American Communist Party (2024)
American Communist Party | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | ACP |
| Leader | Collective leadership (Plenary Council) |
| Chairperson | Haz Al-Din |
| Secretary | Chris Helali |
| Founder | Jackson Hinkle, Haz Al-Din, Christopher Helali, and others |
| Founded | July 21, 2024 |
| Split from | Communist Party USA |
| Newspaper | Red America |
| Think tank | Institute for a Free America |
| Ideology | MAGA communism Marxism–Leninism (self-proclaimed) Populism Left-wing nationalism Socialist patriotism Anti-revisionism (self-proclaimed) American–Canadian unionism |
| Political position | Syncretic[ACP] |
| International affiliation | World Anti-Imperialist Platform |
| Slogan | "America belongs to the working class." |
| Website | |
| https://acp.us/ | |
^ ACP: The party adheres to MAGA communism, an ideology that calls for a synthesis of far-left Marxist–Leninist economic policies with the right-wing populism of Donald Trump's MAGA movement.[1][2] | |
The American Communist Party (ACP) is a decentralized and syncretic political party in the United States. It was founded on July 21, 2024, as a splinter group from the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
History
[edit]Over the course of two years, from 2022 to 2024, several individuals joined the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) with the goal of infiltrating and remaking the party, saying they wanted to "reclaim" it from "liberals, federal agents, and Democrats." Members of this infiltration included viewers of two livestreamers and political commentators: self-described MAGA communist Jackson Hinkle and Infrared founder Haz Al-Din.[3][4][5]
During the 32nd CPUSA National Convention in June 2024, the party passed "Resolution 5," supporting a united front against Donald Trump and fascism.[6] Members of the infiltration group who disapproved of this action split off in July 2024, declaring the American Communist Party (ACP). The ACP claimed that the CPUSA had betrayed the ideals of democratic centralism, calling them reactionary and betrayers of the working class due to their supposed support for the Democratic Party.[7][8][9]
The party's founders, which made up the Plenary Council, included Hinkle, Al-Din, and Christopher Helali, former leader of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA). The ACP also said that twenty-nine clubs of the CPUSA had split and joined the ACP as well, though the CPUSA itself denied this and at least ten clubs denied signing the declaration.[10][11]
Hinkle was invited as an international observer to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election that took place on July 28, 2024.[12] The ACP joined the World Anti-Imperialist Platform (WAP) in August of that same year.[13]
Ideology and platform
[edit]The ACP describes itself as a Marxist–Leninist political party, as evidenced by both its declaration and constitution.[7] However, the party neither explicitly calls for the abolition of capitalism or the establishment of socialism in either document. Both the CPUSA and the Communist Workers’ Platform USA have described the party as "National Bolsheviks."[11] Both Hinkle and Al-Din self-identify as MAGA communists.[4]
While the ACP's platform does call for the nationalization of large corporations, it also advocates for an end to "mass immigration," a right to refuse vaccines, a ban on genetically modified food, population exchanges, the creation of "people's militias," and the annexation of Canada.[9][14] The ACP also supports social conservatism, with Hinkle expressing on his social media that the ACP must "protect our youth from trans terrorists and propagandists." Al-Din also said that the party opposed a supposed "decline in basic masculine virtues" and the "effeminization" of men.[3]
Election results
[edit]As of March 2025, the ACP has only won a single local election. Co-founder and secretary Christopher Helali ran for high bailiff of Orange County. Vermont, a role unique to local governments in the state.[15]
| Year | Candidate | Office | County | Votes | % | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Christopher Helali | High bailiff | Orange County, Vermont | 446 | Won | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ Al-Din, Haz (2022-09-18). "THE RISE OF MAGA COMMUNISM". Infrared. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "MAGA Communism Taking America by STORM". Infrared on YouTube. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ a b Owen, Tess (May 24, 2024). "'A deranged fringe movement': what is Maga communism, the online ideology platformed by Tucker Carlson?". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Steinberg, Julia (July 30, 2024). "The MAGA Communists Launched a Party". The Free Press.
- ^ Gillot, Hannah (November 6, 2023). "Who is Jackson Hinkle? Twitter's most viral misinformation spreader and anti-Israel activist". The Jewish Chronicle. ISSN 0021-633X
- ^ "32nd National Convention CPUSA resolutions". Communist Party USA. May 31, 2024
- ^ a b "Declaration of the American Communist Party". American Communist Party. July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Communist Workers' Platform USA: Regarding the so-called "American Communist Party"". In Defense of Communism. July 29, 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ a b "The Essence of the 'American Communist Party'". Politsturm. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ Evans, Jordan Willow (July 24, 2024). "American Communist Party Launch Met with Pushback from CPUSA Clubs". Independent Political Report.
- ^ a b "Communist Workers' Platform USA: Regarding the so-called "American Communist Party"". In Defense of Communism. July 29, 2024.
- ^ Bórquez, Claudio Aguayo (2024-01-01). "Por una política de la verdad" [For the politics of truth]. Por una política de la verdad (in Spanish).
- ^ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists - Platform". 2024-08-10. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "Program" (PDF). American Communist Party. October 12, 2024.
- ^ Gravino, Michele (November 8, 2024). "In America hanno eletto un comunista. Ed è trumpiano". La Repubblica.
- ^ "Vermont Election Night Results". Vermont Secretary of State.