China is a capitalist country, ruled by a Communist Party. Its leaders repress democratic movements—and Western powers use them to justify imperialist aggression. So what is the duty of socialists in the West?
Brian Bean is a member of the Rampant magazine editorial collective in Chicago, Illinois. This piece is part of an ongoing discussion among American socialists about relating to the current political period in the US.
A recent Red Flag article, "Socialists should not vote for Joe Biden", referred to arguments by US socialists Dan La Botz and Stephen Shalom. Here, they respond to that article, alongside a further response from the article's author Omar Hassan.
The police are rounding up protest organisers and using massive force to crush demonstrations. The right to protest is at risk for everyone, and there's no guarantee we'll get it back.
The Murdoch press and the Liberals are hypocrites–but that doesn't mean Victorian Labor are the good guys. They've privatised, outsourced, and cut their way into a disaster.
