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“We have to smash the state”: the Left prepares for war
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TL;DR
- Angela Davis believes the 2020 BLM protests were close to achieving regime change in America.
- She attributes the failure to Marxists not anticipating American counterrevolutionary forces.
- Davis states that Marxists are now better prepared for future attempts at regime change.
- Conservative forces have recovered and are working to reverse progressive policies.
- Davis defines democracy more broadly than just voting, including 'economic democracy'.
- She regrets that the 'revolution in relation to the organization of the means of production has not happened'.
- Davis urges learning from 2020 to be prepared for future opportunities.
- Other Marxist leaders are calling for further action and 'to smash the state'.