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@nadkaro

Marxist critics of Anarchists accurately pointed out that a stateless society can not exist in a world dominated by capitalism, and that until such a time when statelessness will actually be able to be realized, which will likely be when there are very few or no capitalist states left in the world and when most of the world's states have become socialist, a transitional socialist state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, will be necessary.

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Of the current dictatorships, the one in Beijing has killed the most people: The crimes of the communist dictatorship of China, which is praised by Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez

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lemmy.sdf.orgOf the current dictatorships, the one in Beijing has killed the most people: The crimes of the communist dictatorship of China, which is praised by Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez - SDF ChatterArchived [https://web.archive.org/web/20250321183602/https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/03/21/the-crimes-of-the-communist-dictatorship-of-china-which-is-praised-by-pedro-sanchez/] Spanish socialism criticizes Franco’s dictatorship … In December, Sánchez announced more than 100 events to celebrate that anniversary. In his presentation of these events, the socialist leader stated that with Franco’s death, Spain went from “being a dictatorship, poor and isolated, to one of the most complete democracies in the world” […] … but it has friendly relations with the communist dictatorship of China Last year, the PSOE (Sánchez’s party) held a cordial meeting with representatives of the Communist Party of China (CPC), that is, the sole party of the largest dictatorship in the world, directed from Beijing and which has governed mainland China for 76 years without free elections, systematically violating human rights and committing the largest genocides perpetrated by the movement communist, with up to 82 million deaths during Mao’s bloody rule. Of all current dictatorships, Beijing’s is the one that has killed the most people, by far. […] A communist dictatorship that violates human rights Let us remember that Communist China (and I call it that so as not to confuse it with free and democratic China, also known as Taiwan) occupies 172nd place out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders world press freedom list, a worse position than other dictatorships such as Venezuela, Russia, Belarus and Cuba. […] The Chinese version of the Gulag and the Uyghur genocide Let us also remember that the CPC dictatorship maintains a vast network of concentration camps and detention centers, the Laogai, which is the Chinese version of the Soviet Gulag, where political prisoners have been imprisoned for a wide variety of reasons for 76 years, suffering all kinds of inhuman and degrading treatment. […] Sánchez doesn’t seem to care about all these atrocities, about which he has never even voiced the slightest criticism. If all that mattered to him, he wouldn’t praise the dictatorship that commits them, and his party wouldn’t have such friendly relations with the CPC. […]
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@Fosco

Scientific Communism: grounded in historical materialism and offers a rigorous analysis of class struggles, production forces, and social relations

Utopian Communism (a.k.a., Libertarian Communism, a.k.a., Anarcho-Communism): the exact opposite in every way. It lacks a scientific basis, relies on idealism instead of material conditions, and, as a result, is wholly disconnected from reality.

The top image is a Soviet soldier looking away in disgust from an image of a man asleep dreaming about Robet Owen's Home Colony, a failed Utopian Communist experiment, with words below that read, "Utopian Communism." The bottom image if the same Soviet soldier pointing at and looking in approval of an image consisting of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong with words at the bottom that read, "Scientific Communism."
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rethinking
A common feminist lie is that men are just messy to force women to clean up after them, or because men are used to having a woman to do their work for them. These things may be true in some cases, but not all. Jumping to conclusions about the reasons for other people's behaviour just reinforces stigma against neurodivergence in men, and makes them hate you. And before someone pulls out the tired "neurodivergence is not an excuse" line, not everyone is affected the same way even by the same conditions.
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Preston Maness ☭

Some choice quotes from an excellent article.

>This isn’t an accident. It’s not a coincidence. It’s a coordinated retreat. In the wake of a series of executive orders issued by the Trump administration targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, corporations, government agencies, and the military-industrial complex have scrambled like rats to fall in line. Overnight, they abandoned any pretense of commitment to “inclusivity” and equity, throwing their workforces to the wolves. We were told that the widespread adoption of DEI initiatives within these structures of power represented a tangible step forward in the struggle for better conditions for our people. But the past few weeks have laid bare just how shallow and conditional those so-called gains truly were.

>The non-profit industrial complex (NPIC) and NGOs play a similar role globally, masking imperialist agendas under the guise of humanitarianism. While NGOs are not inherently harmful, their funding and operations often align with the interests of Western powers, perpetuating dependency and eroding local capacities. By addressing symptoms of poverty and inequality without challenging the root causes—capitalism and imperialism—NGOs maintain the status quo.

>These programs, while offering opportunities, often prioritize U.S. influence over local autonomy, reinforcing systems of dependency and neocolonialism. For example, USAID-HBCU partnerships in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America have advanced U.S. geopolitical interests, including propping up color revolutions and soft power interventions. For Africans and the African diaspora, it is essential to question how HBCUs and their students are being used to advance U.S. interests abroad. This duality reflects the broader tension within HBCUs as institutions that exist within a system of racial capitalism while also striving to empower Black communities.

>We have to categorically reject the trap of symbolic victories within a materially destructive system. While representation and recognition may feel like progress and may feel good to us, that feeling ultimately distracts us from the reality that they serve as pacification tools that leave the fundamental structures of oppression intact.

>Finally, we have to strive for more than individual awareness, which is necessary but insufficient. The lie perpetuated by the co-opted Black History Month industry is that our history is the combination of revolutionary individuals, making individual acts and achievements, with individual motivations. This is antithetical to our true history, which is one of collective movements, mass organizations and institutions, and dedicated work among entire communities to create the ‘leaders’ we only remember.

>The state doesn’t fear our hashtags—it fears our organized power. It doesn’t fear our ‘awareness’—it fears our action. It doesn’t fear our criticism—it fears our alternatives.

hoodcommunist.org/2025/02/28/a

Hood Communist · No Time To Clown Around: African Liberation Month 2025 - Hood CommunistYou can’t shake the feeling that something here is about to go terribly wrong, and you’re right. Because the foundation of this coliseum-sized theatrical nightmare is about to come tumbling down and most people there have no idea. The very poles holding up this tent, capitalism and imperialism, are being weakened from within. And your brothers and sisters from the outside world, those not invited to attend, are about to come and deliver a final blow. This moment is not about Trump. It is about the struggle of an empire on the verge of collapse. And this African Liberation Month, we must commit to planning our escape. It’s time to get the hell out of the circus and back into our communities to build power.  It’s time to renew our commitment—not just to observe the fall, but to collaborate with those who want to kill this freakshow before it sells another ticket.
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