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re: Video of Richard Spencer giving a speech to white nationalists
Posted on 11/22/16 at 9:01 am to Mirthomatic
Posted on 11/22/16 at 9:01 am to Mirthomatic
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Every time someone claims to be a member of the "alt-right", they are tying themselves to this guy. That's just a fact.
Everytime someone claims to be a progressive they are tying theselves to the CPUSA. See how that works.
This post was edited on 11/22/16 at 9:03 am
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Posted on 11/22/16 at 9:04 am to rooster108bm
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Everytime someone claims to be a progressive they are tying theselves to the CPUSA. See how that works.
Did the CPUSA coin the term "progressive"?
If not, the analogy is invalid.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 9:29 am to Mirthomatic
Prior to 1920, the United States had a labour movement through the combination of the more radical unions (WMF, IWW) and the Socialist Parties. The first red scare changed this by seriously damaging union organising and by making the Socialist Parties irrelevant. The result was a regroupment in the early 1930s around a number of positions.
The US Communist Party, but more importantly, its periphery. The smashing of the socialist parties left a hole in the political ecosystem that the CPUSA filled. The CPUSA then hegemonised a major discourse within the left and socially-liberal climate. The CPUSA began talking about its immediate programme as "progressive," and encouraged its periphery to consider themselves as "progressive.
The US Communist Party, but more importantly, its periphery. The smashing of the socialist parties left a hole in the political ecosystem that the CPUSA filled. The CPUSA then hegemonised a major discourse within the left and socially-liberal climate. The CPUSA began talking about its immediate programme as "progressive," and encouraged its periphery to consider themselves as "progressive.
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