Youssef Bouchi writes on the importance of American socialism from his perspective as an Arab immigrant in Canada:

“Grassroots movements in the U.S. already understand this […] Our task from the outside is to support them.”

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        american exceptionalism: socialist edition

        seriously though, how would an us-american socialist revolution (let’s pretend that’s possible) be better for the world than the usa crumbling completely?

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      The point isn’t some idea of American Exceptionalism, but that a successful Socialist revolution in the world’s largest Empire will dramatically liberate the Global South.

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        a revolution in the world’s largest empire is extremely unlikely by virtue of it being the world’s largest empire

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          Imperialism is an unsustainable practice, and the Empire must still be overthrown, whether internally or externally. I don’t think revolution is impossible, but either revolution or outside factors are still required to progress beyond the present stage in Imperialism.

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            sure. it’s not gonna come from within, though. it’s no coincidence that no successful socialist revolution ever happened in the imperial core

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          This seems like a non sequitur on its face, but I’m sure you speaking to something(s) specific that went over my head.

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            American exceptionalism is based in white supremacy. The world needs socialism. Not “American socialism.”

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              Ah, I see. Yeah that’s a shit title. The world does not need a white savoir to bestow socialism upon the world.