#Marx

for a morning (a short thread):I think we all need to be much more precise about what we mean by ‘capitalism’. It’s no longer weird or controversial for even
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The MLs up in arms right now need to realize I have no problem with anti-imperialism. Opposing empire is a key part of anti-colonial/anti-capitalist politics. The problem is much of
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2 notions I find deeply problematic:1) More freedom = More happiness2) Progressive = Good for societyA quick glance at the % of mental illness in the most free, high-HDI societies
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Hilo: "COMUNISMO", pure evil.1. En 1950, menos del 3% de la población rusa pertenecía al Partido Comunista. De los más de 200 millones de habitantes, solo 7 millones eran comunistas.Rusia
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Propaganda is being spewed from the mouths of liberals left and right regarding China.Let us not be so arrogant as to interpret their economic system without due consideration. For this,
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A what is and isn't censored in the PRC thread linked to news that @PikettyLeMonde's earlier book was welcomed on the mainland, but the sequel is not, due a specific
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As Rand put it in “Conservativism: An Obituary” (CUI, Chapter 19):"The world conflict of today is the conflict of the individual against the state, the same conflict that has been fought
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Ok so I found pictures of my 16 page Heterodox Economics midterm that I aced back in college.Basically I had to part by part recreate Pierro Sraffa's system, and mathematically
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Buddhas will keep coming in rich countries.Gandhis will keep coming in poor countries.Both are same kinda weapon with two different loading methods. Rich societies will keep falling either via Buddha
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now reading the underlying assumption of this book is 1) youtube entertainers supported Hillary Clinton 2) their bland, clearly paternalistic liberalism is helping the world you will be unsurprised to
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It's now a week since Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from the British Labour Party for telling the truth. Let's remember some of the episodes that didn't merit suspension from this
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What's the one organisation that has had Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, *and* Karl Marx, all as members?Well, let me tell you about the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures
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I have a couple of reflections on teaching at Oxford for a couple of years mid-2000s. Don't want to reduce anyone's biography down to a couple of "key-points", but for
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Remembering Vinayak Damodar Savarkar(Veer Savarkar) on his birth anniversary. A true patriot whose image was maligned. Probably the most controversial figures in Modern India, and someone who still finds relevance
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Wa yaz do in heaven tho? Just live? Cuz according to religious doctrine ya can’t be up there skinning out like ya on the buccaneer. Yaz just be there to
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1/ The left need to work on creating an environment where people feel confident enough to ask questions, and to respectfully disagreeI can't count the amount of conversations I've had
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