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1. I heard about it online - Leftypol, Reddit, Twitter. I thought it would be useful for me (and for Marxists as a whole) to contribute.
2. I consider myself a Marxist-Leninist. I would describe my personal ideology as something along the lines of "Socialism with Australian Characteristics" (I am Australian and a member of the CPA, the leading Australian ML party), though I admit such an "ideology" is not much more than my own personal positions mixed in with what I can best describe as Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought applied to an Australian setting. I have some left-wing nationalist tendencies, I admit, but I can only look upon the likes of "National Bolshevism" and "Patriotic Socialism" with disgust.
3. I agree completely with all of the ProleWiki principles. I have no complaints, they are exactly mine.
4. The liberation of the LGBT community is mandatory for the general liberation of the Proletariat. Though I am a cis-het man, with zero experience in intimate relationships (though not for lack of trying), I have come to gradually understand the importance of movements such as Pride through my own experiences with such movements and association with LGBT comrades. I look upon the Pride movement quite fondly as an example of how human sociality could be, a complete breaking down of all labels and barriers, with people simply existing as they please.
5. Joseph Stalin was, in my opinion, the greatest of humanity's heroes to ever walk the earth. Though he was not a perfect man, nor was he a god or a king, he was easily the greatest leader humanity has ever produced. His accomplishments and the accomplishments of his government are astonishing. Never before had such bounds in culture, human development, equality and democratic expression been created in human history, on such a massive scale, and never again were they replicated or surpassed until the triumph of Comrade Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China on 1 October 1949. These men were men, not gods. They made mistakes, they did certain things that modern Communists must not repeat (e.g. Stalin's homophobia and sponsorship of Lysenkoism, Mao supporting Pol Pot). But, ultimately, they were legendary heroes that all Communists should look towards as shining examples of exemplary determination, courage, and leadership in the struggle against the Bourgeoisie. They are to be learned from, and honoured insofar as their deeds warrant it. They are not to be copied, for their times have come and gone, but studied, so we may be greater than they were.
6. All of those countries are Socialist and are pursuing a Socialist path in accordance with their national, cultural, political, and social-economic circumstances. There is a dictatorship of the proletariat in each state, the working masses are roused and consciously striving for the common goal of Socialism. They are Socialist states, and examples to learn from, but not copy.
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2. Anything related to Australia or other things I happen to know about. I noticed there is a page on the ACP but not the CPA, for example.
3. National liberation is mandatory for the Communist revolution generally. The only justified stance one can take within a Colonial state is to fight for its destruction. In Australia, this means the restoration of indigenous sovereignty, reparations, and the beginning of an earnest, proletarian reconciliation process. I am quite fond of the concept of Plurinationalism for that reason.
5. I feel as though the concept of a familial unit will always persist in some manner. However, the family unit that is pushed now is undoubtedly a model of the Bourgeoisie created to optimise the reproduction of labour (and by extension exploited wealth). Since "family" is a social construct, and as such by definition an invention of mankind, its definition and what constitutes a family will and will always be in a state of transition and change. A family is whatever you want it to be. In that sense, then, I suppose the abolition of the family is naturally going to come with the Social aspect of the Communist revolution. I believe that Communists should encourage people to think outside of the box, and expand what the definition of a family is. Which, in a sense, does "Abolish" the family.
6. The opposition of warmongering and militarisation against China, the fight against fascism and reactionary right-wing violence, supporting the anti-colonial efforts of indigenous Australians, and campaigning for action on climate change and cost-of-living (and the economy generally).
7. Marxism is the only one guided by an actual scientific outlook (Dialectical and Historical Materialism) as opposed to most other Anti-Capitalist movements, which are, by and large, governed by the same classical liberal idealism as their opponents.