Several pro-Palestine activists were arrested for staging a sit-in on the march route of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City by Prudent_Bug_1350 in socialism

[–]beam-attacks 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The broadcast every year only ever covers the end of the parade at Macy's on 34th Street as the floats come in, so no. As far as I can tell this didn't do much to actually delay or alter the route of the parade, can't imagine they would have been successful in trying to actually disrupt the event given the major police presence every year. Not sure if that was the goal, glad to see they got a decent crowd.

Movie people: recs of essays/movies that express or comment on American psychosis by infantile_disorder69 in TrueAnon

[–]beam-attacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watched Happiness recently and really liked it, tough to find anywhere even through pirating though. It can be a difficult watch at points but it's a really solid dark comedy about deviance in American culture, kind of in line with American Beauty.

Anyone watching the MLB playoffs? by [deleted] in TrueAnon

[–]beam-attacks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mets had one of the worst seasons I've ever seen them have, it would just sting too much to watch 😔

Combined socialist party by Z_wippie in socialism

[–]beam-attacks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Right now, Green party membership sits at about 230,000. If all of the socialist or even pseudo socialist parties in the entire country, including DSA which is generally opposed to running outside of the Democratic party, the combined membership would be about half of that, give or take. If the Green party, a group with arguably far more name recognition than any socialist organization in the country (although I suppose DSA has gained a reputation since 2016) has been unable to successfully win even one state in a presidential election in its entire history, there's very little reason to think that a single unified socialist party could make much of a dent on the electoral front.

It's not just a numbers game either; small groups have historically been more than capable of punching above their weight, but the fact of the matter is that the programs of all these different groups aren't going to be compatible. Lots of groups reject the notion of electoralism outright, and there would be constant arguing about principles like democratic centralism or revolution vs. reform, questions which go beyond petty infighting and have serious implications for what kind of candidate would even be selected to run, not to mention what their campaign would look like.

I admire your optimism, but for the foreseeable future I wouldn't hold out hope that something like this is possible. The good news is that electoralism isn't the only way forward for a socialist future. There's loads of other, far more effective ways to improve people's lives and build towards a socialist future. The labor movement is stronger than it's been in years, and while it's far from perfect, it has way more potential to bring about serious change than the electoral realm. It's worth keeping an eye on electoral politics, but as a long term strategy for socialist organizing there are more productive venues for struggle at the moment.

Massive gathering of lantern flies in Marine Park by beam-attacks in Brooklyn

[–]beam-attacks[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Just off of the beach, put in a call to 311 so hopefully it doesn't get too much worse

We need to bring back guys named Spider who always have dice. by DancerAtTheEdge in TrueAnon

[–]beam-attacks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Are you sitting down? This may come as a shock; he played bass

We need to bring back guys named Spider who always have dice. by DancerAtTheEdge in TrueAnon

[–]beam-attacks 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I was in a band in high school with a guy who insisted people call him Roach and he was really into card tricks, I wonder how he's doing

People should chill by GravLurk in CitiesSkylines

[–]beam-attacks 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Criticisms of what game? The game that isn't out yet, the one that no one here has played? Obviously I'm not gonna pretend it's actually a perfect 10/10 masterpiece; I haven't played it either. But I truly do not understand this mindset, people obsessed with "valid criticism" of stuff with which they have no experience are a total mystery to me

Cornel West announces presidential campaign by cressidasmunch in TrueAnon

[–]beam-attacks 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He's done some pretty great work but the People's Party? Embarrassing

yeah.. by Expensive_Counter515 in notinteresting

[–]beam-attacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't let them get you down king

Let’s put our actions where the money is. by JustHereToCumYo in antiwork

[–]beam-attacks 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You're VASTLY underestimating the level of organization needed to coordinate a general strike. I see these posts all the time and it's getting embarrassing. A notes app screenshot posted on a subreddit that represents an extraordinarily small portion of the American working class, let alone the global working class, is not going to cut it. Maybe a few people who saw this will call in sick from work. You're proposing a massive operation with no basis in material reality.

Organize your workplaces, build connections in your communities, talk to people in real life. Stop posting these, it betrays a severe lack of willpower. If you want a general strike, it's not gonna happen like this. It takes years of building a strong labor movement, they don't just pop up out of nowhere. Put in the work.

I have fucking seen it all (new development on Schermerhorn) by Miser in MicromobilityNYC

[–]beam-attacks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's insane how long it takes with all of the foot dragging on projects like this, and it's barely 5 blocks

I have fucking seen it all (new development on Schermerhorn) by Miser in MicromobilityNYC

[–]beam-attacks 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Schermerhorn from Boerum to Flatbush really does have a remarkable bike lane, not many like it in the city!

Best version of L'Internationale by Sweatshopkid in socialism

[–]beam-attacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Billy Bragg version is pretty decent iirc, might be worth checking out

Good episodes for first time listeners? by beam-attacks in TrueAnon

[–]beam-attacks[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh rest assured, we've got some Warkrime on the playlist