Tankeke

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I know they're DSA who holding music festival, but how bad is it exactly? Now that they won, I'm curious what their stance is on the issues that will be discussed at CPs (Russia, China, North Korea, etc.)?

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I think I will try. The current leader is an excellent labor organizer, they are grad students who are at least 30+ years old, will be graduating next year.

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for your knowledge! This explains why these two public schools(UCB,UCLA) are included in the "preppy" colleges recommended in the book* The Official Preppy Handbook*. The neighbors I'm talking about are UCLA, also from the UC system, who are closer to the LA community as a whole. Currently, they have SJP, Students For Socialism the youth branch under PSL. They've been holding huge marches over the past few days and have been involved in events in other Los Angeles neighborhoods.I'm ignoring the important fact that there is still a Red Scare in the US university system, as a foreigner I have a preconceived notion that a farce like the 60's won't happen again, but this is America. In where I come from, beating up students is decidedly impossible and untolerated, because people recognize college students as "kids" even though they are legally adults.

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wish they were like that! Their meetings were so boring and short that hardly anyone spoke to each other, which is why I couldn't make a connection with them. I still don't know their names

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
 

I just transferred from a smaller college to a school of 50,000 students. It is neighbors with another school in Southern California that famous on student movement. I joined the school's Students for Bernie club (which unfortunately was the only active leftist club at the school), and they were very strange, very strange even for American. They started out organizing for Bernie's presidential campaign and now they encompass YDSA, new SDS,local unions. Like the old video game bundles where you get all in one bite. The problem comes in the fact that there are only about ten active members a piece, all of whom are members of the above organizations. Some called themselves ML, some laborists,Some are social democrats, some are politically apathetic but pro-labor. This led to me not forming friendships with them. Plus, the club leaders are graduating soon and there is no one to take their place. I asked a graduated PSL member if there weren't any "normal" leftist organizations here. They replied that most real ML wouldn't join this club because it's a registered club with the school, they're afraid of being recognized by the school, and they're Bernie supporters after all.

On top of that, I joined six to seven non-political clubs, but things still weren't going well. Most of the people in the clubs have known each other since freshman year and now that they're seniors I'm the one who jumped in in the middle. I have an alcohol allergy I can't go to any fraternity sorority parties and I'm not interested. The people on my course are super self-isolated, they look down and ignore you when I try to talk to them. I'm looking for help off campus right now so if you're a student in the neighborhood you can contact me.

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for your reply! I think the point about members being more basic than the organization applies to most non-ruling communist parties. I'm glad there are still people fighting!

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hello, Japanese comrade🫡 I have a question I'd like to trouble you to answer,This question has been bothering me for a long time. As Chinese we often discuss that there are no more Marxist-Leninists in contemporary Japan, the Japanese Communist Party has turned into a social democratic party that supports the Emperor, and that the student movement org(中核派) left over from the 1960s is a strangely Trotskyist. Do you think that there is still any basic organization/thinker in Japan?

 

Hello, comrades. I'm somewhere in the United States, and I've noticed that local left-wing groups (FRSO and more) are closely associated with this group. But I found they are anti-Rodrigo Duterte, so what are they after all?

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

This seems to be a common problem of "leftist" directors in the 21st century. I can't entirely agree with them. For example, I admire Michael Moore for exposing the evils of capitalism, but his views on China really makes me uncomfortable.

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I'm hearing about it first. I'll watch it!

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Great Paul Robeson! I've been listening to him sing the Soviet national anthem!

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you. Many of the movies on this list are new to me. About Eastern Europe I wanted to include A Serbian Film 2010, but it's disgusting and I don't recommend anyone watch it...

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

About Salo or 120 days of sodom, I've seen it. I was gonna include it, but it's gross. I would be very sorry if someone actually went to see the movie through this post and was scared. Thanks for the other suggestions! By the way, Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s other movies are worth watching, too. As far as I know, he was a ML.

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you! This movie has been lying in my computer for a long time. I'm going to finish it tonight!

[–] Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you, this is the first time I've heard of this movie! John Reed‘s story is very exciting and reminds me of one of our Chinese people's friend Norman Bethune.

 

Hello, everyone I am looking for some leftist films from non-socialist countries as part of my research on the international Communist movement, thank you for your help. Here are a few I've seen and I think they're good:

O Lucky Man! 1973

Another Country 1984 (Based on real history, story of Guy Burgess one of the Cambridge Five)

Good bye, Lenin! 2003(Not exactly a leftist movie, but worth watching)

Léon Morin, prêtre 1961

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