I’ve seen it online and they’re Trotskyist. Are they revolutionary as they claimed or tailist?
They’re very cringe at best, and imo quite destructive in siphoning aspiring activists into their swamp, possibly draining them of any momentum. They shit on any and every actual progressive movement or legislation, while chirping about the abstract glorious coming revolution and trying to sell their silly papers. There’s a good reason why they’re shunned away from picket lines and sometimes even protests. It’s a meme in the organizer communities to go through fightback, RCI, or whatever the latest branding iteration, before joining someone that actually does stuff.
Thanks for clarifying that and can you give me an international organization that I can be part of?
It really depends on what’s available around you, and what type of organizing you are looking to do. “International” does sound cool, but a lot of those, especially if you live in the imperial core, would be just maoists third-worldists roleplaying and doing self-flagellation about how the only revolutionaries are in the Global South. If you want to find a community of like-minded progressive people, I’d recommend you look into what’s available locally. Go and try volunteering anywhere - soup kitchens, homeless/animal shelters, mutual aid groups, ecological activists, refugee support orgs, etc. I guarantee that you will find some people who are pretty far on the left, and they could probably link you up with more politically oriented orgs in the area if that’s your specific interest. But going out and doing any meaningful work in your community already beats most of the hammer-and-sickle reading groups.
I’m a member of the Canadian section of the RCI, and I would say we’re revolutionary. Our organization is growing rapidly and is built on a foundation of democratic principles and a strong focus on theory, particularly dialectical materialism. If your interested in hearing more you should read some of the articles on the website or listen to one of the podcasts (Marxist Voice, School of Communism, or Spectre of Communism. You can send me a message if you have any questions or I’ll reply on here.
I just wanted to add that, one big thing that seperates Trotskyist from other “parties” is that we emphasize the international aspect of socialism and that the revolution will never be over until the entire working class of the world is free. This is different from what happened in the Soviey Union and what’s happening in China where they beleive socialism can be acheived in one country. I beleive china will be the primary global superpower in the near future, but I’m not as hopeful that they’ll lead a global revolution. Again, the RCI is first and foremost an International organiztion, so if you’re looking to be a part of an international organization I’d reach out to your local section and have a talk with someone and see if it’s for you.
