Renin

joined 5 days ago
[–] Renin@hexbear.net 5 points 13 hours ago

I grew up in a really depressing environment with vandalism, crime and all sorts of bad stuff happening, due to post-neoliberal shock therapy. Which pushed me to subscribe to somethin akin to Legalism - People are selfish and we need a stronger state to keep us safe from each other.

As I grew up and learned more I figured that punishment in and of itself doesn't achieve healthy long term changes. I kept questioning things and eventually arrived back to Marx. (I've read children books about Lenin and also about Pavel Korchagin, but the world I grew up in was so miserable socialism seemed genuinely impossible, it read like a pipe dream.)

I don't currently use any labels, mostly because I've been quite isolated to be honest. Which is understandable since I am not exactly socially adjusted and so most people are wary of me, find me uncomfortable to be around. If I had to self describe I would say: An aspirant trying to make the best interpretation of the world I live in and it's history, how to use that information to change it for the better. Dialectical-materialism has been immeasurably practical in keeping my hope's up, because it let's me realize how people's disregard and indifferent towards me is actually a keen asset, putting myself in a position where I am able to do things an admirable person who's loved can't.

At the same time I recognize that this really isn't socialism it's more like self-sacrificial egalitarianism, with the hope that people in the future might see socialism as a feasible option.

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 12 points 15 hours ago

I think you might misunderstand a little, the reason why a lot of people end up condemning adventurism is because if you waste your blood on small beans, then demons breathe for longer.

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 9 points 15 hours ago

When they talk about human rights... does France mean USA used to be real good at guarding slave owners, but now their greasy fingers are slipping and shit is falling apart violently.

 

I don't really know how to explain this to you, but if you're thinking this is a stupid crossover between Karl Marx, Chain-smoking Cat and Breaking bad, you'd be correct. Why is this is bad posting? What kind of question is that, where else would I put posters break bad?

PS: Artist says That's a Vegan Hamburger.

PPS: She's chewing your fiber optic cables.

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago

Well the main problem is that it's a liberal institution that is very heavy on De Jure, but very light De Facto.

Neoliberal order is all about ideas and guarding capital. It's perfectly okay with certain types of mass murder (Like Sanctions) instead of enforcing mutual-cooperation across the board. I'm not saying it has absolutely 0 merit, but we need to get off our high horse and realize there's no such thing as Enlightened Despots who have a moment of conscience and decided to establish some tools of justice, that's bullshit. It was a moment of crisis and they had to budge to stabilize, a concession, which is as easily taken away as it is given.

For the world to change material relationships have to change.

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I like how the video focuses on a specific point and I would hope instills an spark into people as to why they should oppose Book Worship.

Like Mao put it:

Unless you have investigated a problem, you will be deprived of the right to speak on it. Isn't that too harsh? Not in the least red-sun

Do you doubt this conclusion? Facts will force you to accept it. Just try and appraise the political situation or guide the struggle without making any investigation, and you will see whether or not such appraisal or guidance is groundless and idealist and whether or not it will lead to opportunist or putschist errors. Certainly it will.


This text is likely way too harsh for a layperson to consume, let alone learn somethin from it. I'm glad we have creators like Lady Indihar who distill it and make it relevant to a current situation.

What's the most annoying situation you can recall of people taking book passages out of context?

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Popularizing Socialism is only good if you can deliver on the promises, if you can't the consequences are of an epic proportion.

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

I don't know what they're thinking about, the bourgeoisie consider me too subhuman to have a discussion with.

[–] Renin@hexbear.net 27 points 3 days ago (5 children)

This "Just be normal" attitude is the same bullshit that got people like Gorbachev and his crew to assume he can just be reasonable with the Capitalists. kiryu-slam

Yes there's obviously benefits to being publicly likeable, approachable, accommodating, there's benefits of learning customary norms and employing them when appropriate. At the same time this world we live in is not even close to normal, I refuse to adjust to this world. I do not want to get adjusted to this world. I don't want to destroy this world. We can build better.

 

In this video (from FPTV) Laith Marouf is joined by an anti-imperialist scholar Iker Suarez, in Madrid.

Where does the name Madrid come from? Does Spanish leadership actually give a damn about Palestine or is it a PR stunt, should Westerners continue their obsession with chasing clout as a means to attempt radical change?