Post #4037467

2026-07-23 13:46 UTC

The quest for statehood is an important part of gaining national sovereignty in an era of imperialism. Even if you support ending statehood, surely you can see the utility of worker-states like Cuba in protecting their people against the US Empire, no?

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@DudleyMason@lemmy.ml 2026-07-23 14:17

I thought Anarkiddies believed that it only requires a fervent enough belief of the Magic of Freedom to keep reactionaries within and imperialists abroad from scuttling your revolution before you even manage to round up all of the ruling class? /S

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@PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 2026-07-23 16:36

Even if you support ending statehood, surely you can see the utility of worker-states like Cuba in protecting their people against the US Empire, no? I do think that the Cuban government is doing good work to oppose US imperialism and even keep their local proletariat afloat (if there was ever a counterexample for my thesis that states are bad, it would be Cuba IMO), but despite its statehood, not because of it. Like just because an organization does some good things does not mean that I have no critiques about the various hierarchies and modes of domination that organization simultaneously imposes upon its people. Like my support for Cuba is critical support for exactly this reason.

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