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The World Needs American Socialism (newintermag.com)

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Youssef Bouchi writes on the importance of American socialism from his perspective as an Arab immigrant in Canada:

"Grassroots movements in the U.S. already understand this [...] Our task from the outside is to support them."

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[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (19 children)

Socialism is internationalist. The world needs you to get some education.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago (8 children)

The point isn't some idea of American Exceptionalism, but that a successful Socialist revolution in the world's largest Empire will dramatically liberate the Global South.

[–] bunitor 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

a revolution in the world's largest empire is extremely unlikely by virtue of it being the world's largest empire

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imperialism is an unsustainable practice, and the Empire must still be overthrown, whether internally or externally. I don't think revolution is impossible, but either revolution or outside factors are still required to progress beyond the present stage in Imperialism.

[–] bunitor 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

sure. it's not gonna come from within, though. it's no coincidence that no successful socialist revolution ever happened in the imperial core

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

It will be a mix of both, most likely.

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