Socialist Progressives
Related: About this forumDangerous Thoughts: There IS a Tipping Point For Revolution in America ~ Dr. Richard Wolff
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)I think there are seeds of revolutionary activity going on in different ways in the US. People tend to think it happens all at once, because history collapses the series of events in the retelling. It's probably not going to be some overnight event with us all singing the Internationale' like the way the movie "Reds" shows the Russian Revolution.
90-percent
(6,828 posts)I think the elite oligarch's are over playing their hand and are forcing a tipping point towards revolution any day now.
a post of mine from a Bernie thread;
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2729161
The money quote in that post:
The only hope I see is that the greedy and powerful will overstep the rights and well being of the bottom 99% so nakedly and obscenely that we the people will rise up in revolt. As we will by then have nothing left to loose but our lives.
-90% Jimmy
socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)Not much more than what we've talked about on here, but at least Dr. Wolfe is a "name" and not just an anonymous internet poster.
Anybody know when this was recorded? And marmar did you cross post in DU?
marmar
(76,982 posts)And I think it was recorded within the last month and a half or so.
socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)I missed it there, so I'm glad you posted it here. It was nice that he referenced Lenin (twice I think) without mentioning him by name. That has always been one of my fav quotes by V.I. because it's so true.
TBF
(31,922 posts)and some differences.
Unfortunately one similarity is that the fascists in Greece (Golden Dawn) have been making headway. And that is against KKE - a strong and organized Communist party. I really shudder to think what will happen here.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)It's fully clothed in the language of "liberty" of Christianity and "free" markets. It's delicate and sophisticated, not obscene and brutal as that of Golden Dawn.
Here, we embrace our fascism as if it was devinely inspired by grace from our noble and articulate elite. They tell us we are free and strong so convincingly that we are unable to see how enslaved and servile we really are.
TBF
(31,922 posts)they've been very effective in co-opting religion for that purpose. It's sad.