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[–] darkernations@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thank you.

As marxism-leninism has evolved over the years our understanding of the proleteriat vs bourgoisie dynamic has become more refined (as a science should); the bourgoisie of a peoples subjugated under colonisation could be part of the revolutionary national liberation struggle, the western proleteriat could engage in class collaboration against the global south proleteriat, capitalist countries could form part of the anti-imperialist block against US hegemony, immigrant proleteriat as part of Western supremacist assimilation could turn fascist against their own people from back home, women could turn against non-binary as they see self-validation in occupying the privileged space of the cis-white-man.

Given the above chances are us Westerners are MLs by serendipity. We are right to ask ourselves if we are labour aristocrats (a rule of thumb defnition I have come across that is useful is that labour aristocrats care about property value, especially when we consider the proleteriat were once considered the most revolutionary as they were propertyless) rather than simply "proleteriat" - it allows to better engage in class betrayal (ie labour aristocracy due to income and status align themselves effectively with the bourgoisie, and on the global stage against the global south proleteriat; it is a betrayal against this dynamic I want to highlight) where appropriate. And we need to study the successes of the Global South so we can learn their lessons.

(Regarding Russia: all capitalist countries given enough time will have to resort to imperialism. However, in this timeline imperialism currently primarily Western, significantly USAmerican, and given European and American aggression it has forced Russia's hand to integrate more deeply a mutually sustainable development with the Global South. All capitalism will collapse given its internal contradictions and if it does in a way that does not end humanity then global socialism is inevitable.

Regarding socdem politics: their bottom line is to share the loot of imperialism more equitably)