Lenin on Forming a Revolutionary Government

The question of forming a revolutionary government is now extremely urgent, given the intensity of the social crisis in America. An initial attempt to establish dual power was created in the form of a Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. The main error of CHAZ was in its failure to declare itself a complete revolutionary […]

The Prophetic-Revolutionary Tradition

The Prophetic Tradition There is an idea called “dispensationalism,” which means that multiple different prophetic figures across history are all true prophets, instead of there being a single prophet, and potentially that they are part of some kind of connected lineage. Omnism is a belief that all religions are true, which could extend to a […]

Napoleon was a Sith Punk Existentialist

There is a pretty clear reference to French history in star wars. The capitol of the galaxy is called Coruscant, a reference to the French style of roll, a croissant. The rise of Emperor Palpatine from running the Galactic Republic to the Galactic Empire is much like the rise of Emperor Bonaparte from running the […]

Lenin Was A Punk

That’s only half a compliment. It’s also half an insult. Like punk, Lenin was pure polarization (and many punks are also bipolar, whether by birth or as a result of living intense or traumatized lives which drive their brain chemistry toward polarization). You can’t help but feel conflicted about Lenin in the same way that […]

The Protests Should Focus On Reclosing The Economy

Sometimes you have to do the death math. What is killing the most people in America? It’s the virus. In second place, it’s the lack of universal healthcare. This even applies if you’re focusing only on specifically black people. If you really believe Black Lives Matter, then you want to save the greatest number of […]

The Struggle Against Oppression Can’t Advance Under Capitalism

It’s really hard to be surrounded by a massive and enthusiastic political movement, already knowing it’s going to end up hurting its own cause and its own participants more than it helps them. Incoming: Extreme Crackdown and Extreme Counterrevolution The backlash has been brutal. Response to the protests has been hard mass repression combined with […]

The Multiple Underlying Causes of the Protests

People were ready to explode. George Floyd was the match that lit the fire. Obviously, the exceptionally brutal and unique racism of America against black people was the immediate cause, and one of the underlying causes. Still, there were many other underlying causes. The Conflict Over Coronavirus First there were right-wing protests to reopen the […]

Everyone is Always Fighting from Economic Desperation

Every workplace, friend group, family, band, and activist group is plagued by relentless conflict, and it only seems to be increasing. The Internet and social media are noticeably becoming much less friendly places, at an accelerating rate. It’s not hopeless, and it’s not human nature. The increase in conflict correlates directly with the increase of […]

Sorry, Jacobin: Long-Termism is Not an Option

It’s tragic: Jacobin magazine has published a lot of good articles. But too many of their recent strategy articles fly completely in the face of reality and history. Jacobin’s strength is its illustrations of how socialism could actually work. Further, its democratic socialism of the third camp is basically the correct political orientation that synthesizes […]

It’s Short-Term Revolution or Global Collapse

The Left is telling people to stay home. It’s a nice idea, but we don’t live in a nice world. The right wing is not staying home. The President and businesses are trying to reopen society. Many people’s emergency relief checks and unemployment benefits have still not shown up, so naturally they leave their homes […]