IC–011 | Says What Trump Did to the Right, Needs to Happen on the Left
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[0:00] Necessary in evolving the correct tactics for international communism if they
[0:03] were correct then certain conclusions must be drawn
[0:06] Of course there can be no question of placing conditions in Russia on a par
[0:11] with conditions in Western Europe
[0:13] But as regards
[0:22] But as regards the particular question of the meaning of the concept that
[0:26] parliamentarianism has become politically obsolete
[0:28] Do account should be taken of our experience for unless concrete experience is
[0:32] taken into account such concepts very easily turned into empty phrases
[0:36] Maybe even saying stuff like revolution now in the United States of America
[0:40] In 2025 in September November 1917 did we the Russian Bolsheviks not have more
[0:47] right than any Western communist to consider that
[0:49] Parliamentarianism was politically obsolete in Russia
[0:51] Of course we did for the point is not whether bourgeois parliaments have
[0:55] existed for a long time or a short time
[0:57] But how far the masses of the working people are prepared
[1:00] Ideologically politically and practically
[1:04] Mmm much to consider there to accept the Soviet system and to dissolve the
[1:12] bourgeois democratic parliament or allow it to be dissolved
[1:15] It is an absolutely incontestible and fully established historical fact that in
[1:20] September to November
[1:23] 1917 the urban working class and the soldiers in the presence of Russia were
[1:26] because of a number of special conditions
[1:28] Exceptionally well prepared to accept the Soviet system and it is spanned the
[1:31] most Democrat the most democratic of bourgeois parliaments nevertheless
[1:35] The Bolsheviks did not boycott the constituent assembly
[1:37] But took part in the elections both before and after the proletariat conquered
[1:41] political power that these elections yielded
[1:44] exceedingly valuable and to the proletariat highly useful political results has
[1:49] I make bold to hope been proven by me in the
[1:53] above-mentioned article which analyzes in detail the returns of the elections
[1:56] to the constituent assembly in Russia now the reason why
[1:59] The reason why this is important
[2:03] And ties back to what I was saying is that
[2:06] I'm gonna repeat it
[2:09] Americans broadly do not know what socialism is and those who have been taught
[2:12] what socialism is has been taught wrong and are
[2:15] Terrified of it. They have been negatively polarized against it
[2:18] Don't you think that if one of the major two parties has viable socialist
[2:22] alternatives at a time of their utmost?
[2:24] Weakness and their weakest point of all time would actually get a lot more
[2:29] people on board to not be afraid of this terminology
[2:32] Don't you think that that would be viable and maybe even later down the line
[2:36] building a fucking alternative third party?
[2:39] Because a lot of people Michael from Pennsylvania included have talked about
[2:43] Bernie Sanders building a third party
[2:45] This is the best possible time to do it Bernie Sanders clearly doesn't seem to
[2:49] think so he thinks that they
[2:51] We still need to utilize the existing confines of the Democratic Party
[2:55] maybe that's because he is old and an institutionalist and and I guess for some
[3:01] reason a
[3:02] Defender of Joe Biden and he's done a lot of things that I don't agree with in
[3:06] general
[3:07] But ultimately but ultimately the very fact that Bernie Sanders is a known
[3:12] entity in American politics and has since
[3:16] 2016 by running for the Democratic primary and
[3:20] Having an incredibly successful run within the Democratic primary structure
[3:26] within 2016 that created a
[3:29] A a for the first time ever a vision of a socialist America should
[3:36] Possibly allow you to understand that working within the existing duopoly is
[3:42] not the worst idea at least in the interim
[3:46] Okay
[3:48] For years and years
[3:51] Palestinians wanted awareness they wanted a recognition for their humanity the
[3:57] game has changed now because they finally got it
[4:00] okay
[4:02] Back then I'm sure there were plenty of people 20 years ago that also simply
[4:07] wanted a one-party state
[4:09] Okay, but these
[4:11] Conversations were not being had in the Western world at all
[4:15] Because these things take time because it requires at first brought awareness
[4:21] initiatives and then you move into
[4:24] Mobilizing then you move into organizing then you make demands
[4:29] Then when your demands are not met you actually show your power and the way you
[4:34] show your power is through work stoppages
[4:36] All of this stuff takes time. It takes a tremendous amount of effort to
[4:41] organize around okay
[4:43] labor militancy did not happen in this country overnight and
[4:47] It was squashed after decades and decades of propaganda and violence from the
[4:54] state and also
[4:55] legislation I
[4:58] Would agree with you if any of the left in the Democratic Party was like Trump.
[5:03] That's okay. There you go
[5:05] The that great you understand what I'm saying here
[5:12] What Trump has done in the fascist direction for the Republican Party must be
[5:17] done in the socialist direction within the Democratic Party
[5:20] It's a lot harder of a bargain
[5:22] But we're not even moving in that direction at all
[5:38] it is crazy that this is the closest at least in my lifetime that I have ever
[5:46] gotten to
[5:47] Seeing the Democrats come to terms with left
[5:54] Populism as a as a messaging tool and there are still leftists in this chat so-
[6:00] called leftists in this chat
[6:01] That are
[6:03] Unironically turning around and be like nah dude. It's fucking fake. No reason
[6:07] No reason to be the change we want to see fuck you. This is defeatism. This is
[6:13] nihilism
[6:14] You must exhaust all options, okay, that's it. That's it
[6:20] We have like 10 social Democrats in Congress and chatters are trying to compare
[6:32] the conditions in Russia that led to the revolution
[6:33] I know I know I know in summary ironically lives are finally listening and
[6:39] paying attention policies over aesthetics
[6:40] It's at least a good sign that people actually appreciate good policies even in
[6:43] this case
[6:44] The representative is potentially to flawed us on is not defending Graham
[6:47] himself
[6:47] But rather he's applauding the general public's focus on critical policies for
[6:51] once exactly
[6:51] Yeah, man supporting Plattners Nazi as is defeatism
[6:56] How can you fucking reduce what I am talking about here that is infinitely
[7:01] broader than Graham Plattner to
[7:03] simply Graham Plattner
[7:05] Once again, I will stand by
[7:11] My initial assessment that I am a Janet militia Mills advocate, okay much like
[7:19] many of you
[7:20] Much like many of you. I am already an advocate for Janet Mills. I'm in the
[7:26] tank for Janet Mills. Okay, Janet Mills is my goat
[7:30] She will be 79 by the time she actually gets into office if she even defeats
[7:36] Susan Collins at all
[7:37] But even if she doesn't defeat Susan Collins both Janet Mills and Susan Collins
[7:40] are not only women and
[7:42] therefore better than Graham Plattner, but they also don't have any Nazi
[7:46] tattoos and therefore also better than Graham Plattner
[7:48] They neither neither of them have served in the American military also better
[7:52] and more moral than Graham Plattner and on top of that
[7:57] On top of that. They never they never went and work for black water again
[8:02] better than Graham Plattner
[8:04] Now, of course they love Israel and they're pro-Israel, but but they're just
[8:08] pro-Israel
[8:09] In in in name only right
[8:13] Yeah, which is why I'm a fucking girl boss who is hashtag writing with Janet
[8:22] Janet Mills Janet yeah all mills no frills
[8:28] I'm a Janet head. I'm a Janet head
[8:31] What more do you want from me?
[8:34] My bro hates you and he says is because you do not read left this literature
[8:38] and more
[8:39] So do not encourage your viewers to do so even says he likes Hasaldean more for
[8:42] that reason alone
[8:43] Which is insane in my opinion
[8:44] I only say this because I think you were correct about
[8:47] Learning leftist history through memes and this being a big problem
[8:50] I agree that you could do more to encourage your viewers to learn more about
[8:52] this than memes
[8:53] Yeah, okay. Well, this shit is fucking boring for the most part
[8:57] This is the most entertaining version of uh allowing this conversation to take
[9:03] place
[9:03] Okay
[9:06] Within the confines of a fucking debate
[9:08] So it's just not you know
[9:27] Yeah, 3000 people left while I was doing this okay
[9:31] Bergus Everett says grandplatner's life of posting in his tattoos are stress
[9:39] testing the parties interesting younger fresher candidates
[9:41] How do you expect the win-back man when you go back through somebody's read a
[9:44] history and just pull it all out and say?
[9:45] Oh my god, this person has no right to ever be in politics. He told Dave Weigel
[9:48] Do I like any of it? Of course not do I like what he's campaigning on and the
[9:52] way he's connecting the working class voters
[9:54] That's the piece that's been missing from our party said senator Heinrich of
[9:58] his post
[9:58] He's still backing platinum, but says future candidates should stay off Reddit
[10:02] I mean, I I do agree with this. I can't believe I'm saying this but yes future
[10:05] candidates should stay off Reddit
[10:07] Anyway, we are now moving on from this uh utterly unproductive conversation
[10:19] But even though actually I don't think it's unproductive
[10:22] I hope people actually took away some lessons about at least