Identity Politics (IDpol) and Communism

Some of this is copy and pasted from an announcement I made on r/socialism before, but I think is highly relevant now.I want to welcome all comrades from every single background. Race, gender, sex, religion, these differences and each struggle behind them shows a type of oppression under our capitalist system, and enriches our movement to an ever more relevant influence in politics today.I want to discuss identity politics (IDpol) today because there some who are downplaying these struggles. Now, before even getting into the problematic nature of this, I want to acknowledge that, yes, Liberals have use IDPol to raise false flags about meaningless, contrarian, and/or materialistic points that work against Marxists. But we cannot dismiss the struggle each minority community has gone through. If leftists continue to solely focus on "class theory" and persist that race, sex, gender, and other identities struggle as secondary, our communities will not unite under such banner.Socialism has an imbedded history with every minority community in its struggle against capitalist oppression, and we are very proud to have them within our fight against its overthrow. Our unity comes from understanding each struggle and how incredibly important it is in forming our identities. There can be no excused ignorance for the greater call for class struggle if there are obvious frustrations within some comrades who either attempt to paternally equalize to themselves or dismiss as irrelevant. The black struggle is different from the queer struggle, and so is the Latin, Asian, elderly and disabled struggle. But our acknowledgment of such reality does not bring division.As a Latin comrade, who has struggled with his own identity, as well as stood hand in hand with many minority communities, we are not secondary.Our struggle is not divisive. It enhances our movements and organization.Our struggle is not to be used for reactionary means, but to unite us against oppressors of all kinds.Our struggle is not a distraction. It has built movements on a sturdy foundation that is Marxism. From Mao to Fanon, Huey Newton to the Mattachine Society, our struggles push communism to new heights for a diverse people that stand as one.The liberation of all people is necessary for our movement's success. via /r/communism https://ift.tt/369aeFe