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For #Marx, the lower phase of #communism marks the /completion /of the
#socialist #revolution. This is the point at which there is no longer a
#capitalist class who may resist #democratic rule, and indeed no #class
divisions at all, hence the point at which the
#repressive functions of
the
#state are no longer needed and wither away. So whereas #communist or
socialist measures are part of ‘the real movement which abolishes the
present state of things’,38 the lower /phase /of communism is the first
destination. If it is to lead to the lower phase of communism, a
democratic government and a democratised state must make conscious
efforts to get there. That means progressively bringing value production
under
#planned, democratic control, for the purposes of meeting #need.
Hence,
#value production will recede under a #workers’ state and be
insignificant or non-existent at the point of reaching the lower phase
of communism. [Peter Jones, The Falling Rate of Profit and the Great Recession of 2007–2009, 2021: xxxv]

Για τον Μαρξ, η κατώτερη βαθμίδα του κομμουνισμού σηματοδοτεί την //ολοκλήρωση// της σοσιαλιστικής επανάστασης. Είναι το σημείο στο οποίο δεν υπάρχει πλέον αστική τάξη ικανή να αντισταθεί στην δημοκρατική εξουσία, και στην πραγματικότητα δεν υπάρχουν ταξικές διαιρέσεις καθόλου· άρα είναι και το σημείο όπου οι κατασταλτικές λειτουργίες του κράτους καθίστανται περιττές και σταδιακά μαραζώνουν. Έτσι, ενώ τα κομμουνιστικά ή σοσιαλιστικά μέτρα αποτελούν μέρος του «πραγματικού κινήματος που καταργεί την υπάρχουσα κατάσταση πραγμάτων», η κατώτερη βαθμίδα του κομμουνισμού είναι ο πρώτος σταθμός. Εάν πρόκειται να επιτευχθεί αυτή η βαθμίδα, η δημοκρατική διακυβέρνηση και ένα εκδημοκρατισμένο κράτος πρέπει να καταβάλουν συνειδητές προσπάθειες για την πραγματοποίησή της. Αυτό σημαίνει τη σταδιακή υπαγωγή της παραγωγής αξίας σε σχεδιασμένο, δημοκρατικό έλεγχο, με σκοπό την ικανοποίηση των αναγκών. Κατά συνέπεια, η παραγωγή αξίας θα υποχωρεί υπό ένα εργατικό κράτος και θα είναι αμελητέα ή ανύπαρκτη κατά την επίτευξη της κατώτερης βαθμίδας του κομμουνισμού.

#Germany seeks to #deport #protesters

Submitted by webadmin on 9 April, 2025

"The German state has issued deportation orders for three #EUCitizens and one #American who have attended #ProPalestinian protests.

"Berlin immigration authorities issued the orders on 31 March, demanding that the four individuals leave Germany within one month or else face deportation. Their orders cite a protest in October 2024 in which masked individuals caused 'significant property damage, including #graffiti', as well as resisting arrest and calling a #police officer a '#fascist'.

"Unusually, three of the four orders also invoke the German principle of #Staatsräson, (“#StateReason”). This term originates from a speech #AngelaMerkel gave to the #IsraeliKnesset in 2008, asserting that #Israeli security was fundamental to the purpose of the German state.

"Staatsräson is not an officially defined term or codified anywhere in the German constitution or by German courts. At least two of the protestors are appealing the decision, with their lawyer telling Al-Monitor that it is a 'political concept, not a legal concept, and therefore unlawful'.

"In any case, the #deportation of #activists for #protesting should be opposed.

#Khalil

"The activists’ lawyer has drawn parallels to the case of #MahmoudKhalil in the US. 'I see similarities… It is weaponization of #ImmigrationLaw as a tool to silence #PoliticalDissent'. Khalil’s case may also lead to a debate on interpretations of the US constitution’s #FirstAmendment.

"Back in February, #Berlin police broke up a protest, citing a ban on '#ArabicChanting', the playing of #ArabicMusic, or giving a speech in #Arabic. In October 2024, police raided the homes of five men, four of whom were being investigated over 'authorship of #antisemitic social media posts'.

Clapping

"And after the joint Israeli-Palestinian documentary #NoOtherLand won an Academy Award, German culture minister Claudia Roth insisted that she was only clapping for Israeli director Yuval Abraham, not Palestinian director #BaselAdra. Several politicians, including the mayor of Berlin, called for her resignation. A torrent of public criticism was aimed at #YuvalAbraham for his acceptance speech, to which he responded: 'To stand on German soil as the son of Holocaust survivors and call for a ceasefire — and to then be labelled as antisemitic is not only outrageous, it is also literally putting Jewish lives in danger.'

"Israeli politicians cited German politicians when attacking the filmmakers themselves, and only weeks later, co-director #HamdanBallal was attacked by #IsraeliSettlers in the #WestBank, and removed from an ambulance by #IDF soldiers.

"German Staatsräson is less about assuring Israel’s right to exist, and more about giving a free hand to the #repressive policies of the Israeli right."

Source:
workersliberty.org/story/2025-

#CriminalizingDissent #ProPalestineActivists #ProPalestine
#CriminalizingProtest #AntiProtestLaws
#GermanyPol #GermanAntiProtestLaws
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #RightWing #StudentProtesters #Zionism #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Enablers

Workers' LibertyGermany seeks to deport protestersThe German state has issued deportation orders for three EU citizens and one American who have attended pro-Palestinian protests. Berlin immigration authorities issued the orders on 31 March, demanding that the four individuals leave Germany within one month or else face deportation. Their orders cite a protest in October 2024 in which masked individuals caused “significant property damage, including graffiti”, as well as resisting arrest and calling a police officer a “fascist”.

Twenty Lessons On Tyranny From the Twentieth Century
1. Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of #authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more #repressive #government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do....snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-l #democracy #oligarchy #politics #government #freedom #justice #civilliberties #vote #voting #privacy #WomensHealthcare

Thinking about... · Twenty Lessons On TyrannyBy Timothy Snyder

danielpinchbeck.substack.com/p

#Israeli #Genocide and the #USElection
For #Republicans, Israel provides a model for a #repressive, religious #ethno-state

..." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sabotaged cease-fire talks with both Hamas and Hezbollah while recklessly escalating the conflict instead of reaching an agreement that could achieve many of Israel’s stated war aims, including the release of Israeli hostages.
...
It is clear that, both in Gaza and Lebanon, Israel has."...

Daniel Pinchbeck’s Newsletter · Israeli Genocide and the US ElectionBy Daniel Pinchbeck
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This is probably one of the most popular examples, but unfortunately this kind of dynamics are terribly common in the #capitalist #repressive society we live in.

For instance, very few people internationally know about the 50+ km tunnel despicable assholes are trying to drill in the Alps between Italy and France, causing countless negative repercussions on the environment and spending a shitload of money, all to reduce the Turin-Lyon leg by merely 20 minutes 🤯🤬.

More info about this:

@killyourfm #TAV #NoTAV

it.m.wikipedia.orgNo TAV - Wikipedia

Stop jailing climate truth tellers!

This sentence is gut-punch. Peaceful climate activists will spend the next 4-5 years in jail

Why? For leading a #video call about a #protest against the #Tory govt's failure on #climate change & plans to max out oil/gas

Effect of #repressive #Tory laws which treat peaceful protest as violence

Yet big #polluters destroy our planet with impunity.

secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/u

AvaazPeaceful climate activists - YEARS in prison?They’re putting behind bars the people who fight for climate justice. We can’t let it happen.
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"the organic organizing among women that surged in the wake of Trump’s defeat of #HillaryClinton in 2016. The networks of #women, the organizations they created, the entry into #politics of a new generation of women politicians and the muscle memory for grass-roots activity remain, now invigorated by the #Harris campaign. A #GOP ticket even more #misogynistic, #repressive and #hateful than its 2016 version has lit a fire under these women."
washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship
With the number of internet blackouts on the rise, cybersecurity firm eQualitie figured out how to hide censored online news in satellite TV signals.
wired.com/story/equalitie-troj #Sneak #Past #Repressive #Internet #Censorship
#cybersecurity #eQualitie figured #hide #censored #online #news #satellite #TV #signals

WIRED · A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet CensorshipBy Justin Ling
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@designative

☝️ Calling the pro-democracy #HongKongprotests "often-violent" without basic qualifiers (i.e. that is was the increasingly militarized regime forces forcing the citizens to take ever greater defensive measures) is essentially echoing the #CCP-imposed #Hongkong regime's #propaganda.

Should the #Chinese #dictatorship be even considered in terms of #tourism?

I suppose #business people must keep businessing. But must others normalize the #repressive regime?

Call of hands: Who here enjoys holidaying in a #PrisonOfNations?

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@jxself

The #streamingServices (forced) trend is widely documented as wasteful for #environment and favours entities with large capital to serve such easily from many #datacenter locations. See our recent toot. Also, because they reject #internetAnonymisers the household is trivially #surveilled and thus easily inflenced/led by #advertisers and/or #repressive forces. Includes being targetted for not streaming enough, or switching off the stream at the "wrong" time, etc.

"You're being dramatic"
"You're not respecting Chinese imperialism."
"Your language isn't that important."
"You should just accept that Mandarin & Cantonese are superior."
"Why are you trying to divide Chinese?"
"You're a boat rocker!"
"You should be more ladylike."

All these #repressive & #oppressive statements given to me in #Chinatown areas. Most times I ignore & walk away. Other times, I rip into them in #Teochew & they're shocked. I shouldn't have to face hate from my own ppls.