in my field, being unemployed is quite common. i don't know what to say about this other than you're gonna have to get over it. i wish there were something better but how are you gonna do revolution if you're emotionally dependent on bourgeois approval?

on my own

ultimately, the rest of the comment boils down to this. it is a failure of the left in this country that our organizations suck shit. that's what i was getting at in my last comment. but even so, the first step for any communist or even any labor aristocrat social-fascist union is to get organized. there's nothing you can do by yourself, no matter how many republicans you troll. but there are huge masses in every corner of capitalism, no matter how small, whose lives will improve if they get organized. the hard part is learning how to do it.

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Comrade, I appreciate the feedback and will say upfront we're going to have to agree to disagree.

I admit having a chuckle when I followed that link and saw it go to a guide on running a study group. I've posted here a few times how the theory just isn't working for me for several reasons. I really don't believe telling someone who is looking at France and going "I want to do that here" to read some dense theory for a year before doing anything...

I am part of an org and am gonna try to keep this vague, but we have done:

Free book drives for kids
Creating menstrual kits for women experiencing homeless
Collaboration with food not bombs
Jail watch
Speaking out against data centers
Building benches for bus stops the city fails to support

My post was more about the more "extreme" stuff. The stuff we can't really talk about online for obvious reasons. I'd love to see some shit pop off but that post explained why I am not doing that and I'm not blaming people around me for doing the same. France makes sense because the people in the streets are literally high school students and younger folks. They have less to lose! I have a family and getting thrown in jail would ruin my life. I don't see being able to recover from that, so sidelines and mutual aid for me.

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I admit having a chuckle when I followed that link and saw it go to a guide on running a study group. I’ve posted here a few times how the theory just isn’t working for me for several reasons. I really don’t believe telling someone who is looking at France and going “I want to do that here” to read some dense theory for a year before doing anything…

i think calling it a "study group" is a mischaracterization. action without direction is just flailing around, so your party needs to have the requisite base of knowledge before it can possibly create lasting wins. it would be like getting behind the wheel before you ever read the driver's handbook. how can you "do that here" without knowing how they did that there, whatever that may be?

why I am not doing that and I’m not blaming people around me for doing the same

i'm not saying that you have to go out and smash windows, nor am i saying that you need to get 10 of your friends and go around smashing windows. actually, part of the reason to read these books is to be able to be effective without going to jail. as the united states slides further into fascism, that's going to be increasingly important.

especially in a time and place where all or most of the left wing has been co-opted or crushed, the first thing we need to do is learn from our mistakes. communism in the us has historically been a failure, and it's the historic responsibility of the communists to right that wrong.