MLs posit that the socialized mode of production under capitalism puts workers in a position where they can grab political power by organizing. The lumpen who exist outside of traditional employment as well as the law are a potential source of counterrevolution. For the imperialists, they are a natural ally/power base, a route to enter a territory. Just look at the zionists using gangs in Gaza to loot aid trucks. Or the americans allying with opium growers in Afghanistan. Or the british getting the Chinese addicted to opium. The first thing the FLN did was go after pimps and drug dealers.

different platforms display flag emojis differently, some show the HTS flag for syria and some the old one. I checked the profile and she just has the Iranian flag emoji, apparently twitter changed to the monarchist flag , nitter shows normal flag

When you’re not talking or chewing, keep your jaw shut, teeth lightly touching (don’t clench it) and your tongue on the roof of your mouth

Do you have a source? I could only find this

If you’re dumb like me you might think this graph is of China’s own gold holdings but it has nothing to do with that. This is apparently about China boosting their own exchange venue for gold and encouraging other central banks to store some of their gold in China

is the problem being pedantic or having a snitch brother

This is an idealist position. Pursuing progressive social policy beyond what the public demands is not the priority for any revolutionary movement. We are talking about a country where al Qaeda controls half of the territory. The fact is that LGBTQ identities are seen as western decadence by many people in the global south.

The criteria for success for the revolution is whether they can consolidate political power or not. Everything else is secondary. How long did it take Cuba to come around?

unfortunately any revolutionary government has to deal with the reality on the ground

Chinas official policy is not to export revolution and not to interfere in countries internal matters. I feel like their goal is simply to outlast everyone else.

This is of course frustating but it is the path they chose. It’s not just a matter of foreign policy but the direction of the country as a whole. The Soviet economy was decoupled from the west and existed as a parallel system for countries to break free from western hegemony, which is why they could support national liberation movements everywhere. It’s also why after the USSR fell countries across the world dropped Marxism-Leninism for social democracy or worse. China on the other hand is wholly integrated into the global economy and does not have that same capacity.

Revolutionary Iran is explicitly against American-Israeli influence in the Middle East and they have been punished for it with crippling sanctions.