ps: obviously the meme format itself is not OC, feel free to let me know if I need to change the title
Zeronelite
3mo ago
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Yeah, this bothers me
Honestly it doesn't quite matter to me if the election victory is 'legitimate'. My opposition to US-backed coups (both dems like Chris Murphy and repubs like John Bolton admit in public that they tried & failed to coup Venezuela) is not contingent on its target being socialist, progressive or democratic
BadEmpanada can defend himself from critique by claiming he's just being factual, but even the fucking Majority Report had more principle in stating they didn't know for certain because they weren't experts on Venezuela, and more importantly putting front and center their opposition to US regime change
When you have Kamala Harris supporters arguing a more principled anti-imperialist position than you, you know you've fucked up
Hey, so my friend wanted to sign up for Hexbear, but after failing the Captcha once they've been rate limited for a while now. They're using Chrome. Is there are any kind of solution you would recommend?
There are a LOT of young, white leftists who canonize John Brown without internalizing a shred of what he fought & died for Some of them are atheists or agnostics, others may be religious I don't think it particularly matters though Just today I saw a "John Brown stan account" on Bluesky condemning nonviolent usamerican protestors for "supporting Hamas" When all number of people attacked him for his display of deeply ironic hypocrisy, he invoked Brown's name as a shield in a way that reminded me of how neoliberals invoke MLK Jr to argue against black power (which is no less absurd) It's not the first time I've seen Brown's name abused this way, and it likely won't be the last I believe that for many, John Brown serves as their non-problematic white saviour, an idol to project themselves onto We must oppose this juvenile power fantasy, but even that is not enough We must also recognize that even as we discard the rubbish of Great Man theory, John Brown still has an important place in our historical memory I'm at the point today where I tend to invoke his name alongside the names of Helen Keller, Naim Ateek, Des Wilson, Malcolm X etc, all notable figures in liberation theology We must seek not to canonize him into some secular sainthood, but rather understand and analyze his place in the extensive, often overlooked history of liberation theology
There are a LOT of young, white leftists who canonize John Brown without internalizing a shred of what he fought & died for Just today I saw a "John Brown stan account" on Bluesky condemning nonviolent usamerican protestors for "supporting Hamas" When all number of people attacked him for his display of deeply ironic hypocrisy, he invoked Brown's name as a shield in a way that reminded me of how neoliberals invoke MLK Jr to argue against black power (which is no less absurd) It's not the first time I've seen Brown's name abused this way, and it likely won't be the last I believe that for many, John Brown serves as their non-problematic white saviour, an idol to project themselves onto We must oppose this juvenile power fantasy, but even that is not enough We must also recognize that even as we discard the rubbish of Great Man theory, John Brown still has an important place in our historical memory I'm at the point today where I tend to invoke his name alongside the names of Helen Keller, Naim Ateek, Des Wilson, Malcolm X etc, all notable figures in liberation theology We must seek not to canonize him into some secular sainthood, but rather understand and analyze his place in the extensive, often overlooked history of liberation theology
people talk about how media literacy being at an all time low, but this right here is just the death of regular literacy
To give a bit more detail, I've been attempting to bridge the gap (however wide or short it may be) between Queer Theory and Marxism. I feel as though the two most common views of contemporary Marxists on queer theory are incorrect. 1. Reactionaries who proclaim that Queer Theory is somehow monolithically idealist, usually having never read a shred of it, should be dismissed out of hand. No need to elaborate further on this. 2. We should be critical of those who simply combine Marxism and Queer Theory (whichever tendencies of both they most align with) like toppings on a sandwich. Queer Marxism is something that needs to be developed, yet it requires more than upholding both as distinct yet compatible entities. We must synthesize them, likely transforming both to some degree in the process. I don't wish to fall into the trap of naïve originality, aka writing theory on a matter without studying that which has already been written. So, I'm looking for two things. Firstly, any freely accessible (I don't have the funds to buy/subscribe) theory on the question of Queer Marxism. Secondly, your personal thoughts (Brief or lengthy as they may be) on the subject. Thanks in advance, –Zero
To give a bit more detail, I've been attempting to bridge the gap (however wide or short it may be) between Queer Theory and Marxism. I feel as though the two most common views of contemporary Marxists on queer theory are incorrect. 1. Reactionaries who proclaim that Queer Theory is somehow monolithically idealist, usually having never read a shred of it, should be dismissed out of hand. No need to elaborate further on this. 2. We should be critical of those who simply combine Marxism and Queer Theory (whichever tendencies of both they most align with) like toppings on a sandwich. Queer Marxism is something that needs to be developed, yet it requires more than upholding both as distinct yet compatible entities. We must synthesize them, likely transforming both to some degree in the process. I don't wish to fall into the trap of naïve originality, aka writing theory on a matter without studying that which has already been written. So, I'm looking for two things. Firstly, any freely accessible (I don't have the funds to buy/subscribe) theory on the question of Queer Marxism. Secondly, your personal thoughts (Brief or lengthy as they may be) on the subject. Thanks in advance, –Zero
let me repeat michael roth is german
from an israeli propaganda film (what is it with zionists and cartoonish queerphobia?)
no joke, i've had folks tell me they think disco elysium is just "making fun of all sides" and "pointing out the stupidity of politics".
Zeronelite
11mo ago
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I'M SO SORRY IT WAS FAKE NEWS
i hate to say it, but just like capitalist santa, acab santa isn't real
When dealing with uninformed/misinformed people, what are the most important things (statistics, historical events, etc) to educate people on in discussions about occupied Palestine? Is it even worth engaging in the "discourse"?
I'm curious what folks in here (especially Marxists) think of Sartre. Are there any critical responses to his work worth reading?
Zeronelite
1y ago
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This is excellent! Also, thanks for being the first poster (besides me) in Librehab!
Zeronelite
1y ago
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Nope, it's someone on Facebook going by "LearnSocialism"