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minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.auOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agoIt got Ireland independence. It got Algeria independence. It got Cyprus independence. Has vanguardism ever toppled a government in a “developed” country?
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI don’t think so. Most liberation movements have failed. I believe this is because liberation is extremely difficult to achieve. I’ll look into those specific struggles but if you have any reading I would be interested.
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.auOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoRevolution is however far more effective than reform, which has never worked. And no sadly, nothing specific that comes to mind. I will Ireland’s story is complex and spans decades of conflict.
It got Ireland independence.
It got Algeria independence.
It got Cyprus independence.
Has vanguardism ever toppled a government in a “developed” country?
I don’t think so. Most liberation movements have failed. I believe this is because liberation is extremely difficult to achieve.
I’ll look into those specific struggles but if you have any reading I would be interested.
Revolution is however far more effective than reform, which has never worked.
And no sadly, nothing specific that comes to mind. I will Ireland’s story is complex and spans decades of conflict.