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Thoughts on Third Worldism? (lemmygrad.ml)
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I have often heard ultra-lefts describe Marxists who oppose settler-colonialism and uphold AES as being "Third Worldists".

Looking at what people like Jason Unruhe have to say about the topic, Third Worldism does not seem entirely baseless (e.g. the proletariat in the imperial core more often being labor aristocrats).

So, what are our thoughts on Third Worldism?

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[–] SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 days ago

I have seen it as some sort of fringe and mostly online behavior within the communist movement.

I'm active for what I think can be considered one of the more serious and successful communist parties within the west, without wanting to sound like I'm bragging. And I don't see how we would be off any better by being maoist third worldist compared to how we are operating now. We are organised trying to better our own country while at the same time recognizing the unequal exchange between north and south, trying to improve it from our own position by, for example, lifting sanctions, handing out sanctions to Israel, seeking cooperation with other movements around the world.