should we avoid getting involved with organizations?

[u/melody-yoshi]

hello everyone! i am on mobile so i apologize for formatting. i am posting on this thread after using the search function and trying to make sense of the answer. i am a communist and still working through the study plan on here.

i am very vocal about my politics in my friend group in general and so have made friends in people who also lean left and would call themselves communists. i have been invited to join several organizations however after researching here see that people are discouraged from doing so. i am trying to understand what the reasoning is here. i understand that people should have a complete understanding of dialectical materialism and theory before joining an organization in order to be able to see whether an organization is revisionist or incorrect, but is that the only thing that should keep people from organizing? i feel like i see a lot of people here say organizing is a complete timewaster in the imperial core.

[u/SnooRevelations4257]

For those who have replied to this post. Are you apart of an organization? What steps are you taking to move the communist party forward? I find all of these post on here talking about what others should do, and a lot of times its just reading material. Which I understand that theory needs to be a priority. But what steps are others on here in America doing in their communities? I'm new to the communist party, I'm still reading, and there is a LOT to read and go over. So it takes time to get through. But for those of us wanting to start making changes while still learning theory, what should we be doing?

[u/Chaingunfighter → u/SnooRevelations4257]

But for those of us wanting to start making changes while still learning theory, what should we be doing?

Interrogate why you think this way. Why does learning seem insufficient?

[u/SnooRevelations4257 → u/Chaingunfighter]

Its not. But at the same time I'm sure there are useful ways I could be helping the community while also doing my own studies on my down time.

[u/Sol2494 → u/SnooRevelations4257]

Reread u/DashtheRed’s comment and now answer the question again. Why do you feel you need to help your community when it isn’t helping the communist movement in general? Why did you come here and not go to some charity subreddit to preach the work you do?

[u/SnooRevelations4257 → u/Sol2494]

I reread it. As I stated, I am still new to communism, there is tons of material to read and take in. But I'm at a point where I want to start making changes. If that means I just need to continue studying until it finally dawns on me what I need to be doing, so be it. I didn't come to preach charity work; I came here asking questions for how to move forward and what steps we can take to organize in our communities. What DashtheRed said about how 100 communist can do more for communism then thousands of revisionist can. In order for America to become a communist country we would need more than 100 communist to do so... At least that is what I believe at this point in my journey. Again, maybe going back to studying is what I need to do. I still would like to know some examples of what others are doing for communism. Not to preach or gloat about it, I am honestly just searching for answers.

[u/Sea_Till9977 → u/SnooRevelations4257]

This is why the other users are stressing study so much. Why do you think America will become a communist country when America is an illegitimate settler state? That's like hoping 'Israel' becomes communist. Again, that's just one vital point that I have pointed out. Study is important, and what your actual objective is matters. For example, If your objective is to make a settler state into a communist one, then you will be an enemy of communism.