So if I’m understanding correctly this is much broader than just tech companies? How is this related to the falling rate of profit? Has anyone written a detailed Marxist analysis of contemporary fascism?

As Marxists, shouldn’t we examine the economic base as the origin of things like “cultural factors,” “ideas,” and “narratives” instead of seeing them as the cause and capitalist crisis as an optional aggravating factor of fascism?

Does anyone else think the USA right wing appropriating rhetoric from the left is because we have a massive vanguard party-shaped void here? There is a greater demand than ever for a vanguard and we do not have one so the right is trying to use the opportunity to absorb parts of the loose coalition we have of anti-imperialists, socialists, and groups targeted by the administration who are looking for somewhere to direct their energy.

Now they’re comparing resisting ICE to Hong Kong protestors resisting the see see pee

Most of the anti-ICE organizers I know in my American city are anarchists who are opposed to anything that isn’t “spontaneous” or “autonomous” and try to discourage people from joining or allying with any parties or organizations that try to organize against ICE. They complain that any higher level of organization “co-opts” or “saps energy” from the movement and limits anti-ICE activity to peaceful protesting. If they made these criticisms and then did more themselves then I could get on board with it but when I sat with them during their attempt to blockade a garage that was being used by ICE vehicles I watched as they literally got up and moved the barriers out of the way every time a vehicle needed to pass through. They have bragged about supposedly getting into physical fights with cops during an anti-ICE protest but it seems like that didn’t ultimately make any difference for immigrants. The only other actions I see them encourage are small unaffiliated peaceful protests originating within immigrant communities or documenting and monitoring ICE. I never see them try to grow this baseline into anything that could effectively drive ICE from the city or stop the kidnappings. WTF do I do here. What Is to Be Done. I feel hopeless.

They’re never getting those guys back from the space station