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No concept is more abused by communists than "discipline." Replace it with "professionalism," "dedication," and "unity." Then see if what you're saying makes sense.
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There's something so deeply intimate about democratic centralism in voluntary associations. Like "I will carry out this decision that was democratically agreed upon even though I disagree because I have fundamental faith in our shared principles and I know that you would do the same if our roles were reversed." And that's first base among comrades. Absolutely wild.
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A lot of these victims were children.
They buried children alive.
This is so depraved an act even most horror films wouldn’t touch it.
#palestine#democrats#republicans#politics#horror#horror movies#Dread central#woc#books#news#donald trump#poc#women of color
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various forms of democracy
via D E M O C R A C Y by Post-Comprehension
important questions:
#democracy#democratic centralism#authoritarianism#totalitarianism#consensus#social systems#the state#fascism#representative democracy#parliament#glossary#nationalism#guided democracy#elections#manufactured consent#egalitarianism
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Pende dancers, Democratic Republic of the Congo, by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
#pende#democratic republic of the congo#africa#central africa#folk clothing#traditional clothing#traditional fashion#cultural clothing
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#Synth Punk#Central African Music#Post-Punk#Afro House#Dance-Punk#2010s#Democratic Republic of Congo#body horror tw
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I did some of those interactive geography quiz things and I'm still pretty solid, though it's always good to brush up.
But was reminded by the process that my memorization technique 'yell at myself aloud why i should have gotten it right when i get it wrong' (and why i got it right when i did but it was tricky) is actually highly effective for things like geography, where the necessary information is evenly split between logical and arbitrary.
'hah! austria's the lumpy one in that area with a tail.' (the czech republic and hungary are both adjacent and of similar size and lumpiness, but austria has a panhandle trailing off west and is thus easily distinguished)
'argh! togo is narrower than benin!' (this is a more reliable distinction for me usually than which is east or west)
'myanmar is the one that's like thailand but isn't.' (this works because for whatever reason i recognize the shape of thailand automatically.)
'tajikistan shares a border with afghanistan, you know this.' (that was kyrgyzstan)
because next time you have to discern the exact same thing, you're very likely to remember the sentence you said emphatically last time, which contains the information you need.
#hoc est meum#the Central African Republic/Republic of the Congo/Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of those cases where like#okay so the one with the longest name is the Big One#and then the Central African Republic really means it; it's landlocked#and then the Republic of the Congo is the other one#DRC used to be called Zaire and Republic of the Congo was just Congo#these are pointedly post-colonial names#oman and yemen gave me trouble for So Long#until i gave up trying to remember which was left and which was right and just associated them with their respective strait#uruguay and paraguay kicked my ass in middle school#mali and mauritania are somehow harder as an adult than they were then???
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Ultra-left dogmatism and right-wing revisionism create and reinforce each other. Commandism and tailism create and reinforce each other. Centralist cults and ultra-democracies create and reinforce each other. To advance the struggle you must advance these contradictions, not just pick your favorite error.
#socialism#communism#Marxism#Marxist theory#democratic centralism#communist party#dialectical materialism#opportunism#dogmatism#revisionism#Marxism-Leninism#Maoism#Trotskyism#Left-Communism#commandism#tailism
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Shambazele a spiritual priest from the Pende people of the Democratic republic of Congo in Central Africa
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#Woha... Alright read the chapter 🫡#It's just. I get where Fukuchi is coming from and I feel like after rereading it the whole thing was a little more clear but...#Did it *really* have to be so complicated. Like dude did it **really** have to be so complicated.#Maybe it had to idk. After all I'm always the first to say that a complex reality can't be reduced to simple axioms–#and that semplifications never bring anything good.#But at the same time was there REALLY no other way#Couldn't you promote your ideas diplomatically instead. Couldn't you become a democratic activist or politician.#Couldn't you write a book‚ person named OUCHI FUKUCHI#Also couldn't you? Talk about it with someone before executing your crazy plan so that anyone else might have pointed to you how crazy it i#But I suppose the whole central theme of this arc ultimately was “people who try to do everything by their own are destined to fall”#And to an extent it does still feel kinda self-contradictory of a plan. Like ahah my plan included not to make anyone suffer!!!#[turns half world population into a vampire]#Like c'mon? Violations of human rights can happen even without killing people dude#(Also Akutagawa)#(Like I get it he's only one (1) person. But he's also the only (only) person for me so I can't bring myself to ignore him y'know)#Mmmmmhhhhhh that's of the main things ig. I YELLED when they brought up Max Weber and the what-is-a-state question#That's like. One of the main questions my whole life studies centers on.#The adrenaline that gave me to see it mentioned in my current hyperfixation ahfjvafjhcvlawsvfblwhkv#This chapter was just so so political theories packed I felt like I was just still studying lol.#I feel like this was a true “get why bsd is labelled as seinen”.#You just can't do this kind of in-depth political theory discussion in shonen manga ig#What else. Still patiently waiting for ss/kk 😔#random rambles
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#free palestine#news#israel#Gaza#world central kitchen#democrats#republicans#politics#idf#human rights#amnesty international#woc#doctors#history#genocide#women of color#the guardian#healthcare
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we're in mourning. We wish we were more proactive in convincing others to disband or distance themselves from Black Hammer or caused more problems for their efforts when we had the chance.
people who are eager to make a difference, who are less skeptical and more vulnerable, will be victim to all sorts of manipulation, and it isn't just people who outwardly claim to be on "the right" who will do it.
this should be a lesson to all would-be "communists" and "anti-imperialists" who make excuses for authoritarian leadership and cults of personality, but we're doubtful that many of them will be willing to listen or take it as a sign that this sort of dependence on central figures is rife with corruption.
this is a pattern! you must break free!
the facts are that these kinds of abuses are not isolated incidents, they are not simply the failures of one individual, or even a handful, but also the result of the flawed, dangerous method and structure of these organizations themselves.
replace one "chief", "boss", "party leader", "minister", or whoever-the-fuck-else with another, and you'll be guaranteed to run into the exact same problems and obstacles to effective organization.
the future is one where we are not governed!
you might ask: "why?"
...because it doesn't matter who is at the wheel -- whomever is with the pilot at the time of the crash will go down with them. such is the nature of trusting your direction to an authority.
that is why we can't entirely rely on any leaders or any singular organization (vanguardist "communist" or otherwise,) to liberate us.
COINTELPRO and the countless other subversive undermining of actual democracy have proven that these top-down structures are not only inefficient, but vulnerable beyond what a simple reform is capable.
why be represented by others, thus yielding our power to them, when we can represent ourselves?
our power is our own!
this isn't to assert that tragic and premature loss of life is something any revolutionary project can avoid in perpetuity.
conflict with the state, with capitalism, white supremacy, and all-else that seeks to dominate us, will result in casualties on both sides.
whether we can predict and limit this damage depends on how effective we are planning and navigating the questions of power and hierarchy in our dealings with each other.
the details matter, as does all of our perspectives and input. this is how consensus, cohesion and synthesis is reached.
if we had spaces to safely converse and organize for intentional action regarding our relationship with these "leaders", instances like this would be rarer, if not nearly impossible. instead, much like prisons, patriarchal families, and churches, our adherence to law and structure get in the way.
what else is there?
no leader yet has proven that they can't be swayed by the enticing forces of power, fame and control. their corruption and failures will always be imminent, and us as followers must gamble that we won't be caught in their cross-hairs in their quests for power.
we can operate based on models of consensus instead. we have outgrown leaders and leadership, the old and tired marxist models that have proven themselves unable to adapt to modern situations and desires, having massive gaps in its analysis of race and gender.
in the wastes of capitalism, amidst the bodies of those slain in the name of a revolutionary project, drowned by promise after promise from pundits, leaders and politicians alike:
we need something new! we must move on!
#black hammer#atlanta#anarchism#marxism leninism#marxism leninism maoism#democratic centralism#vanguard party#seize the means of production#marxism#authoritarianism#anti imperialism#black hammer party#atlanta georgia#news#hierarchy#grifters
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NEW EPISODE IS FINALLY OUT
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#decolonize#leftism#history#youtube#CONGO#democratic republic of the congo#cobalt#dr congo#mining#africa#central africa#Youtube
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Maï-Maï warriors, Democratic Republic of the Congo, by Stephan Gladieu
#congolese#democratic republic of the congo#africa#central africa#folk clothing#traditional clothing#traditional fashion#cultural clothing
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