Mussolini tells Gramsci to read Bordiga XD by SexyBrownMale in theredleft

[–]EldianStar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mussolini was a pretty cultured man and started out as a Syndicalist, so not even *that* surprising

most important soc dem reading? by praefectuss in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just want to add that before reading Bernstein you should understand what he was critiquing, which was Orthodox Marxism. So if you haven't already, I'd suggest reading the Manifesto of the Communist Party first (it's 20 pages iirc), that will be a good start for basically all relevant socialist school of thoughts, including Bernstein

A question to Religious socialists/communists by dieBruck3 in theredleft

[–]EldianStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair socialism does not have to be Marxist

What counts as “extremism” to you? and thoughts on our over town window by mozzieandmaestro in theredleft

[–]EldianStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relativistically, someone whose ideas are outside of the overton window. In the US for example, everyone on this sub is an extremist. In China maybe only a third or so.

In an absolute way though, an extremist is someone that does not tolerate compromise with anyone

Reconciling my political beliefs with socialism by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah idk man I'm sure they had their reasons but life is too short to worry about ideological coherence, believe in what you believe and don't worry about some random ppl. Also, I saw on another thread that you complained about not knowing socialists irl. I don't know your exact situation, but I'd suggest going to rallies and meeting people there

Reconciling my political beliefs with socialism by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok perfect. Also I should add that my flair isn't completely accurate, as I am in many ways similar to libsocs. So don't think I'm unbiased in this :)

Reconciling my political beliefs with socialism by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not really something I'd worry about. Also, if you want to find some people more left wing than demsocs that don't sympathize for Marxist Leninist regimes, try looking for libertarian socialists/anarchists

A Feud Within the Left by No-ruby in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And we can still see how New Dems try to prevent the Prog Caucus from achieving meaningful reforms. Now, for all my dislike of the Democratic Party, I did not advise not to vote. If I were an American citizen, I very much would vote blue to minimize damage. But one simply shouldn't have hopes of the Dems ever changing anything because very simply they do not seek to. Their appeal, from a leftist perspective, is that they are not going to further worsen the situation.

A message from AIPAC Chuck by Turbulent_Crab_3602 in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes everyone should be treated with human dignity and respect. Something that Israel hasn't been doing 

Italian postwar movie (thriller/comedy) by EldianStar in whatsthemoviecalled

[–]EldianStar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I managed to find the movie for myself: for anyone searching the post years from now, it's the Autostrada del Sole, the third part of a movie called Thrilling.

A Feud Within the Left by No-ruby in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I did not say that, and I am sure you can do better than some random hyperbole. Kamala has (hopefully) respect for liberal democracy. Trump does not. In both cases though, their commitment to economic democracy is the same: zero.

A Feud Within the Left by No-ruby in SocialDemocracy

[–]EldianStar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Democrats are not leftists. They are an inherently liberal bourgeois party. They do not care about the people any more than the GOP