There was a post on reddit the other day with someone saying trump wouldn’t let them “protect and serve” the country because they were trans. I wish all veterans would just dome themselves already it’s tiring.
No offense but that sounds a bit leftcommy. I believe we need to recognize the material conditions are so deeply against us that in order for a revolution to have any chance of success in this jingoist country we will almost certainly need to make active inroads in splitting the military ideologically and pushing them left utilizing their experience in combat to serve as cadres. I wont disagree that veterans are overwhelmingly reactionary, I’m not even saying I like them, however I cannot think of a single revolution that succeeded without an organized effort deployed to incorporate military experience into the revolution itself. Without that I can’t imagine a revolution progressing further than the Paris Commune.
This is idealistic and idealist. You can’t learn how to handle the adrenaline given off in the face of imminent death from a book. Sensory experience cannot be invalidated for it serves as memory for future similar stimuli. Furthermore tales of combat heroism are essential to the morale of an army, the CPVF utilized this brilliantly by listening to soldier feedback and creating a newspaper acknowledging accomplishments by and distributed to the CPVF forces on the Korean front soon into their early campaigns.
Oh, you’re talking about Australian veterans? (That’s what I can find that ADF refers to.) I assumed USian based on the subject of the OP.
Edit: Also, “content creators” is very vague and doesn’t tell much. It’s not as if such people are elected representatives of a given classification of people.
The talking to vets part is the most concrete here.
Edit2: Good thing posting history is a thing. Apparently you’re someone who has lots of anger and bitterness at the status quo (which is understandable), but forgets the “caring about other people” part of why we believe in what we do (which could lead you to reactionary behavior). Communism is a lot more than being angry at what colonialism and imperialism have done to the world and you sure as hell aren’t going to build an alternative world through spite alone.
Similar does not mean identical. Accounting for distinctions is an important part of contending with people, as individuals or as groups.
I more meant vague in the sense that it doesn’t say much about veterans as a whole. These days, if you have a smartphone and an internet connection, you can be a “content creator”. Doesn’t inherently mean you speak for anyone other than yourself. Unless you are talking specifically about people who speak for orgs and are elected by members of those orgs.
This is some “if you’re not with me, you’re against me” shit. My original question was just asking if you had sourcing for your sweeping claim about an entire classification of people. I did not even advocate for trying to recruit veterans. I do, however, take issue with being reductionist in dealing with millions of people. Even if you have -100 desire to ally with veterans, it’s still important to understand the distinctions of where they are actually at, politically. Minority veterans, for example, are probably going to be closer to something politically that could be an ally, or at least not getting in the way. And if it’s all but assured they’re going to end up as opposition and reaction, then you need to contend with in what way that’s going to manifest and how to deal with it; another time when distinctions matter.
Most likely however there is great opportunity with the growing number of veterans being arrested for protesting ice, not trying to at least float some of our ideas, uncompromisingly, would be foolish. This is all predicated on the assumption that the acceleration toward fascism will be increasing.
There was a post on reddit the other day with someone saying trump wouldn’t let them “protect and serve” the country because they were trans. I wish all veterans would just dome themselves already it’s tiring.
I mean a successful revolution in this country will likely need us to incorporate former veterans to act and inspire as insurgent cadres.
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No offense but that sounds a bit leftcommy. I believe we need to recognize the material conditions are so deeply against us that in order for a revolution to have any chance of success in this jingoist country we will almost certainly need to make active inroads in splitting the military ideologically and pushing them left utilizing their experience in combat to serve as cadres. I wont disagree that veterans are overwhelmingly reactionary, I’m not even saying I like them, however I cannot think of a single revolution that succeeded without an organized effort deployed to incorporate military experience into the revolution itself. Without that I can’t imagine a revolution progressing further than the Paris Commune.
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What leftist militias?
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This is idealistic and idealist. You can’t learn how to handle the adrenaline given off in the face of imminent death from a book. Sensory experience cannot be invalidated for it serves as memory for future similar stimuli. Furthermore tales of combat heroism are essential to the morale of an army, the CPVF utilized this brilliantly by listening to soldier feedback and creating a newspaper acknowledging accomplishments by and distributed to the CPVF forces on the Korean front soon into their early campaigns.
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We aren’t all Batman dude
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A lot of that may be PTSD.
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Are you basing this on talking to many veterans (beyond internet interactions)? Or just vibes?
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Oh, you’re talking about Australian veterans? (That’s what I can find that ADF refers to.) I assumed USian based on the subject of the OP.
Edit: Also, “content creators” is very vague and doesn’t tell much. It’s not as if such people are elected representatives of a given classification of people.
The talking to vets part is the most concrete here.
Edit2: Good thing posting history is a thing. Apparently you’re someone who has lots of anger and bitterness at the status quo (which is understandable), but forgets the “caring about other people” part of why we believe in what we do (which could lead you to reactionary behavior). Communism is a lot more than being angry at what colonialism and imperialism have done to the world and you sure as hell aren’t going to build an alternative world through spite alone.
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Similar does not mean identical. Accounting for distinctions is an important part of contending with people, as individuals or as groups.
I more meant vague in the sense that it doesn’t say much about veterans as a whole. These days, if you have a smartphone and an internet connection, you can be a “content creator”. Doesn’t inherently mean you speak for anyone other than yourself. Unless you are talking specifically about people who speak for orgs and are elected by members of those orgs.
This is some “if you’re not with me, you’re against me” shit. My original question was just asking if you had sourcing for your sweeping claim about an entire classification of people. I did not even advocate for trying to recruit veterans. I do, however, take issue with being reductionist in dealing with millions of people. Even if you have -100 desire to ally with veterans, it’s still important to understand the distinctions of where they are actually at, politically. Minority veterans, for example, are probably going to be closer to something politically that could be an ally, or at least not getting in the way. And if it’s all but assured they’re going to end up as opposition and reaction, then you need to contend with in what way that’s going to manifest and how to deal with it; another time when distinctions matter.
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Who needs revolution when Xi can liberate us imstead
You reminded me of this meme:
I see no meme
True, but I think that most veterans we can reach are those who didn’t serve that long and weren’t that propagandized
Most likely however there is great opportunity with the growing number of veterans being arrested for protesting ice, not trying to at least float some of our ideas, uncompromisingly, would be foolish. This is all predicated on the assumption that the acceleration toward fascism will be increasing.
Thanks! I’ve certainly thought about it!