Love this. I just wonder what the original said.
"Protesting."
That's better than what I thought, "Voting"
remembering the time where Marsha P. Johnson went to
the streets ofthe polling place of New York City and threwbricksballots atpolice officersballot boxesMarsha P
Johnson :3
Lol history doesn't advance because of 1 simple trick. Violent civil unrest, peaceful protests, electorialism, revolutionary action... They've all played their part and claiming that one is solely responsible inspires infighting amongst a crowd that should be united under a common cause.
I want to call on my comrades to read critically and not just dunk reflexively. This is a meme so of course it’s simplified, but the Rooskie makes a good point that a key part is missing here.
Violent unrest is not by itself revolutionary violence. Without an organised vanguard, with an ideologically coherent political agenda, and enjoying the support of a class conscious activated base, violence is mere adventurism.
And while many here will react at the inclusion of electoralism in the list above, I urge you to be precise in your thinking and analysis. We rightly make fun of liberal electoralism around here, it is not the only kind possible. The imperialist powers have (and still do) relentlessly propagated the lie that communism is antithetical to democratic rule and decisions are taken by autocratic diktat. That has never been the case and we should not concede that bigger point so we can score a point dunking on a stranger.
Lmao
Edit: On reflection I have to agree with comrade @nohaybanda@hexbear.net. That said, this is really not the place to take a stand on behalf of electoralism, and honestly I question whether the current US version of same is worth even as much as the pile of shit my dog crapped out this morning.
You're 100% right and anyone that tries to dunk on you needs to read history
Internet leftists spend too much time with in-group/out-group dynamics and learning from memes. The real world is complex, what constitutes a good or bad strategy is wholely contextual.
And broadly speaking, violence outside of organized strategy or a party is usually adventurism and counterproductive.
Not an anarchist but this is a good read on this subject https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-nonviolence-protects-the-state
