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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqrnmu8 wrote

We are busy spending money to help combat homelessness and buying farm land to help food insecurity doesn’t leave much for ads

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shadowaic t1_iqrpy89 wrote

Creating some sort of presence saying "Hey, we exist and this is what we stand for" doesn't have to cost a lot, or really any amount, of money. Truth is that having 10 or 20 of you giving everything to try to address those goals is far less effective than having a couple hundred people give some time and effort. But you'll never get to the latter point if people don't know you exist.

There's also the reality that the CP, for reasons real or imagined, has never been able to get a foothold in the political system in the US. Between the Red Scare, the Reagan era scapegoating, the collapse of the USSR, the various failures across Latin America, you guys have an uphill battle. This is then exacerbated by the fact that, across the Left, more time and effort seems to be spent on infighting over what type of Communism is the best, purest form (Marxist/Leninist? Trotskyism? Anarcho-syndacalism? AnCap bullshit?) instead of actually fighting the creeping fascism that's clearly evident across the country and even in our own back yards (Patriot Front anyone). These conditions make it so much harder for any progressive movement to actually hit a clear goal. It's just difficult to see how taking on all the baggage that comes with the name "Communist Party" is any sort of advantage.

But for real, I'm rooting for you. This state has been pretty good about keeping a focus on leftist ideals, Ranked Choice Voting makes running for office potentially viable for a whole lot of people who would otherwise be totally marginalized, and as a bonus, we can all focus our time and energy right now on telling Paul Lepage to fuck off.

Best of luck to you

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqrrako wrote

Thank you! This is the best and most constructive comment I’ve read under this post, I’ll make sure to tell the party what we should be working on so we can our name out there.

Best of luck to you too

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silverport t1_iqsdmrk wrote

Yes! Please change your name! Maine CP sounds like Maine Child Porn.

How about Social Democratic Labor Party? Or Maine Labor Party? Keep the agenda, change the name. In fact, Communist Party should rebrand itself to Social Labor Party!

You can capitalize on increased labor union sentiment in the country and drive up numbers. People are looking for a viable 3rd option.

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsdzd3 wrote

We would love to do that! But sadly the second we do that we get the people saying “you changed your name to trick people into liking communism”

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsewgs wrote

Also, currently we operate as a branch of the national communist party USA so it would be impossible to switch the name unless they wanted to and currently it’s not really on their to do list

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silverport t1_iqsgih7 wrote

This is America bro! People are stupid! You can put a lipstick on a pig here and call it Marilyn Monroe.

Look at the MAGA crowd. Those people are looking to cling onto something because neither party cares enough about them and Trump is totally exploiting them. They are just too stupid to understand.

You can reword a communist agenda into a language that is more appreciated in the United States. Reword it along the labor movement or black lives matter or lgbtq+, (whatever don’t care) something and make it about those poor working class people, living paycheck to paycheck, being taken advantage of by their employer, and I guarantee that you will win elections and make a change.

If you guys really wanna make a change, now is the time to really strike when there is disharmony in Washington. This is the perfect opportunity for a third-party to shoehorn their way into politics and stick around.

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Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqshe7l wrote

You make some really good points, and I think a lot like you do but sadly I’m only one person in the party of around 50, though I have been the one pushing for actual candidates to run and other things. But thank you for actually being constructive and giving me some things to talk to the party about :)

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silverport t1_iqskk3x wrote

DM me to if you want to keep the conversation going. I’m independently fierce! I vote for the least bad choice.

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