Community Liberation Podcast Episode 6: Combat Liberalism- Liberalism Today, Electoralism, and Political Prisoners
Nov 28, 2025
They break down liberalism's roots and critiques through Marx, Mao, and Losurdo. They examine unions, electoralism, and how liberal politics shape worker organizing. They unpack settler colonialism and liberal revisionism. They discuss anti-intellectualism in movements and accessible political study. They trace hype around Zohran Mamdani and the passing of Assata Shakur and Jamil Al-Amin with calls to rebuild prisoner solidarity.
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Liberalism Undermines Collective Struggle
- Liberalism centers individualism and protects private property while justifying colonial violence and exploitation.
- Mao warns it undermines collective revolution by promoting selfish "petty bourgeois" behavior that tolerates incorrect ideas.
Unions Can Reinforce Imperialism
- Unionism in the U.S. often protects a labor aristocracy that benefits from global exploitation.
- Unions can be reformist, tied to electoralism, and sometimes support policing and imperialist policies.
Oakland Transit Union Pushed For More Policing
- IFPTE Local 21 public transit workers in Oakland advocated increasing police presence during contract talks.
- Many advocates were young, white civil engineers calling for "civilianizing" IT to put more cops in the streets.
