Is Black Lives Matter Marxist?
submitted 3 years ago by neovulcan from (fee.org)
[–]scrubking 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
All of the leaders and founders are admitted Marxists.
[–]neovulcan[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
I know. Was just trying to parrot the article title appropriately, albeit ignoring the subtitle.
[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (3 children)
Most people who support BLM, as the article says, aren't Marxists. The leaders and violent rioters are the Communists. However, this doesn't mean they aren't a threat.
Before the Bolsheviks seized power, most Russians weren't Communist. Only after charismatic leaders like Lenin told them what they wanted to hear, along with foreign intervention from Germany, did they gain enough power to take over the country. Even then, a large swath of the population weren't Communist. The white army had enough support to carry on for years, while breakaway states such as Ukraine, Crimea, and Poland resisted Soviet rule. Unfortunately they lost, and decades of dictatorship followed.
That can happen in America as well. If we aren't vigilant and allow Communism to advance, the leaders of these "protests" can easily seize power. Saying "America will never be Communist" only helps them, as you're giving people a sense of false security. The reality is: we aren't safe. We are surrounded by violent revolutionaries who would abolish our Democratic-Republic in the blink of an eye if they could. Just look at CHAZ/CHOP where far-left terrorists attempted to take over Seattle.
I don't support Capitalism, but Socialism is a dangerous plague that can easily snowball into a Communist takeover and the end of America as we know it. Stay vigilant! #AntiCommunistAction
[–]peety 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago* (0 children)
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[–]whistlepig 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
I'm still waiting for a real oligarch funded fascist organization to pop up calling themselves "anticoms" ;]
[–]Riva 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
yes.
[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (2 children)
They call themselves marxists but they aren't very good at it. Marxists are supposed to do material analysis which is the opposite of the post modernist theories most sign up to.
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[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
I think it was more by the mid century the hard left had established it's power base and dug in so much the working class had to find some way of giving them a kick up the arse. Well paid labour leaders were answering every problem which Marxism couldn't fix with "oh, that will be all sorted out once the revolution comes. You are just distracting from the real cause." It meant people had to start up campaigns around their singular issues to get anything done.
[–]TruthTeller 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
I'm not sure those thugs know what Marxism is.
[–]fartwaffen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Does the Pope shit in the woods?
[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
I don't know about that tbh.
[–]GaiusHelenMohiam 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
The BLM platform linked in the article does not mention class, workers, unions, capitalism, or any other communist issue. Even when they do mention capitalism, it is just vague edginess. They are not Marxists.
[–]peety 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago* (0 children)
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