/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Is there a left, anyhow, in europe?
I feel like all the "left" parties are just neoliberals that hand out gibs and celebrate transhumanism but none of them has any real anti-imperialist or anti-american policy

I know i know irrelevant shithole in the middle east and whatever but on the other hand
https://lefteast.org/unrest-georgia-foreign-influence-transparency-law/
This article lays things out very nicely

We all know that racist against other humans is bad. But what about the vegan argument that humans are being supremacist to animals are we are no morally better than them? If non human intelligent life exists should humanity treat them as equals or go full WH40k?

Irrespective of how subjectively morally appealing it may seem, every step in the direction of stricter state surveillance and censorship by definition means the forging of an apparatus that will be utilized ruthlessly against a potential proletarian movement in the future. This applies to every single scenario where dimwitted losers cry out for more state intervention to censor anything from casteism to anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Have YOU done your self-criticism today? Have you done a REAL proper self-critique? Prove you're a real Marxist and do self-criticism TODAY.

The slogan of self-criticism must not be regarded as something temporary and transient. Self-criticism is a specific method, a Bolshevik method, of training the forces of the Party and of the working class generally in the spirit of revolutionary development. Marx himself spoke of self-criticism as a method of strengthening the proletarian revolution.
The purpose of self-criticism being to disclose and eliminate our errors and weaknesses.

The attitude of a political party towards its own mistakes is one of the most important and surest ways of judging how serious the party is and how it in practice fulfils its obligations towards its class and the toiling masses. Frankly admitting a mistake,* ascertaining the reasons for it, analysing the circumstances which gave rise to it, and thoroughly discussing the means of correcting it—that is the earmark of a serious party; that is the way it should perform its duties, that is the way it should educate and train the class, and then the masses.

The proletariat is not afraid to admit that this or that thing has succeeded splendidly in its revolution, and this or that has not succeeded. All revolutionary parties which have hitherto perished, did so because they grew conceited, failed to see where their strength lay, and feared to speak of their weaknesses. But we shall not perish, for we do not fear to speak of our weaknesses and shall learn to overcome them.

Criticise the shortcomings of our constructive work, but do not vulgarise the slogan of self-criticism and do not turn it into a medium for ostentatious exercises on such themes as "Double-Bed Bandits," "A Shot That Misfired," and so on.

Criticise the shortcomings in our constructive work, but do not discredit the slogan of self-criticism and do not turn it into a means of cooking up cheap sensations.

Criticise the shortcomings in our constructive work, but do not pervert the slogan of self-criticism and do not turn it into a weapon for witch-hunts.

Because of this thread >>1905865 I felt like making this one just to get an array of opinions in and work this out. The central question of this thread is:

Was European colonialism a progressive force in the world?

As with all things, context matters and nuances exist, so feel free to mention and bring them in by your own accord. We could then proceed by talking about what precisely makes colonialism a progressive force and when it is not a progressive force. Additionally, what can we admit did Marx and Engels get wrong about their beliefs on European colonialism without condemning them in a moralizing manner.

>omg Engels was le racist by calling Mexicans lazy
Nobody saying this has been able to prove, even once, that Engels explains the ability of the Yankees to make use of California by reference to innate racial characteristics. Their whole argument is that he describes the Mexicans as lazy - lazy because they couldn’t make use of the land! Engels even explicitly explains his reasoning (see pic).

Who is your favourite Capital reader?

It's hard to pick, but for me, George Blake was a good one.
Hard mode: don't pick another famous author like john lennon

are imperialism and colonialism just subsets of categories or are they their own distinct categories with some overlap? if the latter is the case, then what do we call the various intersections of imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism? What are the numbered categories of pic related called? Are there distinct names for these? What are their qualities? Is this the wrong way to think about capitalism?

A thread for Brits to discuss green energy, the psychology of homosexuality, JK Rowling, and prisoners having sex with wardens

Also there's an election going on but everyone got bored of it a week ago because they go on for too long, maybe someone will do a cytube for it if anyone even remembers it's happening