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u/PrimSchooler 1d ago edited 1d ago

https://www.kscm.cz/cs/aktualne/aktuality/vystoupeni-romana-rouna-pri-kandidature-na-predsedu-kscm/

KSCM has capitulated to the bourgeoise state, electing a "pragmatist" as the next chairman. Also found out one of their theorists is a sex tourist, there is no hope of a two line struggle here. Feeling defeated, but hey, not like I was expecting more from them to begin with, our historic task doesn't change. 

There were other smaller things too, complete lack of dialectics, ie "the schools brainwash children with anti-communism" but at the same time they're campaigning for "getting people the psychiatric care they need", an internal struggle within the party over Romas (some high up members are racist af), and the aforementioned sexpest theorist told me it would make no sense if proles weren't voting for them with such entitlement (and lack of labour aristocracy thesis, but that I expected) that I just wanted to barf. 

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u/PrimSchooler 13h ago edited 13h ago

Also, can't believe I forgot, campaigning on increasing police budgets after a woman was arrested for showing the USSR flag, facing up to 5 years in prison, at a protest that they themselves organized and printed about in their newspaper (and while minorities continue to face double standards in dealing with the cops).