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YES I DID IT. I SOLVED CAPITALISM. BE BOURGEOISIE NOT A WORKER. THE BOURGEOISIE HOLD THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE STATE AND CONTROL THE MODE OF PRODUCTION, SI SI SI IL DUCE, SI SI SI SI, ᴉuᴉlossnW was right you didn't understand his genius ya'll.
SO, citizens of left of /pol/ I have created a new current to end capital - negative proletarianism. Deng had it right but stopped because he cares about the workers, but the workers are evil, they don't start the revolution - they benefit from capital exploiting them because they are masochist and ignorant. The bourgeoisie may be ignorant but they have the means to end capital. Citizens of left of /pol/ accumulate CAPITAL and join the world market economy so we can bond together and bring about the end of class society FROM ABOVE.
JOIN THE ELITE, join SOROS, join the WEF. DO IT. This is what ze new world order meant. THEY ARE THE GOOD GUYS. This is like negative utilitarianism or some shit where this one crazy guy said that life is bad because of suffering so like killing life reduces suffering I forgot what the premise was but thats basically on the correct track minus the economic analysis - you see the real analysis is that things are the opposite of what they seem SO the bourgeoisie are the guys who can make change but are exploited by the workers to stagnate because the workers are the masses and reactionary and they will get really dumb and angry if the bourgeoisie actually have the interest to end capitalism. One poster said that the biggest lie is that capitalism benefits the bourgeoisie - when capitalism is obviously self destructive. So petite-bourgeoisie and bourgeoisie must unite to end capitalism and fend off against the reactionary workers who are not yet ready for communism. Il Duce you devious schemer I knew you had it in you, you great man, they hated you because they loved you.
Negative Proletarianism - To End Capitalism
Fuck the workers, they ruined the movement. The workers are the real class collaborators and traitors. Long Live the international bourgeoisie making things worse so that the workers may realize how much they are being fucked slowly but surely. WHO ALLOWS CAPITALISM? WHO HAS NOT YET REVOLTED? WHO HAS NOT YET DONE A REVOLUTION? THE FILTHY WORKERS. So they are the client. Capitalism benefits the workers masochism and not the bourgeoisie. If the workers weren't retarded masochists they would have done away with it already.YES I DID IT. I SOLVED CAPITALISM. BE BOURGEOISIE NOT A WORKER. THE BOURGEOISIE HOLD THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE STATE AND CONTROL THE MODE OF PRODUCTION, SI SI SI IL DUCE, SI SI SI SI, ᴉuᴉlossnW was right you didn't understand his genius ya'll.
SO, citizens of left of /pol/ I have created a new current to end capital - negative proletarianism. Deng had it right but stopped because he cares about the workers, but the workers are evil, they don't start the revolution - they benefit from capital exploiting them because they are masochist and ignorant. The bourgeoisie may be ignorant but they have the means to end capital. Citizens of left of /pol/ accumulate CAPITAL and join the world market economy so we can bond together and bring about the end of class society FROM ABOVE.
JOIN THE ELITE, join SOROS, join the WEF. DO IT. This is what ze new world order meant. THEY ARE THE GOOD GUYS. This is like negative utilitarianism or some shit where this one crazy guy said that life is bad because of suffering so like killing life reduces suffering I forgot what the premise was but thats basically on the correct track minus the economic analysis - you see the real analysis is that things are the opposite of what they seem SO the bourgeoisie are the guys who can make change but are exploited by the workers to stagnate because the workers are the masses and reactionary and they will get really dumb and angry if the bourgeoisie actually have the interest to end capitalism. One poster said that the biggest lie is that capitalism benefits the bourgeoisie - when capitalism is obviously self destructive. So petite-bourgeoisie and bourgeoisie must unite to end capitalism and fend off against the reactionary workers who are not yet ready for communism. Il Duce you devious schemer I knew you had it in you, you great man, they hated you because they loved you.
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>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-cpi-maoist-announces-to-suspend-armed-struggle-calls-for-peace-talks-with-centre/articleshow/123927943.cms
>https://www.firstpost.com/india/maoists-offer-giving-up-armed-insurgency-seek-ceasefire-and-peace-talks-with-centre-13934482.html
Outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-M) and other Naxals Surrender
Previously outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) that had been fighting a decentralized insurgency against the Government of India in states like Chattisgarh, has surrendered along with other Naxal fighters has surrendered and offered a ceasefire and supposed "peace-talks".>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-cpi-maoist-announces-to-suspend-armed-struggle-calls-for-peace-talks-with-centre/articleshow/123927943.cms
>https://www.firstpost.com/india/maoists-offer-giving-up-armed-insurgency-seek-ceasefire-and-peace-talks-with-centre-13934482.html
R: 331 / I: 87
<Unpünktlich wie die Eisenbahn; verspätet auf maroden Strecken zu hohen Preisen: DB-Konzern überbietet jedes Jahr seine Negativrekorde
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/503080.versp%C3%A4tungen-bei-der-bahn-unp%C3%BCnktlich-wie-die-eisenbahn.html
<Rot gewinnt; Präsidentsschaftskandidatin in Chile ist von der KP
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/503066.kommunisten-rot-gewinnt.html
<Gideon Levy über Massaker der israelischen Armee an Hungernden in Gaza
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/503098.dokumentiert-gideon-levy-%C3%BCber-massaker-der-israelischen-armee-an-hungernden-in-gaza.html
<NATO-Manöver am Niederrhein: Kriegsvorbereitung statt Sicherheit
https://www.rf-news.de/2025/kw27/nato-manoever-am-niederrhein-kriegsvorbereitung-statt-sicherheit
<Parteitag der DKP
https://www.unsere-zeit.de/live-ticker-vom-26-parteitag-der-dkp/
<Maja T. ins Haftkrankenhaus verlegt
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1192276.budapest-komplex-maja-t-in-haftkrankenhaus-verlegt.html
/leftydeutschpol/ - DB-Edition
Neuigkeiten<Unpünktlich wie die Eisenbahn; verspätet auf maroden Strecken zu hohen Preisen: DB-Konzern überbietet jedes Jahr seine Negativrekorde
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/503080.versp%C3%A4tungen-bei-der-bahn-unp%C3%BCnktlich-wie-die-eisenbahn.html
<Rot gewinnt; Präsidentsschaftskandidatin in Chile ist von der KP
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/503066.kommunisten-rot-gewinnt.html
<Gideon Levy über Massaker der israelischen Armee an Hungernden in Gaza
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/503098.dokumentiert-gideon-levy-%C3%BCber-massaker-der-israelischen-armee-an-hungernden-in-gaza.html
<NATO-Manöver am Niederrhein: Kriegsvorbereitung statt Sicherheit
https://www.rf-news.de/2025/kw27/nato-manoever-am-niederrhein-kriegsvorbereitung-statt-sicherheit
<Parteitag der DKP
https://www.unsere-zeit.de/live-ticker-vom-26-parteitag-der-dkp/
<Maja T. ins Haftkrankenhaus verlegt
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1192276.budapest-komplex-maja-t-in-haftkrankenhaus-verlegt.html
R: 291 / I: 66
>UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave.
<It was the first time the IPC has recorded famine outside of Africa, and the global group predicted that famine conditions would spread to the central and southern areas of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.
🇵🇸 PREVIOUSLY ON THE HOLY LAND 🇵🇸
>>2395541
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Sites that have active live-blogs:
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• Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/israel-palestine-hamas-war-gaza-live-invasion
• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/palestinian-territories
• Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/liveblog/ (trigger warning)
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Our own wiki. Be sure to add to it and create branching articles:
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🗣️ RECOMMENDED SITES ✍️
• https://electronicintifada.net
From the UK, single issue long time Palestinian investigative and general reporting, critical source
• https://mondoweiss.net/
From the USA
• https://new.thecradle.co/
Regional news from an anti-imperialist perspective
• https://www.btselem.org/Isrsaeli
Premier Human Rights org
• https://www.972mag.com/
Left news and opinion webzine from Tel-Aviv
• https://decolonizepalestine.com/
A collection of resources for organizers and anyone who wants to learn more about Palestine
• https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/blogs/
Known anti-zionist academic Norman Finkelstein's blog
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💣🔫RESISTANCE💣🔫
al-Qassam Brigades
https://en.alqassam.ps/
PFLP
http://pflp.ps/
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الله أكبر
.الى جميع الكادحين في الشرق، ان مصيركم في ايديكم
!يا عمال العالم ويا شعوبه المضطهدة، اتحدوا
Palestine vs The Zionist Entity 121: Official Famine edition
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-city-officially-famine-says-global-hunger-monitor-2025-08-22/>UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave.
<It was the first time the IPC has recorded famine outside of Africa, and the global group predicted that famine conditions would spread to the central and southern areas of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.
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>>2395541
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🚨 Live Happenings/Updates 🚨
Sites that have active live-blogs:
• Al-Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/
• Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/israel-palestine-hamas-war-gaza-live-invasion
• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/palestinian-territories
• Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/liveblog/ (trigger warning)
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WIKI
Our own wiki. Be sure to add to it and create branching articles:
https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/2023_Israel–Gaza_war [Currently Down]
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🗣️ RECOMMENDED SITES ✍️
• https://electronicintifada.net
From the UK, single issue long time Palestinian investigative and general reporting, critical source
• https://mondoweiss.net/
From the USA
• https://new.thecradle.co/
Regional news from an anti-imperialist perspective
• https://www.btselem.org/Isrsaeli
Premier Human Rights org
• https://www.972mag.com/
Left news and opinion webzine from Tel-Aviv
• https://decolonizepalestine.com/
A collection of resources for organizers and anyone who wants to learn more about Palestine
• https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/blogs/
Known anti-zionist academic Norman Finkelstein's blog
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💣🔫RESISTANCE💣🔫
al-Qassam Brigades
https://en.alqassam.ps/
PFLP
http://pflp.ps/
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📺 WATCH TOGETHER 📺
https://tv.leftypol.org/r/LGBTA
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✊🪧 TAKE ACTION AND TOUCH GRASS 🏴🔥
(USA)
• https://www.answercoalition.org/join_a_protest_near_you_free_palestine
(UK+USA)
• https://www.palestineaction.org/
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(This includes blatantly obvious concern failtrolling/fedposting, painfully unfunny/nuclear misanthropic autism [ie. /pol/] and derailing/hyper sectarian schizophrenia, excessive doomer and jewish-blood-quantum posting)
Always remember to double-check your sources, as well as provide access to it.
الله أكبر
.الى جميع الكادحين في الشرق، ان مصيركم في ايديكم
!يا عمال العالم ويا شعوبه المضطهدة، اتحدوا
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Previous: >>2455657
Evidence of the influence and origin of neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine
https://archive.ph/44B9Q
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323637
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323658
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323663
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323688
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323729
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323733
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323731
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323735
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323740
https://azovlobby.substack.com/
https://banderalobby.substack.com/
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Live maps and updates
DeepStateMap: https://deepstatemap.live
Events in Ukraine: https://eventsinukraine.substack.com/
SouthFront: https://southfront.press/category/all-articles/world/europe/ukraine/
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>Video Essays / Historical Background
📺 • Ukraine: The Avoidable War - Boy Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4eNy4FCs8
📺 • Ukraine's Nazi Problem - The Marxist Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZvWAwU5W4
📺 • America, Russia, and Ukraine's Far Right - Gravel Institute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0pyVJG7_6Q
📺 • The Nature of Putin's Russia and Its Causes (3-Part Series) - 1Dime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8d6Vzi7zYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zODWTfMwFGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zuygh9Mzuo
<Current Happenings
📺 • The Grayzone: https://www.youtube.com/@thegrayzone7996
📺 • DDGeopolitics: https://www.youtube.com/@DDGeopolitics
📺 • Defense Politics Asia: https://www.youtube.com/@DefensePoliticsAsia
📺 • The Duran: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeMVChrumySxV9N1w0Au-w
📺 • The News Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/c/thenewatlas
📺 • Military Summary: https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary
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/ukr/ - Russia-Ukraine War General #257
Masha and the Bear (RELOADED) edition.Previous: >>2455657
Evidence of the influence and origin of neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine
https://archive.ph/44B9Q
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323637
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323658
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323663
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323688
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323729
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323733
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323731
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323735
https://archive.ph/x1sRT#1323740
https://azovlobby.substack.com/
https://banderalobby.substack.com/
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📺 Hangout/chill: https://tv.leftypol.org/r/bloodcast
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>Video Essays / Historical Background
📺 • Ukraine: The Avoidable War - Boy Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4eNy4FCs8
📺 • Ukraine's Nazi Problem - The Marxist Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZvWAwU5W4
📺 • America, Russia, and Ukraine's Far Right - Gravel Institute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0pyVJG7_6Q
📺 • The Nature of Putin's Russia and Its Causes (3-Part Series) - 1Dime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8d6Vzi7zYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zODWTfMwFGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zuygh9Mzuo
<Current Happenings
📺 • The Grayzone: https://www.youtube.com/@thegrayzone7996
📺 • DDGeopolitics: https://www.youtube.com/@DDGeopolitics
📺 • Defense Politics Asia: https://www.youtube.com/@DefensePoliticsAsia
📺 • The Duran: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeMVChrumySxV9N1w0Au-w
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📺 • Military Summary: https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary
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<Telegram
https://t.me/milinfolive
https://t.me/hueviykharkov
https://t.me/conflictzone
https://t.me/vorposte
https://t.me/intelslava
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R: 500 / I: 145
Brace through the hyper-real lacanian void together!
Reminder That None of This Is Real!™
ɢʀᴀʙ ᴀ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴏꜰ sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴄʟᴇs
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CORE THEORY
>The Society of the Spectacle (1967) by Guy Debord
📖 • https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0blWjssVoUQ
<The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1936) by Walter Benjamin
📖 • https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blq9sCIyXgA
>The Culture Industry from Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944) by Theodore Adorno & Max Horkheimer
📓 • https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/adorno/1944/culture-industry.htm
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/dialectic-enlightenment-philosophical-fragments-theodor-adorno-and-marx-horkheimer
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSLdd8R8mY
<Understanding Media (1964) by Marshall McLuhan
📖 • https://designopendata.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/understanding-media-mcluhan.pdf
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ML9n5f1fE
>One-Dimensional Man (1964) by Herbert Marcuse
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/one-dimensional-man-studies-ideology-advanced-industrial-society-herbert-marcuse
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCoLbEkAqs
<Discipline and Punish (1975) by Michel Foucault
📖 • https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/michel-foucault-discipline-and-punishment
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s82uU4iRuko
>Simulacra and Simulation (1981) by Jean Baudrillard
📖 • https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=DBF3E860993373223D72E98FADF0F2DC
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yxg2_6_YLs
<Manufacturing Consent (1988) by Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/manufacturing-consent-political-economy-mass-media-noam-chomsky-and-edward-s-herman
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LGPIXvU5M
>The Sublime Object of Ideology (1989) by Slavoj Zizek
📖 • https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=054E022C8BD24EE2C5595B575BCED7DC
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIckkHsUQ4
<Postscript on the Societies of Control (1990) by Gilles Deleuze
📖 • https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/gilles-deleuze-postscript-on-the-societies-of-control
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4Cq_-bLlY
>Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (1991) by Fredric Jameson
📖 • https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=5BD20E0E22FC8BC2CB4F8A7760D57027
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4k26xGx1zI
<Spectres of Marx (1993) by Jacques Derrida
📖 • https://libcom.org/library/specters-marx-jacques-derrida
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJr0NwXWb6Q
>Capitalist Realism (2009) by Mark Fisher
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/capitalist-realism-mark-fisher
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cb5XJH4NMI
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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
>Precursor Material to Post-modernity and Critical Theory
📖 • Karl Marx - Book 1, Chapter 4 of Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1844)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/labour.htm
📺 • Why Marx Was Right: Alienation - PlasticPills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPRxxN4Kh30
📖 • Georg Lukács - Chapter 4 of History and Class Consciousness (1923)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lukacs/works/history/hcc05.htm
📺 • Marxism After Marx: Reification - The Marxist Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZiI-QKxBKI
📖 • Antonio Gramsci - Book 1, Chapter 1 of Selections from the Prison Notebooks (1929)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/prison_notebooks/problems/intellectuals.htm
📺 • Hegemony: WTF? An introduction to Gramsci and cultural hegemony - Tom Nicholas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LI_2-qsovo
📖 • Louis Althusser - Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (1970)
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm
📺 • Althusser's Concept of Ideology: A Discussion with Anthony Gavin - Acid Horizon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtOqXxkKwvw
<Documentaries
• The Society of the Spectacle (1974) by Guy Debord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjF6I6SYjgA
• Manufacturing Consent (1992) by Mark Achbar & Peter Wintonick, with Noam Chomsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li2m3rvsO0I
• The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006) and The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012) by Sophie Fiennes, with Slavoj Zizek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYuI4SFw4g0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBcFLmu_tlc
• HyperNormalisation (2016) by Adam Curtis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bv3Tr3jvZM&rco
>Easy-Bake Breadtube (for absolute beginners)
• We're All Fake Now - Wisecrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTW1mPOJJ_Y
• Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality? - PBS Idea Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXIAM7dTTg
• The Cultural Significance of Cyberpunk - Cuck Philosophy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvor7hhDKTs
• Introduction to Critical Theory for the 21st Century - Nathan Dufour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7stVZPGxIw
• The Work of Art in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism - Brendan Morris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNKiBJJFXZI
<Situationist Archives
• https://situationist.org/
• https://notbored.org/SI.html
• https://bopsecrets.org/SI/index.htm
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RECOMMENDED OP-EDS
• I Don’t Want to Be an Internet Person by Ginevra Davis
https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/11/04/i-do-not-want-to-be-an-internet-person/
• Pluralistic: Tiktok's enshittification by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys
• Facebook's Threads is so depressing by Jason O. Gilbert
https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing
/ISG/ - Internet Spectacle General
A thread focused on discussing the parasocial relationships cultivated by the Almighty Algorithm to generate profit off of our atomization and society's commodification of petty internet drama.Brace through the hyper-real lacanian void together!
Reminder That None of This Is Real!™
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CORE THEORY
>The Society of the Spectacle (1967) by Guy Debord
📖 • https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0blWjssVoUQ
<The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1936) by Walter Benjamin
📖 • https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blq9sCIyXgA
>The Culture Industry from Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944) by Theodore Adorno & Max Horkheimer
📓 • https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/adorno/1944/culture-industry.htm
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/dialectic-enlightenment-philosophical-fragments-theodor-adorno-and-marx-horkheimer
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSLdd8R8mY
<Understanding Media (1964) by Marshall McLuhan
📖 • https://designopendata.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/understanding-media-mcluhan.pdf
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ML9n5f1fE
>One-Dimensional Man (1964) by Herbert Marcuse
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/one-dimensional-man-studies-ideology-advanced-industrial-society-herbert-marcuse
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCoLbEkAqs
<Discipline and Punish (1975) by Michel Foucault
📖 • https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/michel-foucault-discipline-and-punishment
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s82uU4iRuko
>Simulacra and Simulation (1981) by Jean Baudrillard
📖 • https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=DBF3E860993373223D72E98FADF0F2DC
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yxg2_6_YLs
<Manufacturing Consent (1988) by Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/manufacturing-consent-political-economy-mass-media-noam-chomsky-and-edward-s-herman
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LGPIXvU5M
>The Sublime Object of Ideology (1989) by Slavoj Zizek
📖 • https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=054E022C8BD24EE2C5595B575BCED7DC
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIckkHsUQ4
<Postscript on the Societies of Control (1990) by Gilles Deleuze
📖 • https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/gilles-deleuze-postscript-on-the-societies-of-control
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4Cq_-bLlY
>Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (1991) by Fredric Jameson
📖 • https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=5BD20E0E22FC8BC2CB4F8A7760D57027
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4k26xGx1zI
<Spectres of Marx (1993) by Jacques Derrida
📖 • https://libcom.org/library/specters-marx-jacques-derrida
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJr0NwXWb6Q
>Capitalist Realism (2009) by Mark Fisher
📖 • https://libcom.org/article/capitalist-realism-mark-fisher
📺 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cb5XJH4NMI
—————————————————–
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
>Precursor Material to Post-modernity and Critical Theory
📖 • Karl Marx - Book 1, Chapter 4 of Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1844)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/labour.htm
📺 • Why Marx Was Right: Alienation - PlasticPills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPRxxN4Kh30
📖 • Georg Lukács - Chapter 4 of History and Class Consciousness (1923)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lukacs/works/history/hcc05.htm
📺 • Marxism After Marx: Reification - The Marxist Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZiI-QKxBKI
📖 • Antonio Gramsci - Book 1, Chapter 1 of Selections from the Prison Notebooks (1929)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/prison_notebooks/problems/intellectuals.htm
📺 • Hegemony: WTF? An introduction to Gramsci and cultural hegemony - Tom Nicholas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LI_2-qsovo
📖 • Louis Althusser - Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (1970)
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm
📺 • Althusser's Concept of Ideology: A Discussion with Anthony Gavin - Acid Horizon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtOqXxkKwvw
<Documentaries
• The Society of the Spectacle (1974) by Guy Debord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjF6I6SYjgA
• Manufacturing Consent (1992) by Mark Achbar & Peter Wintonick, with Noam Chomsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li2m3rvsO0I
• The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006) and The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012) by Sophie Fiennes, with Slavoj Zizek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYuI4SFw4g0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBcFLmu_tlc
• HyperNormalisation (2016) by Adam Curtis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bv3Tr3jvZM&rco
>Easy-Bake Breadtube (for absolute beginners)
• We're All Fake Now - Wisecrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTW1mPOJJ_Y
• Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality? - PBS Idea Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXIAM7dTTg
• The Cultural Significance of Cyberpunk - Cuck Philosophy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvor7hhDKTs
• Introduction to Critical Theory for the 21st Century - Nathan Dufour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7stVZPGxIw
• The Work of Art in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism - Brendan Morris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNKiBJJFXZI
<Situationist Archives
• https://situationist.org/
• https://notbored.org/SI.html
• https://bopsecrets.org/SI/index.htm
—————————————————–
RECOMMENDED OP-EDS
• I Don’t Want to Be an Internet Person by Ginevra Davis
https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/11/04/i-do-not-want-to-be-an-internet-person/
• Pluralistic: Tiktok's enshittification by Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys
• Facebook's Threads is so depressing by Jason O. Gilbert
https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing
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Say whatever you want about Civ VII but the game has the best soundtrack of the series by far
Banger after banger
>body too short or empty
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Say whatever you want about Civ VII but the game has the best soundtrack of the series by far
Banger after banger
>body too short or empty
>body too short or empty
>body too short or empty
>body too short or empty
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I am sorry, but how is ‘dialectical materialism’ not just an attempt at a secular version of revelations. If you are going to make bullshit claims that communism is incompatible with spirituality, then the same claims that a lot of Marx’s influences are incompatible with atheism and spirituality still shines at Marx’s attempt at making a purely atheistic dialectic materialism. First of all, it has an extremely strong reminiscence to eastern ideas of ‘karma’. Karma not being luck or something bad automatically happening to you for doing something bad, but the automatic chain of cause and effect in existence, in which everything is existence reacting with itself. The idea of an End To History and socialism being inevitable is bullshit in a completely chaotic random world, because the slippery slope fallacy proves that you cannot account for the millions of mitigating circumstances that could happen, Marx did not live in a time of nukes or knowledge of climate change - he could not know that humanity could wipe itself out before socialism could ever be established. Unless you people hold a subconscious belief that the natural materialistic karma of the world is a reflection of spiritual principles, which you clearly do no matter how much you try to deny it otherwise you would deny there being really any natural dialectic towards socialism at all (because of a thousand things that could happen that we aren’t even aware of that could steer things in a completely different course). Even the idea of the end of class conflict causing an end to religion and ‘God’, and the end of time, is something that has extremely mystical underpinnings - because it’s essentially the entire message of Christianity! Paul pretty much claims the exact same thing! If everyone is under the oneness of the son, if there is no sense of power or division, then isn’t man under the oneness of God? Is God not manifesting Himself through man? And if man is within the oneness of God, the idea of ‘God’ disappears since ‘God’ is just a name for something unspeakable, and if man is one with God there wouldn’t be any need for a name or concept to realise God as separate from oneself. Since heaven and earth are united, there would be no need to recognise the spiritual separate from the material, since the spiritual and the material would be made one.
In Marxism’s staunch atheism a shadow of spirituality shines, Marxism feels like a mix of a ‘materialistic’ Buddhist-Christianity. Buddhism the karmic aspect, Christianity the end of time aspect. You can see how Tankie Marxists act like the Catholic Church, how they quote Marx like divinely inspired biblical scripture in every argument
I am sorry, but how is ‘dialectical materialism’ not just an attempt at a secular version of revelations. If you are going to make bullshit claims that communism is incompatible with spirituality, then the same claims that a lot of Marx’s influences are incompatible with atheism and spirituality still shines at Marx’s attempt at making a purely atheistic dialectic materialism. First of all, it has an extremely strong reminiscence to eastern ideas of ‘karma’. Karma not being luck or something bad automatically happening to you for doing something bad, but the automatic chain of cause and effect in existence, in which everything is existence reacting with itself. The idea of an End To History and socialism being inevitable is bullshit in a completely chaotic random world, because the slippery slope fallacy proves that you cannot account for the millions of mitigating circumstances that could happen, Marx did not live in a time of nukes or knowledge of climate change - he could not know that humanity could wipe itself out before socialism could ever be established. Unless you people hold a subconscious belief that the natural materialistic karma of the world is a reflection of spiritual principles, which you clearly do no matter how much you try to deny it otherwise you would deny there being really any natural dialectic towards socialism at all (because of a thousand things that could happen that we aren’t even aware of that could steer things in a completely different course). Even the idea of the end of class conflict causing an end to religion and ‘God’, and the end of time, is something that has extremely mystical underpinnings - because it’s essentially the entire message of Christianity! Paul pretty much claims the exact same thing! If everyone is under the oneness of the son, if there is no sense of power or division, then isn’t man under the oneness of God? Is God not manifesting Himself through man? And if man is within the oneness of God, the idea of ‘God’ disappears since ‘God’ is just a name for something unspeakable, and if man is one with God there wouldn’t be any need for a name or concept to realise God as separate from oneself. Since heaven and earth are united, there would be no need to recognise the spiritual separate from the material, since the spiritual and the material would be made one.
In Marxism’s staunch atheism a shadow of spirituality shines, Marxism feels like a mix of a ‘materialistic’ Buddhist-Christianity. Buddhism the karmic aspect, Christianity the end of time aspect. You can see how Tankie Marxists act like the Catholic Church, how they quote Marx like divinely inspired biblical scripture in every argument
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Original threads:
https://archive.ph/S2XYA
https://archive.ph/Ytckv
leftypol.org archives:
https://archive.is/https://leftypol.org/leftypol/res/30501.html
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https://archive.is/https://bunkerchan.xyz/leftypol/res/8925.html
https://archive.is/yrBUN
https://archive.is/pCecr
previous thread: >>2412519
/PRC/ People's Republic of China 14
Reestablishing this thread because the last unanchored one is gone.Original threads:
https://archive.ph/S2XYA
https://archive.ph/Ytckv
leftypol.org archives:
https://archive.is/https://leftypol.org/leftypol/res/30501.html
bunekrchan.xyz archives:
https://archive.is/https://bunkerchan.xyz/leftypol/res/8925.html
https://archive.is/yrBUN
https://archive.is/pCecr
previous thread: >>2412519
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In order for socialism to be built we need constant boom and bust cycles of burocreacy being built and then smashed down through constant uprisings
Either way, burocreacy needs to be destroyed as quickly as possible to accelerate determinitic development to communism.
Soviet Union should have fell in the 1960s
So that a new socialist revolution could have formed right after, the contradictions were held together for over 40 years until 1989, that was far too long.In order for socialism to be built we need constant boom and bust cycles of burocreacy being built and then smashed down through constant uprisings
Either way, burocreacy needs to be destroyed as quickly as possible to accelerate determinitic development to communism.
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Will it stop the war? That largely depends on rebel organizations, they can always fabricate another Oct 7-like event to resume activities, but if they want to subjugate (or are made to as a plea deal) it will be unlikely. So what will the "freed Palestine" (under Israel's watchful eye) be worth at that point? I don't recon much, you'll just have to demand a regular - non national liberation communist uprising like elsewhere and at that point it becomes futile to ignore agitation within Israel since Palestine would affectively be a puppet extension of it.
The sentiment so far has been that of anti-colonialism in large the demand for the total destruction of Israel and its largely nationalist inhabitants rather than humoring the idea of a communist movement within the civil extent of complicity in Israel - once again akin to how broadly self-proclaimed communist movements agitate within the western world.
So what happens to the sentiment of purging the inhabitants ridden with false consciousness? It basically becomes take or leave it. MLM sentiment has always been that the inhabitants of the first world are incapable of carrying a revolution and that it must be imposed by the third world. What of the ML non-Maoist fractions though? If they don't reject the notion of a revolution or the potential of communist movements originating within the first world then it doesn't make much sense to humor the idea of a communist movement within Israel lest they play on the sentimentality of its specific crimes rather than the broader wars and murders of the US, NATO and the allies to claim that Israel specifically is a fascist / national socialist state thus reject the very same pro-Zionist position Stalin partook due to the principles of democratic centralism in spite and say that it must be a territory to belong to a wholly different bourgeoisie nation before revolutionary potential can be harbored, this position though would not make sense since it would imply that Nazi Germany itself could not have turned into the GDR had there not been the western bourgeoisie governments to pave the way - when the red army itself bled for it. Not to mention that singling out Israel as fascist / national socialist or generally unworkable within is a position which only understands fascism / national socialism as a sort of liberal bourgeoisie democracy that simply commits violence - this is at contradiction with the lesser-evil position but it is broadly ignored and the attention is shifted onto the aggressor which of course is the US and NATO rather than the fact that it is often aggression or competition against another bourgeoisie liberal state. Regardless it is not much of an analysis of fascism / national socialism but it isn't incorrect - its just that the same metric can be applied to all of the western nations since they all can openly harbor racist and chauvinist views whilst participating in wars but the ML parties and organizations still participate in agitation within their realms - whilst explicitly rejecting a select few. It is nonsense.
Is the two-state solution desireable?
Most bourgeois nations are going for the two state solution, if there is any solution to come then that seems to be the most likely one. Would this contempt with bourgeoisie peace not be problematic though? The Palestinian state to come would still likely be largely a puppet government of Israel as the authority has been for decades, so the movement of Palestinian national liberation ends up getting a de-facto "free Palestine" to calm the unrest and is told to go work on developing Palestine since Israel is no longer its problem, no farther demand terms met.Will it stop the war? That largely depends on rebel organizations, they can always fabricate another Oct 7-like event to resume activities, but if they want to subjugate (or are made to as a plea deal) it will be unlikely. So what will the "freed Palestine" (under Israel's watchful eye) be worth at that point? I don't recon much, you'll just have to demand a regular - non national liberation communist uprising like elsewhere and at that point it becomes futile to ignore agitation within Israel since Palestine would affectively be a puppet extension of it.
The sentiment so far has been that of anti-colonialism in large the demand for the total destruction of Israel and its largely nationalist inhabitants rather than humoring the idea of a communist movement within the civil extent of complicity in Israel - once again akin to how broadly self-proclaimed communist movements agitate within the western world.
So what happens to the sentiment of purging the inhabitants ridden with false consciousness? It basically becomes take or leave it. MLM sentiment has always been that the inhabitants of the first world are incapable of carrying a revolution and that it must be imposed by the third world. What of the ML non-Maoist fractions though? If they don't reject the notion of a revolution or the potential of communist movements originating within the first world then it doesn't make much sense to humor the idea of a communist movement within Israel lest they play on the sentimentality of its specific crimes rather than the broader wars and murders of the US, NATO and the allies to claim that Israel specifically is a fascist / national socialist state thus reject the very same pro-Zionist position Stalin partook due to the principles of democratic centralism in spite and say that it must be a territory to belong to a wholly different bourgeoisie nation before revolutionary potential can be harbored, this position though would not make sense since it would imply that Nazi Germany itself could not have turned into the GDR had there not been the western bourgeoisie governments to pave the way - when the red army itself bled for it. Not to mention that singling out Israel as fascist / national socialist or generally unworkable within is a position which only understands fascism / national socialism as a sort of liberal bourgeoisie democracy that simply commits violence - this is at contradiction with the lesser-evil position but it is broadly ignored and the attention is shifted onto the aggressor which of course is the US and NATO rather than the fact that it is often aggression or competition against another bourgeoisie liberal state. Regardless it is not much of an analysis of fascism / national socialism but it isn't incorrect - its just that the same metric can be applied to all of the western nations since they all can openly harbor racist and chauvinist views whilst participating in wars but the ML parties and organizations still participate in agitation within their realms - whilst explicitly rejecting a select few. It is nonsense.
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Archived threads:
https://archive.is/xiA7y
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The neverending quest to rewrite vichan -Archived threads:
https://archive.is/xiA7y
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pro-war socialists
how did fascists come out of the pro-war section of the italian socialist party? the argument for italy's entrance into ww1 seems to make sense from a socialist perspective, reads like most national liberation movements that come out now so how and why did they flip to such a reactionary degree ?
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>Elon Musk told the far-right rally that "violence is going to come to you. You either fight back, or you die."
Ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence?
/leftybritpol/ What Would Orwell Think? edition
FIGHT BACK, OR DIE!>Elon Musk told the far-right rally that "violence is going to come to you. You either fight back, or you die."
Ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence?
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Political implications of more Americans converting to Catholicism?
The American right was heavily associated with Evangelical idpol for the past 50 years. They became the cultural backbone of the GOP from the 80s to the late 2000s. Now it appears like a huge number of former Evangelicals are converting to Catholicism. I even know some ex-Mormons who are Catholic now.
At the same time, it seems like leftists are embracing Catholicism too. Remember when everyone was convinced Pope Francis was a secret socialist? Jacobin mag goes out of their way with appealing to Catholics as well (every other article of theirs is something along the lines of: “Move over pink-haired bipolar feminist queers, here’s why the Catholic Church are the REAL socialists!”). People like Dorothy Day are propped up even though her actual contributions to the American left were minimal and symbolic at best (the Catholic Worker also referred to the priests killed by /ourguys/ in Catalonia as “martyrs” which is disgusting). Not to mention, the Jacobin crowd seems very big on appealing to right-wing Catholic sentiments like complaining about birthrates being too low and proposing Bernie-style policies like universal healthcare to “fix” it, as if low birthrates are a problem to begin with.
But anyway, if Catholicism becomes a major cultural force in America in the next few years how do you see it affecting the political landscape?
Political implications of more Americans converting to Catholicism?
The American right was heavily associated with Evangelical idpol for the past 50 years. They became the cultural backbone of the GOP from the 80s to the late 2000s. Now it appears like a huge number of former Evangelicals are converting to Catholicism. I even know some ex-Mormons who are Catholic now.
At the same time, it seems like leftists are embracing Catholicism too. Remember when everyone was convinced Pope Francis was a secret socialist? Jacobin mag goes out of their way with appealing to Catholics as well (every other article of theirs is something along the lines of: “Move over pink-haired bipolar feminist queers, here’s why the Catholic Church are the REAL socialists!”). People like Dorothy Day are propped up even though her actual contributions to the American left were minimal and symbolic at best (the Catholic Worker also referred to the priests killed by /ourguys/ in Catalonia as “martyrs” which is disgusting). Not to mention, the Jacobin crowd seems very big on appealing to right-wing Catholic sentiments like complaining about birthrates being too low and proposing Bernie-style policies like universal healthcare to “fix” it, as if low birthrates are a problem to begin with.
But anyway, if Catholicism becomes a major cultural force in America in the next few years how do you see it affecting the political landscape?
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"Em 11 de setembro de 2025, a Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) condenou o ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, por quatro votos a um, a 27 anos e 3 meses de prisão, com início em regime fechado. O tribunal considerou Bolsonaro culpado pelos crimes de tentativa de golpe de Estado e conspiração para assassinato. A corte concluiu que, após sua derrota nas eleições de 2022, Bolsonaro articulou um complô que incluía um plano para assassinar o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e outros líderes, com o objetivo de se manter no poder"
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/brg/ - Brazil General
EDIÇÃO GRANDE DIA"Em 11 de setembro de 2025, a Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) condenou o ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, por quatro votos a um, a 27 anos e 3 meses de prisão, com início em regime fechado. O tribunal considerou Bolsonaro culpado pelos crimes de tentativa de golpe de Estado e conspiração para assassinato. A corte concluiu que, após sua derrota nas eleições de 2022, Bolsonaro articulou um complô que incluía um plano para assassinar o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e outros líderes, com o objetivo de se manter no poder"
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Soy de España y quiero saber cual es su opinion sobre Santiago abascal
si este señor de aquí muchos sabran quien es si no lo sabeis es el representante de VOX el partido de ultra derecha de españa
Santiago abascal /esp/
Hola anonsSoy de España y quiero saber cual es su opinion sobre Santiago abascal
si este señor de aquí muchos sabran quien es si no lo sabeis es el representante de VOX el partido de ultra derecha de españa
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why are countries like pretty much all of latin america exempt from the "settler colonial" label when they went through the exact same shit as the united states and canada lol. they fit the category quite literally yet everything those bourgeois nation states do is supported uncritically by the same third worldists calling even even the poorest shithole in europe "settler colonial"
why are countries like pretty much all of latin america exempt from the "settler colonial" label when they went through the exact same shit as the united states and canada lol. they fit the category quite literally yet everything those bourgeois nation states do is supported uncritically by the same third worldists calling even even the poorest shithole in europe "settler colonial"
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STG sets up roadblocks on the roads leading to Suwayda, pursuant to the ceasefire agreement.
Remaining tribals in Suwayda governorate launch a last-ditch attack on Suwayda city.
Tribals enter some of the city's northwest areas. They suffer heavy casualties and retreat from the city on the same day.
Straggler tribals launch a few attacks on Druze villages here and there, nothing significant.
Overall ceasefire holds up after that. STG prevents further entry of tribals and their numbers keep dwindling.
STG releases their report on the massacres of Alawites in March of this year. They say that they aren't directly responsible.
Saudi announces they will buy a bunch of property in Syria.
Israeli and Syrian officials meet in Paris. A second meeting in Baku was cancelled.
Accusations that the STG is doing a soft siege on Suwayda governorate and worsening the humanitarian situation.
Turkey/SNA starts threatening the SDF and launches a few attacks against them in Deir Hafer and Tishreen dam.
Links:
t.me/Medmannews - Well known channel (Egyptian owner). Posts frequently about MENA
t.me/Middle_East_Spectator - Iranian owner
t.me/Suriyak_maps - Posts maps/latest news. Less prone to hype/hysteria but slower.
https://nitter.poast.org/SAMSyria0 - Local Syrian army soldier. Used to post in Arabic. (Account deleted. RIP)
https://nitter.poast.org/WarMonitors
https://nitter.poast.org/bosni94
https://nitter.poast.org/Sy_intelligence
https://nitter.poast.org/sayed_ridha
https://syria.liveuamap.com
/sg/ - Syrian Civil War General #24 - New Watches edition
Recent news:STG sets up roadblocks on the roads leading to Suwayda, pursuant to the ceasefire agreement.
Remaining tribals in Suwayda governorate launch a last-ditch attack on Suwayda city.
Tribals enter some of the city's northwest areas. They suffer heavy casualties and retreat from the city on the same day.
Straggler tribals launch a few attacks on Druze villages here and there, nothing significant.
Overall ceasefire holds up after that. STG prevents further entry of tribals and their numbers keep dwindling.
STG releases their report on the massacres of Alawites in March of this year. They say that they aren't directly responsible.
Saudi announces they will buy a bunch of property in Syria.
Israeli and Syrian officials meet in Paris. A second meeting in Baku was cancelled.
Accusations that the STG is doing a soft siege on Suwayda governorate and worsening the humanitarian situation.
Turkey/SNA starts threatening the SDF and launches a few attacks against them in Deir Hafer and Tishreen dam.
Links:
t.me/Medmannews - Well known channel (Egyptian owner). Posts frequently about MENA
t.me/Middle_East_Spectator - Iranian owner
t.me/Suriyak_maps - Posts maps/latest news. Less prone to hype/hysteria but slower.
https://nitter.poast.org/SAMSyria0 - Local Syrian army soldier. Used to post in Arabic. (Account deleted. RIP)
https://nitter.poast.org/WarMonitors
https://nitter.poast.org/bosni94
https://nitter.poast.org/Sy_intelligence
https://nitter.poast.org/sayed_ridha
https://syria.liveuamap.com
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The working class wants capitalism to continue so they can get cheap beef and iphones. Working class white, brown, black, and asian men really only want two things, gender normality, and cheap animal products, that's all they care about. You will never appeal to them. They are a lost cause.
Dictatorships and fascism are outdated forms of government, just as historically irrelevant as state socialism. Failed states, dead ends, they lost the evolutionary arms race that was undertaken between statist entities; they are inferior rivals to the Neoliberal Democratic State which has won history as of this point.
Edward Bernays won. Desire won. People desire material things and the industrial system will keep producing what they desire until the environment collapses.
The only solution is the death of material desire, do you really think in a stateless, classless, society without capitalism Africans would willingly slave away in the cobalt mines so fat white people get to jerk off on computers anyway? Sorry, but this industrialized system of commodity production cannot last.
You people need secular and westernized Buddhist philosophy. Whatever your philosophical leanings and opinion on vulgar materialism vs dualism, you need to want to desire less and you need to want consume less. The capitalist wins whenever you want what he's selling. You need to act like karma is a real metaphysical force and that you will be psychically harmed if you harm others or partake in a evil system (capitalism).
The working class wants capitalism to continue so they can get cheap beef and iphones. Working class white, brown, black, and asian men really only want two things, gender normality, and cheap animal products, that's all they care about. You will never appeal to them. They are a lost cause.
Dictatorships and fascism are outdated forms of government, just as historically irrelevant as state socialism. Failed states, dead ends, they lost the evolutionary arms race that was undertaken between statist entities; they are inferior rivals to the Neoliberal Democratic State which has won history as of this point.
Edward Bernays won. Desire won. People desire material things and the industrial system will keep producing what they desire until the environment collapses.
The only solution is the death of material desire, do you really think in a stateless, classless, society without capitalism Africans would willingly slave away in the cobalt mines so fat white people get to jerk off on computers anyway? Sorry, but this industrialized system of commodity production cannot last.
You people need secular and westernized Buddhist philosophy. Whatever your philosophical leanings and opinion on vulgar materialism vs dualism, you need to want to desire less and you need to want consume less. The capitalist wins whenever you want what he's selling. You need to act like karma is a real metaphysical force and that you will be psychically harmed if you harm others or partake in a evil system (capitalism).
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Within hours, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana, who co-founded the party with Corbyn in July, said more than 20,000 people had already joined as members, bringing in what could amount to more than £1 million a year in income. Corbyn responded with a statement on X, co-signed by five of the party's MPs, urging supporters to ignore the message and cancel any direct debits. "This morning, an unauthorised email was sent to all Your Party supporters with details of a supposed membership portal hosted in a new domain name. Legal advice is being taken. That email should be ignored by all supporters," he wrote.
https://www.newarab.com/news/uk-corbyn-seeks-legal-advice-sultana-rift-erupts-over-email
French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron
Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests across France on Thursday, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to acknowledge their anger and scrap looming budget cuts.
Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff were among those who went on strike as part of the day of protests, while teenagers blocked dozens of high schools for hours.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-unions-strike-against-austerity-pressuring-macron-2025-09-18/
German fears: Rising cost of living tops list of concerns
Germans continue to worry that due to higher prices for groceries, fuel and power, they no longer have enough money to make ends meet at the end of the month. Like last year, and for the 15th time in the survey's history, the fear of rising living costs tops the rankings; inflation remains the ultimate German bogeyman. Finances overall are causing many to have sleepless nights. Of the Germans' four biggest fears, another two are also about money: fear of tax increases, welfare cuts and unaffordable housing.
https://www.dw.com/en/german-fears-rising-cost-of-living-tops-list-of-concerns/a-74039463
https://archive.ph/CNljp
Turkey warns Cyprus’ Israeli air defense system could destabilize island
Turkish defense ministry officials expressed concerns over reports suggesting that an Israeli-made Barak MX integrated air defense system had been delivered to Cyprus. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations, said Cyprus’ ongoing armament efforts would threaten peace and stability on the island and may lead to “dangerous consequences.”
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-cyprus-israel-air-defense-system-01564a406e06f3bdabc798f2b0da6c66
Aid driver kills two Israeli military personnel at Jordan border crossing
A driver bringing humanitarian aid from Jordan for Gaza opened fire and killed two Israeli military personnel at the Allenby Crossing into the West Bank on Thursday before being killed by security forces, authorities from both nations said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for what Israel denounced as a "terror attack" at the only gateway for Palestinians from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Jordan.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-received-report-shooting-jordan-border-crossing-2025-09-18/
Bedouin families left homeless as Israel demolishes Negev village
A large contingent of Israeli police forces on Wednesday raided the unrecognised Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Sir in the Negev (Naqab) desert and destroyed al-Omrani neighbourhood, including 40 homes and other structures. Plumes of dark smoke rose over the village as residents, who had tried until the last moment to reach a compromise with the authorities, set fire to most of the homes using tyres. Hundreds of police officers - some riding dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles and horses - stormed the neighbourhood, where residents had been relocated by the authorities in the 1950s from a nearby area.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bedouin-families-homeless-israel-demolishes-negev-village
Kurdish PKK leader allowed to meet lawyers for first time in six years
"On September 15, 2025, we visited Mr Ocalan and our other clients who are being held in Imrali prison after a six-year hiatus," the Asrin Hukuk law firm wrote on X.According to his lawyers, the PKK leader said "the process of peace and democratic society has reached the stage of a legal solution" and expressed his wish to see a legal framework in Turkey for disarmament of the group.
https://www.newarab.com/news/pkk-leader-ocalan-allowed-meet-lawyers-first-time-6-years
Brazil's Congress fast-tracks amnesty bill that could include Bolsonaro
His sons and supporters have touted legislative amnesty as one of his political avenues to freedom, although the legality of such a move remains contentious. Two Supreme Court justices have already argued that any attempt to pardon those convicted of plotting a coup would be unconstitutional. In a procedural vote, lawmakers voted on Wednesday, by a margin of 311-163, for an amnesty bill - which has still not been defined - to bypass committee debates and go straight to a plenary vote.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-congress-fast-tracks-amnesty-bill-that-could-include-bolsonaro-2025-09-18/
Colombia ends forced eradication of coca after US urges “more aggressive action”
“If any political leader since [late presidential candidate Luis Carlos] Galan has fought against drug trafficking, it’s been me, at the cost of living in constant insecurity, facing assassination attempts, and enduring constant persecution against me and my family,” said the president. According to Petro, Trump decided to ignore the facts and instead listened to members of a “far-right ideological alliance” between “drug traffickers and Colombian politicians” with great influence in Florida. “They preferred this ideology over the truth,” said the president.
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-ends-forced-eradication-of-coca-after-us-urges-more-aggressive-action/
Maldives leader ratifies controversial law targeting journalists and media outlets
It also allows authorities to suspend media licenses until investigations are complete, file litigation seeking cancellation of media licenses, or even send police to stop broadcasts midway if they are seen to be violating the new law. Of the 93 members of Parliament, 60 government lawmakers voted for the bill after opposition members were evicted amid protests. The new law requires journalists to respect the nation’s constitution, Islam, national security, social values, and protect personal honor and human rights.
https://apnews.com/article/maldives-media-freedom-law-muizzi-license-journalist-2ca60d731492ef11840850d76f7007e1
News 9/18/25
UK: Corbyn seeks legal advice after 'unauthorised' membership email splits new partyWithin hours, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana, who co-founded the party with Corbyn in July, said more than 20,000 people had already joined as members, bringing in what could amount to more than £1 million a year in income. Corbyn responded with a statement on X, co-signed by five of the party's MPs, urging supporters to ignore the message and cancel any direct debits. "This morning, an unauthorised email was sent to all Your Party supporters with details of a supposed membership portal hosted in a new domain name. Legal advice is being taken. That email should be ignored by all supporters," he wrote.
https://www.newarab.com/news/uk-corbyn-seeks-legal-advice-sultana-rift-erupts-over-email
French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron
Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests across France on Thursday, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to acknowledge their anger and scrap looming budget cuts.
Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff were among those who went on strike as part of the day of protests, while teenagers blocked dozens of high schools for hours.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-unions-strike-against-austerity-pressuring-macron-2025-09-18/
German fears: Rising cost of living tops list of concerns
Germans continue to worry that due to higher prices for groceries, fuel and power, they no longer have enough money to make ends meet at the end of the month. Like last year, and for the 15th time in the survey's history, the fear of rising living costs tops the rankings; inflation remains the ultimate German bogeyman. Finances overall are causing many to have sleepless nights. Of the Germans' four biggest fears, another two are also about money: fear of tax increases, welfare cuts and unaffordable housing.
https://www.dw.com/en/german-fears-rising-cost-of-living-tops-list-of-concerns/a-74039463
https://archive.ph/CNljp
Turkey warns Cyprus’ Israeli air defense system could destabilize island
Turkish defense ministry officials expressed concerns over reports suggesting that an Israeli-made Barak MX integrated air defense system had been delivered to Cyprus. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations, said Cyprus’ ongoing armament efforts would threaten peace and stability on the island and may lead to “dangerous consequences.”
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-cyprus-israel-air-defense-system-01564a406e06f3bdabc798f2b0da6c66
Aid driver kills two Israeli military personnel at Jordan border crossing
A driver bringing humanitarian aid from Jordan for Gaza opened fire and killed two Israeli military personnel at the Allenby Crossing into the West Bank on Thursday before being killed by security forces, authorities from both nations said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for what Israel denounced as a "terror attack" at the only gateway for Palestinians from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Jordan.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-received-report-shooting-jordan-border-crossing-2025-09-18/
Bedouin families left homeless as Israel demolishes Negev village
A large contingent of Israeli police forces on Wednesday raided the unrecognised Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Sir in the Negev (Naqab) desert and destroyed al-Omrani neighbourhood, including 40 homes and other structures. Plumes of dark smoke rose over the village as residents, who had tried until the last moment to reach a compromise with the authorities, set fire to most of the homes using tyres. Hundreds of police officers - some riding dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles and horses - stormed the neighbourhood, where residents had been relocated by the authorities in the 1950s from a nearby area.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bedouin-families-homeless-israel-demolishes-negev-village
Kurdish PKK leader allowed to meet lawyers for first time in six years
"On September 15, 2025, we visited Mr Ocalan and our other clients who are being held in Imrali prison after a six-year hiatus," the Asrin Hukuk law firm wrote on X.According to his lawyers, the PKK leader said "the process of peace and democratic society has reached the stage of a legal solution" and expressed his wish to see a legal framework in Turkey for disarmament of the group.
https://www.newarab.com/news/pkk-leader-ocalan-allowed-meet-lawyers-first-time-6-years
Brazil's Congress fast-tracks amnesty bill that could include Bolsonaro
His sons and supporters have touted legislative amnesty as one of his political avenues to freedom, although the legality of such a move remains contentious. Two Supreme Court justices have already argued that any attempt to pardon those convicted of plotting a coup would be unconstitutional. In a procedural vote, lawmakers voted on Wednesday, by a margin of 311-163, for an amnesty bill - which has still not been defined - to bypass committee debates and go straight to a plenary vote.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-congress-fast-tracks-amnesty-bill-that-could-include-bolsonaro-2025-09-18/
Colombia ends forced eradication of coca after US urges “more aggressive action”
“If any political leader since [late presidential candidate Luis Carlos] Galan has fought against drug trafficking, it’s been me, at the cost of living in constant insecurity, facing assassination attempts, and enduring constant persecution against me and my family,” said the president. According to Petro, Trump decided to ignore the facts and instead listened to members of a “far-right ideological alliance” between “drug traffickers and Colombian politicians” with great influence in Florida. “They preferred this ideology over the truth,” said the president.
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-ends-forced-eradication-of-coca-after-us-urges-more-aggressive-action/
Maldives leader ratifies controversial law targeting journalists and media outlets
It also allows authorities to suspend media licenses until investigations are complete, file litigation seeking cancellation of media licenses, or even send police to stop broadcasts midway if they are seen to be violating the new law. Of the 93 members of Parliament, 60 government lawmakers voted for the bill after opposition members were evicted amid protests. The new law requires journalists to respect the nation’s constitution, Islam, national security, social values, and protect personal honor and human rights.
https://apnews.com/article/maldives-media-freedom-law-muizzi-license-journalist-2ca60d731492ef11840850d76f7007e1
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Yet, despite all of these flaws does China not offer a strong foundation for building Communism. China, unlike other countries has both a strong base of material wealth to build off of as well as a populous that both believes in and is willing to act on the principles of Marxism.
It seems to me at least that it is comparatively our best hope for building communism. Is it not? I would like to hear others input on this subject as I'm still somewhat on the fence regarding all of this.
China, despite its flaws.
Yes, China has in may ways betrayed many of the principles of Marxism. China is deeply flawed, and I have no pretenses to convince you otherwise.Yet, despite all of these flaws does China not offer a strong foundation for building Communism. China, unlike other countries has both a strong base of material wealth to build off of as well as a populous that both believes in and is willing to act on the principles of Marxism.
It seems to me at least that it is comparatively our best hope for building communism. Is it not? I would like to hear others input on this subject as I'm still somewhat on the fence regarding all of this.
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While we all know the right thrives on violence, but does the repetition of phases like above just further cement violence as the norm? Does that make us violent reactionaries just the same?
Canonization of violence
A lot of anti-fascist rhetoric can get boiled down to "punch a nazi".While we all know the right thrives on violence, but does the repetition of phases like above just further cement violence as the norm? Does that make us violent reactionaries just the same?
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How do we fix this beyond fucked up state?
The LDS church runs everything here. Nearly every single little detail of the state’s culture is dictated by Mormonism. Mormon temples are the largest buildings in every city and town. Mormon bookstores are more numerous than most other stores, and old school soda shops are more numerous than cafes (Mormons prohibit coffee and tea but allow caffeinated soda for some reason). Multiple buildings, streets, and businesses are named after Mormon things (e.g. “Cumorrah Avenue”). Multi-level marketing companies are everywhere and sponsor things like stadiums (MLM companies are littered with Mormon moms).
The LDS church is basically run like a massive corporation. They are very good at missionizing and making new converts, plus Mormons tend to get married young and have bucketloads of kids. The average Mormon family has between 4-7 children. The point is, the LDS church is highly reactionary and rules over Utah with an iron fist, yet there is almost no internal resistance to it. “Utah” basically is the LDS church. And that’s not even mentioning the entire settler-colonial history of the church either, the mass slaughter of the indigenous that Mormons participated in to create the state of Utah and such.
With that said, how do we deal with this state’s politics if we are socialists living in it? There’s no way someone like AOC or Mamdani or any DSA candidate could ever win here. If there was ever a socialist candidate, they’d either have to ensure the Utah public that they’re a “good Mormon” (which would mean throwing away their principles and participating in a reactionary, settler-colonial theology) or seek to dismantle Utah culture outright by going against the grip of the LDS church, which would be political suicide.
I’m sorry, but I wish this fucking state didn’t exist. Trying to organize anything leftist here feels like a lost cause.
Utah
Any comrades from Utah here?How do we fix this beyond fucked up state?
The LDS church runs everything here. Nearly every single little detail of the state’s culture is dictated by Mormonism. Mormon temples are the largest buildings in every city and town. Mormon bookstores are more numerous than most other stores, and old school soda shops are more numerous than cafes (Mormons prohibit coffee and tea but allow caffeinated soda for some reason). Multiple buildings, streets, and businesses are named after Mormon things (e.g. “Cumorrah Avenue”). Multi-level marketing companies are everywhere and sponsor things like stadiums (MLM companies are littered with Mormon moms).
The LDS church is basically run like a massive corporation. They are very good at missionizing and making new converts, plus Mormons tend to get married young and have bucketloads of kids. The average Mormon family has between 4-7 children. The point is, the LDS church is highly reactionary and rules over Utah with an iron fist, yet there is almost no internal resistance to it. “Utah” basically is the LDS church. And that’s not even mentioning the entire settler-colonial history of the church either, the mass slaughter of the indigenous that Mormons participated in to create the state of Utah and such.
With that said, how do we deal with this state’s politics if we are socialists living in it? There’s no way someone like AOC or Mamdani or any DSA candidate could ever win here. If there was ever a socialist candidate, they’d either have to ensure the Utah public that they’re a “good Mormon” (which would mean throwing away their principles and participating in a reactionary, settler-colonial theology) or seek to dismantle Utah culture outright by going against the grip of the LDS church, which would be political suicide.
I’m sorry, but I wish this fucking state didn’t exist. Trying to organize anything leftist here feels like a lost cause.
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I'm making a whole new thread on this because mods never answer any questions in the meta thread, so I hope they won't consider this spam. I'm trying to be considerate and ask a serious question here.
Why are anons getting banned for merely mentioning lolicon? >>42785 This is the most recent example but I've seen it happen before.
There is a site that hosts lolicon porn permanently linked on the top bar, but if any anon here posts or links to lolicon, or even mentions it in passing in any other context they get banned? I saw someone link a slice of life manga with a shota character in it a week ago on /siberia/, and it got removed. It wasn't even pornographic. How exactly is this a reasonably action? That is not a rhetorical question, I seriously want to know if there is a decent explanation for the mods actions here, I want to know why they do this.
Also literally nobody likes the feral ban BTW, but it seems now porn is banned altogether so whatever.
I'm making a whole new thread on this because mods never answer any questions in the meta thread, so I hope they won't consider this spam. I'm trying to be considerate and ask a serious question here.
Why are anons getting banned for merely mentioning lolicon? >>42785 This is the most recent example but I've seen it happen before.
There is a site that hosts lolicon porn permanently linked on the top bar, but if any anon here posts or links to lolicon, or even mentions it in passing in any other context they get banned? I saw someone link a slice of life manga with a shota character in it a week ago on /siberia/, and it got removed. It wasn't even pornographic. How exactly is this a reasonably action? That is not a rhetorical question, I seriously want to know if there is a decent explanation for the mods actions here, I want to know why they do this.
Also literally nobody likes the feral ban BTW, but it seems now porn is banned altogether so whatever.
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Today we had to finish this Virtual Machine with a DNS resolver in it.
Yesterday my direct superior instructed me that this morning I should finish testing the partial domain update procedure, and then test the overall performance in another location that we have
Thing is, this morning I arrive at the office
And before I even had the time to touch the power up button of the PC, the boss of all bosses comes in and tells me to come into his office so we can test the domain upgrade script
Yesterday it took like 6 people to not make the VM explode during load testing.
We were load testing the whole machine by running the entire script, from head to bottom
Today my boss tries to repeat that, except that as soon as he sees the number of solved DNS queries drop even by the tiniest bit, he immediatly stops the load testing tool
So basically the loss rate is 96% instead of 99% as he wants, because in that particular section that lasts 2 seconds at most the machine slows down
So he sends me to fix that
I spent the whole morning trying to get that fucker to work with a 99% rate
And when afternoon comes he arrives in my office complaining that I didn't update him (about results I didn't get)
Meanwhile the best I managed to get that fucker at is 97.5%
So now it also arrives my direct superior who tells me that I didn't test the VM in the new location
AND ON TOP OF IT ALL
A DUDE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMES IN AND ASKS IF I HAVE AN HOUR
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Bit of a raw rant I'm reporting here, over the miniscule company I work at.Today we had to finish this Virtual Machine with a DNS resolver in it.
Yesterday my direct superior instructed me that this morning I should finish testing the partial domain update procedure, and then test the overall performance in another location that we have
Thing is, this morning I arrive at the office
And before I even had the time to touch the power up button of the PC, the boss of all bosses comes in and tells me to come into his office so we can test the domain upgrade script
Yesterday it took like 6 people to not make the VM explode during load testing.
We were load testing the whole machine by running the entire script, from head to bottom
Today my boss tries to repeat that, except that as soon as he sees the number of solved DNS queries drop even by the tiniest bit, he immediatly stops the load testing tool
So basically the loss rate is 96% instead of 99% as he wants, because in that particular section that lasts 2 seconds at most the machine slows down
So he sends me to fix that
I spent the whole morning trying to get that fucker to work with a 99% rate
And when afternoon comes he arrives in my office complaining that I didn't update him (about results I didn't get)
Meanwhile the best I managed to get that fucker at is 97.5%
So now it also arrives my direct superior who tells me that I didn't test the VM in the new location
AND ON TOP OF IT ALL
A DUDE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMES IN AND ASKS IF I HAVE AN HOUR
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Beauty has transcendent qualities which are as important for socialists as they are for Christians and the peoples of old. When you are surrounded by nothing but ugly, you start to see the world as nothing but ugly, and begin to lose faith in your fellow working man. Beauty thus builds a sense of solidarity between workers as much as it builds a connection between the spiritual and the material. "Beauty is truth."
Our music today is disgusting. Most of it is chaotic, distorted and off-kilter. Music sampling, which makes up the backbone of hip hop and electronic music, has turned producers into god-men and has completely destroyed the collectivist element of music creation. The Soviet Union, meanwhile, had public orchestras play for the people out in the open free of charge. China bans hip hop and teachers its youth classical music as any socialist nation should.
Beauty is crucial to socialism and we must use socialism to bring it back.
Beauty
How can socialists bring beauty back into the arts, especially in music?Beauty has transcendent qualities which are as important for socialists as they are for Christians and the peoples of old. When you are surrounded by nothing but ugly, you start to see the world as nothing but ugly, and begin to lose faith in your fellow working man. Beauty thus builds a sense of solidarity between workers as much as it builds a connection between the spiritual and the material. "Beauty is truth."
Our music today is disgusting. Most of it is chaotic, distorted and off-kilter. Music sampling, which makes up the backbone of hip hop and electronic music, has turned producers into god-men and has completely destroyed the collectivist element of music creation. The Soviet Union, meanwhile, had public orchestras play for the people out in the open free of charge. China bans hip hop and teachers its youth classical music as any socialist nation should.
Beauty is crucial to socialism and we must use socialism to bring it back.
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>Venezuela mobilizes its militia after US says it’s deploying military forces to waters around Latin America:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/americas/venezuela-maduro-militia-us-military-deployment-intl-latam
>US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-destroyers-maduro-drug-cartels-e33794ebc24d9031e536d132ce205b4c
>Donald Trump Deploys 3 Missile Destroyers: What to Know:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-missile-destroyers-venezuela-drug-cartels-2115786
>Proposed United States invasion of Venezuela:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_invasion_of_Venezuela
>Estados Unidos, “dispuesto a usar todo su poder” contra el narcotráfico desde Venezuela:
https://elpais.com/us/2025-08-19/estados-unidos-dispuesto-a-usar-todo-su-poder-contra-el-narcotrafico-desde-venezuela.html
I don't know if you've heard the news, but several US ships have sailed towards Venezuela's coast in order to "combat drug trafficking". Someone investigate the ships to see if they're old to see if they gonna false-flag Venezuela. I know that Nothing Ever Happens, but Trump has already put a price to Maduro's head and these news… I think something's cooking, something's sizzling.
Just making this thread in the case to discuss this, and to see if there are further happenings. I'm going to be honest, I'm getting bad vibes from this.
/US-Venezuela war/ US invasion of Venezuela, nothingburger or actual happening?
Is Venezuela about to be fucking invaded?>Venezuela mobilizes its militia after US says it’s deploying military forces to waters around Latin America:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/americas/venezuela-maduro-militia-us-military-deployment-intl-latam
>US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-destroyers-maduro-drug-cartels-e33794ebc24d9031e536d132ce205b4c
>Donald Trump Deploys 3 Missile Destroyers: What to Know:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-missile-destroyers-venezuela-drug-cartels-2115786
>Proposed United States invasion of Venezuela:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_invasion_of_Venezuela
>Estados Unidos, “dispuesto a usar todo su poder” contra el narcotráfico desde Venezuela:
https://elpais.com/us/2025-08-19/estados-unidos-dispuesto-a-usar-todo-su-poder-contra-el-narcotrafico-desde-venezuela.html
I don't know if you've heard the news, but several US ships have sailed towards Venezuela's coast in order to "combat drug trafficking". Someone investigate the ships to see if they're old to see if they gonna false-flag Venezuela. I know that Nothing Ever Happens, but Trump has already put a price to Maduro's head and these news… I think something's cooking, something's sizzling.
Just making this thread in the case to discuss this, and to see if there are further happenings. I'm going to be honest, I'm getting bad vibes from this.
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No se si hayan muchos compañeros chilenos por estos lares y menos que quieran hablar de la telenovela que es nuestra política, pero no creo que haga daño tener un hilo para hablar de ello, o realmente de cualquier otra weá que tenga relacion con nuestro país.
/cl/ - Chile General
El mejor thread de ChileNo se si hayan muchos compañeros chilenos por estos lares y menos que quieran hablar de la telenovela que es nuestra política, pero no creo que haga daño tener un hilo para hablar de ello, o realmente de cualquier otra weá que tenga relacion con nuestro país.
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She liked the elevator scene a lot, that was the standout part for her. I think the character she was the most invested in was Asuka (maybe because I am a bit like Asuka). Lastly she liked End of Evangelion but didn't love it that much, she thought it was just repeating what the show said and didn't think it was the most artistic film ever or anything. She liked the mech battle the most.
I think my mum likes fight scenes more than wierd abstract character moments and she doesn't really understand the intricate parts of animation. This is all very interesting to me tbh as someone super into anime since it shows what a normal person thinks of it.
Watched Evangelion with my mum
I just finished watching Evangelion with my mum and dad (well my dad sat in the room with us but refused to even look at the telly and instead scrolled football forums instead on his laptop). I basically told about every production quirk and lore detail all the time it was really fun. She liked it but didn't think it was that deep, and she said it repeated itself too much towards the end and she liked the beginning more (a very interesting opinion imo). She hated the last two TV episodes and also didn't seem to care about Kaworu that much.She liked the elevator scene a lot, that was the standout part for her. I think the character she was the most invested in was Asuka (maybe because I am a bit like Asuka). Lastly she liked End of Evangelion but didn't love it that much, she thought it was just repeating what the show said and didn't think it was the most artistic film ever or anything. She liked the mech battle the most.
I think my mum likes fight scenes more than wierd abstract character moments and she doesn't really understand the intricate parts of animation. This is all very interesting to me tbh as someone super into anime since it shows what a normal person thinks of it.
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On top of that, Riyoko Ikeda(The Rose of Versailles) who was a member of the Japanese communist party in her youth is now doing interviews with LDP and butt buddies with a senior member. The Riyoko one is far more shocking than the nazi anime girl
Mangaka that are touted as leftists
Why do people constantly call the saga of Tanya Mangaka a communist? just stumbled upon the guy's feed and it's full of boomer takes, SDF shilling(this is the complete antithesis of the JCP), and anti-communist retweets.On top of that, Riyoko Ikeda(The Rose of Versailles) who was a member of the Japanese communist party in her youth is now doing interviews with LDP and butt buddies with a senior member. The Riyoko one is far more shocking than the nazi anime girl
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I have an extreme phobia of needles. It’s genuinely ruining my life. I know that there’s other forms of hrt that aren’t injections, but either way I would still need to use a needle on myself to do blood tests.
And then there’s the effects hrt has on the genitals. I would love every effect of hrt if it wasn’t for the effects it has on genitalia. I know using it will prevent atrophy, but it still won’t prevent my balls from shriveling up and the dck from shrinking. I don’t have bottom dysphoria and my genitals are one of the few parts of my body that I don’t actively hate.
And lastly, I’m afraid I’ll miss out on the experiwnce of being a gay guy. I’ve never been in a relationship as a man, but mlm relationships seem to be much more loving and deeper than straight relationships are. I’m scared I’ll never experience true love with a straight man if I transitioned to being a woman. (Especially since many men who want to date trans women are just chasers)
All of this shit just piles up to make me feel too much fear and anxiety to start hrt. I don’t know what to do
I can’t bring myself to start hrt
There’s so many things that seemingly make it impossible for me to start hrt.I have an extreme phobia of needles. It’s genuinely ruining my life. I know that there’s other forms of hrt that aren’t injections, but either way I would still need to use a needle on myself to do blood tests.
And then there’s the effects hrt has on the genitals. I would love every effect of hrt if it wasn’t for the effects it has on genitalia. I know using it will prevent atrophy, but it still won’t prevent my balls from shriveling up and the dck from shrinking. I don’t have bottom dysphoria and my genitals are one of the few parts of my body that I don’t actively hate.
And lastly, I’m afraid I’ll miss out on the experiwnce of being a gay guy. I’ve never been in a relationship as a man, but mlm relationships seem to be much more loving and deeper than straight relationships are. I’m scared I’ll never experience true love with a straight man if I transitioned to being a woman. (Especially since many men who want to date trans women are just chasers)
All of this shit just piles up to make me feel too much fear and anxiety to start hrt. I don’t know what to do
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Having trouble relating to other trans people.
Why can’t I relate to other trans people? I just can’t relate to the level of comfort and pride and self-love many of them have. It genuinely seems like so many of them don’t have the part of the brain that makes them cringe. They’re just so unfiltered and unapologetic, I just can’t relate at all, I constantly feel like a gross disgusting excuse for a woman and feel scared interacting with the world as one. I don’t know why I cling so strongly onto this meekness, maybe it’s misogyny, I just associate being boisterous and loud with being masculine. I can’t relate to how willing they are to make cringy niche trans memes to their cis friends. I just am so anxious to discuss transness in any open forum where I know cis people might see it. I admit I still have this kind of backwards view that being trans is something shameful and it would be better to stealth if possible. Idk what to do, I want this level of comraderie other trans people have but being in trans spaces, especially trans women spaces just makes me cringe, it either feels like it’s full of very bro-ish sorts of trans women who are unapologetically masculine, or trans women who feel sort of overly preformatively feminine. I genuinely just can’t relate to most of trans culture right now.
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The basic humans or normals which still surprisingly make up the majority of the population, the "apolitical" status quo contempt which need to have others think for them. You like tools? What is it that you can expect in a world of tools where they have been equated in rights and essence to users? You can expect one thing for certain - there will not be 100% of the productive forces developing as it must be done towards greater than yourself goals, you can expect stagnation and banality. Unsociable society may read out like an oxymoron, but when society is simply the composite of persons which are unsociable in the sense of unwilling to strive with each other for greater purposes only harbor contempt and grudge towards interactions with one another - to the only optimal amount necessary to survive and produce stimulus.
Post-Bourgeoisie N/A Population
No commodity production, no market economy, no trade, no barter, no wage labor, neither class or declassed. Neither clean reaction nor strived progress - the unsoaked pretenders that pedagogy won't do away with, the ones who live yet carry no original thought. In technicality under a status quo or a state of being, perhaps under an administration of things, but on their own - unbothered and still purely consumerist entertainment and sustenance seekers which may only work for sustenance and aspire no creation nor destruction, seemingly collaborators which appear integrated but are in essence nobodies that simply do not care.The basic humans or normals which still surprisingly make up the majority of the population, the "apolitical" status quo contempt which need to have others think for them. You like tools? What is it that you can expect in a world of tools where they have been equated in rights and essence to users? You can expect one thing for certain - there will not be 100% of the productive forces developing as it must be done towards greater than yourself goals, you can expect stagnation and banality. Unsociable society may read out like an oxymoron, but when society is simply the composite of persons which are unsociable in the sense of unwilling to strive with each other for greater purposes only harbor contempt and grudge towards interactions with one another - to the only optimal amount necessary to survive and produce stimulus.
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First, if quality of life is too good here for your average American to be driven to revolution, and said quality of life is dependent on exploitation of the Third-World, shouldn't it follow that, as the American Empire's power falters, our quality of life will worsen, thus creating revolutionary conditions here?
Second, if our current quality of life is only achievable by exploiting the Third World, how is it that China is able to meet and in many cases surpass us in that regard without resorting to imperialism? Unless I'm missing additional context, the only conclusions that could be drawn are either that China is actually imperalist, or the claim that Western-level quality of life can only come from exploitation is bunk, and neither of those sits well with Third-Worldism as an ideology.
I'm specifically looking for answers from people born and living in the Third-World, since Western born Third-Worldists tend to be self-loathing academic types, although I will accept answers from Western Third-Worldists that aren't mentally cucked.
Two questions for Third-Worldists
As the subject implies, I, an American leftist, have two questions for Third-Worldists.First, if quality of life is too good here for your average American to be driven to revolution, and said quality of life is dependent on exploitation of the Third-World, shouldn't it follow that, as the American Empire's power falters, our quality of life will worsen, thus creating revolutionary conditions here?
Second, if our current quality of life is only achievable by exploiting the Third World, how is it that China is able to meet and in many cases surpass us in that regard without resorting to imperialism? Unless I'm missing additional context, the only conclusions that could be drawn are either that China is actually imperalist, or the claim that Western-level quality of life can only come from exploitation is bunk, and neither of those sits well with Third-Worldism as an ideology.
I'm specifically looking for answers from people born and living in the Third-World, since Western born Third-Worldists tend to be self-loathing academic types, although I will accept answers from Western Third-Worldists that aren't mentally cucked.
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/ career /
Career - job/career advice and other related stuff from a leftist perspective. EX: How to get a job, promotion, skill, switch companies, resume, life hacks, etc.
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It’s basically an anti-Leninist trend and against any historical form of socialism - any kind that has ever existed. So what exactly is left communism? It is an anti-Marxist, revisionist trend that capitulates under the pressure of anti-communist propaganda. It’s not the only trend that does this, but that is its most characteristic feature.
Left communism likes to present itself as theoretically genuine Marxism. People who aren’t well-read theoretically or lack a firm grasp of Marxism’s core principles seem to fall for it. In reality, though, it’s just revisionism and a vulgar distortion of Marxist ideas - especially Marx’s message and the essence of Marxism. In particular, left communism is the most extreme defeatist trend in revisionism and opportunism. It sees literally all socialist revolutions and socialist countries as “not real socialism.” This includes all Marxist-Leninist countries, other socialist experiments, and even anarchism.
Left communism has never had major historical or theoretical relevance. It is entirely isolated from real political action and only appeals to petty-bourgeois-minded opportunists. Some people - and by this, I mean left communists - might find that insulting, but it happens to be the case on purely theoretical grounds. These seemingly negative traits are actually left communism’s strength. Why? Because left communism is on a crusade against reality. It crusades against any socialism that has ever existed or will exist. Since left communists themselves have never had (and never will have) political relevance, their ideas will never become reality.
Left communism relies on abstract theoretical arguments out of touch with reality - meaning none of its conclusions ever need to be proven. If left communism did become reality, it would implode. Left communists would attack it as “stalinoid.” Left communism doesn’t exist on its own terms; it only exists as a parasitical opposition to actual socialism. That’s the only role it has ever played, even historically - see, for a particular example, the Brest-Litovsk days.
You might ask: If left communism is so irrelevant, why talk about it? Precisely because it doesn’t exist as a movement in itself. It exists solely as opposition to actual socialism - a stance more parasitical than any other movement. Trotskyism may oppose Marxism-Leninism; anarchism may oppose state socialism. But at least they have independent substance. Left communism is nothing except opposition to existing socialism. Left communism and its variants constitute a revisionist trend characterized by capitulation to anti-communist propaganda and a total lack of real political activity. Its defining features are distrust of the masses, isolation, pessimism, and defeatism - demonstrating its thoroughly petty-bourgeois nature. It is the ideology of the petty-bourgeois opponent of really existing socialism
Left communism, the newest stage of opportunism
I'm going to write a bit about the trend known broadly as left communism. It seems to me that left communism has now basically become this newest trend in opportunism. Back in the day, there were barely any left communists - there still aren’t many - but every now and then you see one. I’ve seen lots of opportunists retreat from their previous positions (whether they were anarchists, Trotskyists, or what-have-you) and switch to left communism. I suppose it is appealing to some people.It’s basically an anti-Leninist trend and against any historical form of socialism - any kind that has ever existed. So what exactly is left communism? It is an anti-Marxist, revisionist trend that capitulates under the pressure of anti-communist propaganda. It’s not the only trend that does this, but that is its most characteristic feature.
Left communism likes to present itself as theoretically genuine Marxism. People who aren’t well-read theoretically or lack a firm grasp of Marxism’s core principles seem to fall for it. In reality, though, it’s just revisionism and a vulgar distortion of Marxist ideas - especially Marx’s message and the essence of Marxism. In particular, left communism is the most extreme defeatist trend in revisionism and opportunism. It sees literally all socialist revolutions and socialist countries as “not real socialism.” This includes all Marxist-Leninist countries, other socialist experiments, and even anarchism.
Left communism has never had major historical or theoretical relevance. It is entirely isolated from real political action and only appeals to petty-bourgeois-minded opportunists. Some people - and by this, I mean left communists - might find that insulting, but it happens to be the case on purely theoretical grounds. These seemingly negative traits are actually left communism’s strength. Why? Because left communism is on a crusade against reality. It crusades against any socialism that has ever existed or will exist. Since left communists themselves have never had (and never will have) political relevance, their ideas will never become reality.
Left communism relies on abstract theoretical arguments out of touch with reality - meaning none of its conclusions ever need to be proven. If left communism did become reality, it would implode. Left communists would attack it as “stalinoid.” Left communism doesn’t exist on its own terms; it only exists as a parasitical opposition to actual socialism. That’s the only role it has ever played, even historically - see, for a particular example, the Brest-Litovsk days.
You might ask: If left communism is so irrelevant, why talk about it? Precisely because it doesn’t exist as a movement in itself. It exists solely as opposition to actual socialism - a stance more parasitical than any other movement. Trotskyism may oppose Marxism-Leninism; anarchism may oppose state socialism. But at least they have independent substance. Left communism is nothing except opposition to existing socialism. Left communism and its variants constitute a revisionist trend characterized by capitulation to anti-communist propaganda and a total lack of real political activity. Its defining features are distrust of the masses, isolation, pessimism, and defeatism - demonstrating its thoroughly petty-bourgeois nature. It is the ideology of the petty-bourgeois opponent of really existing socialism
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Both /pol/ and /leftypol/ are the same exact fucking thing, same bullshit, both of you people are clearly manifestations of yaldabaothic energies and it’s clear that neither of you really give a shit about anyone
Both /pol/ and /leftypol/ are the same exact fucking thing, same bullshit, both of you people are clearly manifestations of yaldabaothic energies and it’s clear that neither of you really give a shit about anyone
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Capital Volume 3 high quality audiobook from Andrew S. Rightenburg (Human-Read, not AI voice or TTS voice)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjbFtkcDBlRoV5CVoc5yyYL4nMO9ZJzO
Theories of Surplus Value high quality audiobook from Andrew S. Rightenburg (Human-Read, not AI voice or TTS voice)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjbFtkcDBlQa-dFgNFtQvvMOgNtV7nXp
Paul Cockshott - Labor Theory of Value Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKVcO3co5aCBnDt7k5eU8msX4DhTNUila
Paul Cockshott - Economic Planning Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKVcO3co5aCDnkyY9YkQxpx6FxPJ23joH
Paul Cockshott - Materialism, Marxism, and Thermodynamics Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKVcO3co5aCBv0m0fAjoOy1U4mOs_Y8QM
Victor Magariño - Austrian Economics: A Critical Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpHi51IjLqerA1aKeGe3DcRc7zCCFkAoq
Victor Magariño - Rethinking Classical Economics
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpHi51IjLqepj9uE1hhCrA66tMvNlnItt
Victor Magariño - Mathematics for Classical Political Economy
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpHi51IjLqepWUHXIgVhC_Txk2WJgaSst
Geopolitical Economy Hour with Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson (someone says "he's CIA doing reheated Proudhonism" lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ejfZdPboo&list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Potential Sources of Information
Leftypol Wiki Political Economy Category (needs expanding)
https://leftypedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:Political_economy
Sci-Hub
https://sci-hub.se/about
Marxists Internet Archive
https://www.marxists.org/
Library Genesis
https://libgen.is/
University of the Left
http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/Online
bannedthought.net
https://bannedthought.net/
Books scanned by Ismail from eregime.org that were uploaded to archive.org
https://archive.org/details/@ismail_badiou
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: Articles from the GSE tend to be towards the bottom.
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/
EcuRed: Cuba's online encyclopedia
https://www.ecured.cu/
Books on libcom.org
https://libcom.org/book
Dictionary of Revolutionary Marxism
https://massline.org/Dictionary/index.htm
/EDU/ ebook share thread
https://leftypol.org/edu/res/22659.html
Pre-Marxist Economics (Marx studied these thinkers before writing Capital and Theories of Surplus Value)
https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/economics/index.htm
Principle writings of Karl Marx on political economy, 1844-1883
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/economy/index.htm
Speeches and Articles of Marx and Engels on Free Trade and Protectionism, 1847-1888
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/free-trade/index.htm
(The Critique Of) Political Economy After Marx's Death
https://www.marxists.org/subject/economy/postmarx.htm
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But traveling sucks. It’s expensive and tedious. You have to pack, organise a passport, deal with airports, security and there’s just so much waiting! And that’s if everything goes to plan and to schedule. Things can easily get canceled or postponed. Then you’ve got jet lag to deal with, different currencies, language barriers, etc.
Even if you’re not going overseas/flying it’s not like road tripping is any better. Sitting in a car for hours on end just plain sucks.
And don’t think I’m only hating on the actual transport, being away from home sucks too. Whether you’re staying in a hotel or an Airbnb or camping or whatever, you’re away from home and all your things; you’re own bed, your own room, your pets, all your other bits and pieces that make your home your own.
Travel is Kinda Bullshit
We have no history of travel.So many people out there say they love traveling and will happily tell you about all the places they been to and sights they’ve seen and where they want to go to next. It’s also one of the first things people say they would do if they had more time and money.But traveling sucks. It’s expensive and tedious. You have to pack, organise a passport, deal with airports, security and there’s just so much waiting! And that’s if everything goes to plan and to schedule. Things can easily get canceled or postponed. Then you’ve got jet lag to deal with, different currencies, language barriers, etc.
Even if you’re not going overseas/flying it’s not like road tripping is any better. Sitting in a car for hours on end just plain sucks.
And don’t think I’m only hating on the actual transport, being away from home sucks too. Whether you’re staying in a hotel or an Airbnb or camping or whatever, you’re away from home and all your things; you’re own bed, your own room, your pets, all your other bits and pieces that make your home your own.
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Discuss anything related to:
>Algeria
>Angola
>Benin
>Botswana
>Burkina Faso
>Burundi
>Cabo Verde
>Cameroon
>Central African Republic (CAR)
>Chad
>Comoros
>Congo, Democratic Republic of the
>Congo, Republic of the
>Cote d’Ivoire
>Djibouti
>Egypt
>Equatorial Guinea
>Eritrea
>Eswatini
>Ethiopia
>Gabon
>Gambia
>Ghana
>Guinea
>Guinea-Bissau
>Kenya
>Lesotho
>Liberia
>Libya
>Madagascar
>Malawi
>Mali
>Mauritania
>Mauritius
>Morocco
>Mozambique
>Namibia
>Niger
>Nigeria
>Rwanda
>Sao Tome and Principe
>Senegal
>Seychelles
>Sierra Leone
>Somalia
>South Africa
>South Sudan
>Sudan
>Tanzania
>Togo
>Tunisia
>Uganda
>Zambia
>Zimbabwe
/Africa/
A thread for the forgotten continent, so forgotten the thread got wiped.Discuss anything related to:
>Algeria
>Angola
>Benin
>Botswana
>Burkina Faso
>Burundi
>Cabo Verde
>Cameroon
>Central African Republic (CAR)
>Chad
>Comoros
>Congo, Democratic Republic of the
>Congo, Republic of the
>Cote d’Ivoire
>Djibouti
>Egypt
>Equatorial Guinea
>Eritrea
>Eswatini
>Ethiopia
>Gabon
>Gambia
>Ghana
>Guinea
>Guinea-Bissau
>Kenya
>Lesotho
>Liberia
>Libya
>Madagascar
>Malawi
>Mali
>Mauritania
>Mauritius
>Morocco
>Mozambique
>Namibia
>Niger
>Nigeria
>Rwanda
>Sao Tome and Principe
>Senegal
>Seychelles
>Sierra Leone
>Somalia
>South Africa
>South Sudan
>Sudan
>Tanzania
>Togo
>Tunisia
>Uganda
>Zambia
>Zimbabwe
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<10 Septembre Thread
18TH OF SEPTEMBER EDITIONNNNN
<News…
https://www.liberation.fr/societe/mobilisation-du-18-septembre-les-horaires-et-points-de-rendez-vous-des-principales-manifestations-en-france-20250916_LFLMRZPMGBCDVPT3PMCLYIUQ7A/
https://www.liberation.fr/societe/en-direct-greves-et-manifestations-du-18-septembre-contre-le-budget-une-forte-mobilisation-attendue-ce-jeudi-en-france-20250918_UL46VIDBRRCCHFWTSAH42FACQY/
https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/transports/greve-les-10-et-18-septembre-tous-les-syndicats-de-la-sncf-appellent-a-la-mobilisation-mais-pas-aux-memes-dates_AV-202509020475.html
/10SeptembrePol/
<10 Septembre Thread
18TH OF SEPTEMBER EDITIONNNNN
<News…
https://www.liberation.fr/societe/mobilisation-du-18-septembre-les-horaires-et-points-de-rendez-vous-des-principales-manifestations-en-france-20250916_LFLMRZPMGBCDVPT3PMCLYIUQ7A/
https://www.liberation.fr/societe/en-direct-greves-et-manifestations-du-18-septembre-contre-le-budget-une-forte-mobilisation-attendue-ce-jeudi-en-france-20250918_UL46VIDBRRCCHFWTSAH42FACQY/
https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/transports/greve-les-10-et-18-septembre-tous-les-syndicats-de-la-sncf-appellent-a-la-mobilisation-mais-pas-aux-memes-dates_AV-202509020475.html
R: 5 / I: 1
¿Que piensan del actual gobernador de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves?
Vivo aquí y no sé si hay alguien más de Centroamérica o Costa Rica con el cual discutir. Este país se ha vendido a narcos, es bastante conservador y es más una muestra de cómo los gringos convirtieron otra nación en Puerto Rico 2.0.
Costa Rica
¿Que piensan de Costa Rica?¿Que piensan del actual gobernador de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves?
Vivo aquí y no sé si hay alguien más de Centroamérica o Costa Rica con el cual discutir. Este país se ha vendido a narcos, es bastante conservador y es más una muestra de cómo los gringos convirtieron otra nación en Puerto Rico 2.0.
R: 57 / I: 3 (sticky)
Matrix room: https://matrix.to/#/#leftymusic:matrix.org
Welcome to /leftymu/ sticky (WIP)
Discuss what info, links, resources, etc. to add on this sticky as well as drop ideas and suggestions to the /leftymu/ board at largeMatrix room: https://matrix.to/#/#leftymusic:matrix.org
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Link dump:
https://www.greenleft.org.au
https://www.auscp.org.au/militant-monthly
https://solidarity.net.au
https://redflag.org.au
https://marxistleftreview.org/?topic=australia
https://www.michaelwest.com.au
https://overland.org.au
https://arena.org.au
https://www.themonthly.com.au
https://www.crikey.com.au
https://www.redblacknotes.com
https://www.surplusvalue.org.au/McQueen/index.htm
https://reddit.com/r/AustralianSocialism (use a redlib mirror instead of reddit.com)
https://www.labourstart.org/news/country.php?country=Australia&langcode=en
https://anarchistnews.org/content/spotters-guide-anarchism-australia-and-aotearoa
https://thewhiterosesociety.writeas.com (antifascism, most active on twitter)
/auspol/ #11 - Southern Cross edition
Australian and Oceania politics general thread.Link dump:
https://www.greenleft.org.au
https://www.auscp.org.au/militant-monthly
https://solidarity.net.au
https://redflag.org.au
https://marxistleftreview.org/?topic=australia
https://www.michaelwest.com.au
https://overland.org.au
https://arena.org.au
https://www.themonthly.com.au
https://www.crikey.com.au
https://www.redblacknotes.com
https://www.surplusvalue.org.au/McQueen/index.htm
https://reddit.com/r/AustralianSocialism (use a redlib mirror instead of reddit.com)
https://www.labourstart.org/news/country.php?country=Australia&langcode=en
https://anarchistnews.org/content/spotters-guide-anarchism-australia-and-aotearoa
https://thewhiterosesociety.writeas.com (antifascism, most active on twitter)
R: 65 / I: 10
Places for Succdem/Demsucc Bitching?
Worst place to bring this stuff up (besides /pol/ I guess), but I'm a succdem/demsucc I guess (I'm not really into labels) and first learned about /leftypol/ from seeing an ad for it on Jacobin of all places (which is bizarre given leftypol's disdain for democractic socialists and Jacobin but idk wht that happened, maybe others can tell me). Having skimmed through it, I realized this isn't the right place for someone like me given it's mainly MLs and hardline commies here, and if I'm being honest, I find them to be irrelevant fringe morons that I don't wanna get involved with. What are some better places for a shithead succdem/demsucc disillusioned and frustrated with the state of politics in America and the world post-2020/2024 to bitch online about it and shit on leftists (especially American leftists) for being ineffectual dipshits who couldn't enact change if their lives depended on it? Like, is there a democratic socialist equivalent to leftypol that may be better for someone in my position, if such a thing even exists? I'm probably gonna get told to kill myself, but I may as well ask since I assume a lot of you guys were in a similar position in their political journey as I am, and I'm curious to see what you guys say.
R: 64 / I: 5
But fuck the amount of other garbage in this pretty much “makes a perfectly baked caked bathed in the shittiest frosting you could’ve gotten”. Child nudity that only exists to satisfy the authors god awful fetishes, crying and death when it isn’t needed or doesn’t do anything to contribute to any form of character development, major figures like bondrewd, wazukyan and his crew or just reg and his origin in general either gets sidelined completely or just flat out abondoned after less than a single episode and it fucking sucks and makes trying to be entertained or even gain any cool ideas like how ethics are considered when the promise of discovery is near or how people respond and develop tools to new threats or just how nature itself adapts to the geography that surrounds it doesn’t truly feel like it got the attention it deserved in a series that felt like it was made for it
I really want to like it but the author is just fucking horrible
The setup of the world is original, the lore is interesting as fuck, the uncensored brutality showcases an interesting take on violence that feels genuine to what something like this in real life could occur and the plot is overall entertainingBut fuck the amount of other garbage in this pretty much “makes a perfectly baked caked bathed in the shittiest frosting you could’ve gotten”. Child nudity that only exists to satisfy the authors god awful fetishes, crying and death when it isn’t needed or doesn’t do anything to contribute to any form of character development, major figures like bondrewd, wazukyan and his crew or just reg and his origin in general either gets sidelined completely or just flat out abondoned after less than a single episode and it fucking sucks and makes trying to be entertained or even gain any cool ideas like how ethics are considered when the promise of discovery is near or how people respond and develop tools to new threats or just how nature itself adapts to the geography that surrounds it doesn’t truly feel like it got the attention it deserved in a series that felt like it was made for it
R: 12 / I: 4
Share your lives, news etc…
A lot of high schools and uni blocked. Main demo at Lyon, Rennes, Marseille started this morning. Paris should start at 2PM
18/09 - French Riot & Strike Day
Big french riot day in the follow up of the 10!Share your lives, news etc…
A lot of high schools and uni blocked. Main demo at Lyon, Rennes, Marseille started this morning. Paris should start at 2PM
R: 8 / I: 1
I feel that with the almost generally admitted fact of the bankruptcy of Socialism and the growing conviction of the failure of Bolshevism and of revolutionary party dictatorship, the opportunities for Anarchist propaganda have immeasurably increased. People demand to now what Anarchism really is; they want an exposition of our ideas that they can clearly understand; they demand to know how it will work and how it is to come about.
Now, can we refer them to the old Anarchist literature with any hope of their finding there a direct and clear answer to their pressing questions? I personally feel that we cannot.
Because of these considerations, very briefly state here, I have come to the conclusion that what is of the utmost need just now is a new Anarchist literature based particularly on the recent experiences of mankind; on the War, the Russian Revolution, the German Revolution, as well as on the modern development of capitalism and on the new forms that industrialism is assuming in international proportions.
The fundamental spirit of that new literature must deal primarily with the following matters:
1. The Anarchist attitude to modern life in its new political, industrial, agrarian and social aspects;
2. the problem of Anarchist propaganda in view of the new development of capitalism and of the changing relationships between capital and labor;
3. does the modern phase of capitalism justify the old Socialist and Anarchist conception of the meaning of the Social Revolution?
4. is the old conception of the social revolution not subject to revision? Have we not over-emphasized the destructive side of revolution at the great cost of its constructive phases?
The new character and the inter-relationship of the destructive and constructive sides of revolution.
5. a) The character of an Anarchist revolution; or at least of a revolution inspired by Anarchist ideas and spirit;
b) the question of political parties, of dictatorship and of the State in the Revolution;
6. The place of the labor unions and the role of Anarcho-syndicalism in the revolution;
7. The manner and methods of the revolution developing along Anarchist lines toward the ultimate Anarchist society;
8. Means and ways of beginning NOW the educational and preparatory of work of inspiring the revolution with the Anarchist spirit and ideals;
What is to prevent the repetition of the Bolshevik experiment in the next revolution?
9. The new literature dealing with these matters in a direct, concise and popular form and language.
The above is merely a brief general outline of the issues to be discussed, a few preliminary suggestions.
Topics of Discussion // Emma Goldman
It seems to me that our old pro-revolutionary Anarchist literature has ceased to answer the demands of the modern day. Without going now into any discussion as to whether Anarchist literature has ever adequately dealt with the practical application of our ideas, the question at issue now is whether the time has not come for a new and more popular interpretation of our ideas, particularly in light of the World War, the Russian Revolution and the subsequent vital social developments.I feel that with the almost generally admitted fact of the bankruptcy of Socialism and the growing conviction of the failure of Bolshevism and of revolutionary party dictatorship, the opportunities for Anarchist propaganda have immeasurably increased. People demand to now what Anarchism really is; they want an exposition of our ideas that they can clearly understand; they demand to know how it will work and how it is to come about.
Now, can we refer them to the old Anarchist literature with any hope of their finding there a direct and clear answer to their pressing questions? I personally feel that we cannot.
Because of these considerations, very briefly state here, I have come to the conclusion that what is of the utmost need just now is a new Anarchist literature based particularly on the recent experiences of mankind; on the War, the Russian Revolution, the German Revolution, as well as on the modern development of capitalism and on the new forms that industrialism is assuming in international proportions.
The fundamental spirit of that new literature must deal primarily with the following matters:
1. The Anarchist attitude to modern life in its new political, industrial, agrarian and social aspects;
2. the problem of Anarchist propaganda in view of the new development of capitalism and of the changing relationships between capital and labor;
3. does the modern phase of capitalism justify the old Socialist and Anarchist conception of the meaning of the Social Revolution?
4. is the old conception of the social revolution not subject to revision? Have we not over-emphasized the destructive side of revolution at the great cost of its constructive phases?
The new character and the inter-relationship of the destructive and constructive sides of revolution.
5. a) The character of an Anarchist revolution; or at least of a revolution inspired by Anarchist ideas and spirit;
b) the question of political parties, of dictatorship and of the State in the Revolution;
6. The place of the labor unions and the role of Anarcho-syndicalism in the revolution;
7. The manner and methods of the revolution developing along Anarchist lines toward the ultimate Anarchist society;
8. Means and ways of beginning NOW the educational and preparatory of work of inspiring the revolution with the Anarchist spirit and ideals;
What is to prevent the repetition of the Bolshevik experiment in the next revolution?
9. The new literature dealing with these matters in a direct, concise and popular form and language.
The above is merely a brief general outline of the issues to be discussed, a few preliminary suggestions.
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1. Israel cannot function without American handouts and American support is dwindling.
2. Demographics. Palestinians are actually the majority in Israel/Palestine.
3. the Ultra-Orthodox. They are largest Jewish group in Israel, and they don't work and won't fight. How long can a government function with that many people on welfare.
4. The Gobal BDS movement. Israel cannot survive being an international pariah.
5. A large percentage of Isarel's Jewish population has dual citizenship and will leave when the going gets tough.
6. . Internal Political instability. Even without the Palestinians, Israel has deep cultural, religious, and economic rifts. Five elections in three years.
7. Hubris. The Zionists won't make the necessary reforms and concessions for the future.
Does the inevitable collapse of Israel help the Left.
Seven Reasons why the Zionist government will not last until the end of this decade. .1. Israel cannot function without American handouts and American support is dwindling.
2. Demographics. Palestinians are actually the majority in Israel/Palestine.
3. the Ultra-Orthodox. They are largest Jewish group in Israel, and they don't work and won't fight. How long can a government function with that many people on welfare.
4. The Gobal BDS movement. Israel cannot survive being an international pariah.
5. A large percentage of Isarel's Jewish population has dual citizenship and will leave when the going gets tough.
6. . Internal Political instability. Even without the Palestinians, Israel has deep cultural, religious, and economic rifts. Five elections in three years.
7. Hubris. The Zionists won't make the necessary reforms and concessions for the future.
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>Lithuania’s parliament Tuesday approved Inga Ruginienė — a longtime trade unionist and political newcomer — as prime minister, following the resignation of Gintautas Paluckas amid allegations about his financial dealings.
>Ruginienė, 44, now has 15 days to submit the government’s program — which will be focused on security, economic growth and social welfare, and will likely look similar to the previous program — to the parliament.
>Social Democrat Ruginienė entered politics last year, taking the social security and labor portfolio in the government. Until then, her career was rooted in the trade union movement: she served in senior positions in both Lithuanian and European union organizations.
What are we thinking, /leftypol/?
Former Trade Union leader Inga Ruginiene becomes Lithuania's PM
https://www.politico.eu/article/political-newcomer-new-lithuanian-pm-inga-ruginiene/>Lithuania’s parliament Tuesday approved Inga Ruginienė — a longtime trade unionist and political newcomer — as prime minister, following the resignation of Gintautas Paluckas amid allegations about his financial dealings.
>Ruginienė, 44, now has 15 days to submit the government’s program — which will be focused on security, economic growth and social welfare, and will likely look similar to the previous program — to the parliament.
>Social Democrat Ruginienė entered politics last year, taking the social security and labor portfolio in the government. Until then, her career was rooted in the trade union movement: she served in senior positions in both Lithuanian and European union organizations.
What are we thinking, /leftypol/?
R: 273 / I: 32
>Krystal Vanderbrugghen gave birth to her daughter, Veya, in December of 2023. She was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect (CHD). Though Veya was able to have a successful heart repair, she then began experiencing complications with her liver.
>In an interview with Live Action News, Vanderbrugghen said Veya is a medically complex child, but her liver has been an ongoing problem, which took nearly a year to diagnose.
>As the hospital attempted treatment with multiple procedures last year, Veya then contracted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) — which is mild in adults, but can be life-threatening for infants, the elderly, or people with compromised immune systems. “That really knocked her down,” Vanderbrugghen said.
But then, this year, something even more frightening occurred.
>“… [T]he more alarming thing that happened was she was overdosed on January 6th of this year with potassium… 10 times the amount of what she normally receives,” Vanderbrugghen told Live Action News. “… [S]he usually gets two doses of potassium in a day. Each are drawn up as 1.5 milliliters. And on that day, she got two syringes filled with 15 milliliters of potassium. So that sent her heart rate to 350 beats per minute, and they had to use cardioversion shocks on her three times to stabilize her.”
>Initially, Vanderbrugghen assumed it was an honest mistake. But due to subsequent events, she’s now questioning if it was truly an accident.
>Just two weeks after this terrifying incident in January, the family met with Veya’s team of doctors treating her liver condition. “… [E]verything we’ve done so far has not been successful,” said Vanderbrugghen. “And that’s when we learned that she was denied a transplant, which left us questioning a lot of things.”
>The reason for the family’s confusion is because all of Veya’s “individual system teams — like cardiology, nephrology, respirology, all of them — said she would do great, and she’s allowed to go for the liver transplant,” she said. The transplant team seeks feedback from those teams to help determine whether a transplant is a good course of action.
>“But [the transplant team] decided that they were looking at the big picture and said no,” Vanderbrugghen said. “And so I’ve been asking for six months, what is this ‘big picture’?”
>When Vanderbrugghen challenged Veya’s medical team, she said she was then told that the doctors “need to think about the live donor. If it’s not successful, we don’t want to put them through it.”
>Vanderbrugghen argued that “consenting adults” can choose whether or not to take the risk, “knowing that it may work or it may not work” — and urged the transplant team to leave the decision to the donor or donors.
https://www.liveaction.org/news/mom-fights-save-daughter-canadian-healthcare-dead/
This disabled baby later died of her illness on August 1. She was 20 months old and slept her entire life at the mercy of doctors who routinely denied her care BECAUSE of her disability.
So why aren’t comrades up in arms about this? Denying a baby with Down Syndrome an organ transplant because of their disability and “quality of life” sets a dangerous precedent. Imagine if autistic people were denied lifesaving care in the basis our “quality of life” wouldn’t improve and scarce organs should only go to allistic people instead? Canada is already in the middle of legalizing MAiD for neurodivergent differences just like they push MAiD on people with physical disabilities. They literally want all disabled people eradicated.
We need to stop this and demand action against eugenics.
RIP Veya and all other disabled people killed by eugenics
Eugenicist Canadian healthcare system murders baby for being disabled
We frequently talk about how eugenics is the ideological backbone of capitalism and how nearly every aspect of capitalism is rooted in eugenics. This happens even in capitalist countries with “universal” healthcare such as Canada, where a hospital recently killed a baby girl by denying her a much-needed liver transplant. Why? Because she had Down Syndrome.>Krystal Vanderbrugghen gave birth to her daughter, Veya, in December of 2023. She was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect (CHD). Though Veya was able to have a successful heart repair, she then began experiencing complications with her liver.
>In an interview with Live Action News, Vanderbrugghen said Veya is a medically complex child, but her liver has been an ongoing problem, which took nearly a year to diagnose.
>As the hospital attempted treatment with multiple procedures last year, Veya then contracted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) — which is mild in adults, but can be life-threatening for infants, the elderly, or people with compromised immune systems. “That really knocked her down,” Vanderbrugghen said.
But then, this year, something even more frightening occurred.
>“… [T]he more alarming thing that happened was she was overdosed on January 6th of this year with potassium… 10 times the amount of what she normally receives,” Vanderbrugghen told Live Action News. “… [S]he usually gets two doses of potassium in a day. Each are drawn up as 1.5 milliliters. And on that day, she got two syringes filled with 15 milliliters of potassium. So that sent her heart rate to 350 beats per minute, and they had to use cardioversion shocks on her three times to stabilize her.”
>Initially, Vanderbrugghen assumed it was an honest mistake. But due to subsequent events, she’s now questioning if it was truly an accident.
>Just two weeks after this terrifying incident in January, the family met with Veya’s team of doctors treating her liver condition. “… [E]verything we’ve done so far has not been successful,” said Vanderbrugghen. “And that’s when we learned that she was denied a transplant, which left us questioning a lot of things.”
>The reason for the family’s confusion is because all of Veya’s “individual system teams — like cardiology, nephrology, respirology, all of them — said she would do great, and she’s allowed to go for the liver transplant,” she said. The transplant team seeks feedback from those teams to help determine whether a transplant is a good course of action.
>“But [the transplant team] decided that they were looking at the big picture and said no,” Vanderbrugghen said. “And so I’ve been asking for six months, what is this ‘big picture’?”
>When Vanderbrugghen challenged Veya’s medical team, she said she was then told that the doctors “need to think about the live donor. If it’s not successful, we don’t want to put them through it.”
>Vanderbrugghen argued that “consenting adults” can choose whether or not to take the risk, “knowing that it may work or it may not work” — and urged the transplant team to leave the decision to the donor or donors.
https://www.liveaction.org/news/mom-fights-save-daughter-canadian-healthcare-dead/
This disabled baby later died of her illness on August 1. She was 20 months old and slept her entire life at the mercy of doctors who routinely denied her care BECAUSE of her disability.
So why aren’t comrades up in arms about this? Denying a baby with Down Syndrome an organ transplant because of their disability and “quality of life” sets a dangerous precedent. Imagine if autistic people were denied lifesaving care in the basis our “quality of life” wouldn’t improve and scarce organs should only go to allistic people instead? Canada is already in the middle of legalizing MAiD for neurodivergent differences just like they push MAiD on people with physical disabilities. They literally want all disabled people eradicated.
We need to stop this and demand action against eugenics.
RIP Veya and all other disabled people killed by eugenics
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It sucks not being Russian and being a fan of GrOb, like i love their music but their is no English spaces to talk about it, so it gets kinda boring. I hope this thread will allow people to talk about it, since its really underrated. (IM NOT A NAZBOL)
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ACP lol
What's their fucking problem? Their membership ranges from genuine MLs all the way to reactionary rejects. Do they think the way to build communism is to adopt all the worst and most aggravating positions held by the now defunct black hammer?
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i've also noticed that the leftcom spazs around here just scream at clouds at this point because almost everytime their replies reduce down to accusations of taking perverse pleasure in the genocide of proletarians, which is completely ridiculous. and i've noticed leftcoms never have anything relevant about organization to say. i also do not know any leftcom that is organized or isn't a complete social outcast.
why does this happen?
posting two rare lenins alongside
why are leftcoms an antisocial tendency?
why does it seem that whenever marxists post relevant studies, articles, books it's always very precise, to the point, relevant to the topic at hand; while when leftcoms post books here, they are usually not relevant, or a debate from 50 years ago in one sect, pseudointellectual nonsense? has anyone else noticed this? it seems like they haven't read the books they spam and are very ecclectic in their takes (i've seen them post anarchist alongside left-communist literature, indicating their ideological confusion).i've also noticed that the leftcom spazs around here just scream at clouds at this point because almost everytime their replies reduce down to accusations of taking perverse pleasure in the genocide of proletarians, which is completely ridiculous. and i've noticed leftcoms never have anything relevant about organization to say. i also do not know any leftcom that is organized or isn't a complete social outcast.
why does this happen?
posting two rare lenins alongside
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Wonder Woman vs Goku thread
Yeah that’s right, I think this matchup is actually one of the closest fiction has to offer and is far more plausible than the decades long Goku vs superman debates. Superman is a lazily written brawler whose strongest forms (one million and cosmic armour) aren’t even canon to the main plot. Superman has also lost a lot of times in canon to Diana in open combat just off the fact that Diana is far more skilled and experienced in close quarters combat than superman could ever dream to be. This ultimately makes the debate between who would win in this matchup a lot more interesting. A literal demigod trained by gods possessing untold levels of martial prowess and power vs an alien whose trained in martial arts his whole life developing some of the strongest powerups and fighting techniques known to fiction who has also been trained by dieties.
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>Urgent Appeal: Stop the Judicial Coup in South Korea and Defend Democracy
<On May 1, 2025, South Korea’s Supreme Court issued a politically charged decision that overturned the acquittal of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, the leading candidate in the upcoming presidential election, on charges of election law violation. Lee had endured intense repression under the administration of impeached former president Yoon Suk-yeol, having been subjected to investigation by over 200 government prosecutors, but despite countless allegations, these nearly non-stop investigations failed to result in a conviction. Now, with South Korea gearing up for a historic snap election on June 3, 2025 following Yoon’s ouster, authorities are once again attempting to convict Lee to remove him from the political playing field.
Update on the fallout of the South Korean coup attempt
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/06/urgent-appeal-stop-the-judicial-coup-in-south-korea-and-defend-democracy/>Urgent Appeal: Stop the Judicial Coup in South Korea and Defend Democracy
<On May 1, 2025, South Korea’s Supreme Court issued a politically charged decision that overturned the acquittal of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, the leading candidate in the upcoming presidential election, on charges of election law violation. Lee had endured intense repression under the administration of impeached former president Yoon Suk-yeol, having been subjected to investigation by over 200 government prosecutors, but despite countless allegations, these nearly non-stop investigations failed to result in a conviction. Now, with South Korea gearing up for a historic snap election on June 3, 2025 following Yoon’s ouster, authorities are once again attempting to convict Lee to remove him from the political playing field.
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Bringing American jobs back and reindustrialization are legitimate motivations. When in the past the United States has raised the banner of neoliberalism, Brazil warned of its harmful effects. Seeing the White House finally acknowledge the limits of the so-called Washington Consensus, a policy prescription of minimal social protection, unrestricted trade liberalization and overall deregulation dominant since the 1990s, vindicated the Brazilian position.
But resorting to unilateral action against individual states is to prescribe the wrong remedy. Multilateralism offers fairer and more balanced solutions. The tariff increase imposed on Brazil this summer is not only misguided but illogical. The United States is not running a trade deficit with our country, nor is it subject to high tariffs. Over the past 15 years, it has accumulated a surplus of $410 billion in bilateral trade in goods and services. Nearly 75 percent of U.S. exports to Brazil enter duty-free. By our calculation, the average effective tariff on American products is just 2.7 percent. Eight out of the 10 main items face zero tariffs, including oil, aircraft, natural gas and coal.
The lack of economic rationale behind these measures makes it clear that the motivation of the White House is political. The deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, reportedly said as much earlier this month to a group of Brazilian business leaders who were working to open negotiation channels. The U.S. government is using tariffs and the Magnitsky Act to seek impunity for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who orchestrated a failed coup attempt on Jan. 8, 2023, in an effort to subvert the popular will expressed at the ballot box.
I am proud of the Brazilian Supreme Court for its historic decision on Thursday, which safeguards our institutions and the democratic rule of law. This was not a “witch hunt.” The judgment was the result of proceedings carried out in accordance with Brazil’s 1988 Constitution, enacted after two decades of struggle against a military dictatorship. It followed months of investigations that uncovered plans to assassinate me, the vice president and a Supreme Court justice. Authorities also discovered a draft decree that would have effectively annulled the 2022 election results.
The Trump administration has furthermore accused the Brazilian justice system of targeting and censoring American tech companies. Those allegations are false. All digital platforms, whether domestic or foreign, are subject to the same laws in Brazil. It is dishonest to call regulation censorship, especially when what is at stake is the protection of our families against fraud, disinformation and hate speech. The internet cannot be a land of lawlessness where pedophiles and abusers are given free rein to prey on our children and teenagers.
Equally baseless are the administration’s allegations of unfair practices by Brazil in digital trade and electronic payment services and its alleged failure to enforce environmental laws. Contrary to being unfair to U.S. financial operators, Brazil’s digital payment system, known as PIX, has enabled the financial inclusion of millions of citizens and companies. We cannot be penalized for creating a fast, free and secure mechanism that facilitates transactions and stimulates the economy.
In the last two years, we have cut the rate of deforestation in the Amazon by half. In 2024 alone, the Brazilian police seized hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of assets used in environmental crimes. But the Amazon will still be in danger if other countries fail to do their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Rising global temperatures could turn the rainforest into a savanna, disrupting rainfall patterns across the entire hemisphere, including the American Midwest.
When the United States turns its back on a relationship of more than 200 years, such as the one it maintains with Brazil, everyone loses. There are no ideological differences that should prevent two governments from working together in areas where they have common goals.
President Trump, we remain open to negotiating anything that can bring mutual benefits. But Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty are not on the table. In your first address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, you said that “strong sovereign nations let diverse countries with different values, different cultures and different dreams not just coexist, but work side by side on the basis of mutual respect.” This is how I see the relationship between Brazil and the United States: two great nations capable of respecting each other and cooperating for the good of Brazilians and Americans.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opinion/lula-da-silva-brazil-trump-bolsonaro.html
Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignity are Non-Negotiable
I decided to write this essay to establish an open and frank dialogue with the president of the United States. Over decades of negotiation, first as a union leader and later as president, I have learned to listen to all sides and to take into account all the interests at stake. That is why I have carefully examined the arguments that have been put forward by the Trump administration to impose a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian products.Bringing American jobs back and reindustrialization are legitimate motivations. When in the past the United States has raised the banner of neoliberalism, Brazil warned of its harmful effects. Seeing the White House finally acknowledge the limits of the so-called Washington Consensus, a policy prescription of minimal social protection, unrestricted trade liberalization and overall deregulation dominant since the 1990s, vindicated the Brazilian position.
But resorting to unilateral action against individual states is to prescribe the wrong remedy. Multilateralism offers fairer and more balanced solutions. The tariff increase imposed on Brazil this summer is not only misguided but illogical. The United States is not running a trade deficit with our country, nor is it subject to high tariffs. Over the past 15 years, it has accumulated a surplus of $410 billion in bilateral trade in goods and services. Nearly 75 percent of U.S. exports to Brazil enter duty-free. By our calculation, the average effective tariff on American products is just 2.7 percent. Eight out of the 10 main items face zero tariffs, including oil, aircraft, natural gas and coal.
The lack of economic rationale behind these measures makes it clear that the motivation of the White House is political. The deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, reportedly said as much earlier this month to a group of Brazilian business leaders who were working to open negotiation channels. The U.S. government is using tariffs and the Magnitsky Act to seek impunity for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who orchestrated a failed coup attempt on Jan. 8, 2023, in an effort to subvert the popular will expressed at the ballot box.
I am proud of the Brazilian Supreme Court for its historic decision on Thursday, which safeguards our institutions and the democratic rule of law. This was not a “witch hunt.” The judgment was the result of proceedings carried out in accordance with Brazil’s 1988 Constitution, enacted after two decades of struggle against a military dictatorship. It followed months of investigations that uncovered plans to assassinate me, the vice president and a Supreme Court justice. Authorities also discovered a draft decree that would have effectively annulled the 2022 election results.
The Trump administration has furthermore accused the Brazilian justice system of targeting and censoring American tech companies. Those allegations are false. All digital platforms, whether domestic or foreign, are subject to the same laws in Brazil. It is dishonest to call regulation censorship, especially when what is at stake is the protection of our families against fraud, disinformation and hate speech. The internet cannot be a land of lawlessness where pedophiles and abusers are given free rein to prey on our children and teenagers.
Equally baseless are the administration’s allegations of unfair practices by Brazil in digital trade and electronic payment services and its alleged failure to enforce environmental laws. Contrary to being unfair to U.S. financial operators, Brazil’s digital payment system, known as PIX, has enabled the financial inclusion of millions of citizens and companies. We cannot be penalized for creating a fast, free and secure mechanism that facilitates transactions and stimulates the economy.
In the last two years, we have cut the rate of deforestation in the Amazon by half. In 2024 alone, the Brazilian police seized hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of assets used in environmental crimes. But the Amazon will still be in danger if other countries fail to do their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Rising global temperatures could turn the rainforest into a savanna, disrupting rainfall patterns across the entire hemisphere, including the American Midwest.
When the United States turns its back on a relationship of more than 200 years, such as the one it maintains with Brazil, everyone loses. There are no ideological differences that should prevent two governments from working together in areas where they have common goals.
President Trump, we remain open to negotiating anything that can bring mutual benefits. But Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty are not on the table. In your first address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, you said that “strong sovereign nations let diverse countries with different values, different cultures and different dreams not just coexist, but work side by side on the basis of mutual respect.” This is how I see the relationship between Brazil and the United States: two great nations capable of respecting each other and cooperating for the good of Brazilians and Americans.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opinion/lula-da-silva-brazil-trump-bolsonaro.html
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I made it myself, Its a drawing of Uncle Sam riding a drone over the Middle East. What do you think?
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The scale of the protests will help the new prime minister gauge the depth of widespread discontent across the country. Authorities are planning to deploy more than 80,000 members of the security forces and 24 armored vehicles across the country, an impressive show of force rarely seen since the 2018-2019 Yellow Jackets protests. Workers from France’s railway, aviation and education sectors are all set to walk out, which appears likely to bring the country to a near halt.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-new-pm-sebastien-lecornu-massive-strikes-amid-budget-talks/
https://archive.ph/K4Tea
Plaid Cymru and Reform UK almost neck and neck in Senedd voter intention poll
COMPETITION to become the largest party in Wales is turning into a neck-and-neck battle between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, new polling has indicated. An ITV survey of voting intentions showed Plaid on 30 per cent and Reform close behind on 29 per cent, while Labour slumped to just 14 per cent. Translating into seats after the Senedd election next May, Reform could have 37 members versus Labour’s 11.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plaid-cymru-and-reform-uk-almost-neck-and-neck-senedd-voter-intention-poll
Bus drivers at three Greater Manchester companies to take four days of strike action
The members of the Unite union work for bus companies who rank among the largest and most profitable in the UK—Stagecoach, Metroline and First Bus. The planned walkout will shut down two-thirds of the Greater Manchester network. This itself shows the operational grip of the private operators functioning collectively under the “Bee Network”, the franchised public transport system including the Metrolink tram/light rail service overseen by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). This is controlled by the 10 councils in the combined authority and led by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/17/nfnz-s17.html
Students, teachers, and workers to march in a mass protest against Milei
Tens of thousands of students, teachers, and workers will march in the streets in cities across Argentina on September 17, for the Federal University March. The national mobilization was called for by the Argentine University Federation (FUA), the Trade Union Front, and the National Interuniversity Council (CIN), and numerous progressive groups and trade union fronts have pledged support and that they will join them on the streets.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/17/students-teachers-and-workers-to-march-in-a-mass-protest-against-milei/
Argentina's Milei to partially privatize nuclear power plants operator
The Milei administration intends to sell 44% of the shares of Nucleoelectrica Argentina (NA-SA), which operates the Atucha I, Atucha II and Embalse power plants, through an international public tender, spokesperson Manuel Adorni told a press conference.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/argentinas-milei-partially-privatize-nuclear-power-plants-operator-2025-09-16/
Transport Workers’ Protests Continue in Ecuador After Diesel Subsidy Elimination
Several transit points in northern Ecuador remained blocked this Wednesday, September 17, by protests led by transport workers in response to the executive branch’s elimination of diesel subsidies. The demonstrations were concentrated on strategic routes connecting urban and rural regions, affecting mobility and local supplies.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/transport-workers-protests-continue-in-ecuador-after-diesel-subsidy-elimination/
Thai security forces use rubber bullets and tear gas in border melee with Cambodian protesters
Thai Army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree described the situation as a Cambodian mob encroaching on Thai territory, obstructing operations and destroying official property. He said Thai authorities regarded the incident as a provocation and an intentional violation of the ceasefire agreement.
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-indian-sikhs-travel-ban-guru-nanak-623c14f1c4c879c596066dff8d18104e
Romualdez resigns as House speaker amid alleged corruption, budget woes
Romualdez cited the issues hounding the government's infrastructure projects in his final speech as speaker. He said he hopes his resignation would allow the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to "pursue its mandate freely and fully." "I step down not in surrender, but in service — for sometimes, the greatest act of leadership is the grace to let go, so that this institution may endure stronger than before," Romualdez said.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/17/2473471/romualdez-resigns-house-speaker-amid-alleged-corruption-budget-woes
Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine
The appeal came from Mahesh Singh, vice president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the official body that manages Sikh shrines in Pakistan, where many holy places of Sikhs are located. His remarks followed the Indian government’s Sept. 12 decision to deny permission for Sikhs to cross into Pakistan for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary, citing security concerns. There was no immediate comment from New Delhi.
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-indian-sikhs-travel-ban-guru-nanak-623c14f1c4c879c596066dff8d18104e
Taliban announces internet ban in northern Afghanistan
The hardline Islamist movement has previously voiced concerns over pornography and flirtation between men and women online. It is the first such internet ban since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, though it has announced other measures, including stopping girls from attending high school and women from working in many fields.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/taliban-announces-ban-on-internet-in-northern-afghanistan
https://archive.ph/ioKyK
News 9/17/25
New French PM faces massive strikes amid perilous budget talksThe scale of the protests will help the new prime minister gauge the depth of widespread discontent across the country. Authorities are planning to deploy more than 80,000 members of the security forces and 24 armored vehicles across the country, an impressive show of force rarely seen since the 2018-2019 Yellow Jackets protests. Workers from France’s railway, aviation and education sectors are all set to walk out, which appears likely to bring the country to a near halt.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-new-pm-sebastien-lecornu-massive-strikes-amid-budget-talks/
https://archive.ph/K4Tea
Plaid Cymru and Reform UK almost neck and neck in Senedd voter intention poll
COMPETITION to become the largest party in Wales is turning into a neck-and-neck battle between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, new polling has indicated. An ITV survey of voting intentions showed Plaid on 30 per cent and Reform close behind on 29 per cent, while Labour slumped to just 14 per cent. Translating into seats after the Senedd election next May, Reform could have 37 members versus Labour’s 11.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plaid-cymru-and-reform-uk-almost-neck-and-neck-senedd-voter-intention-poll
Bus drivers at three Greater Manchester companies to take four days of strike action
The members of the Unite union work for bus companies who rank among the largest and most profitable in the UK—Stagecoach, Metroline and First Bus. The planned walkout will shut down two-thirds of the Greater Manchester network. This itself shows the operational grip of the private operators functioning collectively under the “Bee Network”, the franchised public transport system including the Metrolink tram/light rail service overseen by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). This is controlled by the 10 councils in the combined authority and led by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/17/nfnz-s17.html
Students, teachers, and workers to march in a mass protest against Milei
Tens of thousands of students, teachers, and workers will march in the streets in cities across Argentina on September 17, for the Federal University March. The national mobilization was called for by the Argentine University Federation (FUA), the Trade Union Front, and the National Interuniversity Council (CIN), and numerous progressive groups and trade union fronts have pledged support and that they will join them on the streets.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/17/students-teachers-and-workers-to-march-in-a-mass-protest-against-milei/
Argentina's Milei to partially privatize nuclear power plants operator
The Milei administration intends to sell 44% of the shares of Nucleoelectrica Argentina (NA-SA), which operates the Atucha I, Atucha II and Embalse power plants, through an international public tender, spokesperson Manuel Adorni told a press conference.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/argentinas-milei-partially-privatize-nuclear-power-plants-operator-2025-09-16/
Transport Workers’ Protests Continue in Ecuador After Diesel Subsidy Elimination
Several transit points in northern Ecuador remained blocked this Wednesday, September 17, by protests led by transport workers in response to the executive branch’s elimination of diesel subsidies. The demonstrations were concentrated on strategic routes connecting urban and rural regions, affecting mobility and local supplies.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/transport-workers-protests-continue-in-ecuador-after-diesel-subsidy-elimination/
Thai security forces use rubber bullets and tear gas in border melee with Cambodian protesters
Thai Army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree described the situation as a Cambodian mob encroaching on Thai territory, obstructing operations and destroying official property. He said Thai authorities regarded the incident as a provocation and an intentional violation of the ceasefire agreement.
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-indian-sikhs-travel-ban-guru-nanak-623c14f1c4c879c596066dff8d18104e
Romualdez resigns as House speaker amid alleged corruption, budget woes
Romualdez cited the issues hounding the government's infrastructure projects in his final speech as speaker. He said he hopes his resignation would allow the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to "pursue its mandate freely and fully." "I step down not in surrender, but in service — for sometimes, the greatest act of leadership is the grace to let go, so that this institution may endure stronger than before," Romualdez said.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/17/2473471/romualdez-resigns-house-speaker-amid-alleged-corruption-budget-woes
Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine
The appeal came from Mahesh Singh, vice president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the official body that manages Sikh shrines in Pakistan, where many holy places of Sikhs are located. His remarks followed the Indian government’s Sept. 12 decision to deny permission for Sikhs to cross into Pakistan for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary, citing security concerns. There was no immediate comment from New Delhi.
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-indian-sikhs-travel-ban-guru-nanak-623c14f1c4c879c596066dff8d18104e
Taliban announces internet ban in northern Afghanistan
The hardline Islamist movement has previously voiced concerns over pornography and flirtation between men and women online. It is the first such internet ban since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, though it has announced other measures, including stopping girls from attending high school and women from working in many fields.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/taliban-announces-ban-on-internet-in-northern-afghanistan
https://archive.ph/ioKyK
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- actual Horse Racing,
- Your favorite horse,
- related media, etc…
## Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing
https://umamusu.wiki/Main_Page
Admittedly don't know much about horse racing myself so if you got more links feel free to share.
Horse Racing General
- Games about Horse Racing,- actual Horse Racing,
- Your favorite horse,
- related media, etc…
## Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing
https://umamusu.wiki/Main_Page
Admittedly don't know much about horse racing myself so if you got more links feel free to share.
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"The most concrete link is his relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Epstein and Barak met numerous times between 2013 and 2017, with Barak visiting Epstein’s properties in Florida and New York approximately 30 times, including a 2014 private flight in Florida. Barak received $2.3 million from an Epstein-associated foundation between 2004 and 2006, and Epstein invested $1 million in a limited partnership established by Barak in 2015.
Another connection stems from Epstein’s ties to Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father, Robert Maxwell, was a British media mogul alleged to have had links to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. Some sources, including former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe, have claimed Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell ran a “honey-trap” operation for Mossad to blackmail influential figures. A lawsuit by a woman identified as Jane Doe 200 alleged Epstein boasted of being a Mossad agent.
Epstein was also associated with the Wexner Foundation, which supports Jewish leadership and has ties to Israel. His financial backer, Leslie Wexner, was a member of the “Mega Group,” a collection of Jewish philanthropists, which some, like former NSA counterspy John Schindler, have speculated was linked to Israeli intelligence operations. Epstein reportedly invested in an Israeli startup, Reporty Homeland Security (later rebranded as Carbyne), connected to Israel’s defense industry, further fueling speculation."
Epstein = Israel, and Trump loves Israel
Epstein is connected to Israel, this is why Trump is covering it up. He doesn't want to risk the political fallout for Israel when people realize all of Epstein's clients were blackmailed and used as Israeli assets."The most concrete link is his relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Epstein and Barak met numerous times between 2013 and 2017, with Barak visiting Epstein’s properties in Florida and New York approximately 30 times, including a 2014 private flight in Florida. Barak received $2.3 million from an Epstein-associated foundation between 2004 and 2006, and Epstein invested $1 million in a limited partnership established by Barak in 2015.
Another connection stems from Epstein’s ties to Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father, Robert Maxwell, was a British media mogul alleged to have had links to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. Some sources, including former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe, have claimed Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell ran a “honey-trap” operation for Mossad to blackmail influential figures. A lawsuit by a woman identified as Jane Doe 200 alleged Epstein boasted of being a Mossad agent.
Epstein was also associated with the Wexner Foundation, which supports Jewish leadership and has ties to Israel. His financial backer, Leslie Wexner, was a member of the “Mega Group,” a collection of Jewish philanthropists, which some, like former NSA counterspy John Schindler, have speculated was linked to Israeli intelligence operations. Epstein reportedly invested in an Israeli startup, Reporty Homeland Security (later rebranded as Carbyne), connected to Israel’s defense industry, further fueling speculation."
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Try to keep it to as much 'OC' as possible, including just things you cut yourself.
Webm Thread
Webm Thread. The old one seem to have disappeared.Try to keep it to as much 'OC' as possible, including just things you cut yourself.
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Republicans want to "crack down on the left" in response to Charlie Kirk's unfortunate hunting accident but what does that even mean? Who are these leftists they are going to crack down on? What leftist group has any political power in America right now? Tyler Robinson was an American white guy using his Second Amendment right to bear arms, how do the Republicans "crack down" on that?
Republicans want to "crack down on the left" in response to Charlie Kirk's unfortunate hunting accident but what does that even mean? Who are these leftists they are going to crack down on? What leftist group has any political power in America right now? Tyler Robinson was an American white guy using his Second Amendment right to bear arms, how do the Republicans "crack down" on that?
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Fuck "the way it's always been"
Fuck class, caste, fuck expectations you are given from birth, defy them deny them
Destroy what they think is immortal
Move mountains
Build factories everywhere
Destroy nature and the natural order, AND TAKE YOUR LIVES INTO YOUR OWN HANDS
Liquidate the bourgeois as if you are tilling earth
Built a train to space.
Socialist development means former imperial core resources are spent modernising the former colonies until parity is reached, and then due to the economic efficiency of socialism there will mean exponential industrial growth throughout the galaxy.
The poor peasants they call bumpkins, idiots, genetically inferior, backwards, too primitive to understand modernity, they will become high skilled military engineers, robotics operatives, doctors, computer scientists and party politicians.
All we have to do is beat the bourgeois in AmeriKKKa, UKKK, China, and their lackeys
Destroy everything sacred
Fuck the sacred orderFuck "the way it's always been"
Fuck class, caste, fuck expectations you are given from birth, defy them deny them
Destroy what they think is immortal
Move mountains
Build factories everywhere
Destroy nature and the natural order, AND TAKE YOUR LIVES INTO YOUR OWN HANDS
Liquidate the bourgeois as if you are tilling earth
Built a train to space.
Socialist development means former imperial core resources are spent modernising the former colonies until parity is reached, and then due to the economic efficiency of socialism there will mean exponential industrial growth throughout the galaxy.
The poor peasants they call bumpkins, idiots, genetically inferior, backwards, too primitive to understand modernity, they will become high skilled military engineers, robotics operatives, doctors, computer scientists and party politicians.
All we have to do is beat the bourgeois in AmeriKKKa, UKKK, China, and their lackeys
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El thread con más copas del mundo™
Ahora que tenemos nuestro propio board, es hora de tener nuestro propio hilo también.
Bienvenidos.
/arg/ - Argentina General
SANTUCHO EDITIONEl thread con más copas del mundo™
Ahora que tenemos nuestro propio board, es hora de tener nuestro propio hilo también.
Bienvenidos.
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>stress the need to end the genocide
>stress the need for palestinian sovereignty
>stress the capitalist/imperialist nature of the zionist project
>stress the complicity of western leaders
>can distinguish between zionist and anti-zionist jews
>historical materialist approach
When the right talks about Zionism:
<stress the jews
<stress how the based whites in the past warned you about the jews
<stress how western governments and officials are controlled by the jews and not fully responsible for their own actions
<don't really care about palestine or genocide, just want to stop the jews
<stress the "judeobolshevik" nature of the zionist project
<cannot distinguish between zionist and anti-zionist jews or insists that such a distinction is statistically irrelevant
<ahistorical idealist approach
Why are they like this
When the left talks about Zionism:>stress the need to end the genocide
>stress the need for palestinian sovereignty
>stress the capitalist/imperialist nature of the zionist project
>stress the complicity of western leaders
>can distinguish between zionist and anti-zionist jews
>historical materialist approach
When the right talks about Zionism:
<stress the jews
<stress how the based whites in the past warned you about the jews
<stress how western governments and officials are controlled by the jews and not fully responsible for their own actions
<don't really care about palestine or genocide, just want to stop the jews
<stress the "judeobolshevik" nature of the zionist project
<cannot distinguish between zionist and anti-zionist jews or insists that such a distinction is statistically irrelevant
<ahistorical idealist approach
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I hate how the right constantly claims ownership over Masculinity!
It’s so fucking stupid how the Right claims that it’s the left that is “Soy and Gay” when they literally voted for a president who is the soyest, fattest, bitch on the planet. I could get into how the term “Masculine” is wishy washy or whatever but I would rather go with their terminology so I can disprove it. Even if they are a right winger that doesn’t like Trump this extend just to establishment republicans this extends to the far right as well, fascism is a suicidal ideology invented by a fat bald Italian bozo in which the cucked masses allow one leader to walk all over them. The right are the soy ones and the left are the chads. The right is so fucking cucked, Female anti-feminists are literally advocating for men to boss them around, Black White nationalists are advocating for White people to boss them around, and middle class capitalists are advocating for billionaires to boss them around. Being a cucked sycophant isn’t really a masculine trait last time I checked but being strong and standing up to the oppressors is.
I hate how the right constantly claims ownership over Masculinity!
It’s so fucking stupid how the Right claims that it’s the left that is “Soy and Gay” when they literally voted for a president who is the soyest, fattest, bitch on the planet. I could get into how the term “Masculine” is wishy washy or whatever but I would rather go with their terminology so I can disprove it. Even if they are a right winger that doesn’t like Trump this extend just to establishment republicans this extends to the far right as well, fascism is a suicidal ideology invented by a fat bald Italian bozo in which the cucked masses allow one leader to walk all over them. The right are the soy ones and the left are the chads. The right is so fucking cucked, Female anti-feminists are literally advocating for men to boss them around, Black White nationalists are advocating for White people to boss them around, and middle class capitalists are advocating for billionaires to boss them around. Being a cucked sycophant isn’t really a masculine trait last time I checked but being strong and standing up to the oppressors is.
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When the fascists invaded Poland with ease and found fast friends among the officials of the old regime, Mijal joined the Communist guerilla fighters of the Polish Workers' Party and helped lead the struggle until the end of the war, where he became Mayor of Łódź. He was a founding member of the Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP/PZPR), a longtime member of its Central Committee, and close colleague of its First Secretary Bolesław Bierut, who he had formed a close working relationship with during their time in the guerilla war. His commitment to Revolutionary Communism led him to become one of the leaders of the opposition to "de-stalinization" and capitalist restoration in Poland under Władysław Gomułka, who was allowed back into the Party and clawed his way back into power after Stalin's death.
Gomułka could not openly move against him at first, and so slowly chipped away at the people around Mijal until he himself was removed from his posts. In response, Mijal and others founded the Communist Party of Poland and propagandized widely across the country with support from Albanian intelligence and remaining contacts from the old underground operating in industrial sites. This would be met by fierce repression by the revisionist Party, and Mijal would not return to Poland until 1983, where at 74 years old he was immediately met again with repression and imprisonment until the final complete fall of the People's Republic in 1989.
In the waning years of the People's Republic, Mijal spared little venom in his denunciations of the reactionary "Solidarity" movement and the color "revolution" it represented, while also observing that it could never have existed in the first place had Poland stayed on the socialist road in the 1950s. After the fall of the People's Republic, he would continue denouncing the new bourgeois regime and vigorously opposed Poland joining the EU and NATO. He would continue to write and attempt to reconstitute the Revolutionary Communist Party until he died in 2010.
Committed to Revolutionary Communism and socialism till the end, in an interview in 2000 Mijal stated that:
>It is said that communism lost, did not pass the exam, that Marxism is on the shelves of history and other such nonsense, theoretical nonsense! In fact, there is a revolution under the skin, the explosion is inevitable. Capitalism is on its way to falling and that is beyond doubt for me. Communism will prevail.
Be like Mijal. Dare to struggle, dare to win.
A Memorial to Kazimierz Mijal and Polish Communism
On September 15, 1910, 115 years ago, Kazimierz Mijal — a steadfast Polish Revolutionary Communist, an adamant opponent of revisionism and capitalist restoration in Poland, was born in Wilków. The 18th child of poor and illiterate parents, Mijal worked himself to the bone to secure an education under the backwards regime of the Republic of Poland. On the eve of world war 2, he met a young Communist painter, Jadwiga Gniewkowska, who introduced him to Marxism. They married.When the fascists invaded Poland with ease and found fast friends among the officials of the old regime, Mijal joined the Communist guerilla fighters of the Polish Workers' Party and helped lead the struggle until the end of the war, where he became Mayor of Łódź. He was a founding member of the Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP/PZPR), a longtime member of its Central Committee, and close colleague of its First Secretary Bolesław Bierut, who he had formed a close working relationship with during their time in the guerilla war. His commitment to Revolutionary Communism led him to become one of the leaders of the opposition to "de-stalinization" and capitalist restoration in Poland under Władysław Gomułka, who was allowed back into the Party and clawed his way back into power after Stalin's death.
Gomułka could not openly move against him at first, and so slowly chipped away at the people around Mijal until he himself was removed from his posts. In response, Mijal and others founded the Communist Party of Poland and propagandized widely across the country with support from Albanian intelligence and remaining contacts from the old underground operating in industrial sites. This would be met by fierce repression by the revisionist Party, and Mijal would not return to Poland until 1983, where at 74 years old he was immediately met again with repression and imprisonment until the final complete fall of the People's Republic in 1989.
In the waning years of the People's Republic, Mijal spared little venom in his denunciations of the reactionary "Solidarity" movement and the color "revolution" it represented, while also observing that it could never have existed in the first place had Poland stayed on the socialist road in the 1950s. After the fall of the People's Republic, he would continue denouncing the new bourgeois regime and vigorously opposed Poland joining the EU and NATO. He would continue to write and attempt to reconstitute the Revolutionary Communist Party until he died in 2010.
Committed to Revolutionary Communism and socialism till the end, in an interview in 2000 Mijal stated that:
>It is said that communism lost, did not pass the exam, that Marxism is on the shelves of history and other such nonsense, theoretical nonsense! In fact, there is a revolution under the skin, the explosion is inevitable. Capitalism is on its way to falling and that is beyond doubt for me. Communism will prevail.
Be like Mijal. Dare to struggle, dare to win.
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>declining birthrates lead to shrinking economic growth and tax revenue+larger proportion of dependents, all due to a shrinking labor force
>birthrate decline (not yet population decline) is happening in most countries outside of Africa, regardless of socioeconomic development, cost of living or culture (incl. religion or "feminism")
>the most likely primary common cause is the simple availability of choice: not needing children as extra labor, more access to birth control/abortion, etc.
>>secondarily, often it is not the case that people don't want children but that they want to have them later in life and want to give their children optimal lives, e.g. being unwilling to raise children until one has a high-paying stable job; this also leads to people having less children overall
>>the chain reaction here is that the higher the standard of living gets, the bigger the opportunity cost of having children when one actually gets to DECIDE whether to have them, as well as a more demanding standard for WHEN one should have them
>the proposed liberal capitalist solutions fail to tackle the problem:
>>paying people to have children needs to cover the opportunity cost of not having them, which is already massive and will continue to increase the more an economy grows, which will eventually become unsustainable for governments
>>roundabout solutions like providing parents with tax cuts, exceptional welfare or a lower retirement age suffer from the same problem
>>even increased immigration will only stop the bleeding temporarily as the global population fails to keep up
>>automation might "cover" the decrease in labor force but at the same societal cost that massive automation will always bring
With all of the above in mind, it seems that capitalism combined with reproductive choice contains the seed of its own decline. Stagnation threatens the system, but growth leads in its own roundabout way back to stagnation.
The capitalists thus only have the option of restricting or steering choice, from banning abortion and contraceptives to the more extreme scenario of forcing women to be broodmares; or alternatively, by an ideology of pro-natalism for the "greater good", requiring many people to act against "rational self-interest".
In practice, however, those options are just forms of reaction, and even when reaction is successful (and it rarely is) all it can ultimately lead to is a repeat of the past, susceptible to the same conditions and contradictions that caused it to crumble once before.
This is a classic problem that manifests in many ways: capitalism needs laborers to be spenders, but progress inevitably requires a decrease in their ability to do so; in this case, by directly cutting the supply of labor.
Unironically, the only solution is socialism.
The only way to change this equation around without making things worse for everyone is by challenging the assumptions of growth and opportunity cost. This can happen in many ways.
If making a living isn't tied to the success of companies which need constant growth to stay competitive, the dependence on constantly increasing birthrates is reduced.
On the other hand, if society can directly contribute to making child rearing easier and less expensive instead of subsidizing the artificial difficulties and costs created by the market, the opportunity cost of having children is also reduced.
And this ties into many other factors. More safety, more education, more stability, they all ease the burden on parents.
But as you can see, it requires real socialism. Can't half-ass it and call it socialism anyway or you'll pay the price. You need real socialist outcomes.
So. Can porky survive this?
Birthrate decline as a contradiction of capitalism
This post is just a quick informal thing to kick off discussion, I won't claim to be as informed as I should be and some of my points may be wrong.>declining birthrates lead to shrinking economic growth and tax revenue+larger proportion of dependents, all due to a shrinking labor force
>birthrate decline (not yet population decline) is happening in most countries outside of Africa, regardless of socioeconomic development, cost of living or culture (incl. religion or "feminism")
>the most likely primary common cause is the simple availability of choice: not needing children as extra labor, more access to birth control/abortion, etc.
>>secondarily, often it is not the case that people don't want children but that they want to have them later in life and want to give their children optimal lives, e.g. being unwilling to raise children until one has a high-paying stable job; this also leads to people having less children overall
>>the chain reaction here is that the higher the standard of living gets, the bigger the opportunity cost of having children when one actually gets to DECIDE whether to have them, as well as a more demanding standard for WHEN one should have them
>the proposed liberal capitalist solutions fail to tackle the problem:
>>paying people to have children needs to cover the opportunity cost of not having them, which is already massive and will continue to increase the more an economy grows, which will eventually become unsustainable for governments
>>roundabout solutions like providing parents with tax cuts, exceptional welfare or a lower retirement age suffer from the same problem
>>even increased immigration will only stop the bleeding temporarily as the global population fails to keep up
>>automation might "cover" the decrease in labor force but at the same societal cost that massive automation will always bring
With all of the above in mind, it seems that capitalism combined with reproductive choice contains the seed of its own decline. Stagnation threatens the system, but growth leads in its own roundabout way back to stagnation.
The capitalists thus only have the option of restricting or steering choice, from banning abortion and contraceptives to the more extreme scenario of forcing women to be broodmares; or alternatively, by an ideology of pro-natalism for the "greater good", requiring many people to act against "rational self-interest".
In practice, however, those options are just forms of reaction, and even when reaction is successful (and it rarely is) all it can ultimately lead to is a repeat of the past, susceptible to the same conditions and contradictions that caused it to crumble once before.
This is a classic problem that manifests in many ways: capitalism needs laborers to be spenders, but progress inevitably requires a decrease in their ability to do so; in this case, by directly cutting the supply of labor.
Unironically, the only solution is socialism.
The only way to change this equation around without making things worse for everyone is by challenging the assumptions of growth and opportunity cost. This can happen in many ways.
If making a living isn't tied to the success of companies which need constant growth to stay competitive, the dependence on constantly increasing birthrates is reduced.
On the other hand, if society can directly contribute to making child rearing easier and less expensive instead of subsidizing the artificial difficulties and costs created by the market, the opportunity cost of having children is also reduced.
And this ties into many other factors. More safety, more education, more stability, they all ease the burden on parents.
But as you can see, it requires real socialism. Can't half-ass it and call it socialism anyway or you'll pay the price. You need real socialist outcomes.
So. Can porky survive this?
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Ok, I'm giving Nostr a try and I don't know where to begin. Recommend me please some interesting people to follow. Thanks!
(My body was to short or empty, I don't know what else to say??)
Ok, I'm giving Nostr a try and I don't know where to begin. Recommend me please some interesting people to follow. Thanks!
(My body was to short or empty, I don't know what else to say??)
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I am sure of this, because I am bored and its true and if you want to prove me wrong then go and try it. Do it.
There will never be a revolution
There will never be a global communist revolution, there will never be an anarchist revolution, there will never be a revolution, there will never be an end of capitalism without the end of this planet and its inhabitants.I am sure of this, because I am bored and its true and if you want to prove me wrong then go and try it. Do it.
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Is religion a debate around here?
Just wondering what everyone's takes are, personally I believe that state atheism is a necessity and anything short of that is a failure. I've seen some communists online be religious and I truly don't understand how that would work. I don't mean a vague notion of a god, I mean like actual religion following a set of ideas. It doesn't make sense to me so I want to hear you guys' thoughts.
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Переможный, переговорный, пятнадцатотравневый.
Продолжаем трястись и ждать мобку.
Лолируем с красных фашистов, пыняславов и чучхеисов - вместе.
Переезжаем в тюмень, так как там нефтяная мекка и все жрут черную икру поварешками.
Левый поворот путина будет… надо только подождать… еще лет двадцать.
/rus/ - Russia General
Thread №2Переможный, переговорный, пятнадцатотравневый.
Продолжаем трястись и ждать мобку.
Лолируем с красных фашистов, пыняславов и чучхеисов - вместе.
Переезжаем в тюмень, так как там нефтяная мекка и все жрут черную икру поварешками.
Левый поворот путина будет… надо только подождать… еще лет двадцать.
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ITT: lovely anime tits but the thread isnt full anymore
body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty
Big 2d booba #2
Electric boogaloo editionITT: lovely anime tits but the thread isnt full anymore
body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty body was too shawty
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>the Tesla burnings
>the Pennsylvania governor’s house being arsoned
>the shooting of the two Israeli embassy workers in DC
>the Minnesota school shooting
>the recent shooting death of Charlie Kirk
Seems like this is a good opportunity since it furthers his argument that an American Years of Lead are already here.
American Years of Lead
Am I the only one who thinks Maupin needs to update his book with discussion on?:>the Tesla burnings
>the Pennsylvania governor’s house being arsoned
>the shooting of the two Israeli embassy workers in DC
>the Minnesota school shooting
>the recent shooting death of Charlie Kirk
Seems like this is a good opportunity since it furthers his argument that an American Years of Lead are already here.
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Si les soy sincero solo quiero la Unión Latinoamericana para ganar absolutamente todos los mundialesㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
/futbol/
Hablemos del deporte reySi les soy sincero solo quiero la Unión Latinoamericana para ganar absolutamente todos los mundialesㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
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A thread dedicated to the inner happenings of the country of Napal, including the current anti corruption protests and the escalating government actions that have lead to 19 dead so far. Post all of your Nepal related discussions and info dumps here (at your own discretion of course).
Nepal happenings thread
https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/amp/international/news/gen-z-charge-nepals-anti-corruption-protesters-parliament-building-police-water-cannons-tear-gas-135868694.htmlA thread dedicated to the inner happenings of the country of Napal, including the current anti corruption protests and the escalating government actions that have lead to 19 dead so far. Post all of your Nepal related discussions and info dumps here (at your own discretion of course).
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They think Trump will do that by making people ignore his involvement in child abuse
Trump on the Epstein list is "a step toward normalization"
These fags want to remove the age of consent laws and normalize pedophiliaThey think Trump will do that by making people ignore his involvement in child abuse
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Hosting a New Vegas Themed game jam this month. Going to be hosting a new game jam every month going forward, so this thread is for that!
Come join: https://itch.io/jam/new-vegas-jam
Hosting a New Vegas Themed game jam this month. Going to be hosting a new game jam every month going forward, so this thread is for that!
Come join: https://itch.io/jam/new-vegas-jam
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hypothetically speaking, if an athletic-thin young man had a face like this -tcof rough magick cof cof- :Would he get massive attention from young women, rich girls, etc?
Would he get locally famous\get stans even if he doesn't use any social media?
hypothetically speaking, if an athletic-thin young man had a face like this -tcof rough magick cof cof- :Would he get massive attention from young women, rich girls, etc?
Would he get locally famous\get stans even if he doesn't use any social media?
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1. Religion is the opium of the people.
2. Religion justifies an unequal social order.
3. The problem of an afterlife gives people something to look forward to after death.
4. Religion makes a virtue out of suffering.
5. Religion offers the false hope of supernatural intervention to improve current conditions.
6. Religion is a form of social control.
7. The bourgeoisie and religious authorities also support other more overtly brutal methods of control.
8. The bourgeoisie fund the religious institutions.
9. The religious institutions are class-collaborationist and legitimize bourgeois power through ideas like "prosperity gospel."
10. Religion is not necessary under socialism or communism.
11. Religion has no purpose if there is no longer clas society since its purpose is to justify an unequal social order and to provide the exploited with a coping method with their misery.
12. With communism and decent working conditions controlled by the workers religion will wither away.
13. Religion creates false consciousness.
14. Religion mystifies material phenomena.
15. Religion teaches that human misery is a result of divine will.
Can these theses on religion be refuted?
1. Religion is the opium of the people.
2. Religion justifies an unequal social order.
3. The problem of an afterlife gives people something to look forward to after death.
4. Religion makes a virtue out of suffering.
5. Religion offers the false hope of supernatural intervention to improve current conditions.
6. Religion is a form of social control.
7. The bourgeoisie and religious authorities also support other more overtly brutal methods of control.
8. The bourgeoisie fund the religious institutions.
9. The religious institutions are class-collaborationist and legitimize bourgeois power through ideas like "prosperity gospel."
10. Religion is not necessary under socialism or communism.
11. Religion has no purpose if there is no longer clas society since its purpose is to justify an unequal social order and to provide the exploited with a coping method with their misery.
12. With communism and decent working conditions controlled by the workers religion will wither away.
13. Religion creates false consciousness.
14. Religion mystifies material phenomena.
15. Religion teaches that human misery is a result of divine will.
Can these theses on religion be refuted?
R: 1 / I: 0
It's a p2p communication program but for once has a different approach.
From wiki:
>…communications with no centralized servers and minimal reliance on external infrastructure. Messages can be transmitted through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, over the internet via Tor or removable storage, such as USB sticks.
Anyway, seems like a neat idea but maybe I'm missing something
briar
What do you guys, gals and enbies think about Briar?It's a p2p communication program but for once has a different approach.
From wiki:
>…communications with no centralized servers and minimal reliance on external infrastructure. Messages can be transmitted through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, over the internet via Tor or removable storage, such as USB sticks.
Anyway, seems like a neat idea but maybe I'm missing something
R: 22 / I: 3
I am sure of this, because I am bored and its true and if you want to prove me wrong then go and try it. Do it.
There will never be a revolution
There will never be a global communist revolution, there will never be an anarchist revolution, there will never be a revolution, there will never be an end of capitalism without the end of this planet and its inhabitants.I am sure of this, because I am bored and its true and if you want to prove me wrong then go and try it. Do it.
R: 616 / I: 171 (full)
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R: 617 / I: 87 (full)
Too many self-proclaimed communists in the West clutch their copies of The Communist Manifesto while hurling criticism at China, oblivious to what communism actually demands in practice. They romanticize a pure, abstract revolution—classless, stateless, perfect—yet fail to grapple with the messy reality of building socialism in a world dominated by imperialist capital. China’s path, with its state-led development and strategic market integration, isn’t a betrayal of communism but a pragmatic response to global capitalism’s chokehold. These armchair Marxists ignore how China lifted millions from poverty while navigating a hostile world order, instead whining about “authoritarianism” through a lens tinted by Western propaganda. True communism isn’t dogmatic purity; it’s dialectical, adapting to material conditions. Criticizing China without understanding its historical and geopolitical context isn’t revolutionary—it’s just posturing that serves the status quo.
Too many self-proclaimed communists in the West clutch their copies of The Communist Manifesto while hurling criticism at China, oblivious to what communism actually demands in practice. They romanticize a pure, abstract revolution—classless, stateless, perfect—yet fail to grapple with the messy reality of building socialism in a world dominated by imperialist capital. China’s path, with its state-led development and strategic market integration, isn’t a betrayal of communism but a pragmatic response to global capitalism’s chokehold. These armchair Marxists ignore how China lifted millions from poverty while navigating a hostile world order, instead whining about “authoritarianism” through a lens tinted by Western propaganda. True communism isn’t dogmatic purity; it’s dialectical, adapting to material conditions. Criticizing China without understanding its historical and geopolitical context isn’t revolutionary—it’s just posturing that serves the status quo.
R: 75 / I: 4
The Snitch Qustion
It's good to see some burgers become more radical and willing to put words into action. Unfortunately their are to many bad burgers holding back these good burgers. The main way they hold back the good ones is by snitching. How do we either educate burgers into not snitching of make them afraid of snitching? This needs to be done, as snitches are a massive threat to revolutionary solidarity and action.
R: 6 / I: 0
i don't want to transition anymore, t. furry anon
as subject suggests, i don't want to transition anymore. i'm a week away from getting a proscription and yet i don't want to take estrogen anymore. i've discovered that i have above average testosterone too. i just don't want to let go, i want to hang on until I get whipped into the dirt. someone please kill me.
R: 42 / I: 8
>Commit the Holocaust
>Repenting for the Holocaust means unconditionally supporting a genocidal settler-colonial nation
Someone explain this to me. Isn‘t it too obvious that this is dumb or are Germs a hopeless case?
>Commit the Holocaust
>Repenting for the Holocaust means unconditionally supporting a genocidal settler-colonial nation
Someone explain this to me. Isn‘t it too obvious that this is dumb or are Germs a hopeless case?