Notices by ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭ (radical_egocom@mastodon.social)

@TSampley

The USSR was implemented as Marx truly intended: overthrow of the bourgeois state, establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat (i.e., socialism, or as Marx put it, the "lower stage of communism"), the gradual abolition of class (which the USSR obviously didn't achieve), and from that the gradual withering away of the state into what Marx called the "higher stage of communism," or just communism. 1/6

The information war against the USSR was waged throughout its entire existence and continues to be waged after its collapse. What myths were and are being spread about the USSR? Who, why, and at whose expense is conducting bourgeois propaganda? #socialism #communism #capitalism #marxism #leninism #marxismleninism https://www.youtube.com/live/XP1FzU34GIE

@TSampley

Here is Marx himself describing the withering away of the state in chapter 2 of "The Communist Manifesto":

"When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared, and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power will lose its political character. Political power, properly so-called, is merely the organised power of one class for oppressing another. 2/6

The working class must organize for their own survival!
#socialism #communism #capitalism #marxism #leninism #marxismleninism

"'Left-Wing' Communism: An Infantile Disorder" Explained In 10 Minutes

#socialism #communism #capitalism #marxism

https://youtu.be/uAMxaEnCag4

@Fosco @LucaStern

You weren't blocked. Your @ to my message didn't work for some reason. I'm just now seeing your comment. Look at the image below. My @ isn't glowing blue, which means I wasn't notified when you sent your message. Also, I've already seen that crappy video by Anark, and I don't agree with it.

@LucaStern @Fosco

I am interested in debating. I never said I wasn't. If you or Fosco wants to debate, then I'm ready.

@accon @LucaStern @Fosco

This is a joke, right? You just accused me of rhetorical discrediting, the use of language and arguments to attack a person's character instead of their argument, just for calling Scientific Socialism scientific. You didn't explain why Scientific Socialism isn't scientific, and then proceeded to use rhetorical discrediting on me, Marx, and all Marxists by accusing (with no evidence) that Scientific Socialists... 1/2

@Fosco

Scientific Communism: grounded in historical materialism and offers a rigorous analysis of class struggles, production forces, and social relations

Utopian Communism (a.k.a., Libertarian Communism, a.k.a., Anarcho-Communism): the exact opposite in every way. It lacks a scientific basis, relies on idealism instead of material conditions, and, as a result, is wholly disconnected from reality.

#communism #anarchism #socialism

"Trotskyism: Counter-revolution in Disguise, Chapter 5" (1935) by M. J. Olgin. Audiobook.
#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism

https://youtu.be/Ma_i9ygHwC4

@GromBeestje

It's more accurate to say "reforms are 'on' the road there," not that they are the road themselves. Reforms should be accepted by workers whenever it can benefit them, but the focus on reforms shouldn't be to benefit only the immediate desires of the working class, but to benefit the overall unification and class consciousness raising of the working class in order for them to be able to eventually overthrow capitalism and establish socialism.

Billionaires are exploiters of the proletariat, detached from the lived experiences of the working masses and driven solely by the pursuit of profit.
#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism

"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun." – Mao Zedong
#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism

@killercat103

Or I'll just block your ass.

"Trotskyism: Counter-revolution in Disguise, Chapters 6: The Soviet Union" (1935) by M. J. Olgin. Audiobook.
#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism

https://youtu.be/kC78fAEUOI4

Attention Democratic Socialists, Social Democrats, and all other reformist socialists:

Capitalists will not give up their power voluntarily. Capitalism will not be abolished peacefully. The working class must remove capitalists from power and abolished capitalism by force.

#socialism #communism #capitalism #democraticsocialism #socialdemocracy #reformism #anarchism

Just because Jews were the victims in the past doesn't mean they can't also be perpetrators.
Israel is not the victim. They are the perpetrators.
#israel #palestine #jews #palestinians #israelis

"Democratic Party leaders want the benefits of an engaged activist base like the one currently challenging Donald Trump without actually having to listen to or engage with it."

The Democratic Party is not on the side of you, the working class. Join and support third parties (the Greens, the PSL).
#democrats #democraticparty #socialism #capitalism #communism

https://jacobin.com/2025/03/democratic-party-trump-resistance-leadership/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@MikeDunnAuthor

Apparently, the inability to understand the cause-and-effect of complex geopolitical issues persists to this day. "Just blame the Bolsheviks and not the national and international bourgeois" is the calling cry of the anti-authoritarians.

@JoeChip @MikeDunnAuthor

The withering away of the state follows the successful establishment of socialism, as the state, an instrument of class domination, becomes unnecessary. Initially, during the dictatorship of the proletariat, the state is crucial for suppressing the bourgeoisie and defending the revolution. As class distinctions diminish and a classless society develops, the state will gradually lose its governance role, ultimately leading to its dissolution. #socialism #communism