I was intending to start an communist organization masked as a normal company (communism is illegal in my country), my first goal to give workers a good working environment, and to pay them as high as I could.
At this time I’m still a student, so I asked my sister for funding. I told her that I want a different world that I live in currently, this didn’t affect me as I was well provided for which allows me to work independently as a writer. but there is still poverty and unemployment in the country, I constantly see poor people in the slums of the city. even worse, the pollution and lack of nutrition made everyone look unhealthy.
She have stated that she was a capitalist. but she’s my family, she always say that whatever I’m doing she would support it.
Well… she rejected my request, told me that she believes that I would “Destroy” her world I think she meant her own objective would fail, that it doesn’t make sense for her to support the opposing side.
not going to the details but so far she given me budget for my own projects. and she’s willing to give me more.
I’ve created alot of enemies now. My sister and I shared ideas for the better world. as eco-environmentalists. I realized that what we agreed on, supporting eachother no matter what doesn’t apply when the goal is socialism and when you’re a communist.
I also realized also that, her whole current objective, her products wasn’t anything eco-friendly. as a socialist now, I see that it was money all along. at least she told me she was going to do good after she’s done getting all the assets she needs, but I feel like there was no end to it. Though, I hope she stand by her own words.
So the question stands. in our capitalist world, should the proletariat be funded by the bourgeoisie?
Quick answer: no
Longer answer: For the most part, no. A communist organization (which ought to be a communist party, even under conditions of illegality) should not be dependent on the bourgeoisie for funds, even if in rare cases they may receive donations from a bourgeois traitor to their class. However, regular donations from the bourgeoisie cannot be a long-term strategy and the basis for fundraising.
this was the idea initially: if it agrees to fund the organization, I will take it. however I’ll work on becoming independent of them by the end.
All I could think of at the moment is the working class themselves crowd-fund the organization.