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Red Fightback

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The alternative/backup account of @RedFightback, a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist party in Britain.

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On his birthday, we remember Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso - to whom we forever look towards in his rousing feats of anti-imperialist, socialist resistance. May we always learn from his work and his words.
“As Karl Marx said, those who live in a palace do not think about the same things, nor in the same way, as those who live in a hut. This struggle to defend the trees and forests is above all a struggle against imperialism.” Thomas Sankara. 21st December 1949 to the 15th October 1987.

ALT “As Karl Marx said, those who live in a palace do not think about the same things, nor in the same way, as those who live in a hut. This struggle to defend the trees and forests is above all a struggle against imperialism.” Thomas Sankara. 21st December 1949 to the 15th October 1987.

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North London were out today too, with hot food (catch that again next week!), drinks and snacks. Members also attended the Tottenham BLM demo.
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South London branch were also out in Peckham! We will be back next Saturday, and look forward to seeing you then if you missed us today!
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Liverpool branch are out today with free drinks and snacks in Princes Park. We really want to hear about what issues are affecting you so come and have a chat. We're going to be here every fortnight!
four people stand under a red gazebo with a table with food and hot water urns on it

ALT four people stand under a red gazebo with a table with food and hot water urns on it

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Happy Birthday to Comrade Stalin. We are so grateful for his contributions to theory and his practical guidance, and we always remember the great feats of the USSR under his leadership.
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What do we mean by ”White Supremacy”? White Supremacy is an ideology that posits that white people are racially superior to other races. It is this belief that justifies the domination of white people over other races.
What do we mean by “White Supremacy”? White Supremacy is an ideology that posits that white people are racially superior to other races. It is this belief that justifies the domination of white people over other races.

ALT What do we mean by “White Supremacy”? White Supremacy is an ideology that posits that white people are racially superior to other races. It is this belief that justifies the domination of white people over other races.

Where did this come from? As Cedric Robinson, author of Black Marxism, explains: within feudal Europe, the ruling classes developed racialisations of Irish and Slavic people, even questioning their humanity. This was used as justification for colonial violence and genocide. Race and racism has always been an integral part of capitalism’s development.

ALT Where did this come from? As Cedric Robinson, author of Black Marxism, explains: within feudal Europe, the ruling classes developed racialisations of Irish and Slavic people, even questioning their humanity. This was used as justification for colonial violence and genocide. Race and racism has always been an integral part of capitalism’s development.

Eventually, through the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the construction of “Blackness” was used to tie slavery to skin colour. Black people were thus designated as property (not people) and treated like commodities. Whiteness, on the other hand, was constructed in opposition to Blackness, to separate those people considered white by giving them legal privileges enslaved people could not access. White people still benefit from this hierarchy. White Supremacy is embedded within institutions, media, science and academia.

ALT Eventually, through the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the construction of “Blackness” was used to tie slavery to skin colour. Black people were thus designated as property (not people) and treated like commodities. Whiteness, on the other hand, was constructed in opposition to Blackness, to separate those people considered white by giving them legal privileges enslaved people could not access. White people still benefit from this hierarchy. White Supremacy is embedded within institutions, media, science and academia.

In our upcoming anti-Blackness explainer, we will look at how this history of treating Black people as not human appears today. Stay tuned.

ALT In our upcoming anti-Blackness explainer, we will look at how this history of treating Black people as not human appears today. Stay tuned.

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Members from our North London branch were out again today, running our weekly stall and distributing free hot drinks and snacks to the community.
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Sex work, as a form of labour exploitation in general, persists because people need to sell labour to survive. This is fundamental to capitalism, and capitalist parties and states will never tackle exploitation or poverty without undermining their very basis for existing.
Transmisogyny is a pillar of Scottish government policy and carceral feminism, and this consultation is no exception. All options offered up by the Scottish Government will only serve to deepen the exploitation of sex workers. Sex work, as a form of labour exploitation in general, persists because people need to sell labour to survive. This is fundamental to capitalism, and capitalist parties and states will never tackle exploitation or poverty without undermining their very basis for existing.

ALT Transmisogyny is a pillar of Scottish government policy and carceral feminism, and this consultation is no exception. All options offered up by the Scottish Government will only serve to deepen the exploitation of sex workers. Sex work, as a form of labour exploitation in general, persists because people need to sell labour to survive. This is fundamental to capitalism, and capitalist parties and states will never tackle exploitation or poverty without undermining their very basis for existing.

"Socialists” seeking to entrench and extend the power of the state by supporting “abolition”, regulation or prohibition have abandoned revolution and placed themselves in allegiance with the ruling capitalist class. Communists organising to smash the bourgeois state have no choice but to struggle for decriminalisation. Red Fightback is committed to decriminalisation and sex worker unionisation, and we call on all other communists in Britain to take this stance, in support of the rights and safety of sex workers.

ALT "Socialists” seeking to entrench and extend the power of the state by supporting “abolition”, regulation or prohibition have abandoned revolution and placed themselves in allegiance with the ruling capitalist class. Communists organising to smash the bourgeois state have no choice but to struggle for decriminalisation. Red Fightback is committed to decriminalisation and sex worker unionisation, and we call on all other communists in Britain to take this stance, in support of the rights and safety of sex workers.

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Today we are reminded of Frantz Fanon, 59 years after his passing in 1961. His life’s work continues to give us essential insight into fighting racism and imperialism, and in supporting decolonisation struggles.
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Liverpool branch out today, serving their community and building relationships by providing free tea, coffee and PPE!
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Fred Hampton was only 21 when he was assassinated today in 1969. We mourn his loss still. He united the working class, advocated for proletarian revolution, and for posing such a threat to white supremacy he was murdered by the pigs. Rest in power and solidarity forever.
"We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're going to fight racism with solidarity. We say you don't fight capitalism with black capitalism; you fight capitalism with socialism." Fred Hampton 30 Aug 1948 to 4 December 1969

ALT "We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're going to fight racism with solidarity. We say you don't fight capitalism with black capitalism; you fight capitalism with socialism." Fred Hampton 30 Aug 1948 to 4 December 1969

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This was no accident or oversight, but the product of purposeful policies of murder for the sake of profit: youtube.com/watch?v=cJQphVk0…
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Today we remember playwright, novelist and essayist James Baldwin, who died on December 1st in 1987. His desire for a world free from racial oppression, alongside his literary articulations of Black, working-class and queer life, remains as salient now as they did then.
Quote from James Baldwin (born: 2 August 1924, died: 1 December 1987). Quote reads: "The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated"

ALT Quote from James Baldwin (born: 2 August 1924, died: 1 December 1987). Quote reads: "The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated"

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