starkillerfish

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Do some ML cosplay as anarchists to circumvent redscare? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

it depends. hierarchy is just a very abstract concept, so it is practically impossible to analyse + impossible not to have in a big enough org. most anarchists I talked to just focus on the state.

Do some ML cosplay as anarchists to circumvent redscare? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i have no idea what you mean by classic socialism

Do some ML cosplay as anarchists to circumvent redscare? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Anarchists are also socialists after all, so you will hear a similar rhetoric from them. The main difference is that for anarchists, state is the primary contradiction, rather than class.

It’s my Birthday! in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

happy bday!

I don't really know what to do for Palestine anymore in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 months ago

There is a lot to be done. It’s not only about feeling good about protesting as an individual.

Belgian province to implement headscarf ban targeting mostly muslim girls in c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

you're a racist Islamophobic piece of shit. get lost

I got banned from Hexbear (in my opinion!) unreasonably, cannot appeal the ban or anything because my account is based in Lemmygrad in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yeah i wont respond anymore to your 'market place of ideas' excuses

I got banned from Hexbear (in my opinion!) unreasonably, cannot appeal the ban or anything because my account is based in Lemmygrad in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what is the base for your analysis here? is the richest person in the world sieg heiling on a national stage not enough antisemitism for you?

I got banned from Hexbear (in my opinion!) unreasonably, cannot appeal the ban or anything because my account is based in Lemmygrad in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You’d do well to point out which part is problematic here

you already know the problematic parts. to reply to your most egregious one: just because zionists exist doesnt mean jewish people arent oppressed all of a sudden.

here should’ve been some form of discussion, as the name @askchapo implies there will be.

nobody owes you a discussion. get over yourself

What is happening in Portugal? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This comment was pretty helpful for me https://hexbear.net/comment/6065831

I got banned from Hexbear (in my opinion!) unreasonably, cannot appeal the ban or anything because my account is based in Lemmygrad in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

You are conflating Judaism and Zionism though. You were banned because you were saying bullshit pulled from thin air. Do some self crit

Why did the Communist Party of Britain (CPB) support trans discrimination by agreeing with the UK Supreme Court? in c/communism101@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If the CPB is consistent with previous ML literature on this and I’m just writing nonsense

the most nonsensical part of your post is asking if there is anti-trans ML theory. dont assume that an org is legit just because it has "communist" in the name.

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Why did socialist governments take out IMF loans in the 1980s? (lemmygrad.ml)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4415605

I noticed that several socialist countries took out loans from the IMF (Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania) even though there was an understanding that the IMF is a predatory organisation. I assume it is connected to the wave of liberalisation in the 1980s, but would be interested in a more concrete breakdown of the logic and context behind it, or articles/links on the topic.

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Why did socialist governments take out IMF loans in the 1980s? (lemmygrad.ml)
 

I noticed that several socialist countries took out loans from the IMF (Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania) even though there was an understanding that the IMF is a predatory organisation. I assume it is connected to the wave of liberalisation in the 1980s, but would be interested in a more concrete breakdown of the logic and context behind it, or articles/links on the topic.

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ICJ hears Nicaragua’s case against Germany over Israel’s war on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins two days of hearings to consider Nicaragua’s request that emergency measures be imposed on Germany over its support for Israel’s war on Gaza.

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The Massive Molniya Satellites - How The Soviet Union Solved Satellite Communications Their Own Way. (www.youtube.com)
 

A history of the Soviet communication satellite program. From the description:

The Soviet Union had a big advantage in launch vehicle capability, but, while the US had adapted the Delta to launch small satellites into Geostationary orbits the R7 which had carried spacecraft to the Moon and Venus was not capable of doing the equivalent without significant redesign. Instead, the Soviet Union's scientists came up with their own solution which had some advantages for covering the massive territory of the USSR.

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Planned Obsolescence Will Kill Us All (www.youtube.com)
 

UE gives an overview of planned obsolescence. Pretty classic stuff, but also contains some more in depth economics perspectives that were new to me

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Heterodox economics 101 course (for free) (economics4emancipation.net)
 

Was listening to rev left radio and they had a guest who talked about this course! From their description:

Economics for Emancipation (E4E) is a seven-module introductory curriculum with interactive and participatory workshops. It offers a deep critical dive into the current political economic system, exploration of alternative economic systems, and dynamic tools to dream and build the economy that centers care, relationship, and liberation.

Theres lots of info, readings, takeaways. All around well made course. If anyone knows similar courses/adjacent stuff would love to hear about it!

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