• Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    Yes, whereas we actually don’t know what we need for a proper revolution.

    So imo that still a far safer bet because it has happened successfully before.

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      22 days ago

      What do you mean by “we don’t know what we need for a proper revolution?” Can we not look to the centuries of successful revolutions, and see how their conditions are similar and different from our own? Moreover, where are you hoping will be the next required large country to have a Communist revolution, and why can’t it be your country?

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        22 days ago

        Well, I meant a socialist revolution.

        Also, a lot of revolutions don’t go the way they intended.

        centuries of successful revolutions

        You know, the first French Revolution gave France napoleon, who was a dictator and only because he was constantly at war that he was unable to hold on to power.

        Not every revolution accomplishes its goals so calling all of them successful is a stretch.

        Idk if we need new examples, there has been so many example already.

        But again I would like to reiterate, imo socialist revolution can work, but it’s the brute force, bloody and inefficient method that would never be my first pick if I have options.

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          22 days ago

          Genuinely, what is the practical distinction between a Communist or Socialist revolution in the context of an international example for the domestic working class?

          Furthermore, the French Revolution ultimately toppled the monarchy. It was not sunshine and roses, but succeeded in transitioning from feudalism to Capitalism. Additionally, I did not say every revolution was successful, but instead that we have many examples of successful revolutions.

          Moreover, you have not established that you have options. You have no examples of Social Democracy existing in a manner that isn’t temporary, and wasn’t given rise to by the example of a much larger revolution like the Russian Revolution the working class could have followed in the footsteps of had the bourgeoisie not made concessions. This historical context is crucial to understanding what does and does not work!