To carry on a war for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie […] and to renounce in advance any change of tack, […], or any conciliation or compromise with possible allies (even if they are temporary, unstable, vacillating or conditional allies)—is that not ridiculous in the extreme?
The Black Panther Party in America, for example, had many anarchist comrades within it, a “rainbow coalition,” and so on… For COINTELPRO, however, it is known that Feds have used ultra-left newspapers and anti-AES-focused stories in anarchist papers for psy-ops. Feds mainly targeted the leaders and most outspoken members of the Black Panthers (mostly ML or ML oriented), and many major past members that remain alive are anarchists. Take that as you will.
also, I have an account on both Lemmygrad and Hexbear. All this infighting is making me
Is it a thing on lemmygrad to pretend to read Lenin and then say the total opposite of what was meant? Is it common practise to selectively quote things out of context and then try to contort ML into blanquism?
You’re a dishonest actor, there is no need to be nice to you
We’re both clear that Lenin says to work with people.
I’m trying to communicate that “left unity” implies a unity of movement beyond temporary alliance.
If we’re agreed that lenin is recommending temporary alliances, then it feels like we should be agreed that “left unity” (a permanent unity of purpose) isn’t really a thing.
And you’re just being mean because you don’t want to concede the point.
No, I’m being mean because you’re being intellectually dishonest and wasting everybody’s time to make a pedantic, useless, and somehow still wrong, point.
Unless you want to talk about anything other than your pointless need to redefine “Left unity” into a thing it isn’t (and then failing to argue against that), we’re done. You pointless person.
Is it a thing in Hexbear to just like, be meaner when you can’t get your point across?
Maybe having downvotes would make y’all more pleasant to interact with.
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The Black Panther Party in America, for example, had many anarchist comrades within it, a “rainbow coalition,” and so on… For COINTELPRO, however, it is known that Feds have used ultra-left newspapers and anti-AES-focused stories in anarchist papers for psy-ops. Feds mainly targeted the leaders and most outspoken members of the Black Panthers (mostly ML or ML oriented), and many major past members that remain alive are anarchists. Take that as you will.
also, I have an account on both Lemmygrad and Hexbear. All this infighting is making me
Yeah, but does “temporary ally” mean the same thing as “left unity”?
This post is the worst and I hate it but I can’t back out now.
(verb) to ally: combine or unite with (another) for mutual benefit.
“temporary ally” and “left unity” are obviously not synonymous, but it would be disingenuous to ignore any overlap
I’ll accept that there’s some overlap, I don’t think that detracts from my point.
Is it a thing on lemmygrad to pretend to read Lenin and then say the total opposite of what was meant? Is it common practise to selectively quote things out of context and then try to contort ML into blanquism?
You’re a dishonest actor, there is no need to be nice to you
We’re both clear that Lenin says to work with people.
I’m trying to communicate that “left unity” implies a unity of movement beyond temporary alliance.
If we’re agreed that lenin is recommending temporary alliances, then it feels like we should be agreed that “left unity” (a permanent unity of purpose) isn’t really a thing.
Is there anything I’ve missed in this summation?
The popular fronts established by the soviet union lasted for 50 fucking years. You’re just being pedantic and useless on purpose.
And you’re just being mean because you don’t want to concede the point.
Can we agree that “left unity” (as a permanent unity of purpose) isn’t a real thing?
Or are you just going to duck the question and yell at me again?
No, I’m being mean because you’re being intellectually dishonest and wasting everybody’s time to make a pedantic, useless, and somehow still wrong, point.
Unless you want to talk about anything other than your pointless need to redefine “Left unity” into a thing it isn’t (and then failing to argue against that), we’re done. You pointless person.
So you’ve ducked the question to insult me.
It’s really unpleasant to interact with y’all about anything serious.