
skill issue
Sounds like a lack of imagination or a lack of willingness to try on your part.
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