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[–] immuredanchorite@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Nobody knows when a truly revolutionary moment will occur. That revolutionary moment will only develop into an armed struggle if 1) the masses of people see it as legitimate and 2) the masses of people have (or are able to) organize a strong institution(s) of working class power in that moment. You could definitely live to see it. I don't think, particularly given the climate collapse, that we have much time to wait around or be complacent. It is definitely true that the global south will continue to be the locus of revolution, but we know as that contradictions exist everywhere and that they will eventually come to a head.

Revolution will always appear and be formed by the forces that currently exist in that moment. If you have come this far in your political development, then you can easily build towards 2, which is the most essential component to create a working-class revolution (and essential for 1 to occur at all). But all of these things take work, and you can work on them now. Sharing your knowledge on self reliance and communal aid is invaluable. You can and will also develop net skills as you organize. The work of building working class power it just that: work. Nobody else will do it for us. Don't give up, and don't fall prey to far off fantasies when the real world is in front of you and requires your help. Things will change. Organizing can feel feckless at times, but if you approach it scientifically then

I do not think that life will change for the better without an assault on the Establishment, which goes on exploiting the wretched of the earth. This belief lies at the heart of the concept of revolutionary suicide. Thus it is better to oppose the forces that would drive me to self-murder than to endure them. Although I risk the likelihood of death, there is at least the possibility, if not the probability, of changing intolerable conditions. This possibility is important, because much in human existence is based upon hope without any real understanding of the odds. Indeed, we are all—Black and white alike—ill in the same way, mortally ill. But before we die, how shall we live? I say with hope and dignity; and if premature death is the result, that death has a meaning reactionary suicide can never have. It is the price of self-respect.

Revolutionary suicide does not mean that I and my comrades have a death wish; it means just the opposite. We have such a strong desire to live with hope and human dignity that existence without them is impossible. When reactionary forces crush us, we must move against these forces, even at the risk of death. We will have to be driven out with a stick. - huey newton