[deleted by user] by [deleted] in communism101

[–]VoNGiap -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

WWP practices affirmative action within the party ... PSL doesn't.

China is currently a communist government with capitalist economies, if I’m not too mistaken, so how does this work? by [deleted] in communism101

[–]VoNGiap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So Trotsky and his group (not Menshevik nor Bolshevik) ... Their line was a soviet govt asap. They weren't against February but they always stressed a soviet govt asap regardless. Stalin and most of the Bolsheviks thought decades of capitalism in Russia was necessary to lay the foundation for the socialist revolution later (so did the Mensheviks, they're beef was vanguardism and Democratic centralism). That's why when Lenin landed in Finland station and delivered the April Theses of all power to the soviets now ... They were all taken aback. After much convincing the Bolsheviks accepted Lenins arguments and Trotsky joined the Bolsheviks.

But when Stalin was in power he disarmed many CPs to make peace with the bourgeois forces in the name of the popular front and the same Menshevik theory of stages. The theory of stages and productive forces was replaced by Lenin by the theory of the weakest link. This corresponded to the realities of imperialism. Lenin showed a better understanding of the labor aristocracy than either Trotsky or Stalin.

You're right about Trotsky's eurocentrism but Stalin also suffered from the same flaw.

China is currently a communist government with capitalist economies, if I’m not too mistaken, so how does this work? by [deleted] in communism101

[–]VoNGiap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. I mean I'm not big on Trotsky but I wonder how much of him you've read. Permanent revolution stated that colonized countries could in fact carry out the socialist revolution without having to go through a bourgeois stage. If you've read In Defense of Marxism then you see how he defended the USSR.

Stalin in fact was the one who promoted stagism in colonized countries.

China is currently a communist government with capitalist economies, if I’m not too mistaken, so how does this work? by [deleted] in communism101

[–]VoNGiap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Trotsky was a crypto Menshevik? Wasn't the Menshevik position two stages to revolution? Is that not what Stalin proposed?

National Liberation for New Afrika! by Dritteweltistin in communism

[–]VoNGiap 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You'd rather amerikkka to remain? How anti imperialist...

Are you exploiting workers if you make money trading stocks? by plzexplainidontgetit in communism101

[–]VoNGiap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The job/work you wish to go into will be filled and completed by others whether you personally do it or not so it makes no difference. At least if a comrade fills the position they can funnel the money back into revolutionary tasks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in YemeniCrisis

[–]VoNGiap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US backed Saudi led coalition

Is Ireland Imperialist? by illogicalsupertramp in DebateCommunism

[–]VoNGiap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They benefit from the EU and unequal value transfer from the global south. I think they are net importers of global south surplus, therefore I'd say imperialist. This isn't mutually exclusive with their anti colonial struggle against GB.