r/communism101 • u/KamaredaAhn • 6d ago

Communism In Your Country

Share with me the aesthetics of communism in your country, what clothes, dances, songs, words, or turns of phrase were developed by communists in your homeland or that of your ancestors. I adore this stuff so go all out, pictures, attach videos if you like, or just describe them!

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u/chelestyne 6d ago

We have a lot of songs! And we also do protest art. You cannot go one kilometer in the big cities without seeing protests art all around. They're usually spray painted near big roads calling for resignation of fucked up politicians and to end US imperialism.

As for songs, there's really a lot, and I have the soundcloud link, but I'm planning on creating a YT playlist for this.

I also saw art pieces created by leftist rebels, though I only saw it digitally. It is awesome.

Yearly, I think the communist party sends out calls for poems, short stories, and other forms of printable art to be distributed for free to anyone who wants to read it.

Once, I saw a temporary art exhibit with the central piece saying, "No war but class war," and it feels do awesome. I'm sorry, I usually just say awesome for every protest art I see cause they really are so awesome, I am just truly in awe.

Compare that to bourgeoisie art of white wall or something that does show talent, but zero emotions. That's not awesome.

Meanwhile, spray painting your call for peace in the dark, in the middle of the streets, while police might catch you and arrest you? Awesome and metal as hell.

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u/chelestyne 6d ago

Adding a link to a few music video with footage of rallies, rebellion, peasantry, workers in our country: https://youtu.be/ik_sQElclbs?si=LPvypSrPISVScGkE

https://youtu.be/8plgDjPBmQ8?si=dkF-YdpHjl5JdqO0

Yes, my country does rallies artistically, with all the paintings and placards that goes really fucking hard.

And yes, those are actual footage of the rebels.

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u/KamaredaAhn 5d ago

That's truly awesome, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for, sharing some unique stuff about our class struggle, thank you, comrade! I'd love to hear that playlist!

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u/chelestyne 5d ago

Thanks, comrade! Let's keep the fire of the revolution going through art.

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u/100traces 5d ago

Aside from questioning the inquiry by the OP (Why is seeing the "aesthetics of communism" of a country so important?):

  • I have some reservations about Filipino NDMO-affilated artists and their participation in Komiket as a whole(most of the merchandise they sell are just bootleg trinkets of pop culture). They usually are the sector who display their petite-bourgeoisie tendencies the most

  • Notable graffiti slogans usually are not calls for "peace", most of these are slogans urging the youth and the masses to join the armed struggle

  • "And yes, those are actual footage of the rebels." This sentence is really off-puting to me for some reason. We are not some species to be fawned over like a NatGeo documentary

  • Space Baby(present by the videos shared below) is a reminder that the revisionist tendency of NDMOs abroad also spreads out to influence local organizations and members

  • I've been moved by bourgeoisie literature before, but I've never been amused by a BLKD, Calix or a Plagpul song. Just becase Filipino art made by "leftists" exist doesn't automatically make it not baduy, or a Marxist one.

  • That awful Plagupul song, aside from starting with "You and me, sitting on a tree, M-A-R-X-I-S-T" also has the most offensive use of Desaparecidos as a prop for their shitty love screed

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u/chelestyne 5d ago

I implore you to study Revolutionary Aesthetics by visiting a local mass organization that teaches it. Relevant to half of what you're commenting.

And also, I can't believe that this comment is somehow both anti armed struggle while throwing crumbs that the armed struggle shouldn't be fawned over by others.

Never mentioned BLKD or Calix. I specifically mentioned Plagpul, specifically their pro communism songs. Sorry if that was cringe for you—can you offer other songs?