Quote from: K-Dog on Aug 16, 2024, 11:09 PMHopes, dreams, aspirations, claims of wonderfulness, these aren't a plan. They are sales points, just as capitalism has.Quote from: TDoS on Aug 16, 2024, 09:31 PMIs it reasonable to assume that an American communist party is capable of creating a better economic environment for its citizens than the USSR was able to achieve for its citizens? I realize this is the natural claim of any form of political replacement theory for the two party oligarchy based system the US seems to have, but any tearing down (the easy part) needs just as solid a "building up" part to be taken seriously.
Yes, the first part of what Kyle says addresses this. The Marxist-Leninist tradition has to be interpreted with regards to modern American circumstances. A fair wage, health care and such. These things are #1 communist party goals. The first word in the partys' name is 'American'. Communism with American characteristics. The party is strongly rooted in theory and determined to put the people in power who will represent the American working class.
So....does he explain HOW they are going to bring about Communism without it being the living conditions and political and financial extremes and rules for some but not party officials of the USSR or the ChiComs?
Everything discussed around the 31 minute mark bashing the oligarches and whatnot is no different than what the Communists did...some are above the law, collect all the money on the backs of the working folks.