Like I hate that the restaurants and bars are closed but better than than streets filled with body bags.the death toll of capitalism as a system itself and things positively inspired by capitalist goals is far fucking greater than communism or socialism
but venezuela! iphone! 100 billion dead! bottom text
Much poorer countries are able to do this, but the US.....El Salvador canceled rent, mortgage payments for 3 months. The US really sucks.
It's hilarious because the US loves to call LATAM banana republics, but many are showing the US how it's done. The US looks a banana republic at this point.
I saw a tweet that said the US is a 3rd world country with a Gucci beltIt's hilarious because the US loves to call LATAM banana republics, but many are showing the US how it's done. The US looks a banana republic at this point.
lol. that was black twitter, right? i saw it too.I saw a tweet that said the US is a 3rd world country with a Gucci belt
The thread in OT got me curious, does anyone know of any writing thats about the intersection of socialism and AI beyond the whole space communism thing? I wanna learn about the cyber proletariat.
Thanks for the heads up Rupetta. I've been keen on reading the Biden book since reading a preview on Jacobin. The other books also look very interesting.Verso has some free socialist ebooks for download for anyone affected by Corona - all the books are actually very good and must reads for folks here:
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Every day I wake up thinking "We're in the prime scenario to push for M4A, worker control, mass redistribution/UBI, breaking capital's stranglehold, providing jobs for everyone through the GND and other programs for the inevitable oncoming depression, but the Democrats picked Joe Biden lol"
This isn't quite what you're looking for, but I had linked to some pieces about socialism and technology a while back: https://www.resetera.com/threads/socialism-ot-the-dawn-of-a-red-era.585/page-178#post-28332052
Perhaps Paul Cockshott and Towards a New Socialism might interest you?
When you say "beyond space communism", have you read Bastani's book? There is also 'Future Histories' by Lizzie O'Shea that is very interesting, also 'Inventing the Future' by Srnicek and Williams
Every good revolution needs class traitors from the bourgeoise.
He will have the best healthcare in the world in case if he got it. What's a few million human sacrifices to capital to him?Donald Trump losing his mind and wanting businesses to re-open, I guess he's afraid of mass dissent. Of course we're not going to see anything come from it though and everything will probably just go back to how it was before.
Every good revolution needs class traitors from the bourgeoise.
Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist that everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...www.youtube.com
Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist that everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...www.youtube.com
"I mean if I'm earning money I feel like I deserve to spend it" is the real kicker here.
What do you know, Joe Biden, the man who clearly has made unwanted contact with others, is also possibly a sexual abuser! Not that it's really shocking I guess, Bill Clinton was one of their presidents, after all.
I said the same but sometimes I just can't help myselfMan, I just said I was going to try to avoid election talk, but 2020 is really trying my patience.
And it's not even April!
The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara is very well written.First time poster here. I am reading The Conquest of Bread because starting with Marx felt trite. Any suggestions for what I should read next?
Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist /LA historian / trucker who everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...www.youtube.com
If you are not familiar with Mike Davis I'd suggest the highly entertaining 1997 article "The American Earthquake
Mike Davis and the Politics of Disaster" on his work/life: http://linguafranca.mirror.theinfo.org/9709/davis.html
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shoutout to liberation socialists, anti authoritarians, fellow anarchists & those cyberpunks who fight against injustice & corruption every day of their lives
shoutout to liberation socialists, anti authoritarians, fellow anarchists & those cyberpunks who fight against injustice & corruption every day of their lives