It proved that Stalinism could not achieve international socialism or integration. The two main “communist” powers could not find a way to work together and did not have the productive capacity to overcome domestic problems. They needed foreign expertise and capital and so one went to make a deal with the global capitalist hegemon. This should have been a wake up call for third wordists and really anyone who thinks communism is possible without revolutions in the countries that control capital

There are still some here who would vote for Bernie or join another stupid campaign. If I see any of you get hyped for AOC

Trumps rhetoric is in fact in line with what democrats in the 80s and 90s said and did. Bring jobs back, no to nafta, and so on

Two members of the Democrat Party

Sure yes individual capitalists will, just as some sucked up to the USSR. All that means is that the US state will intervene and prevent those capitalists from doing this in the same way it stops capitalists from doing any meaningful business in Iran even though it would be very lucrative. Perhaps capitalists hawking food products and furniture are safe but the heights of the tech, defence, and pharma sectors will not be

Put another way, China will not achieve its self set goal of socialism without revolution in America.

This is wishful thinking. The US directly or indirectly controls the vast majority of capital, production, and consumption around the world through its control over Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc, etc. This type of analysis also leaves out the fact that growth in China assumes that the US market can absorb Chinese goods. An American collapse is a Chinese collapse. The Chinese know this, which is why they helped prop the system up after 2008. This doesn’t mean there won’t be conflict between the two but it also doesn’t mean that China is on the cusp of over taking the US.

If you're reading this, do not vote for either party. It does not matter who the Democrats nominate. They will do the same shit they always do.

The possibility of a Democrat presidential primary for 2024 just went up. Looking forward to getting bullied to support whichever absolute fucking dork the Democrats coronate

You will never convince people to do austerity by calling it bourgeois decadence or green socialism.

Like the joke is the accent isn't it? Kind of weird idk

He's mocking the accent isn't he? He does not sound like that in real life.

The "Uncle Roger" cooking show guy is not funny

I'm curious about the Marx break quote you've brought up a couple of times. What are you referring to?

Which South Asian country is predominantly socialist? The control of some regions in India is left to socialist parties because they do not present a threat to the country at all and collaborate in making the country stronger and more attractive for foreign investment.

If not for imperialist interference and the collapse of the USSR most of these places would be communist.

There will always be imperial interference unless there is a revolution in the heart of capital. This is a given. It will always happen. Local collaborators will even invite invaders.

Pre 1848 and 1848 revolutions are not Marxist.

At the time when Britain, France, Germany directly ruled the world, a revolution in those countries was necessarily also a revolution in their colonies.

Yes, the largest times of growth for socialist and communist parties after 1848 was during times of economic growth and expansion. If misery and poverty is what creates a self conscious working class then South Asia and Africa would be communist. Iraq would have become more communist after America's brutal invasion instead of more reactionary.

Opposite of what Marx wrote but okay go off. There is no global revolution without a revolution in the heart of capital. That means the majority of workers in North America, that means the majority of workers in Western Europe, and today it means the majority of workers in China and Japan.

Anyone who buys this rhetoric from a leader of one of the many gangster third world nationalist capitalist parties is a rube. These CIA stooges will take the "aid" money and invest it back into some bubble in the west.