From 0ea59cf9a77a1eb7ad008bb71738c4ee48e7c5bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:02:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Adding anticapitalist orgs table. John McCain to FAQ. New Atheists to FAQ. --- anticapitalist_orgs.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ crash_course_socialism.md | 2 +- socialism_faq.md | 10 ++++++++++ 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 anticapitalist_orgs.md diff --git a/anticapitalist_orgs.md b/anticapitalist_orgs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c9c4eee --- /dev/null +++ b/anticapitalist_orgs.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Anticapitalist organizations + +| Name | Locations | Tendency | Contact | +|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:| +| [Party for Socialism and Liberation](http://www.pslweb.org/) | US - Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; New Haven, Connecticut New Paltz and New York City (Harlem), New York; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles and the Inland Empire in California; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and St. Louis, Missouri| Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/pslweb/) | +| [Socialist Party USA](http://socialistparty-usa.net/) | US - New York City, New York; Washington, DC; Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Montclair, New Jersey; Carrboro, North Carolina; Memphis, Tennessee; Los Angeles, Moorpark, California; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Puget Sound Region, Washington; Jackson, Mississippi; Golden Crescent Area, Rio Grande Valley, Houston, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Green Bay Area, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri; Red River Region, Minnesota; Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Sauk Valley, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/SPUSofA/) | +| [Socialist Alternative](http://www.socialistalternative.org/) | US - New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Tampa, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennslyvania; Oakland, California; Seattle, Washington; New Orleans, Louisiana; Madison, Mobile, Alabama; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois | Trotskyist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/SocialistAlternativeUSA/) | +| [Redneck Revolt / John Brown Gun Club](https://www.redneckrevolt.org/) | US - Phoenix,Arizona;Los Angeles,California;San Diego,California;San Francisco,California;Colorado Springs,Colorado;Fort Collins,Colorado;Gainesville,Florida;Miami,Florida;Orlando,Florida;Tampa,Florida ;Nez Perce,Idaho;Wichita,Kansas;New Orleans,Louisiana;Brunswick,Maine;Grand Rapids,Michigan;Traverse City,Michigan;Ypsilanti,Michigan;Lansing ,Michigan;Eau Claire,Michigan;Minneapolis,Minnesota;Rolla,Missouri;Columbia,Missouri;Springfield,Missouri;Albany,New York;Palmyra,New York;Long Island,New York;Redwood,New York;High Point,North Carolina;Columbus,Ohio;Astoria,Oregon;Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania;Providence,Rhode Island;Chattanooga,Tennessee;Houston,Texas;Ogden,Utah;Montpelier,Vermont;Seattle,Washington; | Armed Anti-Capitalism | [Contact](https://www.redneckrevolt.org/contact) [FB](http://www.facebook.com/redneckrevolt) [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/redneckrevolt) | +| [Socialist Rifle Association](https://www.socialistra.org/) | US - Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Los Angeles, California; Flagstaff, Arizona; Northwest Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; Tulsa Oklahoma; Dallas, Texas; Northwoods, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Pittsburgh, PA; Northeast Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Southwest Florida; | Armed Anti-Capitalist | [Contact](https://socialistra.org/contact/) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/SocialistRifle) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/socialistra) | +| [Industrial Workers of the World](https://www.iww.org/) | US - Every state | Unionism | [Contact](https://www.iww.org/branches) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/iww.org) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/_IWW) | +| [Workers World Party](http://www.workers.org/) | US - Boston, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York, and Rochester, New York; Charlotte and Durham, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Huntington and Morgantown, West Virginia; Lexington, Kentucky; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Virginia; Washington, DC; Los Angeles and San Diego, California; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; | Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/WorkersWorldParty/) | +| [Black Rose Anarchist Federation](http://blackrosefed.org/) | US - Austin Texas; Boston, MA; Burlington, Vermont; Central Illinois; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, Oregon; Providence, Rhode Island; Richmond, Virginia; San Antonia, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; | Anarcho-communist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/BRRNfed/) | +| [International Socialist Organization](http://www.internationalsocialist.org/) | US - CA, Los Angeles; CA, NorCal, Berkeley; CA, Northern California (District); CA, San Diego; CO, Boulder; CO, Denver; CT, New Haven; CT, New London; DC, Washington DC; FL, Orlando; FL, South Florida; GA, Georgia State University; IL, Chicago (District); IL, Chicago, DePaul; IL, Chicago, Loyola; IL, Chicago, University of Chicago; IL, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; KS, Lawrence; MA, Boston; MA, Western Mass; MD, University of Maryland; ME, Portland; MI, Mount Pleasant; MN, Twin Cities; MO, University of Missouri; NC, Asheville; NC, Boone; NC, Greensboro; NC, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/UNC; NC, Winston-Salem; NY, NYC, Brooklyn; NY, NYC, Brooklyn College; NY, NYC, Columbia University; NY, NYC, Downtown Manhattan; NY, NYC, Hunter College; NY, NYC, Lehman College; NY, NYC, New York City (District); NY, NYC, New York University; NY, Potsdam; NY, Rochester; NY, Syracuse; OH, Athens; OH, Columbus; OH, Dayton; OH, Toledo; OR, Portland; PA, Philadelphia; PA, Pittsburgh; TX, Austin; TX, Denton; TX, Denton, Texas Women’s University; VT, Burlington/University of Vermont; VT, UVM; WA, Seattle; WA, University of Washington; WI, Madison; WI, Milwaukee; | Trotskyist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/International-Socialist-Organization-122646921103159/) | +| [Freedom Road Socialist Organization](http://frso.org/) | US | Marxist-Leninist | [Contact](https://frso.org/join/) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/FreedomRoadSocialistOrg) | +| [Huey P Newton Gun Club](http://hueypnewtongunclub.org/) | US - Dallas, Texas; | Black Empowerment | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/HueyGunClub) | +| [Trigger Warning Queer and Trans Gun Club](https://www.facebook.com/triggerwarninggunclub/) | US - Rochester, New York; | Queer / Trans Empowerment | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/triggerwarninggunclub/) | +| [Party of Communists USA](http://www.partyofcommunistsusa.org/) | US - New York City, New York; Atlanta, Georgia | Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/partyofcommunists/?ref=br_rs) | +| [Maoist Internationalist Movement](https://www.prisoncensorship.info/faq) | US | Maoist | [Contact](https://www.prisoncensorship.info/contact) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/MaoistInternationalist/) | +| [Red Guards of Los Angeles](http://redguardsla.org/) | US - Los Angeles, CA; | Maoist | [FB](http://www.facebook.com/RedGuardsLA) [Twitter](http://twitter.com/RedGuardsLA) | +| [Red Guards of Austin](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | US - Austin, Texas | Maoist | [Contact](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | +| [Red Guards of Charlotte](https://redguardscharlotte.wordpress.com/) | US - Charlotte, North Carolina | Marxist-Leninist-Maoism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardscharlotte1/) | +| [Red Guards of Kansas City](https://kcmlm.wordpress.com/) | US - Kansas City, MO | Marxist-Leninist-Maoism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/itisrighttorebel/) | +| [Red Guards of Pittsburgh](https://redguardspittsburgh.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/attn-pittsburgh-loose-lips-sink-ships-be-aware/) | US - Pittsburgh, PA | Marxist-Leninist-Maoism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardspittsburgh) | +| [American Party of Labor](http://americanpartyoflabor.org/) | US | Marxist-Leninism, Hoxhaism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/americanpartyoflaborapl) | +| [Progressive Labor Party](http://www.plp.org/) | US | Marxist-Leninist | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PLPchallenge) | +| [Peace and Freedom Party](http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/) | US | Eco-Socialism / Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/PFP.CA.Official/) | +| [Socialist Action](https://socialistaction.org/) | US | Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/socialist.action.1) | +| [Socialist Labor Party](http://www.slp.org/) | US | De Leonism | [De Leon literature](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | +| [Socialist Workers Party](http://themilitant.com/) | US | multi-tendency Communist) | [about](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | +| [Liberty Union Party](http://www.libertyunionparty.org/) | US | multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/LibertyUnionParty) | +| [Workers' Solidarity Alliance](https://workersolidarity.org/) | US | Anarcho-Syndicalism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/workersolidarityalliance) | +| [Rose City Antifa](https://www.rosecityantifa.org/) | US - Portland, Oregon | multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/sometimesantisocialalwaysantifascist/) | +| [Revolutionary Communist Party](http://revcom.us/) | US | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/Revolutionary-Communist-Party-991523717554453/) | \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/crash_course_socialism.md b/crash_course_socialism.md index 447aa96..3f3ff0c 100755 --- a/crash_course_socialism.md +++ b/crash_course_socialism.md @@ -503,4 +503,4 @@ Past and present socialist/anarchist societies include - [Revolutionary Cataloni -*Credit to [/u/gab91](https://www.reddit.com/u/gab91), [/r/socialism](https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/), [/r/socialism_101](https://www.reddit.com/r/Socialism_101/), [/r/communism101](https://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/)* \ No newline at end of file +*Credit to [/u/gab91](https://www.reddit.com/u/gab91), [/r/socialism](https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/), [/r/socialism_101](https://www.reddit.com/r/Socialism_101/), [/r/communism101](https://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/)*faq \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/socialism_faq.md b/socialism_faq.md index dfa53f9..bff265a 100755 --- a/socialism_faq.md +++ b/socialism_faq.md @@ -418,6 +418,16 @@ - [His animated animal farm film was funded by the CIA.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/how-cia-brought-animal-farm-to-the-screen/) - [A reddit thread on George Orwell](https://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/797lnl/as_a_communist_how_do_you_feel_the_works_of/), [Thread #2](https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/7dhx99/for_those_on_the_right_who_think_orwell_wrote/dpy4zik/). +### John McCain + +- [War Criminal, who pushed for US intervention in Syria, Libya, Serbia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam.](https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/29/john-mccain-war-criminal-not-war-hero/) +- Voted against Martin Luther King day, and women's reproducgive rights for his entire political career. +- [Despite giving lip-service to progressive causes, never actually voted for any of them. The "maverick" label was a false construct.](https://theintercept.com/2017/07/27/john-mccain-fake-maverick-horrible-record/) + +### What about the new atheists? (Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens) + +- Hidden beneath a superficial rationalism, they provide a seemingly intellectual [defense of imperialism](https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/12/new-atheism-old-empire/), push islamophobia, and use it to create a smokescreen for the injustices of global capitalism. [2](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/03/sam-harris-muslim-animus),[3](https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/20134210413618256.html) + ### Did the atom bombs really end WW2? - [No, the entrance of the USSR into the war against Japan was the cause of Japan's surrender, which the US fully knew about since they were intercepting Japan's communications. The Atom bombing of Japanese civilians was in reality a display of military power against the USSR, and the first act of the cold war.](http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/30/the-bomb-didnt-beat-japan-stalin-did/)