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This is untrue though. A ML party won elections in Cyprus for instance. Prior to Crimean annexation, Ukraine also had a significant ML party. In several other Euro countries, ML parties are needed to complete left wing coalition governments. I also disagree with writing off the third world - “not counting your successes, you have never succeeded!”. Several Indian communist provinces come to mind, a country whose political system resembles the west. The argument remains sound into the 21st century.
which is a situation very hard to analogize in the imperial core
This is something I think about a lot, previous revolutions we look at are rooted against feudal states (USSR, China) or against imperialism (Vietnam, Korea) in ways that aren’t seen in the imperial core in the 21st century. With how American presidents work, we can’t replicate anger towards the King/royal family as a starting point. Instead we have to explain to people who frankly benefit from capitalism that capitalism must be destroyed
