Ymmv i guess. I’ve given it many difficult calculus problems to help me through and it went well

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Sorry, but Santa Claus only serves to perpetuate the contradiction that is bourgeois philosophy. Santa Claus is a tool of ideological control, reinforcing the capitalist superstructure through a cheerful facade. The “elves” in Santa’s workshop metaphorically represent the exploited working class in capitalist production. This myth obscures the reality of labor exploitation in supply chains, where real workers, often in precarious conditions, manufacture the goods that fuel holiday consumption. True holiday spirit would involve dismantling systems of exploitation and creating a world where generosity and community are not commodified but practiced universally through collective ownership and mutual aid.

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Luigi’s alleged actions were an attempt at drawing attention to social issues. Xi Jinping’s actions on the other hand are attempts at violently suppressing opposition ergo authoritarianism.

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One is authoritarian in nature, the other is protestant in nature. These are not the same thing

Genuine question: What’s so fascinating about it? I’ve tried unironically listening to it, but there’s just no melody to latch onto; I wonder how one can enjoy it

That is why we need to start using the more specific libertarian right and authoritarian right of the axis spectrum and stop using the regular left-right spectrum

Love it or hate it, political ideologies exist, and they exist on some spectrum

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This is cringe. Not even because you’re reading Marx, but because you assume the person you’re reading it to is intelligent enough to understand what you’re reading

This guy parties

It should be implemented the way Marx thought it should. If it still cannot be properly carried out after that, then Marxism is flawed.

You speak in vague, non-Marxist idealism like “soft totalitarianism,” when you should already know better having read Politzer.

Very funny. Soft totalitarianism is a term i came up with, am proud of, and will continue to use for the foreseeable future.

I shall dig in the absence of Marxist propaganda and bias thank you

Only because how it should be implemented differs from how it has been implemented. I’m just saying. There’s nothing wrong with Marxism. There’s something wrong with the people who practice it.

State socialism is soft totalitarianism. There is a non-zero chance that any government that utilizes such a path will succumb to totalitarianism. Thereby making it a flawed system

Also, my knowledge of socialist history isn’t too limited. I know enough to know that Stalin didn’t do more for humanity than even the most corrupt of third world country politicians.

You just keep recommending more books I can’t help but laugh. I used to have respect for you, but it has somewhat waned as of the last hour or so. I even finished that Politzer book.

Also, my comparison is based on how ready both sides are to trivialize the atrocities committed by them.

Yet the roadmap of every communist country so far has involved a state and a leader that may or may not have represented the interest of the people. Yeah, it seems like your idols need to go back to the basics

I think I’ll pass. This is like a Nazi coming up to me and suggesting i consider Nazism because it focuses on national and racial pride. Sounds like a good idea on paper right?