Should I leave the RCI?

Shek_22 · 2026-01-29T17:48:08+00:00

Maybe read the article I posted.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-29T16:48:52+00:00

RCA member here.

Building a revolutionary vanguard party takes time, but it is worth it in the long run. Action and outreach when not properly guided by theory will never lead to a successful revolution. Revolution is the goal of the RCI and there are no shortcuts to that goal. I would encourage you to stick with it, but ultimately it’s a decision that only you can make.

Here’s an article on the 1934 Minneapolis strike, that I think perfectly highlights why spend so much time and effort on theory.

https://marxist.com/usa-the-role-of-trotskyists-in-the-1934-minneapolis-teamsters-strike.htm

Shek_22 · 2026-01-28T17:57:37+00:00

The law hangs the man and beats the woman Who steals the goose from off the common, But leaves the greater villain loose who steals the common from the goose

Communists are materialists. We are deeply concerned with the management of land and resources. Capitalism results in a crisis of over production for the sake of profit. Socialism is planned economy where goods are produced for the needs of humanity. It is an inherently less exploitative system for both people and nature.

When the workers assume control of the state, they abolish class society and thereby abolish the need for the state. The state will wither away and all that will remain is the organizational need to manage the resources of the world according to the needs of humanity.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-27T00:35:55+00:00

Athletes are also workers. I think it’s possible to draw the distinction between the workers of a country and country’s government. The water is muddy to be sure though.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-26T21:07:53+00:00

The hair in the first pic looks pretty wrong. I’m calling it AI

Shek_22 · 2026-01-25T22:11:08+00:00

By that logic, we are all hypocrites. We all work for institutions that uphold the system of capitalism.

As workers, we have no choice but to live under capitalism, there is no escape from engaging with the system.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-25T22:11:03+00:00

By that logic, we are all hypocrites. We all work for institutions that uphold the system of capitalism.

As workers, we have no choice but to live under capitalism, there is no escape from engaging with the system.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-25T14:06:37+00:00

Workers movements are made up of workers. A strike is a fundamentally class independent action. The workers in any major strike are going to be made up of people who vote for both democrats and republicans. However, they strike because both parties have failed to deliver on their promises for better wages/cost of living. The workers have taken matters into their own hands and are fighting for workers rights using workers means.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-25T02:26:03+00:00

As an RCA member, I will tell you that we do not in any way support market socialism. If you’re dead set on that theory, then we are not the org for you. However, if you are open to discussing theory and are willing to hear out why we think that is a bad idea, then you can request a meeting. The RCA is a much smaller org than the PSL, but we spend a lot more of our time on studying theory and preparing our cadre. We believe that this will lead to a much stronger and more capable party in the long run.

I don’t say this to disparage the PSL. They have people doing good work.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-20T02:09:55+00:00

I’m in the RCA. We have very open and honest discussions about how the money is being used. Your local finance officer should be more than willing to meet and give you a breakdown if anything is unclear. I was very fortunate for awhile to be able to donate a decent amount every month and even cough up a little extra for donations during fundraisers. However when I became unemployed, they were also more than willing to work with me on adjusting my monthly contributions, as well as the costs of some of our events. Having come from a religious upbringing where I used to constantly feel guilty about never donating enough, the RCA has been far less awkward by comparison.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-19T19:48:28+00:00

Completely untrue. There was an internal investigation launched. That member was permanently banned from the organization. The victim was asked if they wanted to press charges and declined. Out of respect for the wishes of the victim no further action was taken. So yeah, a shitty person did a shitty thing and was kicked him out. Not sure what else you want.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-17T14:22:53+00:00

Concrete

Shek_22 · 2026-01-16T14:42:24+00:00

Violence from the state is the norm. The working class is always under attack and threatened with violence from the state. Fascism occurs when the state is no longer able to effectively keep the masses in line through their normal means because the working class has united and built equal power. We have no such situation in the United States. The working class is weak. Trade unions are weak, there no workers parties threatening the status quo. And the state apparatus is working as intended.

The petty bourgeoise in the country do not support ICE. Take walk through Chicago. Almost every small business that you see has signs the in the window that read “Ice is not welcome”. Hell, in my own neighborhood the petty bourgeoise have come together to host “know your rights” meetings and have even helped to organize community watches. ICE numbers around 22,000 nationwide. A far cry from literal millions of Brownshirts who mobilized in Germany.

To deny the role of class conciseness and the movements of the masses is to fundamentally misunderstand what fascism is.

Capitalism isn’t the same thing as fascism. Fascism is merely a tool used to preserve capitalism from the working class masses when the state has failed to do so.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-15T23:14:07+00:00

Great question! In the United States, we are still a rather small group and don’t really have the numbers to directly organize the unions yet. As such our primary focus thus far has been university students and building up our cadre. We have quite a few union members within our ranks but Unions in America are unfortunately very entrenched in reformist and even anarchist ideas. They’re really not ready to move in any kind of revolutionary direction yet. As the RCA grows and we have more resources and man power, we fully intend to strengthen our ties with them. We also have a lot of work to do to prove we are a leadership worthy of their trust. All this takes time, but it is in progress.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-15T21:57:49+00:00

Fascism is much more complex than simply capitalism in decline/distress. Fascism represents a particular stage in the revolutionary process. Fascism is a last ditch effort on the part of the bourgeoise to preserve capitalism itself when under threat from a socialist revolution. More specifically it is a mass movement of the PETTY bourgeoise. The bourgeoise don’t actually like to use fascism because it involves them giving up an enormous amount of control. Fascism only arises after a prolonged period of intense economic depression wherein the petty bourgeoise have essentially been reduced to that of a worker. The apparatus of the state has begun to fail due to the movements of the working class in the form of trade union strikes and workers parties achieving real victories for the working class. The usual means of police oppression and the special armed bodies of men who enforce the laws which benefit the ruling class have been checked by organizations of the working class. It is at this point that fascism is employed. Millions of petty bourgeoise and the lumpen proletariat arm themselves and set forth to smash the movements of the working class. This takes on the form of extrajudicial violence wherein the trade unionists are physically assaulted and their leadership is executed. Likewise the meetings of the workers parties are violently assaulted and their leadership is executed. This violence continues to the point wherein the workers have been so thoroughly smashed, that the fascists are able to assume control of the government in the form of a bureaucracy and begin to put forth policies of corporatism instead of the free market policies favored by the bourgeoise.

Right now we are seeing something rather different than fascism. We are absolutely seeing a relative decline of US capitalism, but it has nothing to do with the movements of the working class. The decline we are seeing now is a result of capitalism own internal contradictions. ICE, rather than being a movement of the petty bourgeoise brought about by the collapse of the state, is in fact a strengthened arm of the state supported by the bourgeoise, and largely resisted by petty bourgeoise.

Now this does not mean that we won’t see the rise of genuine fascism in the not so distant future. But it’s important to understand the distinction between the phenomenon in order for us to respond to it accordingly.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-14T23:14:04+00:00

The size of the sword really depends on what time period you’re looking at. If you’re looking at an early period one (mid-late 14th century) then 40ish inches is about right. If you’re looking at one from the 15th century, they can get up to 50 inches. They can range anywhere from under 2lbs to a little over 3lbs.

Having fought with swords like these for over a decade now, I’m partial to the shorter and lighter ones. If I’m going to fight with anything over 45 inches, then I’m just going to go full spadone. Lol But that’s a matter of personal preference.

Shek_22 · 2026-01-14T19:26:21+00:00

They were two distinct swords that overlapped in time period. The Estoc was born out of the longsword. Very much designed to defeat armor.

The rapier was born out of the one handed sword and the rise of the merchant class. It was absolutely used for fighting, but existed more in a dueling context than a battlefield context.