imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]

yeah i think its sorta an understandable form of hopium at a certain point that if things get worse enough they must eventually somehow get better. agree it seems more common now than ever

I can’t recommend any texts off the top of my head. My impression is that a new queer Marxism is something that is still early in development, so to speak. I don’t think we can say just yet who the most important theorists of this topic might be. It’s something I am also very interested in, so I will be watching this thread closely. I think an important difference between a new queer Marxism when compared to the Marxism of the previous century, would be the inclusion of the lumpenproletariat into a revolutionary model. It’s my impression that a lot of important Marxist theorists of the previous century were prone to being very dismissive of the potential role of the lumpenproletariat in a revolutionary framework. A lot of the time, they were referring to woman sex workers when they hit this regressive note. These days we see this role being filled in great proportion by queer especially trans people. So it has been my view for some time that a revision to the view of and role of the lumpenproletariat, as compared to now-orthodox 20th century Marxist doctrine, must be essential for achieving a true new queer-Marxism synthesis.

Sorry if this is poorly worded or kinda vague, I’m a bit drunk and did my best to elucidate my thoughts.

this is generally a fair point but I personally would not date someone who still has any faith in capitalism. lib brained twitter socialist is like the bare minimum if we’re talking long term relationship, and where I live young people are largely anti capitalist in some form or other, unless they are rich.

sorry didn’t read it cause i looked at the other article on the website that was posted earlier that said supporting Palestinian struggle is imperialist

dumb dumb trot website

thank you, you are completely correct. more marxists need to understand that idealism is the opposite of materialism.

just based off personal experience. CBT as I’ve experienced it places the problem on the individual and expects them to shift their mindset to essentially become more compatible with this awful world. I think if you’re neurodiverse, have an emotional disorder or generally your mental health goes beyond “I get sad/anxious sometimes” it’s totally unfit for purpose. I’ve had numerous psychologists/therapists agree with me on this, it’s thankfully coming to be seen as a dated practice that doesn’t work for as many people as once thought. Like I said not opposed to therapy in general, I did a course of DBT last year and it helped me more than any other mental health intervention I’ve ever undergone. But CBT to me as a neurodiverse individual feels like professional gas lighting.

Here is an image from a psychology textbook, an extreme example for sure but it illustrates what I see as the problem with CBT under capitalism. It’s individualist in the sense it maps problems with people back onto their own mindset instead of ever helping them see the greater picture that’s causing them pain in a lot of cases. Not saying all therapists need to be commie polemicists but good ones help you explore big-picture reasons for why you feel like shit which CBT doesn’t.

well we are under a capitalist setting, I think it would look very different under socialism sure but that’s what it’s doing currently

real and cool therapy exists but a lot of the most prominent strains of it (looking at you CBT) are individualist nonsense that will never help people see what’s actually making them miserable and essentially serve to keep people locked into a capitalist realist mindset

good sign i guess on balance but this guy is a two faced opportunist transphobe. https://fixupx.com/thealeksee/status/1763431579135717771?s=46