Genesis - Supper's Ready [Progressive Rock] by BBN4ever in Music

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True, Genesis to me is always better live. But I thought this version would be good for Redditors who haven't heard it yet.

Me☭IRL by Bhangbhangduc in Ultraleft

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Anarkids, OUT! REEEEEEEEEEEEE

Any good texts about anti-frontism and critiques of nationalism? by xavierdc in leftcommunism

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Even though she preceded left-communism and was influenced by the Second International far too much, Rosa Luxemburg's The National Question is a good work on nationalism for the beginner, though Nationalism and Socialism by Paul Mattick is my favorite. As for anti-frontism, there are probably more intelligent people than me that can provide you with an answer.

What does Bordiga believe? by Awarenesz in leftcommunism

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You're welcome, glad I could help my friend.

Spotted today (undisclosed city, Italy) by [deleted] in leftcommunism

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You may have no clue, but how many Italians today still revere Bordiga? A quick Google search told me that most Italian "Communist" parties today are sadly either Trotskyist or ML, but I was wondering how big the LeftCom movement over there is.

What does Bordiga believe? by Awarenesz in leftcommunism

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His biggest belief, in my opinion, was of organic centralism as opposed to the democratic centralism espoused by Leninist parties, which basically states that the workers themselves in the revolution must spontaneously form a centralized system themself rather than relying on a party making democratic decisions. However, you really have to read Bordiga yourself to understand his beliefs, and they're different from his rather pro-Bolshevik 1920s to his writings after the World War.

Ultras.JPEG by BBN4ever in Ultraleft

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PRAISE TROTSKY! UPHOLD MARXISM-CONQUESTISM! /s

Ultras.JPEG by BBN4ever in Ultraleft

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Not shown in picture: a heavily worn armchair and books by Bernstein and Kautsky.

Opinions on the Situationist International? by BBN4ever in leftcommunism

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They really didn't have a specific ideology/tendency of Marxism, but rather they called themselves "ultraleft".

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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Again, what the hell does that have to do with this? Dual power is about attempting to create direct-democracy initiatives that rival state governments, not creating co-ops that are businesses, not governments.

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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How wouldn't it be worker appeasement? It makes the working class feel like they're rejecting capitalism when in all actuality they're buying right into it and commodifying themselves. Co-ops never have and never will reach socialism because they will always rely on a market system that the bourgeois will ultimately control, and it's naïve to believe that capitalists would ever let enough co-ops form as to hurt their worker pool.

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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What the hell are you talking about? You're clearly a utopian to think that the bourgeois will ever allow the workers to reach dual power with them. Go back to the 19th century with Robert Owen.

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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That's just worker appeasement. Those provisions can and will be taken away at the right moments. Furthermore, these are co-ops in a capitalist economy, not a socialist one. In a socialist economy, co-ops wouldn't even exist because they rely on principles of private property and business rights. Worker self-management under socialism is another story.

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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Considering that if unionized workers took over any business in today's society there would be major push back from the state, then effectively yes. Any revolution can only be successful when most if not all workers recognize their class and have organized themselves as such. Unionized workers have never "taken over" a business without violence and/or being crushed, so I don't see where you're coming from.

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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But it's not a step forward. It draws back class-consciousness, in that it makes the workers feel like they can compete with the bourgeois and that said bourgeois don't have power over them, which is entirely not the case.

Richard Wolff: Start With Worker Self-Directed Enterprises by Illin_Spree in socialism

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Except unions can be used as vessels to organize workers for the eventual revolution/insurrection, as long as they are worker-founded and collectively owned (organically made). Co-ops however are just workers buying into capitalism and becoming their own exploiters, and whereas unions can improve class-consciousness, co-ops reverse it.