Oppo, nice week, you too!
Oppo, nice week, you too!
not wait for them but go on the offensive against them and their backers.
This really is the moment we’re in. Imperialism is showing its hand. Do we just wait and hope it burns itself out, or collectively fight the final battle?
The patient approach definitely has its merits, but Palestine and Russia are not comparable in terms of military might. Russia is massive, and its civilians (with the exception of some in Kursk) are feeling very little pain from Ukraine’s attacks.
Gaza is small and densely populated, and has faced constant, horrific attacks on civilians. I’m not positive about the numbers, but something like 80% of the population has been displaced, and 75% of buildings destroyed or damaged. Hamas rarely launches attacks now, compared to maybe six months ago, so its capabilities have definitely been degraded.
And of course Beirut is being subjected to an even more brutal display of firepower. Does this mean the resistance has lost? That “israel” is actually achieving its stated objectives? Or that it’s likely to continue getting what it wants?
I don’t think so. I agree that the patient strategy has been working to undermine the entity, and that its economic collapse is inevitable if it tries to stay the course.
But it’s still surreal to watch as Yemen and Iraq stick their necks out doing everything they can, while Iran says it supports the resistance, but still hasn’t even followed through (yet?) on its promised retaliation for Haniyeh.
I mean, I get it that Iran doesn’t want to start a wider war that would inevitably draw in the US, but what will be left of Palestine or Lebanon if they continue to play it safe?
strikes of the Resistance on the decaying body of the Zionist entity will become more severe
– Khamenei
Cryptic, but a hopeful sign from Iran nonetheless.
It will mean a better outcome for everyone long term.
Possibly, but then again, in the long term we’re all dead.
Iran has to see the writing on the wall. “Greater israel” will become a reality if they continue to stand by.
I kinda fell into IT. You can get decent salary and benefits for work that’s at least intellectually stimulating. And there are a number of nontechnical roles if programming isn’t your thing.
The US may want all this (and more, Project for a New American Century and all that), but the question is whether they can materially pull it off. When you realize they’ve spent the last 50 years outsourcing all production, increasingly putting finance capital in charge, you can really see the scale of the problem, quantitatively and qualitatively.
Does that mean it’s impossible? Or that the evil empire will go down without a fight? Of course not. But socialism is proving that it is more productive than capitalism, while capitalism continues to produce its own grave diggers.
That’s awesome, I hadn’t heard of Graz before.
Commie Boogaloo!
What about “parallel” organizing? There are other means of building political power the party could focus on or support. Union organizing, tenants unions, strikes, protests, etc. Building power outside the government could help create the pressure needed to push changes within it.
tl;dr: value added is value captured
Ugh. Definitely possible, although that would be a change from the current US position of pretending it’s restraining “israel” to being directly involved.
You’d need a Geiger counter to measure copium this strong.
"Kursk was a good idea, it exposed Russia as being weaker than many people believed,” said a commander of a Ukrainian ground forces unit. “But we are paying the price of it with [more of our own land].”
XD
That’s pretty much my kid’s energy all day!
To make matters worse, Biden doesn’t remember who Modi is! https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5746243
Anthropomorphizing, maybe, but it looks so happy!