As stated elsewhere, I’m incredibly skeptical of any strategy that depends on trying to “convince” capitalist organizations to help the people. This is entirely contrary to how the working class has historically taken power, the organization must itself be a worker organization. Lady Izdihar made an excellent model of the Leninist theory of revolutionary organization:
Worker organizing has consistently been the most effective and widespread form of gaining working class control. We cannot simply appeal to congress, even if we could flip one against the system they represent, they would be drummed out of the party and relentlessly harassed. The capitalist system protects itself from within, and must be overthrown by the working class.
The FDR admin was pretty helpful. Union membership was declining during the Great Depression until the admin started implementing labor and union-friendly policies. Wouldn’t have happened without organization and all that either, of course. Even the NLB under Biden was marginally helpful. I mean, the politicians obviously won’t want to overthrow the system or anything like that, and a lot of the reforms could be seen as a way to save capitalism from itself.
It’s important to contextualize that the concessions of the FDR period were a response to better working conditions in the soviet union. This was a calculated move not to help workers, but protect capital.
A plan - if it’s not too late https://represent.us/ A video about it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQij4aQq1k
As stated elsewhere, I’m incredibly skeptical of any strategy that depends on trying to “convince” capitalist organizations to help the people. This is entirely contrary to how the working class has historically taken power, the organization must itself be a worker organization. Lady Izdihar made an excellent model of the Leninist theory of revolutionary organization:
Worker organizing has consistently been the most effective and widespread form of gaining working class control. We cannot simply appeal to congress, even if we could flip one against the system they represent, they would be drummed out of the party and relentlessly harassed. The capitalist system protects itself from within, and must be overthrown by the working class.
The FDR admin was pretty helpful. Union membership was declining during the Great Depression until the admin started implementing labor and union-friendly policies. Wouldn’t have happened without organization and all that either, of course. Even the NLB under Biden was marginally helpful. I mean, the politicians obviously won’t want to overthrow the system or anything like that, and a lot of the reforms could be seen as a way to save capitalism from itself.
It’s important to contextualize that the concessions of the FDR period were a response to better working conditions in the soviet union. This was a calculated move not to help workers, but protect capital.