Yesterday streets all over Greece as well as other countries too flooded with people to fight for justice for the 57 lives that were lost in an "accident" that workers were warning against for years. No safety measure was working, many of them not implemented at all, and it was then pinned on the human error of just one person. Recently it was uncovered that 30 of those people did not die from the crash, but from the chemical explosion and fire that erupted afterwards, resulting from the illegal substance carried by a passenger train, something that is still being denied by the government. This is all a result of many different governments over the years privatizing and selling out the public train system to capitalists.

Since then, no justice has been seen despite the huge public support for it, instead the state is actively trying to hide evidence and slow down judicial processes.

Several politicians and "journalists" had come out condemning the upcoming protests, and saying that justice is served in the courtroom and not in the streets. The people have answered and proved they won't forget this until we see them behind bars.

Breaking news is either some useless nonsense like this, or that China is about to collapse, or that China is doing too good and must chill so that the Western economy survives

The representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, responded to the statements of the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, regarding the Russian attack on Odessa. "He called Russia an enemy of Europe," notes Zakharova in her post on Telegram. "First, we did not terrorize and do not terrorize Greece or anyone else. You won't find a single example. Second, Europe was different. The Third Reich was also Europe. For such a Nazi Europe we will always be an enemy", adds the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. And he continues: "Thirdly, in my Soviet/Russian school, in the usual music lesson for each of our students, I went through the works of Mikis Theodorakis. I knew both his music and his fate. He was also an enemy of Europe, of Nazi Europe." M. Zakharova concludes: "Don't betray, Kyriakos, the memory of the Greek Resistance!".

Russia may not be what the USSR ever was and doesn't deserve the credit for it, but this response is probably the best she could have given and shows how the Soviets respected Greek culture more than the Greek government ever will.

Widely considered one of the most significant and influential figures of the 20th century, Lenin was the posthumous subject of a pervasive personality cult within the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991. He became an ideological figurehead behind Marxism–Leninism and a prominent influence over the international communist movement. A controversial and highly divisive historical figure, Lenin is viewed by his supporters as a champion of socialism, communism, anti-imperialism and the working class, while his critics accuse him of establishing a totalitarian dictatorship that oversaw mass killings and political repression of dissidents.

What are the most popular Marxist reading group communities on Lemmy (probably here or on Lemmygrad)?

I came across one of these posters in my country too translated in my language, is it legit?

I went into the site when I saw it out of curiosity using a VPN, didn't insert any info or anything. Seems like a pretty big organization, too big perhaps

I'm also curious about c/chapotraphouse

What are your opinions on DiEM25 and its founder Yanis Varoufakis?

Having read some of his works and seen a few talks and interviews, he explains very well why capitalism doesn't work, kills our planet, people, and the democracy it's said to promote as the capitalists believe (or want us to believe anyway). His ideas are not purely Marxist, though they are inspired by Marxism among other theorists.

Leaving details aside, he supports full state ownership of banks and a system where each company's shares are evenly split among the workers who have the right to vote or abstain on any decision the company (the collection of all the workers) makes, even when it comes to hiring people and financial managing. Those shares are not tradable at all, they serve to resemble your partial ownership of the company and right to vote in its decisions, and it disappears after you leave the company.

There is more depth to it and you can also read the manifesto in the website.

Is this a theory that could work out and sustain itself, or is it another fence-sitting opportunist theory? Personally I think there's creativity in it, Varoufakis has a very clear understanding of economics so he gives a pretty unique approach to things, but it also kinda reeks of a capitalist system waiting to emerge.