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[–] muddi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then the left should continue to build decentralized alternatives. Dual power is the only practical solution for when institutions are captured by reactionaries to suppress the left.

[–] thefatone@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago
[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this has to include more than platforms for people to talk on. dual power must include mutual aid and mutual defense if it's to actually live up to the name. platforms to talk online with comrades are nice and all but it doesn't on it's own build any kind of base of power.

[–] muddi@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Absolutely true, social media presence is hardly the material conditions necessary for a revolution. The structures to be replaced run deeper than which website you use