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Archive for June, 2021

 

  • Further Supplementary Excerpts

    Editors’ Note: Previously, we have published excerpts from works by Bob Avakian (which are available at TheBobAvakianInstitute.org or revcom.us) that are relevant to the article Bob Avakian On Fascist Lunacy and “Woke Folk” Insanity: A New “Two Outmodeds” and generally to the phenomena of “identity politics,” “wokeness,” individualism, parasitism, and American chauvinism. The following are further relevant excerpts, from Hope For Humanity On A Scientific Basis, Breaking with Individualism, Parasitism and American Chauvinism (2019), which is available at TheBobAvakianInstitute.org or revcom.us/BA’s Collected Works. (Boldface emphasis has been added here by the author.) Lack of real hope for a better life in this world is a heavy chain […]

     

  • Supplementary excerpts from Bob Avakian

    Editors’ Note: The following excerpts from works by Bob Avakian (which are available at TheBobAvakianInstitute.org or revcom.us) are relevant to the article Bob Avakian On Fascist Lunacy and “Woke Folk” Insanity: A New “Two Outmodeds” and generally to the phenomena of “identity politics,” “wokeness,” individualism, parasitism and American chauvinism. From Breakthroughs, The Historic Breakthrough by Marx, and the Further Breakthrough with the New Communism, A Basic Summary (ebook edition, 2021). And then there’s BAsics 4:10: For humanity to advance beyond a state in which “might makes right”—and where things ultimately come down to raw power relations—will require, as a fundamental element in this advance, an approach to understanding things […]

     
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  • I’m So Sick of this Whole “Identity Politics” and “Woke” Thing
    REVOLUTION AND EMANCIPATION—NOT PETTY REFORM AND REVENGE:
    On Movements, Principles, Methods, Means and Ends

    by Bob Avakian June 24, 2021 The Ends Must Determine the Means, Not the Ends “Justify” the Means Movements—in the social and political sense—involve people acting together for certain objectives. Positive social and political movements mobilize masses of people in struggle against oppressive and murderous policies and actions of their government and oppressive social relations (such as white supremacy and male supremacy) and the institutions and culture that embody, promote, and enforce them. For example, in recent years, there have been powerful movements against institutional racism and police terror, in this country and all around the world. And, in many countries, there have been mass outpourings against […]

     

  • Bob Avakian Answers
    Accusations of “Cult”:
    IGNORANCE, AND COWARDICE

    June 22, 2021 In my writings and talks, I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of seeking the truth by scientific means, and following the truth wherever it leads—applying the scientific method to continually learn about reality, from many different sources, including people who disagree with what we are all about—in order to transform reality in a positive way, in the interests of humanity. We revcoms are always anxious to learn about any real problems or shortcomings in what we are doing, so that we can do even better in working for the revolution that is so urgently needed. We are […]

     
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  • WEAPONS OF OPPRESSION,
    AND THE HEART TO FIGHT TO END OPPRESSION

     

  • LEE EVANS, BLACK LIBERATION, AND THE REVOLUTION THAT IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO EMANCIPATE ALL HUMANITY

     

  • THE RACIST TULSA MASSACRE—
    PART 2: SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND A DEFINITE CONCLUSION

     

  • THE RACIST TULSA MASSACRE—
    THE MOST PROFOUND LESSON