starkillerfish

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Why was slavery abolished? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

it wasn't. it was reformed into the prison-industrial complex

Is posting stuff on Lemmygrad and arguing with liberals online considered praxis? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
General Discussion Thread - Juche 113, Week 38 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago

South Vietnam flags are very popular in the US as well.

How does the CPC intend to/currently help advance socialism in the rest of the world? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The main idea of CPC right now is non-intervention and peaceful coexistance. This is one of reasons why capitalist nations have been fairly friendly with China up until recently. Outlining steps after the fall of imperialism is kind of impossible since you would have to predict the future ostensibly.

How does the CPC intend to/currently help advance socialism in the rest of the world? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Building a multipolar world, challenging US imperialism.

General Discussion Thread - Juche 113, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ive heard so many American liberals say that modern Russia is communist lol

General Discussion Thread - Juche 113, Week 27 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Hadn’t had troubles with TSA so far, if it helps

Regarding the usage of the word liberal in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Liberalism is the ideology of capitalism. Bourgeoise is the capitalist class

Do you try to make besties in communist circles or do you always keep it professional? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 4 months ago

I file my relationship with communism HR first

Which are your favorite shows to watch? in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
Thoughts on Project 2025? in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 4 months ago

Nothing surprising. Has been the trend for a while

Does documentation of an example life under communism exist? in c/communism@lemmygrad.ml
[–] starkillerfish@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I would recommend the book Everything for everyone (https://www.commonnotions.org/everything-for-everyone) which is a fictional account of a near future communist New York.

I would also recommend to not try to seek out an unbiased account of communism, which does not exist. There are a lot of assumptions that go into it and will be of course influenced by the authors biases.

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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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