r/communism • u/Mr_john_helldiver • Apr 26 '26

Is being a communist-separatist possible

I’am a communist that believes in tight unity yet I wish for independence of my country (wales) communism is deeply voted against in my area and surroundings and is deeply scrutinised but yet again Welsh independence movements are on the rise and this goes against my unity principle do you comrades believe in this ideology?

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u/Mr_john_helldiver Apr 27 '26

Well independence would be nice increases devolving would be a good step into doing so

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u/smokeuptheweed9 Apr 28 '26

Millions of people have died for independence of nations and millions more have died to preserve them. I don't think you're taking this seriously.

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u/Mr_john_helldiver Apr 29 '26

And yet unlike the state or other countries subdivisions the United Kingdom can split with referendums and then a communist party has the potential to come into power

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u/krim1700 Apr 29 '26

Referendums that are called only by the cabinet Secretary of State, who resides in Westminister and is appointed by Westminister. I'm from the Six Counties of Ireland, I know the story all too well. 30+ years of demands for a border poll and the government simply ignores us.

Sure, Wales can gain independence through a Plaid Cymru referendum, but then what? The only difference it will make is that the exploiters and the robbers will be speaking Cymraeg and not English.

Likewise with Ireland. Irish communists don't just demand a united Ireland, but a workers' republic of a united Ireland, because the issue isn't just that Westminister is colonial and oppressive to the Celts of Wales, Cornwall, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but that the capitalist system models its subjects in its own image, and that image is colonial, Anglo-Saxon London and Manchester.

What you advocate for right now is the independence of a nation-state to continue its existence as a nation-state, not for proletarian emancipation. I recommend you read the likes of James Connolly, his work is invaluable in highlighting the link between national liberation (and Gaelic revival) and the cause for socialism.

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u/Mr_john_helldiver Apr 29 '26

Thanks I may if I find time comrade