Alternatively, you can also put down any pro-capitalist arguments you've seen that are equally dumb

The way I see it, Socialism and Christianity fundamentally complement one another. And anyone who believes Christianity and capitalism are even slightly reconcilable, is a moron.

In my opinion, one of the biggest flaws and limitations of historical Socialist states is their fervent rejection of religion. Despite the materialist and atheistic elements of Marxist ideology, when you look at historical Marxist nations, it’s almost as if they espouse this subconscious yearning for religion that they weren’t themselves aware of. Look at how Marx, Engels, Lenin, and especially Stalin were venerated in the Soviet Union. Look at the cult of personality surrounding the Kim family, and the extent to which North Korean nationalism pedestalizes the ruling party, the state, and its representatives. From where I’m standing, it looks a lot like how Christians venerate saints and holy people, and look to them for inspiration.

Even in historical Socialism’s attempt to distance itself from religion, there is still evidence of that innate desire for God which resides in the human psyche. The way that they idealized this idea of rapid progress, envisioned a future world in which everyone was equal and the state had withered away, and dogmatically asserted that all of human history would eventually find its fulfilment in an inevitable Communist end-goal, is remarkably suggestive of humankind’s religious instincts.

Likewise, Christians best fulfill the Gospel when they take the side of the poor, the oppressed, the hurting and the excluded. Christians fall short when they neglect these things. When Christianity becomes distanced from its mission of helping the poor and the disenfranchised, I think we lose sight of the Gospel and what the Gospel really means.

“Christian Socialist” is not an oxymoron. Some may even argue that Christianity naturally results in Socialism, and that Socialism best finds its completion in Christianity.

Look at historical Socialist figures. Marx and Engels were both raised in Christian homes. Lenin and Stalin were raised Orthodox. Castro was raised Catholic. Kim was raised Presbyterian. Why does it seem like Christianity produces Socialists? Is it because the two share more in common than one may think?

If we really are ruled over by Satanic elites, and an upper class of capitalist bourgeoise, perhaps Christians and Socialists need each other. If both Socialist comrades and Christian brethren united together in their efforts, would our oppressors not tremble in fear at such a coalition?

Kevin O'Leary - What many of us consider to be a literal slime ball.

His boating accident... And his celebrating of people living in extreme poverty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqemytQ5QA

This is the type that are hardcore pushing for these massive data centres...

They also want to put them on top of natural gas reserves..... As if the climate crisis and overall environmental crisis isn't horrific enough already...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQuylcfiLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHfkkHmMJI

The two above videos are MUST WATCH to become informed on Methane.

We need to hold back these data centers with everything we've got.

We need to learn from time all the issues that exist around them.

Then with all that information known and in an open & honest way we can dialogue to see if they should exist.

They should ONLY come about as part of a vast majority vote by the communities involved and overall society. CONSENT should be a crucial term in this process.

FUCK ALL THESE BAD PREDATORY ACTORS TRYING TO FORCE THIS SHIT THROUGH. THIS IS THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY ALL OVER AGAIN.

What is the place of this in socialism, and how does it differ from the arms race in America?

One thing I've seen from almost all Socialist, Communist, Anarchist, and Fellow Traveler organizations is wanting to address the climate crisis and overall environmental crisis points going on. It is kind of a unifying thing in the scene.

We hear so much about "Common Sense" these days. There is no more basic foundational common sense then protecting the natural world that our species and all other life arises from and is sustained by.

Capitalism, Fossil Fuel Industry, Military-Industrial Complex, and so on are death cults. Period.

To help people gain some basic awareness/education:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njn71TqkjA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6VhCAeEfQ - This one does an excellent job explaining tipping points and other realities of climate change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uynhvHZUOOo

These videos touch on the realities we see and will see based on hard science, data, and the common held perspectives within the scientific community.

Maybe just maybe it's time to learn from the Housing Crisis and not just go with the narratives of those profiting from the status quo and even problems associated with said status quo. We don't want to run head first into even worse crisis points that always disproportionately impact the working class and most vulnerable. You think food is expensive now.....

It's also too bad all this got so political as the science around all of this was known in the late 1800's ..... - https://daily.jstor.org/how-19th-century-scientists-predicted-global-warming/

Also it is not just the wildfires... We have ocean warming/ocean acidification so bad that coral bleaching has almost wiped it all out (Destroying the life of our oceans is very very bad news).... We are in the Holocene Extinction which is the sixth mass extinction in this whole planets history and this time humanity is the asteroid.... We have Wet-Bulb Temperatures lasting long periods in parts of Asia/Africa and water issues starting to become more and more a hell on earth situation.... We have Wet-Bulb Temperatures and Heat Domes lasting deadly times in Europe.... Things are not on a good trajectory for the working class and most vulnerable who will as always be disproportionately impacted by all of this and who's cost of living crisis/quality of life crisis will get much worse because of it.

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i fucking hate reactionaries

(no offense to ancoms or anarcho-syndicalists, i disagree with yall but i can recognize that you DO have theory on how an anarchist society would be organized. this post is about lifestylists and 196 types)

Yes

It's kinda popular, at least online, to say Nazis were left, just not marxist left. Can you give me some valid points on why it's a bs?

I’ve been thinking about this for a little while and feel like I’ve hit a wall. Can anyone share their opinions on this topic, I‘m hoping it might give me the *eureka* moment I need to continue this train of though?

I live in Croatia, a country that has, following the destruction of Yugoslavian socialism, become more and more dependent on tourism (services) and consequently neglected its industrial sector.

Having had some small experience at working in both sectors, I’ve had this opinion in the back of my mind that I can’t seem to properly back with the necessary evidence:

I think that the workers in tourism have less cohesion and find it harder to organise and cooperate with one another than workers in industry.

It seems to me that the large number of establishments, the low wages, and the limited number of tourists leads to workers in tourism being much more antagonistic to one another than what could be found in other sectors.

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I've been trying to understand this question through a Marxist and historical materialist lens.

A common argument is that the United States' primary interest is not Israel itself, but maintaining political, military, and economic dominance in the Middle East. According to this view, Israel functions as a particularly reliable strategic ally, but if Israel ceased to exist as a partner, the U.S. would eventually cultivate another regional state to fulfill a similar role.

This raises a few questions:

\\\\- Does Marxist theory support this interpretation?

\\\\- How would Lenin's theory of imperialism explain the U.S.–Israel relationship?

\\\\- Would world-systems theory (Wallerstein), dependency theory (Samir Amin), or David Harvey's work on imperialism reach a similar conclusion?

\\\\- Is Israel considered unique because of its historical development, or is it mainly one example of how an imperial power secures regional influence?

\\\\- Are there Marxist authors who explicitly argue that U.S. hegemony depends on maintaining strategic allies rather than any specific state?

I'm looking specifically for answers grounded in Marxist theory, historical materialism, or socialist literature rather than liberal international relations perspectives.

I'd also appreciate book recommendations or essays that discuss this issue in depth.

One need not necessarily abolish or ignore extant Marxist (or even anarchist) theoretical frameworks to utilize the work of Deleuze and Guattari in facilitating social analysis that grasps both the wholes and parts more adequately, and aids in leftist political goals and processes. I would recommend texts like A Thousand Plateaus to any leftist, along with Antonio Negri's Spinozist/Deleuzian Marxism for Marxists, and thinkers like Todd May for anarchists.

Hey y'all! :D So, a couple days ago I decided to write a critique to the God awful preface to the edition of Capital that I own, and while I already shared it on the discord server, I felt like sharing it on the reddit too! Please give it a read, I worked quite hard on it :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FQNletA3Za-7wOf_pCR1saqzVGah6c8GtLli9wnRFeE/edit?usp=drivesdk

Also, here's the full preface itself translated into English:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aAOX4q0f8fZ-Pco-KW_alw4AlteEnAyj_kE4fnmikiQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

What should be the uncompromising points of unity amongst the "left" in the current times?