However I find myself being disagreed with quite often, mostly for not advocating or cheering violence, “by any means possible” change, or revolutionary tactics. It would seem that I’m not viewed as authentically holding my view unless I advocate extreme, violent, or radical action to accomplish it.
Those seem like two different things to me.
Edit: TO COMMUNISTS, ANARCHISTS, OR ANYONE ELSE CALLING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF SOCIETY
THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN’T MEANT FOR YOU.
What a revolutionary progressive means to me
I mean, to me, the most important of being revolutionary progressive are 3 tenets
Anti-reaction/cultural progressivism (LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action)
Anti-neoliberalism (opposition to unequal exchange, privatization plans, etc) / scientific socialism (building a better society from the basis of previous economic systems, and transform it into something that not only benefits the proletariat but ends the root of it all; capitalism)
Anti-imperialism/ mainly anti-western hegemony, in this context, but ye could oppose Russia and China from more ultra-left point…
That being said, on force, yeah, it’s probably necessary, especially for revolution, but let me be clear…
Random terrorism/adventurism is not good…
However, at least, if the right starts to assault PUBLICLY, now is time to probably arm your community and yourself up, just in case
That is probably a time where ye need to organize your self-defense and not get purged a l’Indonesie (unless you’re into losing)
For now, ye could do mutual aid and political party organizing; anything that doesn’t require violence is also as good, if not more productive, to your progressive aims…
Or ye could just hide it out and avoid getting stepped on by others, whichever case ye want, tovarshi…
Edit: welp, heh, well, since you found yourself as liberal, I think this is redundant… good luck, tovarshi…