/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Trump revoking protections for Cubans, Haitians and other migrants
US President Donald Trump's administration has said it will revoke the temporary legal status of more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Those migrants have been warned to leave the country before their permits and deportation shield are cancelled on 24 April, according to a notice posted by the federal government.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33706jy774o

Sanders, AOC Draw Biggest Crowd of Their Careers at Rally to Fight 'Oligarchy' in Denver
The series of "Fighting Oligarchy" events have been taking place as some Democrats have gotten an earful at town halls back home, where constituents have come out to implore them to do more to counter efforts by the Trump administration.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-aoc-fight-oligarchy-denver

Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation
A Cornell University graduate student filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at going after universities and "foreign national" protesters, then he was asked to surrender to ICE.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/cornell-student-protester-told-turn-ice-asks-court/story?id=120046429

'Columbia Has Lost Something It May Never Regain': Outrage as the University Yields to Trump's Demands
The school agreed to a ban on masks and to appoint a senior vice provost with broad power to oversee both the department of Middle East, South Asian, and African Studied and the school's Center for Palestine Studies, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news. Also, Columbia has hired over 30 "special officers" who will have the ability to remove individuals from campus and arrest them, per the memo from the school announcing the update.
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Kurdish National Question”The Call of the Century”: Solution or Dissolution? – TKP-ML
This is not the first time that the Turkish state and the Kurdish national movement have engaged in direct or indirect negotiations on the Kurdish national question. For instance, in 1993, under the initiatives of President Turgut Özal, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan declared a unilateral ceasefire for the first time on March 20, 1993. Following Öcalan’s capture on February 15, 1999, as a result of an international conspiracy, he called for another ceasefire, which the PKK declared in September 1999. Along with this, orders were given for the withdrawal of guerrilla forces from Turkish borders. The PKK largely complied with this call, initiating a period of “unilateral inaction” that lasted until 2004. When the Turkish state failed to take any steps toward a “solution,” the PKK ended its unilateral ceasefire and resumed armed struggle on June 1, 2004.
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/17751/

Silencing Rima Hassan
Liberal America was belatedly shocked by Donald Trump’s order to arrest and deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Green Card–holding US resident who has been one of the chief leaders of the Palestine solidarity movement at Columbia University. Is the stripping of nationality for critics of US support for Israel coming next? That, at least, is the call that has been directed in recent weeks against Rima Hassan, a Franco-Palestinian jurist and member of the European Parliament (MEP). She today finds herself in the crosshairs of a campaign of character assassination. Elected to the European Parliament last June on the France Insoumise ticket, Hassan rapidly became a leading spokesperson for the left-wing party’s push for a cease-fire to the Israeli invasion and blockade of the Gaza Strip. For that, she has also become one of the most controversial figures in French public life — and the political establishment’s favorite straw man for the supposed excesses of new left-wing forces’ stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
https://jacobin.com/2025/03/rima-hassan-france-gaza-censorship

Frederick Engels: Socialism: CH. I Utopian and Scientific
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>>2196379
>we are very largely liberal and leftist as a whole
that's the problem

>>2196379
none of this is true

>>2196334
>>2196339
Bill Clinton's administration was literally a complete fluke. The Democrats had intended to sacrifice him because Bush looked almost unstoppable after the Gulf War. He owes more to Ross Perot than to any of the "Third Way" hacks.
>>2196379
You Redditors are absolutely fucking tiring. Russia was effectively run by the USA back in the 1990s being plundered for everything that wasn't nailed down. In fact, the real psyop was when the USA helped Yeltsin steal the 1996 Presidential election.
>>2196376
Screenshotted.

Why is the thought of Russia having glowies so thought terminating for some people? Yeah, they didn't create reactionarism in the US. But you can't deny money has been flowing. And there are constant cyber attacks by Russia, just as many as American cyber attacks. I bet even the Dems received russian money until Obama.

>>2196376
>At least the Republicans are getting what their candidates promised then
nah. It's just that reactionarism is vibes, so you can't even do wrong in that regard. Even if the leopard ends up eating your face. I will say this, there hasn't been a better time for multipartidism in the US, as there is a larga ammount of people who hate both the Dems and the Reps. Not all of them are sympathetic to socialism (yet), but it is something.

lol it looks like whatever. "anti-capitalist" is vague enough to fit almost anything you want

>>2196285
Damn you said dialetical. I admit defeat

>>2196285
>a consequence of the dialectical process
Major pseud alert.

I've been thinking about the way that art is always necessarily downstream of the economic mode. In hunter gatherer societies, art is integrated into everyday life through practically useful objects and storytelling passed orally from generation to generation. In feudal societies, art is produced by guilds for the enjoyment of the nobles and poetry depicting great deeds reinforces the existing mode and superstructural constructs like chivalry. Under capitalism, art is produced by individuals to become a commodity for trade on an exchange and primarily a store of extracted value, or as propaganda to reinforce the ideological postures necessary for capitalist subjects.

So an anticapitalist art would need to eschew a capitalist mode of production and capitalist logic. Communist art would necessarily be predicated on a communist mode of production. I'm not imaginative enough to envision what exactly that would look like. I'm interested to know if others have any ideas.

>>2196441
I would hypothesize that 'communist art' would be much more communal and local than art as consumerism, in a world where AI can generate any slop you might want the joy would possibly be in seeing your friends and colleagues act out a play, perform a concert, etc than just watching some guy from around the world. Maybe nothing would even be recorded of these performances since them being transient is part of the point.

>>2195588
>Victoria Nuland
Why

>>2195899
That bitch is the literal antichrist

>>2195527
fuck you, retard

>>2195586
sudanese government is pretty shit
RSF is comprised a lot of former janjaweed or whoever the guys were that did the darfur genocide
both are pretty shit but its nice to hear the guys who did darfur are getting their shit kicked in, i guess the government is slightly less evil

>>2195586
>>2196358
also the RSF fought against the Houthis
Generally speaking, nomadic Arab tribes around the Sahara are usually reactionary, tending towards Islamist separatism and weakening whatever state they are living in because their small population relative to the size of the territory they inhabit makes it very easy for them to be bribed by Gulf monarchies to capture and steal the natural resources belonging to the state they are living in. For example the three anti-French coup governments are all fighting against these kinds of Islamist insurgents. Of course RSF is a lot more than a militia at this point, but they are still supported by the Gulf for the same reasons.

>>2174607
Very good given how fast the continent’s literacy has grown.

>>2174632
Good to hear the African Union still has weight.
I thought the murder of Ghaddafi by the USA had destroyed it

>>2174454
NUKE THE AU
NUKE THE EU
NUKE THE UN
NUKE THE BRICS
total bourgeois globalist organisation destruction
>bb-buh panafirca
stfu, dead ideology, nothing inherently revolutionary about it, only ethopian nationalists, shit for brains disapora africans and carribans & afro-americans take this shitty concept seriously in the twenty first fucking century

>>2196117
Nuke Africa too, bro, why stop only with those places? Nuke the entire planet already.

>>2196149
internationalist orgs of the bourgeois are the enemy, not the mere concept of internationalism which aids the revolutionaries, shit for brains

>>2196310
>they are both minority (numerically) and marginalized (to at least some extent)
They're the single wealthiest religious demographic. Antisemitism is still real of course, but it doesn't rise to the level of systemic discrimination that locks Jews out of social mobility or high status positions the way anti-Black racism does.

>>2196322 (me)
Oops, wasn't done yet

I'm sensing one of those demands that tries to detach white people from the problem by only addressing the matter in an abstract way.

>>2196087
>I get your point, but if you think having to hear "white guys suck" is enough to have valid resentment that justifies turning away from leftism as a white guy and warranting accomodation for white guys, then doesn't the same conclusion apply to non-whites in terms of racism, women in terms of misogyny and queer people in terms of queerphobia by a thousand fold?

Yes, 100% I'm glad you agree. We shouldn't be insulting or belittling queer people, or women, or minorities. It's partially why I brought up that "Racism is Power + Prejudice" thing; don't see it used anymore but I remember it being used excessively back in the day, usually over the most minor or petty insults. Now I don't know what they're teaching now, but in my day racism had a really simple definition: mistreating someone because of their race. And while not a perfect definition, it appeals to common sense, to that golden rule: "treat others the way you want to be treated." So the premise is simple, if you don't want to be looked down on and yelled at because of who you are, you don't do that to others. If you belittle or insult, for example, a black man, then you're opening the door to them doing the same right back.

>The extent of harm and suffering brought about by a supestructure centered around white hetero males, in which white hetero males prevelantely participate in, is much greater than a white guy occassionally hearing some variant of "white guys suck" on the internet. And in that case isn't it less realistic to expect poc/female/queer people to look past their resenment when your solution deems it unrealistic to ask white guys to do it, when their experience of perceived antagonism is puny in comparison?

You may have to elaborate more on this. Like are we saying it's harmful if, for example, some hobby or sport is mostly populated by white guys? In which case I'd argue that defining the mere existence of white men in any large number in any one particular institution as inherently harmful is a bit dicey. However I think I might be misunderstanding what you're saying here.

As for looking past resentment, it's got to start somewhere. Now personally I've had coworkers and peers (when I was in uni) who would say that "white Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>2196322
>The ruling class has fabricated artifical divisions such as racism but they are acted upon by a large number of white people and therfore produce the reality of poc of experiencing racism in various forms again and again throughout their lives.
Imma hop in with asking: "Is it really fair to generalize when most just don't see or realize that supremecy stuff?"
Many come out of high school as libs (enforced by the state) since they want to believe capitalism can work and are buy into the human face of liberalism – most don't even subscribe that much into it, and generally if scratched just mentally disengage with the conversation.
Especially considering that them and whites in general, here in america, are just not as bribed.

It's one to argue over if Zionists can be convinced, especially with how much they benefit from the genocide – whites here (that aren't rich) get what? $20 eggs? Woah!

And the anger against the sindi-cat thinking is funny since it's that thinking that people would use to argue why an anti-police movement that includes whites wouldn't happen.
Or the always correct based bad empanda arguing that anti-genocide movement wouldn't happen here…. Opps!

The “left” embraced neoliberalism thus becoming “right”. Those further left (Sanders, Corbyn etc) got demonised out of existence by the right wing owned press (including SoMe). Neoliberalism destroyed society with greed culture, unlivable wages and extreme inequality and the young people who have no chance of home ownership, quality free time, clean resources and with a grim looking future choose to follow those charismatic types (who now have endless SoMe promotion) who promise them an easy solution that gives an outlet for their anger. Also young people have forgotten what happened last time the far right had power The democrats in the US and Labour in the UK enabled the far right shift by presenting identity politics as the goal of social democracy rather than social equality and universal wellbeing just as the conservative parties enabled banks and super-corporations to transfer wealth upwards to the disadvantage of the working man.

>>2195480
DAS RITE
Message to all wh(Toids ITT:
Bow down to ORIGINAL MEN, suck BBC when asked, and maybe BLACK BULL will give you a quick death when the BLACKKKOMMUNIST forces are breaking down your door

>>2195480
Retarded take.

>>2195334
who are you even responding to im just saying OP is making no sense, is anyone even ADVOCATING for "invading the sahara"?

Free bump: camel meat

>>2195504
>Retarded take.
Search your feeling, you know it to be true.

>>2195023
It's medium length for a TikTok, sure, but it's in chunks strung by questions. I recon it'd be vocabulary to first filter someone.

>>2194672
Use the same methods that capiyalist marketing firms use to pursuade people to buy unnecessary plastic shit but instead promote propaganda.

>>2195031
No the whole fucking thing. The only people who would understand it already know it. It's preaching to the choir shit, but you're mixing it with Blues Clues like a toddler will get it.

>>2195036
Then the content needs to be more introductory level.

>>2195207
Finally. The heckin' trans folk can also kill my kind without being judged by the government in the middle-east!

>>2195292
nobody here "worships" russia they just very critically and very conditionally "support" cheerlead them in their war against NATO expansion because it triggers libs and NATO is genuinely a fucked up imperialist organization, the and the direct successor to the anticomintern pact

>>2195284
>color revolution is unlikely with USAID defunded
are people under the impression that USAID was the sole vehicle through which the US conducts regime change oeprations? The CIA has countless fronts for regime change ops. Trump merely got rid of the wokewashed institutions which brought regime change in the trojan horse of progressivism.

>>2195296
Real Wittgenstein hours, eh?
Also not the anon, but I always laugh when people call Americans mutts. Are they proud of being inbred or something? Do they imagine that humans are more than one species?

>>2195207
Drumpf pic is killing me 💀💀

Washington bars ex-Argentina president from entering US, citing corruption
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that Kirchner and former planning minister Julio Miguel De Vido "abused their positions by orchestrating and financially benefitting from multiple bribery schemes involving public works contracts, resulting in millions of dollars stolen from the Argentine government."
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/washington-bars-ex-argentina-president-entering-us-over-alleged-corruption-2025-03-21/

Mexico’s attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site
He said local authorities didn’t investigate the ownership of the ranch and failed to scientifically analyze locations at the ranch to understand if they were used as crematoriums. Investigators did not arrest local officials who have been linked to activities at the ranch, he said.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-jalisco-cartel-site-cartel-attorney-general-602461c9e619a063945fca9e6a6a4fe6

Environmental tragedy in Ecuador: thousands of barrels of oil spilled in several rivers
The failure occurred after a landslide in Achiote, near Quinindé. Several experts have stated that it is one of the worst oil spills in recent years in the country. As of now, the government of Daniel Noboa has not disclosed the number of barrels of oil spilled in Esmeraldas.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/20/environmental-tragedy-in-ecuador-thousands-of-barrels-of-oil-spilled-in-several-rivers/

Canada cancels controversial capital gains tax increase
The federal government will also keep the increase in the lifetime capital gains exemption limit to C$1.25 million ($871,930.80) on sale of small business shares and farming and fishing property, Carney's office said in a statement.
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Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants
For decades, undocumented immigrants have lived in the U.S. territory without fear of arrest. They’re allowed to open bank accounts and obtain a special driver’s license. Many have felt safe enough to open their own businesses.
https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-immigration-raids-a69e83f87fa67d9560e8d200f2d4fb39

‘Bad sign’: Purge of data experts raises alarms over economic reports
The abrupt removal of experts supporting monthly reports that are closely watched by everyone from the Federal Reserve to business leaders is a sign of trouble ahead for agencies responsible for providing vital measurements of inflation, unemployment, productivity and growth, economists and former agency officials said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/labor-commerce-department-economy-data-doge-00241559
https://archive.ph/vJ5C9

The Bidens want back in
So far, Biden's overture seems to have fallen flat. Democrats find themselves adrift, casting about for a compelling messenger. Whoever that is, it's not Biden, many party activists and donors contend. He's tethered to the 2024 defeat and, at 82, is a symbol more of the party's past than its future, they argue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/bidens-want-back-in-rcna196956

Boeing whistleblower’s family claims company’s conduct caused his suicide
Boeing pushed John Barnett to his death by harassing and intimidating him after he raised safety concerns about the company’s plant building the 787 Dreamliner in Charleston, South Carolina, a wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court in the state alleges.
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Unions must go on the offensive to reshape this country
THE trade union conference season is now under way. Regional TUCs are assessing the challenges facing workers in their areas. Since it is the first spring under a Labour government since 2010, this should be an optimistic process, with unions able to set out which policies they have won ministerial support to implement. Unfortunately it is anything but. Labour has attacked pensioners, children in poverty and Waspi women. It has just announced sweeping attacks on the sick and disabled. These are all attacks on working-class people. But Labour has refused to stand up for workers however narrowly you define the term. The private interests of billionaires from Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe to Tata Steel’s reigning tycoons are allowed to override the interests of workforces and the wider economy when they toy with the futures of strategic assets like steel in Port Talbot or oil and chemicals at Grangemouth.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/editorial-unions-must-go-offensive-reshape-country

What is "ReArm Europe"? Multi-tool of warfare against the peoples
The EU has announced the “ReArm Europe” program worth 800 billion euros, signalling a rapid increase in its war spending. It is thus reinforcing the war economy strategy and armaments of the previous period, escalating its involvement in the imperialist war in Ukraine. Its aim is to play a leading role on the Ukrainian front in conditions of heightened Euro-Atlantic antagonisms and US-Russian bargaining.
https://www.idcommunism.com/2025/03/what-is-rearm-europe-multi-tool-of-warfare-against-the-peoples.html

A Marxist Theory of DOGE
Marxist theories of the state have long recognized that, for capitalism to sustain itself, the state must act on behalf of capitalism as a system, not merely at the behest of individual capitalists. When the state abandons its role in overseeing capitalism’s long-term viability and instead caters narrowly to specific firms (or individuals), the results can be ruinous. Marxist state theory, in its more opaque register, dubbePost too long. Click here to view the full text.