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Monthly Archives: April 2011
RADICAL EDUCATION: The Russian and German Revolutionary Lessons
Internationalism is a major theme in this blog and it should be a major theme everywhere. The revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia, and now in other countries as well, has opened up the possibility of both the concept of revolution and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolsheviks, Education, Egypt, Germany, History, International socialism, Internationalism, KPD, Lenin, Lessons, Marx, Marxism, Radical, Revolution, Rosa Luxembeg, Russia, socialism, Trotsky, Tunisia, Workers power, Working class
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Egypt to the USA: Revolution on the Way!
I was at an antiwar protest two weeks ago. This was the first major call for a protest in the US since the outbreak of revolution in Tunisia and Egypt set off revolutions throughout North Africa and the Middle East. … Continue reading
Posted in speech about current events
Tagged Chants, Egypt, Hopes, Internationalism, madison, Marxism, Prospects, Radicalization, Revolution, Solidarity, WI, Workers, Working class
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RADICAL EDUCATION: The Two Souls of Socialism
The Two Souls of Socialism by Hal Draper (1970) http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/contemp/pamsetc/twosouls/twosouls.htm I remember the first time I read this article was the first time I finally understood what it meant to be a Marxist. I had called myself a Marxist for … Continue reading
Things I Overheard: “It sucks, but we need searches at airports”
I was on break at work and some of my coworkers somehow got on the topic of security at airports. I don’t remember how this happened, but the inevitable workplace small talk resulted in the inevitable reinforcement of right-wing ideology. … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Airports, Civil disobedience, Cops, Crime, Egypt, FBI raids, Illusion, Imperialism, Islamophobia, Liberalism, Middle East, Overheard, Poverty, Racial profiling, racism, Repression, Security, Solutions, total recall, Tunisia, War
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HOW TO BECOME A MARXIST: 13 – The State
The bourgeoisie is able to use it’s legal and economic power to control our lives and even the way we look at the world. They can rely on right-wing ideology and groups to self-police the working class. But when all … Continue reading
HOW TO BECOME A MARXIST: 12 – The Right
As explained in the previous post, the main ideas that go around society are the ideas of the bourgeoisie, Right-wing ideas. These are ideas that legitimize their control over society and divide the working class. As Marx put it, “the … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Blackwater, Bourgeoisie, Capitalists, Change, class consciousness, Communists, Equal marriage, Fascists, Fox news, homophobia, Islamophobia, KKK, Left-wing, LGBT, Marxist, Middle class, Minutemen, Mixed consciousness, Movements, Neo nazis, Political spectrum, Republicans, Right-wing, sexism, Socialists, Tea Party, The left, The right, White supremacists, Workers, Xe
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HOW TO BECOME A MARXIST: 11 – The Bourgeoisie
Moving from the previous post on the political spectrum of politics, from Left to Right, it is necessary to understand who the existing players are occupying that spectrum. Today, I think it helps to discuss the opponents of the working … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, Bourgeois, Bourgeoisie, capitalism, Capitalists, Class war, CNN, Democracy, Education, Fox news, Industry, Marxism, Mass media, Means of production, MSNBC, Owners, Pinkerton, Sidewalks, Water
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Speaking of BOTH World Wars…
I’m often annoyed by the way that the right tries to portray Islam as the worst threat to humanity ever. The Islamophobes pretend that Islam has destroyed more people and things than anything else in history, ever. Really? Islam? A … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-racist, capitalism, European history, History, Holocaust, Imperialism, Islam, Islamophobia, Pro-mosque, racism, WWI, WWII
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Speaking of WWII…
Its interesting how little people know about World War I. Anyone can tell you about World War II, the players involved, the countries it spanned, the famous battles, etc. But most folks don’t know ANYTHING about WWI. As someone who … Continue reading
