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Apologies for not posting much on the RMB lately comrades!
‘Overpopulation’ alarmism marginalizes those most vulnerable to climate change
A belief in African and South Asian countries over-breeding the earth into catastrophe has a lengthy history steeped in scientific racism, imperialist arrogance and western paternalism
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/overpopulation-alarmism-only-marginalizes-the-worlds-most-vulnerable-people/
In this short piece Harry Haywood, one of the most important figures of the NCM (in my view one of the most important Marxist theorists to come out of the US), takes a perspective I haven't seen echoed elsewhere. He suggests that the NCM's adoption of Three Worlds Theory was a central part of their failure, marred with a logic that pushed them towards support for imperialism and idealism.
"The world as we have known it since World War 2 is now in great flux. Imperialism is bringing forth another world crisis. Fear is growing—fear of depression and fear of war. In the U.S. there are strong signs that the American people are beginning to respond to this crisis. In 1982 a half million people demonstrated for peace and against war. In 1983 over a quarter of a million marched on Washington to remember Martin Luther King and revive the civil rights movements. Over the last few years there have also been a number of large national labor demonstrations in Washington.
These events foreshadow a large mass movement centered around the issues of peace, jobs, and freedom. A left coalition, rooted in the alliance of the working class and oppressed nationalities and composed of a host of movements for democratic rights is now taking shape. The world crisis is creating conditions favorable for the development of a strategic alliance but communists in the U.S. are scattered, divided, and unprepared.
These developments make it all the more urgent for American communists to cast aside outmoded and incorrect political ideas so we can begin to give direction to the trends. Our first step is to begin to seeking a process of unity based around strategic direction that clearly recognizes U.S. imperialism as the center of world reaction, the main threat to world peace and the main enemy of the world's people."
His words here at the end echo just as true today if not moreso. It's unfortunate we have only fallen further as a movement since he wrote this in 1984... we still haven't reached that first step he mentions.
China and its Supporters Were Wrong About USSR
The question of the nature of the Soviet Union and its role in world affairs has always been an important and controversial issue for the U.S. left. In the following opinion, longtime Black activist Harry Haywood discusses what repercussions the view that the Soviet Union is "the main enemy of the world's peoples" had for a part of the U.S. communist movement in the late 1970s.
Haywood was a leading figure in the U.S. Communist Party from the 1920s until the 1950s. In the 1970s he was a member of the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), a strongly pro-China part of the "new communist movement."
https://www.marxists.org/archive/haywood/1984/04/11.htm
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I always wondered what Haywood's thoughts on Three World Theory was. Glad to see he took a good position.
So the PSL recently put out a surprisingly good article on the Bernie Sanders campaign, now I certainly don't agree with everything it has to say, I certainly wouldn't characterize Bernie calling on people to go for the only viable option against a literal fascist as a betrayal, and the idea that Bernie Sanders has had no legislative impact at all is simply not true, I'd also have liked if it went into just what Bernies purposed executive orders and executive appointments would mean for working and oppressed people in this country and around the world; because while the article does go over the potential limitations of a Bernie presidency and how hard it would be for him to get things through Congress, it doesn't give a similar amount of space covering the potential of what could do
It is great to hear though that the PSL won't run in contested swing states if Bernie gets the nominee
"Sanders is running against Trump but his main foes come from within the Democratic Party elites, and thus his campaign presents itself as an insurgency against the Democratic Party itself.
The adversarial relationship between the Democratic Party and the Sanders campaign is a widely recognized fact. Sanders himself said at his very large closing campaign rally ahead of the Iowa caucus, “We are taking on the entire political establishment, both the Republican and the Democratic establishment.” Failed presidential candidate and longtime leading imperialist John Kerry was overheard by an NBC news analyst talking on the phone about “the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party — down whole.” Rahm Emanuel , former Chicago mayor and Obama’s chief of staff, warns of “a rupture in the party that is irreparable.” Sources close to former president Obama say he will only intervene forcefully in the primary on one condition: if Sanders were to win in Iowa and start to gain momentum. Stopping Sanders is now their top priority.
Another issue that all socialists must consider is the extent to which this race is being shaped by both major parties as a referendum on socialism in the United States. Trump is organizing his 2020 campaign around the fight to save the country from socialism. He called Sanders a “communist,” who is “far beyond a socialist.” Of course he is not the first Republican to use false anti-communist attacks to attack the Democratic nominee. That was a characteristic of the right-wing campaigns against Obama too, despite him being a center-right neoliberal candidate. But what makes this year different is that for the first time in modern history, the Democratic Party is mirroring these talking points against its own candidate, emphasizing that socialism can never win in the United States.
The Sanders campaign is, at this moment, the vessel for a progressive, vaguely socialist insurgency within the confines of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party has consistently acted against the interests of working people in the United States while trying to present itself as the only option for progressive values. It is a brake on the development of an independent and militant movement in the country. Socialists who understand the Democratic Party is a ruling class party that can not be reformed should support this insurgency."
https://www.liberationnews.org/the-bernie-sanders-campaign-and-building-the-movement-for-socialism-in-the-us/
I think this quote from the article is particularly important
"But socialist tactics have to be considered and decided based on the state of class-consciousness of the entire working class, and appreciation of where we are in the historical process, and what is most essential at our current juncture"
Right now the struggle is within the Bernie campaign, his 2016 campaign and his 2020 campaign have done more to move people in this country to the left then the communist movement as a whole has managed to do for decades, and we as communists should support this movement, and we should build from this, make sure that we get a Bernie presidency so that he can force real meaningful change, and from there build a genuine political revolution that goes beyond even the most radical of Bernie's proposals past or present, and as he said we need millions of people out on the streets demanding real change
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How to make more glory for eternal DPRK?
What brings you to the region comrade?
All other so-called "leftist" regions seem to have been infiltrated by imperialists.
위대한 김정은동지 우리는 끝까지 당신께 충실하겠습니다!
Can you elaborate?
What is up my fellow lefties, it is I, Martyn Kiryu, bursting into your RMB and begging for votes for the upcoming Central Committee elections. Please give my campaign a read and feel free to TG me about anything.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EWEiPkII3E2-mqIIFzqZQ-UGkvv6H89cDrG5GtOle0/edit?usp=drivesdk
Sign ups are here:
https://theredand.black/forums/topic/925-february-2020-%E2%80%A2-central-committee-nominations/
Good luck everyone!
Hi all, you can check out my platform for the Central Committee here:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lpyRj5C_RqGdGpFd50TlYRgc_heQ_f5wWOR9vaBoaCU/edit?usp=sharing
👍
Greetings, comrades. I would like to get involved in North Korea. How can I go about this?
Join the WA and join the Korean People’s Army, and get involved in discussions our rmb and the rmb of our regional comrades, particularly when you have the opportunity to bring liberalism to light and help people move in a better direction, it’s tiring work but important
Comrades,
Voting for the February 2020 NSLeft Central Committee Election is now open!
Vote for up to seven (7) candidates here:
https://theredand.black/forums/topic/927-february-2020-%E2%80%A2-central-committee-election/
Important Note: Any comrade who selects more than seven candidates will not have their ballot counted!
The voting period ends Thursday, 13 February 2020.
Feel free to contact 
Courelli with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.
H*ll yeah, unfortunately though we’re not at a point where that’s an electable position to hold though lol
If the USA was dissolved, what do you all think would happen? Would the state governments collapse in turn? Would they form independent states? Would these states fight eachother? Would the states form regional coalitions? Would the states attempt to restore the union? How would foreign powers react? The scenario is interesting to me.
📰 GENERAL UPDATE ON TLA's REGIONAL HAPPENINGS 📰
We have had perhaps one of the most eventful terms these past couple months! The 16th General Assembly has passed a whopping eleven legislative motions. Several of these include the dual citizenship legislative package, extending electoral citizenship status to residents within the NSLeft pact, as well as no longer counting a partial term as a complete term.
In foreign affairs, we have gained two new embassies with Refugia and The Red Fleet. Additionally, the NSLeft Solidarity Pact underwent massive changes, providing new opportunities for our community to engage with other comrades in the alliance.
Role play has seen a surge of interest, with a focus on simple yet engaging world-building. One of our most notable accomplishments in our new role play was organizing an Olympics competition, which was loads of fun for those involved. For our last Assembly Day celebration, TLA's Ministry of Events held a poetry writing competition which I will provide the link to. Some great work in there, if I do say so myself haha!
Needless to say, there's a lot going on in The Leftist Assembly. Thank you to all those who have been with us since the beginning and a big welcome to our new friends.
Edit: 🤦🏽♂️ So in my rush, I forgot to provide the link to the poetry competition dispatch. 😂 Here it is!
We recommend that each poem you submit should be 100-150 words in length.
The three categories that submissions will be judged in are:
Community in NationStates
Political world
Real-world life/feelings
Our judging panel - New Prague, Cedoria, and Libertasnia - will announce the winners for each category on Assembly Day!
The panel's favourite poem from all the winners will be featured for one week in the regional World Factbook Entry
Four years is a long time for a community like ours,
‘The strong’ remain, while Tryzub rests in the stars.
Healing what was a chaotic divorce,
With unity in diversity helping it stay the course.
A leader caused havoc in a wild spring,
Stability and reform emerged an everlasting king.
The absurdity of a not-so-august incursion,
Its isolation a testament to a history of immersion.
A cavalier of death with creations of beautiful lyres,
A feline peering through a hundred spires.
Rose to hammer, solidarity in command,
This community of ours, it was meant to withstand.
‘Protectors of the revolution, forevermore!’
More than forever, for four years are more.
The sun shone bright on the laboring slaves,
And their resting ruler watched,
From his throne in the shade.
One man spoke of a greater land,
“Soon we’ll be free” he cried,
“From this cruel despot’s demands.”
So they raised their fists and their sickles and hoes,
Shouting “soon we’ll be free,
From our laboring woes.”
Though more wars were to be fought,
The people yet trust,
That they’d soon be free from tyranny’s mighty clutch.
But the suffering and sorrow, the slaughter and pain,
The lives and limbs lost were all lost in vain,
For when the bright sun blinded slaves,
They squinted and saw a man resting in the shade,
And “soon we’ll be free!” he continued to cry,
But the slaves saw through his petty lies,
For they realized that all that changed,
Was the man who sat upon the throne in the shade.
The rain droplets cascade down my windowsill as I look off into the horizon
I find myself lost inside the maze of recollection as I sift through shards of memories left behind by those who left me in this haze
But the days are longer; the nights are shorter
I’ve got nothing but time and no time at all
And I’ll keep you on my mind as if I had any choice after the fact
Flipping through this photo album, expecting something new
Wishing you’d call me and come back, but you never do
So I’ll sit here and wait beside my windowsill
Watching the sunset on another dismal setting
Am I tone deaf; I ask myself
Can I distinguish between the shades and hues I perceive before me?
Or am I destined to paint the world with the same old color palette?
All I can hear is the echo of the hollow chambers inside my heart beating for something more than what I see
But the days are colder and the rain has turned to snow and soon I am lost in a blizzard of my creation
Am I the architect of my demise?
Release me from this moment that I find myself trapped inside
Stuck beside this windowsill with nothing but these memories
If I could find a remedy, I would do all that I can
But I am just a man afraid of my shadow
Wishing I could go back to before I found myself staring pensively from this window
I wonder if the world will just pass me by, but do I even want to be among the rest?
When we’re all just restlessly searching for meaning and purpose beside our windowsill
Flipping through a photo album; remembering the days past
But these dreams won’t go away
No matter what I do, I know I have to stay awake
I’ve made promises; I have my fight ahead
But still I am drawn to this windowsill
I wonder if you’ll join me as I aim to look beyond
Perhaps we can find a way to both remember the days past and assemble the courage to move beyond
And perhaps that is the true calling of this spot where I remain watching the horizon line
These shards are sharp and cut deep into the very nature of one’s psyche
Reflected to me, I see the bitter truths I’d rather forget
A world on fire and no one to put it out
The people have gone mad and the powers that be feed into the chaos
But perhaps we could all learn something by looking out from this windowsill
Or perhaps we are doomed to perpetual repetition of our worst tendencies
-
Greylyn
Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Democratic Party is fully prepared to steal the primary from Sanders again:
Despite Bernie Sanders’ Zionism, anti-communism, and pro-imperialist positions on many issues, millions of poor and working people at least see him as the best option for improving their material conditions. He’s the most viable candidate who supports universal healthcare, free college, and other policies that would benefit the country’s proletariat. So in a truly democratic system, he would be able to become president. But the Democratic Party has made this next to impossible.
https://medium.com/@rainershea612/the-democratic-party-is-fully-prepared-to-steal-the-primary-from-sanders-again-51b7b1130a8d
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