/r/AustralianSocialism
A place for revolutionary socialists in Australia to analyse Australia-centric events and to organise within the country.
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WELCOME TO /R/AUSTRALIANSOCIALISM
A non-sectarian subreddit for socialists to analyse events relevant to Australia and surrounding regions, and to organise within the country.
Rules:
1) We have zero tolerance for Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Ableism.
2) Maintain a PG13 Environment at all time.
3) Disagreements should be managed in a comradely manner, and we have a zero tolerance policy for abusive behaviour.
4) No support or apology for violence or repression against the working class and the left.
All comments, criticisms, suggestions and otherwise are encouraged.
The community of /r/AustralianSocialism acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, elders both past and present, and the continued dispossession of indigenous land.
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/r/AustraliaLeftPolitics
/r/RedAustralia
/r/AussieLibertarians
/r/AusUnions
/r/ausenviro
/r/AusPol
/r/AustralianPolitics
/r/IndigenousAustralia
/r/LGBTAustralia
/r/Socialism
/r/Communism
/r/Anarchism
/r/Socialism_101
/r/Communism_101
/r/Anarchy101
/r/AustralianSocialism
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Whoever tries to help a butterfly come out of its cocoon, kills it. Whoever attempts to help a bud emerge from the seed, destroys it. There are certain things that cannot be helped, they must happen from the inside out.
Should Australian Socialists attempt to take over the institutions, changing the system from within - the Fabian strategy? The right seem to think we've already succeeded at this.
04:55 UTC
Port Adelaide community meeting against AUKUS and nuclear waste dump
11:14 UTC
The relationship between spending to support the US, and the neglect of the Australian people's needs was spelled out recently by Shirley Winton at a Fight Against Inequality Forum.
02:12 UTC
Vijay Prashad interview about his attempted “cancellation”, China, and genocide. Quite a good interview IMO
03:06 UTC
Why are Australians so paranoid about China?
I'm so confused. Is there genuinely something I don't know about? (other than sinophobia ofc)
10:40 UTC
where do you guys get your news?
Any good aussie left wing youtubes, publications or anything I can keep up with international and local news?
10:41 UTC
Necessities stalls advice?
Hey so due to crazy shit involving a family death I may get a decent amount of money, so wondering the laws and way around doing stalls as the ones I used to be a part of aren't active anymore? Is it illegal to do in certain areas? To supply food etc aid. thanks ：）
10:09 UTC
01:28 UTC
Socialism in Tasmania?
Just wondering on how active socialists are in Tasmania. I only ever hear about socialism in Victoria really. I am aware of a Hobart branch of the Socialist Alliance, but as someone from the north it's a bit far of field. How active is that Hobart branch? Worth a long drive down to meet? As much as I'm interested in engaging with people online, there is only so much value in conversations with nameless, faceless people. I feel like personal conversations in the flesh would be more valuable and engaging. More honest. More thought-provoking. But being in Northern Tasmania, I feel very much isolated politically, and not at all comfortable with expressing my views to anyone around me and engaging in political discourse with them. In my area, everyone is pretty much staunchly of the opinion that the Greens are the worst people on earth. I can only imagine their reaction to socialist, anarchist, syndicalist or, heaven forbid, communist discourse. That has more or less pushed me online out of necessity, but I am wary of turning into another chronically-online radical who just argues constantly without any betterment, critical thought or actual action. I also feel like it's too easy to just get banned or muted if you don't say exactly what the moderators want to hear (got banned from r/socialism for wanting to engage in critical discourse surrounding Palestine, for example), whereas a real conversation in-person would inspire more thought and reasoned response.
I guess I just want to talk about it in person. I am already engaging in online discourse and familiarising myself with all the different concepts and schools of thought, and I have started my personal journey of reading the literature, both classic and contemporary, and educating myself through said literature. I am just missing that in-person element I feel. A consequence of how small and isolated Tassie is, I suppose, on a concept that is already small and isolated to begin with.
Any other Tassie socialists on here?
00:39 UTC
An SA Ambo's union election shows workers don't want their unions tied to the Labor Party
00:22 UTC
Vijay Prashad Australia Speaking Tour October and November 2024
Hello comrades! Red Ant is excited to announce that from October 28 to November 7 Australia will be visited by historian, journalist and Marxist thinker Vijay Prashad. While he's here, Vijay will deliver public lectures, host workshops and teach-ins, and engage in political discussions at various venues in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. View the full calendar of Prashad’s tour here.
We're keen to see you there!
06:36 UTC
Video getting into the nitty gritty of the housing crisis and potential solutions
10:41 UTC
Disrupt Land Forces - cop violence gets worse, again - Tom Tanuki
07:35 UTC
What's the main thing preventing far left parties from gaining popularity among the people?
I recently joined the ACP: NO.1 because they seem like the largest far left group but also because NO.2 they align partially with my communist beliefs. I see alot of work on CUDL and stuff and also get involved with it and so I usually see mass palestine marches. What doesn't happen often however is ACP or any left wing party marches/protests. Is it just not a normal occurrence in Australia or something (new to Australia)? I never see any socialist marches happen and any other political marches other than Palestine protests or BLM demonstrations. Of course, theres huge support for palestine and general leftist beliefs among aussies but not so much direct support for communist or socialist ideologies or groups. Why is that the case and is there any way to boost it?
11:30 UTC
Practicality of rent strikes in Australia?
So, i live in one of the places where by airbnb et al are having a significant negative effect on rent. What are the practicalities of organised rent strikes as a means of applying pressure?
23:40 UTC
Vietnam proves that the slippery slope of revisionism leads all the way down to complicity in genocide.
02:43 UTC
Thoughts on what happened here?
07:57 UTC
Screenshot from ABC's 7:30 report on the protests in Melbourne. Expo Exhibitor says without irony "we are also entitled to go about our business and we do it peacefully, and the use of force in a peaceful demonstration I find an interesting moral conundrum" while standing in front of a mini-gun.
14:28 UTC
Police violence against peaceful protesters at Disrupt Land Forces
06:27 UTC
DFLP calls to arm West Bank Palestinians
12:49 UTC
06:43 UTC
This banger by Red Menace expresses all our rage, frustration and determination to dismantle the war machine in 2024.
05:42 UTC
Fifty-Six Victorian Police Officers have nothing better to do than lurk about Socialist stalls.
08:02 UTC
Are there any electoral socialist parties in the ACT for the upcoming election?
There's no Vic Socialists here but any movement towards a Canberra Socialists party? Any other groups or individuals?
I just want free housing, more police keeping us safe and healthcare with no wait lists. The greens don't even promise those things.
14:04 UTC
Can someone post a guide to squatting for 2024?
Ideally with adverse possession advice because seizing the means or agricultural and accommodation production lawfully is a bonus
12:46 UTC
Why are libertarian socialist less organised than authoritarian socialists in Australia?
People usually think governments will be good as long as my party/class is in.
What happens when your party isnt in?
11:46 UTC