In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings. Despite its terminology, building implosion also includes the controlled demolition of other structures, like bridges, smokestacks, towers, and tunnels. This is typically done to save time and money of what would otherwise be an extensive demolition process with construction equipment, as well as to reduce construction workers exposure to infrastructure that is in severe disrepair.

Building implosion, which reduces to seconds a process which could take months or years to achieve by other methods, typically occurs in urban areas[citation needed] and often involves large landmark structures.

The actual use of the term "implosion" to refer to the destruction of a building is a misnomer. This had been stated of the destruction of 1515 Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida. "What happens is, you use explosive materials in critical structural connections to allow gravity to bring it down.

The term "implosion" was coined by my grandmother back in, I guess, the '60s. It's a more descriptive way to explain what we do than "explosion". There are a series of small explosions, but the building itself isn't erupting outward. It's actually being pulled in on top of itself. What we're really doing is removing specific support columns within the structure and then cajoling the building in one direction or another, or straight down.

Stacy Loizeaux, NOVA, December 1996

Building implosion techniques do not rely on the difference between internal and external pressure to collapse a structure. Instead, the goal is to induce a progressive collapse by weakening or removing critical supports; therefore, the building can no longer withstand gravity loads and will fail under its own weight

Numerous small explosives, strategically placed within the structure, are used to catalyze the collapse. Nitroglycerin, dynamite, or other explosives are used to shatter reinforced concrete supports. Linear shaped charges are used to sever steel supports. These explosives are progressively detonated on supports throughout the structure. Then, explosives on the lower floors initiate the controlled collapse.

A simple structure like a chimney can be prepared for demolition in less than a day. Larger or more complex structures can take up to six months of preparation to remove internal walls and wrap columns with fabric and fencing before firing the explosives.

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[–] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 18 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Anything presenting as a Marxist party but refusing to use “communist” is a potential warning sign. Think “revolutionary socialist party”, “socialist equality party”, “socialist alternative”.

If they’re Marxists but using the term “Stalinist”, that’s 99% chance trots in my experience. It’s their pejorative term for MLs or non-revisionist communists.

They will also potentially have references to 4th international, or 7th, or 25th, whatever number those silly lot are up to now, on their website or magazine or whatever. Speaking of magazines, trots LOVE making newspapers.

In my experience trots are either:

almost exclusively based around organising on student campuses (where I assume they do well because kids are interesting in capitalist alternatives but have been propagandised against muh scary Lenin and Stalin, Trotsky is less vilified, wonder why…). These student groups will then glom on to almost any protest movement that has left wing appeal make themselves highly visible, biggest banners, trying to get to the front, etc. The leadership will be made up of academics or professional students who have been at uni for like 10+ years (or now work there in some capacity), whilst the rank and file is made up of 18-22 year old kids who they seem to burn out and drive away from the movement completely by the time they leave university.

Or,

basically invisible groups who will show up to pickets to awkwardly hand out printed out articles they have written about how the striking workers union is inherently flawed and going to betray them, whilst being unable to really talk to the workers or look them in the eye due to social awkwardness. (Of course a lot of unions suck but this strikes me as a bizarre thing to do during a strike lol).

In my experience trots seem to dislike working with other left groups to some degree.

Trots love front organisations. For every lefty issue they will start a front that they actually control - “unionists for Palestine”, “students for the climate”, “community against fascism”, whatever, so they can more surreptitiously insert themselves into every issue.

Obviously, if they’re hosting reading groups or seminars to talk about the revolutionary thought of Trotsky, that’s a sign lol. They will obviously also endorse Marx and Lenin, but reject Stalin. In my experience they also will just blanket reject working with ML, Maoist, groups. Not sure how they get along with anarchists but in my city the anarchists do fuck all so it’s hard to know.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago

In my experience they also will just blanket reject working with ML, Maoist, groups. Not sure how they get along with anarchists but in my city the anarchists do fuck all so it’s hard to know.

what if we did trot entryism?