On April 22nd, 1870, Vladimir Illyich Ulyanov "Lenin," hero of the Russian Revolution, and architect of the world's first Socialist state, was born. His contributions to the Marxist canon and to the revolutionary theory and practice of the proletariat throughout the world carries on to this day, in increasing magnitude. Every passing day, he is vindicated. His analysis of imperialism, the right of nations to self-determination, and revolutionary strategy have played a key role in the past century, and have remained ever-more relevant throughout.
He also loved cats!
Some significant works:
Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism
The Right of Nations to Self-Determination
Materialism and Empirio-Criticism
Interested in Marxism-Leninism, but don't know where to start? Check out my "Read Theory, Darn it!" introductory reading list!
Is that a real trump tweet? That's scary.
Fascism has no ideology. They will just take any varnish that makes them look acceptable in the short term. Just like fake tan, it's just gold paint over a turd.
Fascism is best described as Capitalism's mask. When the circumstances Capitalism finds itself in due to its own contradictions endanger the system, it dons the mask and does the dirty work necessary to perpetuate the system. From slaughtering minority groups to crushing worker movements, the inherently contradictory and irrational behavior found in fascism are there to ultimately save Private Capital.
Fascism isn't a unique system, but Capitalism in decay.
Hi comrade! I am new here. Anyway, what you said is confirmed by History and by liberal theory itself.
Historically, look at Latin America (I am Brazilian). All over Latin America, when people elected leftist (not even communist) governments within the institutions of liberal democracy, the elite (with US support) staged a coup and installed a military dictatorship, effectively saying: no, the people are not allowed to choose socialism. They chose socialism, so we hereby abolish democracy.
And Jacobin covers the justification for this under liberal theory itself:
In short: liberal theory itself gives absolute priority to private property (over the means of production). If it conflicts with democracy, then democracy is tossed out the window. Fascism is liberalism's plan B.
I always clarify "over the means of production" when attacking private property. There is this widespread confusion that communist thugs are going to invade your house and confiscate your bike. AFAIK, communists don't do that.
Fun fact: in 1989 Brazilian elections, neoliberal Collor terrorized the people saying that Lula would confiscate everyone's savings. With infamous support from Rede Globo (massive right-wing biased media corporation), Collor won, then quickly moved to confiscate everyone's savings. Lula was elected in 2002, 2006 and 2022, and did nothing of the sort. Sadly, Lula is not communist, but social democrat.
1: https://jacobin.com/2022/08/nazi-germany-national-socialism-hypercaptialism-social-darwinism-liberalism
Welcome, comrade! And thanks for the Brazillian perspective, it's funny to hear people "slander" Lula as a Communist, I wish that was true as well. As a spooky scary Communist myself, I hope I live to see the US Empire fall, even as a citizen of it.