So, like many of you I’m sure, i have been on Xiaohongshu lately. It was like a breath of fresh air. I always knew that China was there with its 1.3 billion strong population a majority of whom are extremely based. To see it first hand though? To actually talk to them? It reignited a flame of hope inside me that was getting pretty weak lately. It’s easy to get lost in the horrible shit going on. Especially in the west. Where youre surrounded by fascists and radlibs constantly. Part of why i use lemmy is to get that experience of being around sane people. Who arent existing in some alternate reality created by US propaganda.

Now despite my username I’m not one of those people who thinks China does no wrong, and is a perfect utopia. It’s still very much in the early stages of socialism and admits as much. One thing i heard from a Chinese comrade though was- paraphrased: “China is preparing to bring the next international socialist movement by 2050. Things are going well, and we are confident. The party brings us good news regularly, and great progress is being made.” and another one asked “Are you [people in the west] prepared for revolutionary action?”

It made me think. Am i ready - If China launched a worldwide effort to support socialist movements, and revolutions as the USSR once did - tomorrow? I’m not. Not even close. I mean yeah obviously the west itself doesn’t have the conditions needed for it. It’s not ready at all. Me personally I’m not either, BUT I could be with some work.

So i am going to change that. I have 25 years according to that comrade; more than enough time. I’ll be a bit old, but not to the point i can’t fight. I’ve made a plan, and already started putting it into action. No more escapism in my free time. I will be learning Chinese, teaching myself math that i missed out on in school up to calculus, learning a martial art, exercising A LOT more, diving more into my radio hobby, buying a gun/learning how to shoot it well, studying up on other useful subjects, and teaching myself some advanced first-aid. Perhaps I’ll even study up on modern guerilla tactics used by the axis of resistance a bit.

If that day ever comes where I am needed be it in 2050, or otherwise I don’t want to even have to consider if I’m ready or not. I want to just be able to say “hell yeah” and get to work.