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Idk if it's so far off. Life expectancy dropping is a big indicator
One of the first things the Soviets did under the Tsars was unionize and start up electrical and telecom companies, since they control so much industry and police communications it's a no brainer for agitation, and it came in handy later (after the tsar and republic ordered strikers and protesters be killed) when they did operations like robbing banks because they could cut communications lines. dual power had a pretty literal meaning
essentially if you are a communist you should pursue becoming an electrician if you have no idea what job you want
Hmm from what I've heard the IBEW is pretty reactionary, but I wonder if it's possible to focus on specific chapters and start shifting them leftward. Trade union entryism lol. The reactionary nature of the trades and "skilled" work is a difficult hurdle. Although that definitely seems to be shifting.
I think this will be a decade of retraction for the US nation state, both internally and externally, and by the '30s the federal retraction will leave significant voids that a party can work with and from. "Voids" as in demographics of people no longer served or protected by the state, as in places where the reach of the domestic control apparatus no longer effectively extends.
depends on the chapter for sure, met plenty of IBEW that were fine. i think CWA also does some work in that area