/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activists
U.S. District Judge Noel Wise in San Jose, California in a blistering ruling, chastised the U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security for how they had deployed provisions of federal immigration law to target non-citizens for deportation for expressing views they wanted to suppress. The judge, an ​appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, said that in the United States, free speech, including the freedom to criticize the ​government and its leaders, was evidence of the strength of the country's democracy.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judge-deals-blow-trump-moves-deport-pro-palestinian-activists-2026-08-29/

US revises statements suggesting Chinese hackers attacked agencies
In a newly edited statement on Friday, the US Department of Justice said that the Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA and other agencies were “among the targets of QTFY”, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group. A previous version of the statement said the government agencies had been among the hackers’ victims.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/us-revises-statements-suggesting-chinese-hackers-attacked-agencies
https://archive.ph/bFFV1

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions
In February of this year, federal prosecutors twice sought search warrants for account information for the YouTube channel of Fort and the journalist Don Lemon, both of whom have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in connection to a protest at a Minneapolis church in January that they were covering. A judge twice rejected the request, writing that the government had failed to establish probable cause of a crime and that he wanted Lemon and Fort to be informed of the request so they could have a chance to challenge it.
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Who Attended Jake Lang’s N-Word March in Minneapolis?
Minneapolis, MN — On Saturday, Aug. 22, Minneapolis residents met white supremacist provocateur and violent J6 terrorist Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang with fierce resistance outside of Minneapolis City Hall once again. For his second hate rally in Minneapolis, Lang planned this one as the "uyghur March” in protest of Shiloh Hendrix being found guilty of disorderly conduct after calling an 8-year-old the racial slur at a playground in Rochester, Minnesota. Instead of arriving unprepared and leaving with a gaping wound in the back of his skull, Lang showed up in the back of a truck with a private security escort following closely behind in an SUV, driving down the sidewalk of City Hall while he and his masked guards doused counter protesters in a generous amount of pepper spray. Minneapolis Police provided additional support to Lang by guarding his truck and punching and pushing counter protesters, arresting a handful, including the person dressed as Spider-Man who had jumped onto the truck and punched Lang. As quickly as they arrived, they left. Halfway through the six-minute performance, Lang snuck away into the passenger seat of the cab, leaving those that remained in the back in something resembling a group fetal position, shielding themselves from debris while dozens of police officers cleared the way for the vehicles to leave. Hours later, the Minneapolis Police Department announced that officers intercepted both vehicles, impounding them and arresting all of the occupants, charging them with probable cause riot and processing them throughout the afternoon at the Hennepin County Jail.
https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/who-attended-jake-langs-n-word-march-in-minneapolis/

Rezgar Akrawi: Rojava’s Promise and the Dissolution of the SDF: Time for the Left to Rethink the Kurdish Question?
From this it follows that criticising the SDF is not criticism of the rights of the Kurdish people. Criticising the ruling parties in the Kurdistan Region is not criticism of the Kurdish cause. Rejecting the nation-state is not a rejection of national identity and national rights. It is a leftist position, one that calls for national solidarity to be freed from subordination to elites and authorities, for the question oPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>2903027
>uyghur March
America is not a real place lmao

zionist on zionist violence

>>2902856
Zionist doesn't mean 'thing i don't like', anon.

>>2901831
Anon they did that for 14 years and lost

>>2902497
In 1948 Israeli soldiers outnumbered Arabs 4-1 with Arabs being bunch of British controlled puppet states and Arabs still made great strides before their rulers pulled back their leash. In 1973 Egypt and Syria steamrolled Israel before burgers sent them their cutting edge arsenal out of fear of nukes going off.

Keep coping timmycel

>>2902582
If it hadn't been a charade and Iran had kept firing missiles during the 12-day-war or, before the current ceasefire they could have razed Tel Aviv.

They could have filled their later missiles with clusters of bomblets instead of MIRVs or filled the old stock they sent to deplete interceptors with with same and made a bloodbath of any city. And no Jewish toughness, no amount of ruthlessness, nor any depth of bunker would have saved the inhabitants in either case.

The whole of the middle east oil industry isn't in flames for reasons other than "toughness", and if any of the parties were to press the red button as it were, no traits of character would stop the missiles either I think.

Was that a type-81? This must be the first time I've seen one used in combat.

>>2902182
What does a socialist Wa state or Kachin do for anyone? At least Bougainville has mineral wealth

>>2901878
Are these the guys fighting to destroy Chinese pipelines.

>>2902355
Thats giga

At this point yes. Few others are willing to fight off domestic tyranny (foreign is another matter) like they are. There's a lot of African countries who should be taking cues from Myanmar but aren't and keep letting juntas walk all over them.

>>2902687
their deranged mentality of wanting to be counterculture or something

Predditor thread

I hope he runs for a fucking third term and wins. It’s a win-win on all fronts.

>>2902712
It would be better if elections were cancelled and it was a full self coup Alberto Fujimori style

>>2897190
> Most people would not hate $$$America$$$ if it wasn't for $$$Donald Trump$$$
pretty sure America has been seem as an imperialist menace since before Donald Trump was born

Jesus Christ, Russia at will destroyed 90% of warehouses in Ukraine

>Despite the fact that the enemy destroyed about 90% of the warehouses of retail chains, Ukrainians will not be left without food.

>This was stated by the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky during a conversation with journalists, Ukrinform reports.

>“Today, roughly 90% of food logistics by retail chains has been destroyed, but at the same time, this does not mean that Ukrainians will be left without food. There will be shift logistics, as they say, with wheels, other options for operational supply. That is, there will be no threat of hunger and a systemic physical shortage of food, “ Vysotsky assured.

How is this even possible

>>2902929
being "allowed" doesn't really matter. the war is a fact of life now, and the longer NATO is kept in it the better. it keeps NATO from harming other countries, notably Korea and China. Ukraine, and Iran, are lightning rods. both wars must be kept going for a long as possible

You did it again, campists. Iceland have fallen.

>>2902353 (me, edgeboy chungus, master dialectician of online)

Consider yourselvef tiggered

>>2902353
>>2902354
I don't have any triggers actually, no trauma you see. I'm just worried about you unc

>>2902406
shit, I forgot not to bump. guess I do have a trigger😱

OP quote is kinda meh, imo, but this is definitely pure kino:
>Born in Pomerania, Mattick became politically active during the German Revolution of 1918–1919 as an apprentice at Siemens. He joined the Spartacus League and later the Communist Workers' Party of Germany (KAPD), participating in radical actions during the turbulent Weimar Republic. Emigrating to the United States in 1926, he settled in Chicago and became involved with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and later the unemployed movements during the Great Depression.
Dude was a revolutionary at age 14. Based.

>>2902415
You should read the whole interview anon. Mattick basically describes neoliberalism (to be honest it also works for neoliberalism's crisis today) from basic Marxist first principles, which can be clarifying given how many media pseuds and pundits are talking about it today.

>>2900301
thank you for taking me bait

>>2900566
It was so stupid I had to post something

Uhh ancient societies can't be fascist because fascism means mass politics. Cut to triumphal procession where the defeated enemies are marched through the square in chains and everyone cheers as concubines and slaves are distributed.

>>2902522

if hitler had been slipped a dose of sleeping pills and he woke up in a perfect replica of the bunker on a remote island in the south pacific staffed with actors who were exact lookalikes of all the soldiers and staff and the ss high command and their families and eva and even his dog and simulated explosions constantly going off outside to deter him from going out and he was completely oblivious and he carried on giving orders and dictating letters and berating his subordinates and denouncing his subjects as traitors and cowards and throwing tantrums and ranting about jews and communists and bemoaning the destruction of the aryan master race and all his usual business, would he still be a fascist?

what about a crazy guy in a lunatic asylum who genuinely believes he is ᴉuᴉlossnW and he gives passionate speeches in italian and he is even allowed to dress in a ᴉuᴉlossnW costume because it's the only way the staff can keep him from tearing his clothes off and running around in the nude screaming and breaking things and he is constantly getting in trouble for bossing around the other patients and cheating at the board games and refusing to share the crayons during arts and crafts time, is he a fascist?

>>2902537
fascist ideological wise, not fascist material wise

ermmm im a petty bourgesisie and i need money and also some mentally ill people need somebody smart to tell them to do good stuff

>>2899237
>Why is something as pseudoscientific and generally useless as "therapy" pushed so heavily nowadays?
it functions as a confessional for people who lack religion

>>2899291
>It's all based on the assumption that the prevailing conditions are reasonable and sound and you are maladaptive
prevailing conditions are NOT reasonable… but ALSO people are often maladaptive…. allow me to elaborate in the next part…
<The only authentic reason to live under present conditions is to struggle to destroy these conditions.
struggling to destroy the present conditions is exactly what people are refusing to do, which is what makes them maladaptive. Struggling is adaptation.

>>2900016
pickle rick was spitting straight facts tbh

Trump vows legal order to break up 'nasty monopoly' in food processing
U.S. President ​Donald Trump on Friday said he was preparing a legal order to allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to ‌process their own food aimed at breaking what he called "a nasty monopoly" among the nation's top processors.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-vows-legal-order-break-up-food-processing-nasty-monopoly-2026-08-28/

After Supreme Court Ruling, 4th Circuit Tosses Verdict Against US Company for Abu Ghraib Torture
The US Supreme Court recently delivered a “lethal blow” to lawsuits filed under an 18th-century law, including a case brought by Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib as part of the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq, whose landmark verdict was struck down on Friday by a federal appellate court.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/abu-graib

Hindu nationalist leader spurs protests and calls for sanctions ahead of New York City speech
Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, widely considered the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is scheduled to address about 5,000 members of Indian American groups in the Infosys Theater, located in Madison Square Garden. Titled “Universal Oneness Celebration,” the event is being organized by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue.
https://apnews.com/article/hindu-nationalist-rss-mohan-bhagwat-new-york-protest-934a58a17a491eeeb71fd9285378121a

Public workers union helped sink labor nod for Lander
The union’s president, Henry Garrido, said in an interview Thursday that Lander’s audit of New York City’s Health Insurance Stabilization Fund as city comptroller was a factor in the opposition to his endorsement. The report, which recommended the fund’s dissolution, angered the union. “Our members were really upset about that,” Garrido said. Lander has also been at odds with the union after the group backed moving retirees to a MPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Sudan: from revolution to barbarism
The counter-revolution has pulled Sudan into the depths of barbarism.
In 2019, the workers had power in their hands, but the reformist leaders betrayed them and handed power back to the regime. By 2022, the revolution was lost. A year later, the revolution’s executioners turned their guns on each other, each backed by a constellation of different foreign powers. Now they have laid waste to Khartoum, launched a genocide in Darfur, and unleashed the world’s most catastrophic famine in 40 years. To date at least 400,000 people have been slaughtered, 4 million have fled the country, and a further 7 million have been internally displaced. More than 30 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 6.3 million face extreme levels of starvation. Two and a half years of war have effectively ripped the country in half. Socialism or barbarism is not an empty phrase, but exactly the perspective that faced Sudan in 2019. Revolutionaries must absorb the lessons of Sudan to prepare for future battles.
https://marxist.com/sudan-from-revolution-to-barbarism.htm

Kshama Sawant: Mayor Mamdani, DSA Leaders, and Business Unionist Labor Leaders Are Selling Out New York Public Sector Unions
The teaching assistants, who work with students with disabilities, are grossly underpaid and overexploited, with annual salaries starting at under $34,000 and topping out at under $57,000 after about 15 years of work. This is in a city where the minimum individual pay to get by is around $80,000. Not surprisingly, over 1,800 teaching assistant positions, also known as paraprofessionals, remain unfilled. The City Council’s legislation is strongly supported by the United Federation of Teachers, the union that represents over 200,000 workers in NYC’s public school system. Despite the dire conditions faced by the paraprofessional public school workers, and himself having acknowledged that a NYC family needs an annual income of over $300,000 to be able to afford childcare, Mayor Mamdani opposes the $10,000 bonuses. Mamdani, currently the most prominent leader of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), has announced that he will be suing the City in order to repeal the bonuses.
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> I think I explained myself poorly. Lenin doesn't consider imperialism and capitalism to be the same thing; rather, he sees imperialism as a phase that develops according to the same internal logic of capitalism.
If a stage of capitalism that developed a hundred years ago that means that in effect all capitalism is imperialist now because we are much more advanced than a hundred years ago. So there is no point in a distinction anymore unless you are a historian.

But why do we need to use the word "imperialism" when this word is known to be used to be used already for other purposes? Why can't we use the word capital exportationist? The only reason I can think of is for propaganda purposes.

I'd prefer not to use the word imperialist at all at this point.
>It's true that there have been empires, but we're not using the word "imperialism" when there's an empire. We're using imperialism as a phase of capitalism, not as something else.
But my basic point is that using that word this way is propaganda.
>Tell me if I'm explaining myself badly because maybe the problem is mine xd
Nah your explaining fine. I enjoy the respectful conversation at least you aren't immediately insulting me because I am not the most well read on 100 year old Marxist texts.
>And if China is imperialist, it's not violent now, but neither were the Americans at the beginning.
I thought America was violent at the beginning.

you need to brush up on your history. islamic empires conquered and ruled much of the western world for hundreds of years. in fact one could argue that islam was even more imperialistic than christianity because it started as a political movement with military conquest as the goal from the very beginning, with muhammad raising an army and waging a holy war against the pagan arab feudal kingdoms and taking over the arabian peninsula. jesus and moses and abraham didn't achieve anything like that in their lifetimes, they were just local cult leaders and the movements they started didn't grow into major cultural forces until centuries after their deaths. the islamic empires would be the dominant wealthy high-tech civilization of the western hemisphere up until the renaissance when the european christians finally managed to unite their feudal kingdoms and assimilate the pagans and recover enough of the knowledge they had lost to develop technologies which allowed them to cross oceans and establish colonies and trade networks and global capitalism. the islamic empires waned in power, culminating in the defeat of the ottoman empire in world war 1 but this was not the end for islam as a global cultural force - years later the kingdom of saudi arabia was formed and they discovered the vast oil reserves in their territory and became monstrously rich and used their wealth to fund the most expensive and elaborate propaganda campaign in history to spread their highly authoritarian fundamentalist ideology and radicalize the islamic world into what it is today, similar to what the romans did with christianity. so their empire never really ended, just as the christian roman empire never really ended, just as the empires that preceded it never really ended, because it's all really the same empire; the empire isn't a terrority or a society, it is a pattern of human thought and behavior, it is a way of looking at things, it is a universal and omnipresent psychological phenomenon that exists across the entire human species that compels us to control and manipulate and dominate one another and forget what we are and where we come from and believe that we are gods and that our words dictate reality and that the universe bends to our will.

>>2902279
>For me the biggest problem with the non-Marxist anti-imperialists like Hezbollah and even Assad is that they are incompetent
just like all the leftcoms, Marxist-Leninists, anarchists, and the entire Left in the West and its environs since the middle of the last century. What is your point?

>>2902665
China has proven itself to be competent.

>>2902383
I just think in terms of the town-country contradiction. IMO Lenin's theory of imperialism mostly obfuscates that.