The Atlantic Regional Communists return to Blueprints to talk about their growth as political organization, and share some of the methodology that unpins their work. They obviously take some of their cues from Marx, but also from the Black Panthers.

"We're here to learn from people. We're here to serve people. And we're here to help people organize towards a revolution." - Comrade M

One of the things they think sets them apart from other political groups, is the work they do in their communities, and how that work continuously shapes their own organization.

A large part of what they do is also centred around building knowledge. To that end, Comrades M and E give us a quick study on how fascism presents itself here in Canada.

They cover class collaboration, the labour aristocracy and the different phases of fascism that co-exist with our so-called democratic state.

Seeing our typical relationship with the state as being one of "fascist minutemen" - helping to legitimize its domination - their take on 'reforming' the federal NDP, and electoral politics in general, is to be expected.

It also builds on our first discussion with ARC, where they went into more about how they've structured themselves, and why.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean. Produced by: Santiago Helou Quintero

Related Episodes:

• Reimagining Politics and Demystifying Communism (Jan 2025) Our first discussion with the Atlantic Regional Communists;
• Canada's Colonialist Imagination (Oct 2023) Professor Tyler Shipley talks about the mindset that aided genocide in Canada and continues to shape politics here.

More Resources:

• Fascism: A Scientific Definition - Atlantic Regional Communists
• Guest Suggested Reading: “A Rethinking of Everything Altogether” – The Red Clarion

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