It was obvious.

I’l just get more AOC from here.

The other day we went with my friends to a medieval festival (first time for me).

The friend that came up with this festival idea also wanted me to meet an acquaintance of his (they know each other from a tabletop club). And this guy also wanted to meet me.

Well, this acquaintance is an historian who is also a recreationist, and he was with his… “guild”? at the festival (they had their own booth and everything). Why did he want to meet me? Because I’m a history student.

Now, when we got to their booth, they were not a Medieval “guild”. They were freaking Italian military recreationists. And ones that specialized in a specific unit from WW2…

He wanted to meet me? All of them were cold as ice when they saw the color of my skin. Still, they kept it civil, told me the history of the unit they recreate, showed me some memorabilia that they had in their booth (original helmets and gas masks, because most of them were grandchildren of Italian soldiers). Stayed there a bunch of minutes for my friend, and then we went to the other booths.

My friend has a great heart, but he’s not clever. We talked about this, with the whole group, in a bar after leaving the festival. And… yeah, my friend started to put two and two together.

Now the festival was kinda meh. Two cool booths with history teachears who loved the period, the food was ok, the main event was a fighting tournament, and mulled wine was incredible.

Pirenne minus the fascists/10

+1. But Leegh is also right. And I don’t want our first world comrades (even if they still think that electoralism can take us somewhere close to socialism) to fall back to defeatism or worse (like those ML and Trots that turned to neoliberalism after the fall of the URSS…). I just want them to be prepared if that yankee betrays them. And, if we are being materialist, the betrayal is the most probable result, so is better if that don’t comes with surprises or a new wave of “fundidos”.

I even doubt that most of us in China can do that now that life has gotten so comfortable compared to a hundred years ago.

Here in Argentina, the CPA is part of the Kirchnerist party (center-left peronism, the socdem party if you will). There was a recent lawfare move to put the principal figure of the Kirchnerism in jail (Cristina Kirchner) because of corruption (yes, they are very corrupt. And they have blood of the workers in their hands). But, even the trots jumped to defend a corrupt politician (trots parties being the biggest leftist movement in Argentina).

Now, we know this is classic lawfare. We know what it means to other parties. We know is time to take a stance. But even the trots “bend the knee” to the kirchnerism party on their performative politics, with Cristina calling to stop the protests because “we will defeat them in the ballots, just wait two more years”.

Every politician is all in on the electoralism during a full neoliberal “no-brakes, I hate even the children” phase. Wich is a shame. But we know about the sparks that kindles burning fires (24 february of 1917 women’s protest in Russia, for example). Maybe something like that can happen here, or in the USA (a country where is so easy to buy a weapon). Or not. But protests and hate against the ruling libertarian party keeps growing a growing, outside the opposition parties (the leftist parties could grown for this, but they are very confortable with their seats on the senate and their alliances with the bourgeoisie).

But we see how the material conditions are deteriorating, both in the first world and the third world. The yankees are losing things that were normal to them. Things that are luxuries in the third world, and even more so now.

So, we need to keep fighting. No doomerism nor being idealistic. But the contradictions are sharpening, and we can’t just be defeated to the “barbarism” that comes with the inevitable capitalist downfall. TRPF is closer and closer to 0 and we know how capitalism tends to “delay” it…

Think about the world where Gramsci wrote that.

Be optimistic, sure. But don’t be idealistic, is not the same.

It would be cool if he’s the real deal, a first step for something bigger.

But he’s also in the belly of the beast. Same for the CPUSA and the SPA in the 30’, in a world where the URSS was still an horizon for the proletariats of the world. Now, putting all your eggs in the basket of electoralism drove to the winning of Roosevelt and the subsequent repression of the leftist parties and the workers movement. Not the ally a lot of them thought.

AOC and Berni are closer examples, they were also idealized in the ol’ CTH subreddit (not by everyone, of course). And, even when you cited the time where Parenti warned us about Bernie, a lot of people jumped the defend an obvious imperialist.

Just don’t idealize democrat figures as saviours (just don’t idealize in general). Have optimism, of course. But also comprehend that it doesn’t mean you should “jump on the granade” for them, don’t follow them blindy.

He’s no Lenin in 1905, the proletariat is no the same as 1905 (or 1917). But we both know where bourgeoisie electoralism can drive us to. And we need to be prepared for that, no surprises.

Just don’t become a “fundido” when the time comes.

Best wishes from the “third world”.

Leaving a comment here. I want to come back to this post in a few months-years.

Comrades, we are materialistic. There is more chances that this guy bends the knee to the hegemonic power than really pushing socialist laws (more close to the SPD than Bolchevisk use of the capitalist state power).

We also know how the USA operates when we talk of progressive politicians (not even socialist ones).

I wish him and his supporter the best. But, comrades, be materialistic, don’t be idealistic.

Who?

This doesn’t undermine his other video from 1 year ago…

But oh boy:

The psychological effect + the disruption of economic activities that 2 missiles a day can cause…

Is going to have a big effect in the long run.

Already a lot of Israelis colonists running away from Palestine.

Pure cinema.

Hey, what is the average Hexbear take on this guy?

He popped out of nowhere with a very interesting video, from 1 year ago, predicting what is happening now with Iran.

I would like to explore his other videos, but i’m preparing a final.

Still, the last one doesn’t take into account China, Russia and other middle east countries. I don’t see Israel becoming an hegemon in the region after an hypothetical US retreat.

Now, the sionist world end cult plan… I would like to read more on that before expressing an opinion.

We call it “Three Stooges Syndrome”

Just do it already.

Come and See is, for me, the perfect horror movie.

I saw it once, and I don’t want to see it again.

The rawness of that film is just… to think about that is just a small representation of what those nazi monsters did. It’s so fucking heavy.

This movie needs to be watched at least once in your life.

I also read “The Unwomanly Face of War” by Svetlana Alexievich last year, and it made me reflect even more on “Come and See”. I highly recommend reading it.

Thank you very much! Also thanks to JoeByeThen!

It’s grave, but giving up isn’t an option. Gotta keep surviving.

Totally. At the end of the day, we need to keep fighting.

Hasta la victoria, siempre.

Comrade Dirt Owl, is there any book that I can read about the FREAKING ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE AND THE ESTIMATED EFFECTS FOR THE NEXT DECADES???

Thank you.

The only good thing in TLOU universe is the communist town that thrives, while fascists kill eachother.

You won’t stop the tendency of the rate of profit to fall.

You just can’t.

Is inevitable