It constantly amazes me how much of history has been driven by and how much wealth has been concentrated in the hands of absolute fucking manchildren.

After delivering such a scathing diss, our queen whips her kente scarf in a magnificent flurry, turns her back on the slackjawed philistine and marched on out

How is that channel? I saw a vid a bit back and clicked on it, but got distracted before she said much and totally forgot about it

I’ve honestly found everyone I’ve talked to in person about it to be very receptive of my takes. Like I know a few hopeless upper middle class sucdems who are swallowing the propaganda hook line and sinker, but idk I do think we tend to put a lot of weight on the astroturfing we see and the opinions of petite bourgeois. Working class people I interact with have mostly been “I don’t know shit about China” and generally listen when I talk about all the sources and stuff I’ve read about it. Maybe that’s a unique experience, dunno, but it’s been mine. However still it’s not like there’s hordes of people dedicated to combating the propaganda, so we’ll see.

It’s definitely evidence that the supremacy of the IMF and US imperial control is waning.

I agree somewhat - critique everything people, a dialectical framework is key and the best thing for intellectual development - and I really try to not sound too optimistic about China. However I think that it’s convenient for us Westerners to say picking a side is foolish. I imagine talking to any comrade in the Middle East or Africa, the choice between supporting the US or supporting China as the global hegemon is no choice at all. China’s noninterventionistic tendencies are certainly better for the international proletarian movement

This views Marxism as a step by step guide “This is how to do revolution bitch” rather than a rich dialectical framework that is dependent on the interpretations of its practitioners and applications to the unique material conditions that they exist in

How would describe the interaction between your Christian beliefs and Historical Materialism? I bet it’s a valuable point of view to understand for someone like me, for whom religion has never been an integral aspect of subjective experience

Tbh I think it’s time to just lean into it. It’s vernacular now. Plus there’s a highly upvoted anarkiddies comment above

Do this. With any music performance stuff do not be afraid to share with someone who you think would be receptive and make you more comfortable. Even better try find someone who is like that and would also want to engage and collaborate with what you’re doing or has already been doing it themselves. It’s all about practice and growth. I remember when I first played guitar with a buddy and I was so worried I’d suck and get judged. Of course I did suck cause everyone does at first. But if you find someone who is already doing it, they’ve also sucked before and, if you’re a good judge of character, will be compassionate and constructive. Then each time you do it, it becomes more and more natural and automatic. I personally hold that view for any creative endeavor - failure and feedback are key, not brilliance

Yeah it’s stupid and has lost the original meaning of Tankie, but idk it seems like a hopeless battle. It’s up to us to be based af despite reactionary slander, I honestly think that’s all we can do