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The latest from @BobAvakianOfficial on Substack:
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Dreams in Dark Times: A Benefit for The Bob Avakian Institute at Revolution Books
Rolling Stone Disguises Intellectual Cowardice as “Journalism”
A Challenge to Engage Bob Avakian’s Work and Think Outside the System
Documentary Filmmaker David Zeiger: Response to Kristofer Goldsmith [concerning an unprincipled attack on Refuse Fascism, the revcoms and Bob Avakian]
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An Important Methodological Point
From Bob Avakian, Revolutionary Leader and Author of the New Communism January 31, 2022 Here is a very important point, a key component of dialectical materialism: Powerfully imposed necessity very often also holds the potential for crucial transformation. And this is one of those times and circumstances where that is the case. It is true that, if one applies a populist and positivist approach—evaluating things on the basis of where the masses, even (speaking broadly) on the “positive side of the divide,” are at right now; and proceeding linearly from the present quantity and quality of our forces—then certainly the prospect […]
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Some Key Points Regarding “Something Terrible, Or Something Truly Emancipating” TRUTHS WE NEED TO GET FREE
by Bob Avakian January 17, 2022 It is extremely important for growing numbers of people to deeply dig into, actively spread, and boldly act to carry out what is contained in the major work of mine that is featured prominently on revcom.us, “SOMETHING TERRIBLE, OR SOMETHING TRULY EMANCIPATING: Profound Crisis, Deepening Divisions, The Looming Possibility Of Civil War—And The Revolution That Is Urgently Needed, A Necessary Foundation, A Basic Roadmap For This Revolution.” Here is some crucial scientific understanding that concentrates key points in that work. This System Is Not “Democracy”—It’s Capitalism-Imperialism. We Need to Get Rid of This Whole System. These days there is a lot of […]
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THE NATION OF ISLAM: NOT A FORCE FOR—A FORCE AGAINST—EMANCIPATION
We Need a Real Revolution by Bob Avakian November 8, 2021 Louis Farrakhan, and the Nation of Islam (NOI) of which he is the head, pose as angry and powerful opponents of white supremacy. But the truth is that neither the doctrine of the Nation of Islam, nor its actions, represent the road to ending white supremacy and liberating Black people (or anyone else). Their doctrine and program actually contribute to maintaining white supremacy and other horrific oppression, including male supremacy and the patriarchal oppression of women, all of which is built into the system of capitalism-imperialism that we are now forced to live […]
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