/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Chapter 15 sucks. I thought it wasn't supposed be an appeal to morality? Recurring in several parts of the text but chapter 15 especially is a pure slog.

How exactly does one avoid being purged after a communist revolution?



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The Technological Republic, in brief.

1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.

2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible.

3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

5. The question is not whether A.I. weapons will be built; it is who will build them and for what purpose. Our adversaries will not pause to indulge in theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications. They will proceed.

6. National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.

7. If a U.S. Marine asks for a better rifle, we should build it; and the same goes for software. We should as a country be capable of continuing a debate about the appropriateness of military action abroad while remaining unflinching in our commitment to those we have asked to step into harm’s way.
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Recently came across these tweets. Often I've seen folk argue that the nuclear family structure is inherently abusive and tied to capital, while others, including these tweets, argue that biological parents are the least likely to sexually abuse, unlike that of extended families/communal rearing. Are these stats any accurate at all? Discuss.

My idea for a fully libre workstation

I'd use a MilkV Jupiter SBC w/ mainline Linux support, and stack 2 or 3 MilkV Mars SBCs ontop of the Jupiter SBC, and use these as network LLM acceleration nodes for a mini-cloud, w/ ASIC USB for bitmining (e.g. SHA256) into each so you can earn money (I think it's like $2/a month), use Ovrdrive USBs for decryption behind LUKS and KeePassXC, and on the Jupiter SBC have a custom Gentoo profile w/ refused peoprietary packages and patchwork if needed, then harden the kernel and secure the bootchain, then after you decrypt the machine upon startup with the Ovrdrive USB, then plug-in a Modos paper display, Keyboardio keyboard, Ploopy mouse, dumb earphones and computer mic, passive speakers, possibly openearable BLE wireless earphones. Then use a custom SOCKS5 proxy written in Python w/ X25519, Poly1305, ChaCha20 and Kyber for post-quantum cryptographic protection of your network using FTC (Full Tunnel Control) over their connections. Use GNU Icecat as the web browser w/ LibreJS, nftables, kvm/qemu, firejail, pyshark, fail2ban amd gnunet/gnunet-vpn/gnunet CADET (or Jami) w/ Microsoft Lifecam VX-1000 / VX-3000 or a Logitech QuickCam 4000 / QuickCam Express 1999 web cam. Then add a second MilkV Jupiter to serve as the IP over DHCP router that you hook-up to your conventional default ISP router via ethernet serial port/UART, and a MilkV Jupiter w/ custom drivers and formware w/ ath9k PCIe snapped to it for open 802.11 IP over DHCP, using ethernet to the other MilkV Jupiter for all connections. Now just connect to the wifi and you're in! You can use a Wio Lite RISC-V board for the modem connections via GPIO.

I have an idea for a cell phone replacement: MilkV Mars + ThinkPenguin USB cellular modem + LoRa concentrator board: RAK2245/RAK833 (SPI) or SX1301-based Pi HAT for multi‑channel gateway + Antenna: 868/915 MHz omnidirectional antenna (SMA) + enclosure, power (battery + small solar if off‑grid) + XPT2046 touch controller w/ Stylus pen + Gentoo w/ Phosh (Wayland). StarFive GPU drivers (Imagination BXE-4-32) are properly configured in your kernel to get hardware acceleration; otherwise, the UI will be sluggish. Input: The XPT2046 is a resistive touch controller. While reliable and great for stylus use, Phosh is designed primarily for capacitive multi-touch. You may need to calibrate the libinput profiles to handle the pressure-sensitive input correctly. The Stylus Experience: Since you’re using an XPT2046, Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

why are there so many fascists on leftypol now
the fascists are poisoning this board
this board was much better in the past
how can this be defeated

I recently started reading Lukacs's ontology of a social being and my whole understanding of dialectics has been flipped.

Originally, I had read Engels' Anti-Duhring, in which he argues that dialectical analysis is essentially a physical interaction, which, in human societies, translate into different classes fighting for their existence and needs (i.e. the bourgeoisie wants low salaries, the proletariat needs higher salaries, conflict occurs = law of interpenetration of opposites). The argument is very "physicalist" and relies on seeing nature as a totality in constant mutation.

HOWEVER, Lukacs seems to completely disregard this. Instead, his dialectics could be best described by the following : Any individual has multiple possibilities to realize his "teleological acts" (conscious acts aimed at satisfaction of desires/needs/sustenance etc). Alienation occurs when he is constrained by an external cause to choose a possibility unsatisfactory compared to others. As such, the dialectic is essentially a movement between the individual who attempts to overcome this alienation, which translates into class war (proletariat see capitalism as irrational for them, but are forced to endure it => conflict with the bourgeoisie).

So, which is it ? Lukacs' dialectics imo can be reconciled with Engels, but it makes the latter's work appear as very superficial.

/leftypol/'s most ignored general is back

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades: Study
https://ground.news/article/earth-is-now-heating-up-twice-as-fast-as-in-previous-decades-study_63acf6

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds

Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, at much higher levels than healthy tissues, study reveals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260225001250.htm


Was War with Iran Sparked by Water?
https://erickeyser.substack.com/p/was-war-with-iran-sparked-by-water?r=1r05cx&triedRedirect=true&_src_ref=old.reddit.com

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https://apnews.com/article/religion-church-evangelical-men-women-poll-f2b07f8d5e0e29b7b75334a8b2bbd3a6
It seems as if zoomer men are becoming more religious and doubling down on the chuddery in spite of everything. What is to be done?

Humanitarian activists sailing to Gaza attempt to divert cargo ship bound for Israel
According to ship tracking website Marine Traffic, the MSC Maya was southwest of the Italian island of Sicily and bound for Ashdod, Israel at the time of the announcement. Video footage posted to social media by the group showed at least three sailing boats circulating the massive vessel. “[Thirteen] Global Sumud Flotilla vessels are diverting the MSC Maya and disrupting the flow of raw materials bound for the genocidal war machine,” the activists said.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/humanitarian-activists-sailing-gaza-attempt-divert-cargo-ship-bound-israel

Iraqi Shi’ite leaders pick Bassem al-Badry as PM nominee, sources say
The leaders of Iraq's main Shi'ite Muslim political ​blocs picked government official Bassem ‌al-Badry as their nominee for the post of prime minister in a meeting on Monday, ​two Iraqi Shi'ite officials said, ​though no official announcement was made.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-shiite-alliance-names-bassem-al-badry-pm-nominee-2026-04-20/

Bahraini king orders citizenship to be stripped from 'traitors' amid Iran war
King Hamad said the state would move forward "with full firmness" in addressing the consequences of the current phase, noting that Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa had been tasked with implementing comprehensive measures to address any security or economic gaps, in addition to "immediately" taking the necessary action against anyone who had "betrayed the nation."
https://www.newarab.com/news/bahraini-king-orders-citizenship-be-stripped-traitors

Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew
Two of the activists were released and admitted to hospital on Tuesday, Maromanana said. On Friday, only Herizo, the group’s leader, was stiPost too long. Click here to view the full text.