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The World Needs American Socialism
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Socialism is not confined to borders. Our movement belongs to workers all over the world.
We have to acknowledge that, for now, those borders do exist in order to end them.
We will not make the error of previous movements of putting white liberation first in line.
This seems like a non sequitur on its face, but I’m sure you speaking to something(s) specific that went over my head.
American exceptionalism is based in white supremacy. The world needs socialism. Not “American socialism.”
Ah, I see. Yeah that’s a shit title. The world does not need a white savoir to bestow socialism upon the world.
It's not a shit title. If you go outside and talk to people, they generally can understand that "American socialism" is equivalent to "socialism in America".
borders objectively exist. saying "it's good for people over that border to organize" is sensible for those in touch with objective material conditions
Borders exist in law. Not in our physical space. We are going to change the laws. I find it incredibly optimistic to believe the borders will exist as they are after a socialist revolution.
Borders physically exist. There are police who will arrest or even shoot at those who cross them in the wrong way. "After a socialist revolution" is so vague as to be meaningless. Yeah, if you establish Utopia tomorrow there will be no borders. Can we get back to talking about the real world?
Again, that’s very optimistic. More likely it’ll devolve into civil war first, with different borders drawn for each little fiefdom. Whether this goes well or horribly, I wouldn’t count on borders staying as they are drawn.