Sharing the tool does not automatically share the expertise needed to use it critically.
They don’t provide any solutions in the article in how to address that: How do you transmit complex knowledge to the oppressed without recreating elite dependency? Only through direct learning and education programs has it been done.
Is there any reason why you’d believe Europe would accept an end to a war or any indication they’re preparing for co-existence?
My prediction is that it will turn into a slow burn permanent war, that’s used to tackle upcoming economic crisis. Nobody could imagine people being kidnapped off of streets and look how quickly that manifested. That’s what happens when you give 19th century civilization the technology of the 21st century, historical processes will not be skipped, they simply turn more violent and brutal, as the reshaping of the social relations take place. Whether it means more or less people suffer, we’ll have to see.
There is nothing special about me, nothing unique in this prediction, if anything I am the problem,
You could get humanity to travel much further, if you could create artificial reproduction and send out a pod, that only activates under certain circumstances, however… the children of the pod wouldn’t have any parents and there’s a mountain of ethical issues that cannot be easily solved.
Who could have seen this coming.
There’s a lot of things that you don’t get shown visual evidence for because it’s difficult to share, not because it’s not out there.
I really want to see what goes on in the minds of American troops, it would be really convenient if someone leaked that chat of whatever they’re saying.
You’re right and I just wanted to add on top: How can they teach about that? People might start asking questions, it’s bad enough to admit your ancestors did atrocities, but that’s not the only issue. People had homes and sometimes land also, what happened to the homes of the victims? What happened to the homes where not a single family member was left?
Part of hiding the history is shame, but it’s more sinister than that. There’s some awful stories I’ve heard since they started vandalizing memories down here in Baltics and re-opened wounds of the people. It’s really sad, because I was hoping we’d get past shit like my father’s side of the family calling us “Russian halflings” in a derogatory fashion, when I was growing up … 
(which progressives have always been more or less a-ok with for some reason???)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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?
I don’t know what they’re thinking about, the bourgeoisie consider me too subhuman to have a discussion with.
If they gave a shit about truth they’d make strict requirements for where does the information presented in the website come from. Anything without a known name to pin it to, has to be explicitly labeled as hearsay. Only to be allowed in the “Unverified facts” section.
None of this half-assed good for nothing wishy washy disclaimer in some corner of the website.