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How the Democratic Party Captures and Subverts Revolutionary Energy

Kshama Sawant argues that lasting gains come from independent working class organization rather than trying to reform the Democratic Party from within. She presents her experience in Seattle as evidence that electoral victories are only effective when backed by organized mass action and calls for building an independent workers’ party outside the two-party system.

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u/AnonymousAlcoh0l — 3 days ago
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The fight for LGBTQ liberation today is not separate from the fight against ICE and the rest of Trump's reactionary agenda

Iconic trans activist Marsha P. Johnson said, "No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us," correctly articulating the interconnected nature of our struggles as working-class people.
The fight for LGBTQ liberation today is not separate from the fight against ICE and the rest of Trump's reactionary agenda. Young people have seen this most clearly, with many young trans and queer people playing leading roles in anti-ICE student walkouts we saw earlier this year.
The whipping up of attacks on immigrants is part of the same divide-and-rule strategy used against queer people, and the best fightback is a united working-class struggle against all oppression. Swipe through to learn more, and find the full analysis at socialistalternative.org.

u/AnonymousAlcoh0l — 6 days ago