I just got done listening to ep 6 “wtf is a socialism?” 1/3 of the way through ep 7 “Ls of former socialism”
Some things I’ve learned so far:
Democratic Socialism is like only doing a cancer treatment halfway - the cancer will always come back because capitalists will always find ways to roll back the progress made for the workers/people. That’s because it’s the way capitalism is built (squeezing the most money out of all resources, workers included) and the concessions they give are just to stem the progression towards revolution.
If anyone questions the violence of a revolution, remind them that there is inherent systemic violence in a capitalist state. Ex: homeless population, the way poc and poor people are treated, and police aggression at protests, just to name a few.
Questions:
Socialism is Communism, just an earlier stage?
Other thoughts:
I was humbled hearing Hakim’s childhood knowing my country did that to him.
I liked at the end of ep 6 where they talk about how you don’t have to be a martyr, just contribute to communist causes in whatever way you can. Maybe because I’m just really delving into this, but sometimes I’m like “I don’t think I can start a revolution, but it feels like I have to.” Maybe that’s normal idk
I’m not knowledgeable enough to answer your questions, but I’ll say I absolutely love it when people ask good faith questions and are here to learn. I struggle to read theory, but I learn so much from the responses to posts like yours and really appreciate the discussions and education they inspire
I too struggle reading theory, which is why I need something like this podcast which synthesizes it and puts it into current context to help me understand it. Not to mention the wonderful Hexbears that help by answering my questions and making quality comments!