Quinn H, Brooklyn, NY
A group of RCA comrades gathered at Coney Island beach for a birthday celebration on Saturday afternoon. We put up an RCI flag on the umbrella pole stuck in the sand.
A group of beachgoers behind us shouted out, “We hate capitalism!” Two comrades went over to talk to them, copies of The Communist in hand. The entire group of half a dozen were engaged in the conversation, enthusiastically agreeing with our perspectives on Zohran, mass consciousness, and the need to build a revolutionary party.
One woman told us how important theory has been for her, saying that she used to be extremely pessimistic, but how Marxism has allowed her to understand the world scientifically and find revolutionary optimism.
When we offered up the paper, they produced $30 for four issues and a copy of our international theoretical journal, In Defence of Marxism. Several of them signed up on the website, saying they’re excited to get involved with our comrades in LA once they return home!
We’re living in an epoch of immense turbulence, pushing more and more layers of the working class to draw revolutionary conclusions. All it takes is a flag, hammer and sickle tshirt, or a communist newspaper to draw in the advanced layers of society that are ready to commit their lives to overthrowing capitalism. Our task is to be prepared with the ideas and literature that can connect with these communists and get them organized!
