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Yeah! And we need to do it in a way where the incredibly rich and powerful who have a vested interest and desparate need for us to fail won't kill our movement! In the past and present, any socialist movement was met with
all funded by the absurdly wealthy to make nations fail and make them more amenable to re-exploitation by the owning class.
Any ideas on how to defend ourselves against this phenomenon which occurs over and over again?
About the dictatorship problem: How about instead of rallying around a single leader to lead the movement, we set a truely democratic system from the start, council leadership and not a single person. Short a federation parlament system like switzerlands from the start!
And thats why, among other reasons i am against revolution to archiev socialism. Because there the undemocratic side will have no issue overthrowing a new democracy if they dont like the election outcome (lenin is a good example)
No revolution also solves the death squads and mostly military invasions. Speaking about a place where democracy is already in place in some form and that has strong allies ofc. If change democraticly cant be archieved revolution for democracy is ofc a neccassary first step.
Funding from outside, like russia and china are doing, must be met with laws against MPs being able to earn extra income or get gifts next to their MP revenue. And a strong seperation of power.
Against real militairy invasion im afraid the only solution is allies...
Propaganda can only be countered threw education.
But most importantly it is unity of the movement and rooting out antidemocratic advocats from the beginning.
The first steps for a workers movement to succeed is to meet the people on their level! Trade Unions! Organizing the workforce to fight for better working conditions. And this doesnt work only for work, but also renting. Its scary how union membership are dropping. I am currently preparing to start a study why selfishness rises, solidarity and union membership declines (in germany)
Its all easier said than done but i really belief that we are on a breaking point of the old system, the people are mad and the card deck soon will be reshuffled. Only question is: who will come out ontop for the next era. fascists or worker democracys... Only together can we, the people, the workers, change the course of history, for us and our desendence. Its a hard, never ending fight but the only other option is becoming enslaved and losing what is remaining of the harvest our ancesters fought and died for.