PSL "marxist footsoldier"
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wait this article actually makes us sound so fucking cool though 
"...the overnight sequence bears the hallmarks of a pre-positioned influence network executing a rapid-response operation. The synchronization of messaging, the staggered release of content across aligned platforms and the immediate transition from online agitation to physical mobilization point to an ecosystem designed not for spontaneous protest, but for ideological warfare."
(Stavvy laugh) hell yeah, dude 
100% accurate tbh, they're freaked out by how competent the party is
Wow! Almost like democratic centralism has a history of working, and it's making porky scared
I’m less of a Marxist footsoldier and more of a Marxist spellcaster type imo
We need a Marxist Paladin subclass asap!
I'm a Marxist Barbarian who took the Bloodrager archetype so I can cast spells, but only after dealing persistent bleeding damage to an enemy
I want to be a marxist human warrior, but the politburo assigned me to work in the mage tower
"I-I don't understand, I thought I would be standing in the front line and hitting people with a sword!" "PUT ON THE ROBE AND WIZARD HAT"
They want the FBI to look into themselves?
Seriously though, the FBI would be monitoring all these groups already
But by bringing them up, they'll be directing public ire to them. It's the beginning of manufacturing consent to remove all leftist orgs in the US.
Yep, this is what scares me most. There's a lot of named leaders from anti-war orgs in that article.
They're all very public and have been for years
sincerity posting about this for a sec: while there is of course plenty of cause to worry about internal repression of left wing movements in the US broadly speaking, this article is nothing new. the specific leaders they're calling out are already very public facing and have been smeared in right wing rags before, going back to 2023 shortly after Oct. 7th.
being concerned about the ongoing risks of socialist organizing here? understandable. seeing this article as a unique next step in that? nah, that i wouldn't sweat.
Eh, just because they've been public before and nothing bad happened seems naive right now. Things are obviously escalating extremely fast with Trump. The shit happening in Venezuela and fascist tactics at home with ICE and the national guard are proof of that.
Being investigated is not the same as the investigator telling you that you're being investigated, another matter when it's being called out publicly.
Just being told that you're being investigated by feds is enough to deter people from joining you and slow down organizing.
hell yeah let's go comrades
