Leftists are a Cult: A Call for Actual Communist Representation
The Communist movement needs actual representatives, organizers & leaders. NOT more people who pay lip service online and react to situations like a hive mind.
Western Leftism is a Cult:
I remember back in 2019-2020 that the term Leftist was very popular and began to take mainstream notice as a term to describe left-leaning people, especially getting mainstream notice with the help of TikTok influencers. Simultaneously some Communists was saying, correctly, that the term is a psyop to avoid the use of the term Communist or Socialist. Not only is this a fair assessment, as anyone can call themselves a leftist, with which many of whom have little to no left-wing values, but the term is simply a more approachable and more optic-friendly rebrand to appeal to working people. Or at least attempt to and failing due to the destructive nature of the New Left as a whole and there more backwards positions.
It is because of this, and the fact most of the users self-describing as this term being western, that the term leftist is specifically a western term.
With that said, as we continue into the in-depth criticism, I want to make clear this is to highlight the separation of leftist and Socialist/Communist as two different groups with some or many similarities, but with too many opposing relations that make them functionally separate from one and the other. This is, for any confused readers, a Communist criticism on a group that tries to hog the stage they was never invited up on.
Western Leftists as they exist today act like a cult, they’re cult-like just like the most adamant Democrat or Republican loyalists. What do I mean? It is way too often that you will be conversation with a leftist and everything will be fine until a certain topic is mentioned that you disagree with; be that difference of ideology, difference of a social issue, difference in tactics or optics, etc. and then suddenly you two have become enemies simply because the leftist decided it was so. While most leftists want to argue the left isn’t a hive mind, it is insanely clear many leftists want it to be so, and it is because of that, among many things, exactly why there is so much infighting among the left and why so many are put off by the left; because of this absolute lack to be normal, and not subscribe to nepotistic clique mentality as a means to express political values.
This is one of the common issues among the left, and is very similar to liberalism, this idea that if your clique says “this person is bad” or “this group is bad” you react almost liked a programmed response to accept that at face value. This is one of many reasons why people get disillusioned with the left as a whole and fall out of politics as a whole, or worse accept the establishment politics that rule the country.
There is a long list of problems with the new left/leftists:
Spontaneity, liberalism, adventurism, decentralization or bureaucracy, ultra-leftism, right deviation, anti-communism/anti-Leninism, western savior complex, nepotism, dogmatism, purity fetishism, tech dependency, and sectarianism.
It is primarily these issues that has created the leftist community the way it is, and new left-wingers coming in are sadly considering this normal, which it isn’t, and accepting this normalization of these toxic behaviors and beliefs, and thus further replicating them. It is because of these issues how and why the western left has become like a cult; because there is no seriousness to the effort of organizing, there is an overwhelming dependency on technology (especially social medias), there is anti-communist and liberal notions regarding groups/beliefs/values/conflicts/countries, there is a constant fear and competition to “fit in” by accepting and furthering the values that are commonly shared even if they are wrong out of fear of being pushed out from their specific friend circles, and much more.
Leftist communities check all the boxes for traits that characterize a cult:
Charismatic Abusive Leader - While there is no central leader for leftists as a whole, there is many influencers and small cliques with lead figures that other leftists quickly adopt the authoritative beliefs and positions from at face value with no further questioning; and if questioned in a way they don’t like, the leftists will dog pile them out of anger.
Isolation - Leftists often isolate themselves from much of their friends, family, and a large part of society as an emotional result of feeling like “I know the solutions, everyone else is dumb and can’t be worked with.” This notion that if you disagree with someone, even slightly, that you can’t associate with them is a common leftist belief that is why leftists get a very bad reputation in the west; it isn’t always just fully disagreeing with someone’s beliefs or horrible behavior, many times leftists will write off people or groups simply for having a couple bad beliefs on something they might not know enough on.
Exclusivity - relating back to the previous point, cults present themselves as “the only path to the truth” and agitate a “us vs them” mentality that no longer accounts for the class relation, but a societal relation, regarding large parts of a society as “too reactionary” or “lost and unsalvageable.”
Manipulation and Intimidation - There has been Leftist cliques for years who have cropped images, shared content and the like in a way to cut out context, twist narratives or misconstrue and rally anger against another clique over petty disagreements. Additionally the intimidation tactics of ostracization, threats and the like to force an individual or group to either change their position, apologize for something they might not have done, and/or just remove someone from a community they once called home are all methods cults use to maintain control and their beliefs never being questioned or opposed.
Control Over Daily Lives - While leftists might not control your daily life, leftist communities do instill a strong sense of regulation over how you act within their presence. Post something they don’t like, talk about a topic that angers your main clique, act emotionally about an issue that they might not agree with you on, etc. and they will turn on you; even if not all of them, enough for it to become an issue for you to be welcomed in certain groups or not get multiple threats and hateful messages. It doesn’t even need to be on anything serious, it could be a difference in socialist theory, difference in social views, difference of opinion on a social democracy, the list goes on; and every specific difference will put you in one camp or the other of leftists who will side by you or hate your existence.
Exploitation - While most leftists won’t try to exploit another member financially, specifically by force or threats, what exploitation is common is sacrificing your own because of internal conflicts. This is most specifically common if you happen to be involved with more than one leftist clique, that in most likely cases you wasn’t even aware said cliques existed, and suddenly they’ve begun to fight with each other and both are coming to you to slander the other and express that you pick a side and block one. This force from someone else to destroy friendships over their own disagreements that often time aren’t even that serious, is the kind of exploitative sacrificing that is common among leftists; and when it’s not internal, it’s external, with leftists trying to convince you to hate and excommunicate your own friends and family because of certain bad takes or beliefs they may have. Friendships shouldn’t be ended over conflicts with a different person, they should be ended if the person is an actual harmful individual with documented proof of being such.
The craziest thing is, this isn't foreign to the western left; many have diagnosed the problem in the left, but yet most seem to not want to change it. To solve these issues. It is clear that the solution to these problems cannot be solved by those who clearly practice the behavior, it needs to come from the other side of the left they attack ruthlessly.
From The Leftwing Deadbeat, cautionary testimonies of working with Leftists:
“One organizer for a mainstream union who is also in the IWW notes that a common pattern with leftists is to “Always, always see political or strategic differences of opinion as very personal, and as a personal attack.””
“This has become a pattern. Leftists are much more comfortable reaching out to other radicals, or engaging in activism — including to help poor, downtrodden workers elsewhere — than they are organizing their own workplaces. Leftists will pump out social media about a general strike and call for the working class to rise up, but decline to have that same conversation with the people they work with.”
“Political ideology is, for many people, an identity, not a set of practical commitments. Anyone who hangs out primarily in subcultural spaces, leftist or otherwise, is going to have a tougher time being comfortable around “normies.” Worse still, ideology can serve as a comfortable way to mask fears. If you can refuse to participate on political grounds, it’s a lot easier than acknowledging that you’re scared of losing your job, just like your liberal and conservative coworkers.”
From WriteBrainTV, Ep. 1 of Cine-Ballistics:
Eco, a Marxist who synthesized the nature of German Idealist Dialectics, referencing the idea that with the birth of any concept comes the automatic & immediate birth of its opposite & contradictory equivalent. To define the other, we must conceive of the self.
It is through that understanding how with capitalism came socialism, with Wahhabism came the creation of Islamic Socialism and with the rise of Islamic Socialism came global exportation of Wahhabism, and now too with western leftism comes the Communists who are hated from all fronts because they don’t align completely to radlib conceptions of Socialism. Additionally this is not a new battle but one that has been waging for over a century, as much of leftism today is simply a collection of old concepts and behaviors combined into one self destructive general group. This is a poison in our community that needs to be outcasted and opposed.
To further add to my statement about leftism being a collection of old destructive behaviors and beliefs, the following quotes:
Marxist Glossary by Harry Gould, a book published in 1947
Page 49, under “Left:”
“General term for the Communist Party and other genuine militant and democratic bodies. When the word is used with quotes (“leftist”) it refers to irrational and “anarchistic” policy and behavior which aids, not the workers, but the capitalists.
”Leftism” is also a device for concealing opportunism by means of pseudo-revolutionary talk and phrase-mongering.”Page 65, under “Provocation:”
“The capitalists employ agents within Labor’s ranks for provocation purposes, notoriously the Trotskyists, whose methods include informing on militants, union-smashing tactics, and spreading confusion by leftist demagogy.”
The Communist Movement needs ACTUAL Representatives:
If the previous statements about leftists and leftism made a few connections in your mind, and you are starting to understand; great, that means you know there needs to be a dividing line. However, if the previous statements bothered you, I sincerely hope that this piece makes you understand; and if not, well, not everyone can be shown the truth and accept it.
It is no secret that with the rise of any or all Communist groups or figures, they are immediately attacked and slandered from every angle by leftists, and that is by design. Phrases like tankie, grifter, nazbol, red fascist, and many more thrown around so often that to much of the leftist community, the phrases mean nothing except “Left-winger I don’t like” and vary depending on use case. It’s interesting as well who becomes the target of these phrases. Major Communist influencers and geopolitical commentators like Hakim, Second Thought, Yugopnik, Eddie Liger Smith, Carlos Garrido, Christopher Helali, Jackson Hinkle and others have been labeled, often times very quickly after popularity, one of the mentioned phrases. Additionally, groups such as PCUSA, PSL, CPIUSA, Midwestern Marx and others have also been labeled these phrases both as soon as they was founded and continued to this day by the waves of angry radical liberals cosplaying as leftists; and now they are doing it again with ACP with no evidence or even study into the groups expectations except based off their current judgements about the well known Communists who formed it. Even if ACP was to fail, which I personally doubt it will because I have hope for those involved, we won’t know that until it shows in the future; until then, all judgements at this point are coming from angry, often times chronically online wannabe socialists who have had no success despite their numbers and access to the most powerful tools mankind has to offer. The Communists mentioned before have had more success nationally and geopolitically than all the western leftists combined at a fraction of the time. Does that mean I agree with everything all of them have said at every single point in time? No, because that’s normal. I agree with the majority of what all they’ve said, but as I stated earlier, the Left is not a hive mind, nor should it ever be.
You know who never gets served these insults however? Popular leftist influencers like ContraPoints, Hbomberguy, Philosophy Tube, Shaun, Thought Slime, Noncompete and a few others. The only exceptions is people like Vaush and Hasan. Vaush, who is responsible for much of the radical liberals today, has been called a liberal grifter for being too liberal for even many leftists, which is saying something as the guy still has 465k followers even despite being confirmed a weirdo with disgusting sexual interests. HasanAbi who, while I do like, occasionally does do some liberal like behaviors, has been called a tankie, grifter and probably more, for being too far-left for many leftists despite having 1.3 million followers. Those who haven’t been labeled these insults makes it clear the “safe leftism” and “approved leftism” is influenced and upheld by radical liberal types that often promote or ignore the many issues previously mentioned in this article.
Every group, most popular within leftist spaces but even some fans of the Communists I mentioned have these hive mind-like/partisan loyalty traits that need to be broken. You can agree with someone most of the time and still acknowledge they are wrong occasionally, you can agree occasionally with someone and acknowledge they are wrong most of the time. The dividing line isn’t based on the cliques you claim; it is based on who is speaking the truth, sourcing their positions, isn’t promoting self-destructive behaviors, and standing firm to the working and oppressed people genuinely and not to further a western “solution” to non-western populations.
All I am simply saying is: Be normal, have some thoughts of your own instead of being told how & what to think, because there is a lack of normalcy in the left and its largely why we are attacked more often than we should be.
We as intelligent beings shouldn’t hold positions or loyalty to a person or group just because we like them. Just as we shouldn’t attack positions, people or groups because the person we like said to do so. Truth, full evidence, study and individual confirmation should be the reason we support or hate someone or something. This is why so many Communists stress reading theory, investigating before commenting on something, and getting involved in your communities to break off the dependency of social media and the narrow focus it gives you.
The Communist movement needs professional Communist representation, not a bunch of half-hearted fellow travelers paying lip service to a movement they aren’t actively organizing. There is, arguably based on just some of the biggest influencers, roughly a few million leftists in the US and potentially over 10 thousand active organizers across all left-wing parties and organizations combined. This is uncalled for. The fact our current left-wing culture sustains this entitled individualism to pay lip-service but not actively participate shows that the majority of leftism itself is an utterly useless psyop to keep people disengaged. We need organizers, representatives, party sponsored propagandists, trained security & militants, international diplomats, medical teams, welfare program workers, etc. We need actual Communists.
Outcasting Western Leftism!:
Many Socialist & Communist organizations make the mistake of recruiting leftists, people who already have determined leftist values; and every single time they do, they suffer for it by having raging individualists form factions, become wreckers, laze-about not contributing to the organizing that needs to be done, divert the political objectives of the organization from class politics to identity politics, actively steal information or members or tech from an organization for another organization, etc.
That’s not to say that an organization shouldn’t recruit people with left-wing values, but what matters is WHAT values specifically. The issue is much of the leftists today are adopting any beliefs from random individualist influencers who, 95% of the time, are not involved in any Socialist or Communist organizations and are coming up with these beliefs themselves or promoting beliefs from people who failed/was debunked in the past. Or worse, they have many of the correct values, but too much wrong ones that they adopted from the general leftist community because of how normalized it is and the fear of opposing it. The fact we are having, as a community wide phenomenon, the same debates on tactics and beliefs as the left did back during the time of Lenin in Russia, does not mean this is a universal phenomenon, it means the left in the US is stagnant politically; because the largest community, leftists, are hogging the stage and benefiting off their cult-bullying tactics to stay relevant. Suffice to say, anyone or any group whose beliefs stem from the modern New Left, which much of said beliefs originate from Trotskyism, Anarchism, Liberalism, Radical-Liberalism, and beliefs from many of those from the Congress for Cultural Freedom (covertly funded/founded by the CIA to promote anti-communism within the left) should probably not be welcomed into the Socialist or Communist organizations; especially if they are obsessed with online communities at an unhealthy level. At the very least if they have beliefs like that, they need serious education/theory classes and practice events with cadre to educate out those beliefs.
What must change to kick them off the stage is simply:
Stop caring what they think. Often times the genuine empathy or care a leftist has for their comrade is completely conditional and doing even the slightest thing they don’t like will break those conditions. That means their opinions, even if they are occasionally right, means absolutely nothing to you because they will sell you out over the smallest disagreement. That’s not a comrade, that’s an abusive partner.
Work with those who you agree with on majority of issues, especially politically. The Left-Wing needs actual Communists, which means we need a lot less online fighting and debating and significantly more organizing (physically & digitally). It means we need people who will function normally, understand not all disagreements are personal issues, and to work in the here and now instead of the online with hope the future is automatically ours. We need to build up our networks, organize across multiple organizations, build a structure where we are all functioning as an organism, and create programs for the people that bring workers into the structure to become Communists and not leftists.
In relation to the previous point, we need to dominate in propaganda; that means, both physically and digitally. We need to push our beliefs, talking points, symbolism and so on across every digital platform, hometown, etc. This of course requires an active support base of those in the structure to boost posts, videos, share them across platforms, repeat the positions and narratives locally among their communities, and so on. Which, while labor-some, is the only way we can challenge the leftists/radlib domination of “left-wing politics” that’s taken place for so long now.
As I have said before in comments online, that liberalism is the left-wing of fascism, and that a war must be declared on liberalism as part of the war on fascism; similarly, a war must be declared on western leftism, because western leftism, rather they know it or not, is the second controlled opposition to block the masses from moving to the functional left if and when liberals fail to block them. To give the illusion of being in the left while being disengaged and emotionally charged instead of active and politically effective. The time for change is now, we have no more time to spare by playing nice with those who have not brought the necessary success of liberation organizing in America.
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