Happy birthday president Xi! o7

This week I’ve finished reading “How the West Brought War to Ukraine” (2022) by Benjamin Abelow. It’s incredible how many things aren’t even mentioned in the mainstream when talking about the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, and how most of it is conveniently blamed on “Putin going insane”!

The book is pretty short, about 80 pages long, but I’m still happy to have read it to the end. I think this is the first book I’ve read to the end in a long time, because up until now, even in Marxist theory, I’ve only read essays. 😅 But I think this is a step in the right direction to change that.

Most overhyped thought experiment ever. Before telling you what it’s about they make it seem as if it’s some secret information that will destroy your life, and then it’s basically a creepypasta.

That’s what I initially thought, but then he defends Berlinguer as a true communist, which doesn’t sound like being an ultra, more like being a social democrat… He also does talk about some vague “authoritarianism” when talking about Stalin, he just gets over it quickly.

I just watched that video in particular, and his thesis is this: When the USSR collapsed, it was the party members and KGB agents who were the first to sell everything and become the oligarchs. (Wtf! The so-called “stalinists” were the ones who fought the most against liberalization!) He cites Trotsky’s critique of Stalin of being state capitalism and not giving the means of production to the workers, which apparently it’s what Marx wanted since the get-go (Ignoring the whole DotP and the transitional socialist state). He also does some Gorbachev “apologia”, about how he just improved civil liberties and apparently fought to save the USSR from Yeltsin, and that the USSR collapse brough both good and bad things (Which I feel I need to ask: What good things did it bring to the marxist movement? He doesn’t say any…). He also throws some shade on “stalinists”, saying things like most of them don’t know it was Yeltsin to destroy the USSR, and other stuff like that. So yeah Gorbachev and Berlinguer are communists but not Stalin.

Very sloppy work to be honest. I also noticed that the description has no sources, which he usually puts, so I’m stamping a big:

on the whole video.

Exactly! I swear it could be such a cool channel if he was just a bit less arrogant, did better research and was at least more open minded towards marxist-leninism-- I’m definitely not watching him until he does at least that.

Better than I thought! Still waiting for the grade :)

Sounds like someone has been skipping their Lenin classes 😂

About to have an exam in a few minutes!!

Had to prepare half of it in 2 days 😅

Well, the few that do something… We can’t just do nothing, can we?

The contradictions within Europe will escalate into both a war and a revolution

This means all communist parties within Europe must organize harder than they ever did, to be as prepared as possible for when that moment comes. They are about to have a goldmine of opportunities. Is this right?

The fact that it’s allowed does not surprise me. The fact that Bezos hasn’t been lynched does.

This is basically what’s happening:

Wake up Hasan!

You too!

Day 26,739 without Stalin 😔

Technically Star vs. the Forces of Evil is a western cartoon 🤓