It’s grown from a Hamilton “club” of about five people to more than 20
lmao
If you have a communist in your riding, think about voting for them. Electoral politics is pointless but I truly believe the media will have a “Communism is gaining momentum” hysteria if they get like 20,000 votes
I thought this was about Hamilton the musical and that this headline was extremely cursed
A Hamilton fan communist insurrection would have looked very different.
We would have escorted the original Broadway cast of Hamilton into the galleries. They would softly sing “History Has It’s Eyes On You” we tried and executed the criminal bourgeoisie.
i literally live 2 blocks away from a riding that HAS a communist party candidate, sadly
what are the rules on moving 2 blocks down the road, voting, then moving back?
The 32-year-old freelance baker had tried volunteering for the NDP, but was disappointed to be tasked with helping fundraise instead of “doing anything to benefit the community.”
sadge.
Cheriyan, who joined the party last fall, identifies as trans, and says the death in the U.S. of George Floyd and racial justice more generally motivated them to get involved in politics, as did seeing the growth of homelessness and encampments — especially among the transgender community…Cheriyan has worked as a line cook in several local restaurants, but now divides their time between Hamilton and Toronto. They’re also the president of a housing co-op and an astrophysics student at the University of Toronto.
Unironically, the best goddamn candidate in the entire election.
While Cheriyan says members hope to be elected, the party may also have some other goals for its campaign, says Peter Graefe, a McMaster University political scientist…Graefe notes people are more receptive to hearing political ideas during an election campaign, so any group that can organize as a party and run candidates has an easier platform on which to share its beliefs…the Communist Party could see this as part of a longer-term effort to educate the working class… another strategy for small parties is to organize a voting bloc around a particular issue, in order to push larger parties to incorporate it in their platforms to gain votes…their strategy [could be] developing a sense of working-class consciousness by making these issues central.
Pretty good idea on how to engage in bourgeois elections, tbh.
My riding has both cpc and cpc-ml, Im spoiled for choice of communist!! They dont run in any of the rural ridings I used to live in but are happy to double up in the city.
