See also the DSA.
yup
France is interesting, because you’d think a country with revolution baked into its culture would be communist by now, but no. It’s missing two vital ingredients: strategy and organization.
Having an advanced class struggle isn’t enough. You need a vanguard party directing it toward revolution. If France had that, I’m pretty sure it’d already be communist.
Bolsheviks continue to be proven right to this day.
Shocked to learn that Americans know who Mélenchon is… Surprised Pikachu
Not many do in my experience.
Don’t misundetstand me. Melenchon is a dickhead populist.
He will say whatever and turn is mouth where the smelly ass come from to get elected.
Not long ago he was screaming to a policeman ‘Thé republic, it’s me!’
this is more a critique towards democratic socialism/western leftism/eurocommunism than of that rat in particular.
What shitty things has he done or said? I’m not super familiar with the guy.
