@commiespontex: It’s important to understand the social dynamics that underpin the disruption and protest emerging in Ireland, France and other places. It’s also important to criticise the disorganisation and incompetence of communists. #communism #dublin #ireland #fuelprotests #marxism

Evan Bennett :

what are your thoughts on the RCP/I?

ᛒᚱᛁᚾᛃᛅᚱ :

Longue-Vue :

Amazing video but I think part of your point is being lost on many people PARTIALLY because you are stopping short of explaining "how" communists can act as active partisans in the class on class fight. The way it is said leaves much room for interpretation. that said, the analysis was phenomenal. great vid

isaac :

gem💎

Luke :

Explain how the decreasing supply of oil differs in your ideal scenario?

MoßyBaß :

The more I read Marx the more I seem to agree with you, interesting

Barore :

interesting take

Bridget :

How, practically, are communists to intervene when the demands of the protestors, largely made up of small-businessowners, contractors, etc., are geared towards industry-specific tax cuts to businesses? Seems hard to develop this into any level of communist consciousness when the class interest of so many involved is opposed to it

martonyomchale :

The bigger question is why an Island country without oil or a car industry is car dependent with bike lanes. There should be trams, electric buses, and high speed rail.

Oisín Ryan :

I don't think this works in the current Irish context really at all. For one, a very large number of these protesters are capitalists. Not only in an ideological sense, but genuine capital owners. Mid to large farms and hauliers with quite a lot of capital. There also is no organised communist bloc in this country, beyond a couple of disperate, small and very young groups. There's nobody to take up what you're describing, certainly not to the extent you're talking about.

Kenneth Fox :

You realise the man issue is because of the Iran war and how it has led to skyrocketing fuel prices right?

Finn :

banger

hjnvn :

Do you have any pointers towards further education on what the form might be of communists asserting themselves in the contested conjuncture? I am not sure I am phrasing this right, what I mean is I would like to learn more about how the movement steers this moment given it sounds like party formations are inadequate to do so. Thank you for the analysis so far.

TT :

The Irish Congress of trade unions made a very good point on the blockades...

Sydney Morning Feral :

Impeccable.

roseleafsocialist :

It’s not workers, the protests here in Ireland are being led by primarily by petty bourgeois. It’s small landowners, landlords, contractors.

unabunca :

The issue is that these protests are already primarily organised and spearheaded by right wing agitators and business owners with little interest in anything that doesn't either directly serve their profits or push their political narratives

Em Mo349 :

With all due respect these protests were not about class struggle this was capital seeking to protect itself. The protests were organised by the far right and not the workers.