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FASCISM AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM
Why the “Mainstream” Representatives of This System Cannot Fight the Fascists the Way They Need to Be Fought—and Why This Fight Needs to Be Waged as Part of Fighting to Abolish This Whole System by Bob Avakian November 1, 2024 In relation to the election—and the larger conflict it is part of (and concentrates now)—the striking fact that the “mainstream” ruling class cannot fight the fascists in the way they need to be fought has found expression again in relation to the comment by Biden that the actual “garbage” is Trump’s supporters. (This was in response to the recent Trump […]
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YOU WAKE UP WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY GOD
The Answer to a Question Raised by Basic Youth by Bob Avakian, revolutionary leader, author of the new communism October 28, 2024 A number of times, when they learn that we revcoms (revolutionary communists) do not believe in god, basic youth have raised things like: If there is no god, how do you wake up in the morning? The answer is circadian rhythm. (“Circadian” is a Latin language term. It means: approximately a day.) So what is circadian rhythm? To quote the Cleveland Clinic: Your circadian rhythm is the pattern your body follows based on a 24-hour day—it’s the name given to […]
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PHILOSOPHY AND REVOLUTION Part 1
Objective reality and truth, in opposition to paltry yet poisonous opportunism—perversions of communist theory in the name of proletarian/communist revolution by Bob Avakian June 3, 2024 These days many people insist that there is no such thing as objective truth, but instead that truth is “subjective”—that “truth” depends on people’s race, gender, and so on, and that there are different “truths” for different “identities.” As I emphasized in message number Twenty-Three: There is no such thing as different “truths” for different people. People’s experiences may be different, but the truth about all that is the same for everybody. Once more: Truth is…truth. Yet, even among some who call themselves […]
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BOB AVAKIAN ON ANARCHISM AND ANARCHISTS—
Some Good Intentions, but No Fundamental Solution, and Some Big Problems September 6, 2021 In these times, some anarchists have distinguished themselves in standing up against fascist thugs. Some are serious about seeking to change society in a positive direction. And some do act in a principled way in their relations with others seeking such change. But the truth is that anarchism cannot lead to bringing into being a radically new society that is on the road to eliminating exploitation and oppression and dealing with the increasingly existential environmental and ecological crisis. This is something that can be, and is, readily […]
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