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It looks like the government of Milei has increased the popularity of the Trotskyists in Argentina; there are predictions that they might win the next election, and the leader is a woman named Myriam Bregman (a Jewish descendant from Europe). The PTS is known as the Red Peronists. The PTS is the biggest Trotskyist party at present. In May, it filled up a whole stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriam_Bregman
Catholicism adopted various pagan traditions over centuries, often recontextualising them to aid in the conversion of European and Mediterranean cultures, blending pre-Christian practices with Christian theology. Key examples include setting Christmas on the winter solstice (Natalis Invicti), using incense/candles, and venerating saints and the Virgin Mary, mirroring earlier polytheistic customs.
Major Adopted Traditions & Cultural Parallels
Christmas & Solstice (Dec 25th): The birth of Christ was aligned with the Roman festival of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (Birth of the Unconquered Sun) and the winter solstice, incorporating traditions like evergreen trees to symbolise life.Easter & Fertility Rites: Easter rituals, including eggs and bunnies, have roots in pagan festivals celebrating spring fertility, such as the cult of Ishtar.
Veneration of Mary & Saints: The devotion to Mary, including her title as “Queen of Heaven,” shares parallels with ancient mother-child cults like Isis/Osiris in Egypt or Cybele in Rome. The concept of multiple saints replacing local pagan deities is seen as a way to transition pagan followers to Christianity.
Ritual Objects & Symbols: The use of incense, candles, and holy water, as well as the use of halos in art, were common in Greco-Roman, Babylonian, and Egyptian religious ceremonies long before Christianity.
The Rosary & Prayer Beads: While often used in Catholicism, beads for counting prayers were used in various ancient religions, including those in India, Greece, and Egypt.
Titles & Clergy Functions: The papal title Pontifex Maximus was originally used by the highest priest in ancient Rome.
Eucharist & Sacrificial Meals: Similarities exist between the Eucharist and the ritualistic eating of bread and wine in pagan mystery cults, such as the worship of Dionysus and Mithras.Purpose of Adoption
Rather than eradicating all existing customs, the early Church frequently adopted them and provided new, Christian meanings, as encouraged by early leaders like Pope Gregory, to ease the transition for new believers.The catholic church adopted Aztec, Maya and indian religious traditions to convert the native to catholicism.
In Europe, Virgin Mary is white, but in Mexico, Virgin Mary has dark skin, and the message was given to an indian peasant. That is a very lucrative celebration that generates millions of dollars in profits
Voodoo ( Vodou, Vudu ) is also African catholicism.
Haitian Vodou and similar traditions like Louisiana Voodoo are syncretic religions that blended West/Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism. Developed by enslaved people between the 16th and 19th centuries, it merged African deities (lwa) with Catholic saints, often to mask traditional practices under colonial prohibition.
Syncretism: It is not just one or the other, but a combination of traditional African religions (specifically from regions like modern-day Benin/Dahomey) and Roman Catholic rituals.
Masking and Saints: Enslaved people often used images of Catholic saints to represent their own spirits (lwa) to avoid persecution, making the two traditions outwardly interlinked.
Dual Identity: Many practitioners in Haiti and New Orleans often identified, and may still identify, as both Catholic and Vodouist.Cultural Context: While rooted in African traditions, Vodou developed specifically in the New World (Haiti/Louisiana) as a form of survival and cultural resistance.
In summary, characterising it solely as “African Catholicism” is a simplification, but it is accurate to say it is an African diasporic faith deeply syncretised with Roman Catholicism.
Aristides, who was a Salesian fathers and a member of the Liberation theology,y wanted Voodoo to be the official religion of Haiti, ti and that created fierce confrontation with the Catholic church. They wanted him to be overthrown, but they never complained that the Ton Ton Macoute were killing people because Duvalier supported the catholic church
Santeria is African catholicism, and the Catholic Church called it witchcraft. Most ancient and modern religions are connected with the African religions. The Communist Party of Cuba supports Santeria.
Santería is a major Afro-Cuban religion, often considered a pillar of Cuban cultural identity, but it is not the only religion in Cuba. It originated from West African Yoruba traditions that blended with Spanish Roman Catholicism between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Syncretic Nature: Also known as La Regla de Ocha or La Religión Lucumí, it links West African deities, called orishas, with Roman Catholic saints.
Cultural Significance: Santería is often considered a “national religion”, reflecting the resilience of the Cuban spirit, and its roots are deeply tied to the Afro-Cuban community.
Beliefs & Rituals: It focuses on maintaining positive relationships with orishas for guidance and health through offerings and ceremonies.Widespread Practice: Despite previous government repression and historical stigma, it remains heavily practised in Cuba, including in homes, daily life, and in cities like Havana.
Global Spread: It has expanded beyond Cuba to the United States and other regions, particularly after the 1959 revolution.While it is a prominent, often defining faith on the island, other religions like Catholicism are also practised in Cuba, often side-by-side with Santería
At present, workers do not care about socialism; their main concern is to worship right-wing nationalist populist leaders.
They do not care if those leaders are criminals, thieves, xenophobic, racists, warmongers, or homophobic.
Even more, they are willing to lose their own social benefits.
It is pure masochism.
Marx never thought that the working class was going to support their own exploiters
Donald Trump wants to turn Venezuela into the 51st state of the USA.
The so-called Bolivarian socialist revolution went up in smoke, and the pink wave is dying; workers are electing right-wing populist leaders
Most religions and so called sacred books are based on violence, and they can be used by the ruling class to spread nationalism, bigotry, racism and xenophobia. Christians nationalists they do not care if they are electing gangsters, criminals, thieves, racists, or xenophobic candidates. The soviets used the orthodox church in order to spread patriotism among the Russians peasants during World War Two, and Stalin became the apostle of Jesus to finish the diabolical nazism and the other sides also used religion to bless tanks, warplanes, battleships, bombs, and soldiers
When astronauts come back from space, they suffer from a lot of organ and muscle disorders, and their lifespan is shortened. Another illusion created by the profit system to expand airspace tourism
Astronauts face significant, sometimes permanent, organ health issues during spaceflight, including irreversible kidney remodelling due to cosmic radiation, a weakened and rounded heart, and severe vision changes caused by fluid shifts. Extended space travel, such as a mission to Mars, risks permanent, catastrophic damage to the kidneys.
Kidneys: Research indicates space travel can cause structural damage to kidneys, increasing the risk of stone formation and potential long-term, irreversible damage.
Heart and Cardiovascular: The heart shrinks and becomes more spherical in microgravity, making it less efficient. Arterial walls can stiffen, resembling accelerated ageing.
Eyes: Lack of gravity causes fluid shifts towards the head, putting pressure on the eyes and resulting in flattened eyeballs and visual impairment (neuro-ocular syndrome).
Bones and Muscles: Astronauts lose bone mass (roughlyper month) and suffer muscle atrophy because they are not needed for support in zero gravity, leading to “disuse osteoporosis” and weakened muscles.
Skin: The dry, controlled environment of the ISS can lead to accelerated skin thinning and dryness.
Immune System: The immune system weakens, and the body experiences reduced red blood cell production, known as anaemiaThe April and May socialist standard articles were translated and published on several websites
https://www.facebook.com/groups/898984151243744/permalink/1660692855072866/
State capitalism was more successful in Germany during the Nazis period than in the Soviet Union. Despite all the military advancements, the soviet union was still a backward country and was unable to compete with the Western powers and the USA. The late soviet leaders did want the establishment of market capitalism, and that was the reason why they did not put up much resistance during the collapse
Some quakers are living with the natives in the Venezuelan jungles and they call themselves socialists and they have established communes with he natives
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/02/eadj-m02.html
Whose debt is it? Is it a national debt, or the debt of the capitalist class
US national debt surpasses the size of the economy, as the Trump administration demands a surge in military spending.
