flipping a decent proportion of the military rank-and-file is a necessary condition for revolution, i’d say
There were many struggle sessions on the old sub about whether veterans or active duty can be comrades, but I remain convinced that the only effective strategy will be driving a wedge into the armed forces and the only way we can do that is by creating an on ramp of some sort for members who are willing to renounce imperialism.
We don't need to stick them in political leadership roles or anything, but every grunt with a rifle we turn away may be a grunt with a rifle shooting at us.
The troop hate is the result of having an understanding of what Imperialism is but still having a fundamentally liberal worldview where individuals have moral culpability for being cogs in an immoral machine. There is nothing practical about it, it's pure fee fees.
I think the Biden Wins (Good) scenario is not realistic. It should go more like the Biden Wins (Bad) scenario, except the left is able to establish itself as distinct from the neolibs and win the argument about why Biden or Kamala is a bad president, preventing conservatives from occupying the space and leading to progressive wins and a strong primary challenge that either wins or forces Biden/Kamala to commit to succdem or at least some degree of demilitarization of society.
I think you're spot on with most of these, just depends on what is most likely. I think with the unstoppable force that will be climate change, and the world not doing anything about it in time, will be the great decider. But I also don't think it will kill off mankind, just revert us back to feudal society.
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There were many struggle sessions on the old sub about whether veterans or active duty can be comrades, but I remain convinced that the only effective strategy will be driving a wedge into the armed forces and the only way we can do that is by creating an on ramp of some sort for members who are willing to renounce imperialism.
We don't need to stick them in political leadership roles or anything, but every grunt with a rifle we turn away may be a grunt with a rifle shooting at us.
The troop hate is the result of having an understanding of what Imperialism is but still having a fundamentally liberal worldview where individuals have moral culpability for being cogs in an immoral machine. There is nothing practical about it, it's pure fee fees.
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I think the Biden Wins (Good) scenario is not realistic. It should go more like the Biden Wins (Bad) scenario, except the left is able to establish itself as distinct from the neolibs and win the argument about why Biden or Kamala is a bad president, preventing conservatives from occupying the space and leading to progressive wins and a strong primary challenge that either wins or forces Biden/Kamala to commit to succdem or at least some degree of demilitarization of society.
Please god no, don't speak that into existence. I couldn't deal with having to hear that shit again
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I think you're spot on with most of these, just depends on what is most likely. I think with the unstoppable force that will be climate change, and the world not doing anything about it in time, will be the great decider. But I also don't think it will kill off mankind, just revert us back to feudal society.