So them being reactionary does make them controlled opposition (controlled opposition would include the democrats in America, right?). Got it.

How exactly did communism not get eliminated from Russia? I do not really know much about the period after the USSR fell and broke into many pieces, so it would be interesting to know how it survived in Russia and not in other places (I think Ukraine outlawed communism).

Russia is against LGBTQ+, right? That is definitely reactionary and indicative of the fact that Russia is very conservative.

Honestly, I do not know much about them, but I always assumed they were some controlled opposition before some of the posts here changed my view slightly. Pointing out the split between two factions is useful in better understanding this party.

do penguins have birthdays?

Hello rabbit! Something happened to your face and ears… did you get turned into sand?

Iran slaps Trump in the face with the back of someone’s hand.

I never knew that. Is there a movement of become a part of Iraq again, or there is no significant support behind that idea?

Is this from your perspective? If so, sorry to hear that.

There seems to be a Marxist-Leninist caucus in DSA (so they say), which is probably of interest to me. I will also consider PSL. I just need to figure out the monthly dues situation…

I unironically heard some “socialist” (they felt more like a conservative pretending to be a socialist) say something like “we are all socialists here” after I pointed out them complaining about cancel culture or something else.

I have heard that pretty much all of your ML parties are transphobic (what is the UK’s problem with transphobia if even the ML parties are transphobic?).

Wow, that is scummy.

have not heard of any news from Kuwait ever. What is their stance on the America-Iran war?

Is that Arabic? Regardless, it was a shame that someone like that died.

Or they are the ones called leftists, even though they are just left-leaning in comparison to republicans or fascists.

It is definitely one of the signs that something is off about the person that is using that terminology (like if someone is calling a democrat a “leftist”, you know they do not know what they are talking about and are likely conservative).

Do I smell some weirdly arrogant undertones here, or is it just me?

Neurodivergent communist here (though no medical diagnosis because I hate doctors). I think that it comes from capitalism not only allowing but enabling outdated cultural beliefs to exist if they do not obstruct capitalism’s drive for profit (sometimes, playing into those old cultural norms allows for the bourgeoisie to direct proletarian anger towards a group that they can hate rather than understand the contradictions inherent to capitalism and solving them).

Capitalism creates a system where the bourgeoisie end up valuing their workers based on how much profit they can extract from their labor-power, and since neurodivergent people have a harder time in some areas compared to a neurotypical worker, they are viewed as less useful, so they are likely treated more poorly under capitalism than capitalism treats neurotypical workers. Oppressing a group is a surefire way to get that group to harbor resentment towards the oppressors and be more inclined to ways (socialism) to eliminate oppression.

I live in Florida for now, but I am planning on moving over to Georgia because of personal reasons. Could you tell me about PSL branches in both states in DMs?

Lenin never would have had a conical birthday hat because he was a communist and communists are legally required by Karl Engels to wear a worker’s cap.

That is good advice. The main issue is with me and my social anxiety making communication difficult (alongside the fact that I am not sure if I will be able to take care of myself in this awful economy, so joining a party might be adding extra unneeded responsibility that my mind will not handle well). I guess anti-capitalism, anti-Americanism, and anti-imperialism are some of the main principles I should look for in the organizations I could consider joining.