I’ve thought about this before as well. If German communists succeeded, then there wouldn’t have been a WW2. The rest of Europe would’ve almost certainly become communists, and the US would not have become the superpower it is today. Instead, the workers in US would’ve likely overthrown capitalism as well following the example of Russia and Europe. We literally could’ve been living in the Star Trek future right now.
That’s a big If. These are Europeans we are talking about. Theres a reason they supported fascism then, and theres a reason so many Americans support it now. Theyre imperialists to their core. Committing violence against others to profit off them is normalized for them. You can’t just undo centuries of colonialism just like that. Sure there will always be some people who see the light so to speak, but the majority of even the proletariat in these imperialist nations are very reactionary, and will always support fascism over socialism.
Thats why its necessary to dismantle the imperialist systems they benefit from first. They’ll all collapse into fascism, turn their colonial violence inwards, and then after that collapse process ends they will be ready for socialism.
When a nation becomes organized in such a way that it is propped up by extractive violence via colonialism and imperialism it will always seek to do so more and more. This process won’t end until its inevitably turned inward. Or in rare cases where its disrupted by some powerful outside force. The turning inward is the fascist stage. Thats my take on it anyway.
The failure of the German Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
I’ve thought about this before as well. If German communists succeeded, then there wouldn’t have been a WW2. The rest of Europe would’ve almost certainly become communists, and the US would not have become the superpower it is today. Instead, the workers in US would’ve likely overthrown capitalism as well following the example of Russia and Europe. We literally could’ve been living in the Star Trek future right now.
That’s a big If. These are Europeans we are talking about. Theres a reason they supported fascism then, and theres a reason so many Americans support it now. Theyre imperialists to their core. Committing violence against others to profit off them is normalized for them. You can’t just undo centuries of colonialism just like that. Sure there will always be some people who see the light so to speak, but the majority of even the proletariat in these imperialist nations are very reactionary, and will always support fascism over socialism.
Thats why its necessary to dismantle the imperialist systems they benefit from first. They’ll all collapse into fascism, turn their colonial violence inwards, and then after that collapse process ends they will be ready for socialism.
When a nation becomes organized in such a way that it is propped up by extractive violence via colonialism and imperialism it will always seek to do so more and more. This process won’t end until its inevitably turned inward. Or in rare cases where its disrupted by some powerful outside force. The turning inward is the fascist stage. Thats my take on it anyway.