I feel like a lot of leftists™ approach revolution as a kind of charity outreach project and it's really frustrating because it's getting people killed. revolution is not a protest, it's not a demonstration, it's not making lots of friends or advocating for ideology correctly. revolution is class war. we are engaging in literal war, okay? this is not a metaphor, you think they killed fred hampton metaphorically? you think ice is just pretending? cointelpro is some kind of dated silly fact for YouTube essays?
no, this stuff is serious. we can't afford to be pretty pretty when we fight for revolution. you can't try to make all the online leftists happy. you don't fight to look pretty, you fight to win, to crush your enemy. that requires centralization, secrecy, and yes even violence.
this isn't some mistake certain groups are making which deprives them of their pure character, it's not something that disconnects them from the working class and makes them elitist. on the contrary, it's the only way to actually get the working class out of this mess, it's the logical conclusion of the current conditions, it's forced on to us by our opponents. treating this as war, as engaging with enemy forces, is how revolution happens. and im getting very tired of watching people sit back and criticize others for being too militant like it's not simply another form of liberal pacifism. either get out and join the political struggle against opposing forces, or support the people who are doing so.
your nitpicking isn't going to win the proletariat freedom, and if it's not helping the proletariat, it's helping the bourgeoisie. don't be a tool for oppressors. don't be a traitor. if you care about any of this at all, you'll support the people fighting for your freedom













