cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4000587
We want a dictatorship, but not in the sense that libs mean. We want a dictatorship of the proletariat!
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4000587
We want a dictatorship, but not in the sense that libs mean. We want a dictatorship of the proletariat!
I would also settle for the traditional understanding of a dictator at this point as long the person doesn't suck total shit. Like a tribune for the prols with absolute power to fix a bunch of shit.
I nominate Norm Finkelstein for the position because he would definitely improve conditions for everyone (including non-US by destroying most of the MIC bullshit) but would simultaneously piss everyone off with some specific weird thing.
I admire Norm and think he's probably one of the most important voices in the left ATM, but he is a transphobe. I'd nominate Xi, personally.
Same for Paul Cockshott
There's also Zizek, who is also not cool for several other reasons, but IDK if the stuff he says about NATO and Ukraine is supposed to be ironic in the usual Zizek way. Saying that stuff about trans people is way over the line, though, because if you aren't well read on Zizek to understand the irony (IF he was being ironic) it just contributes to transphobia. Like, read the room old man, no one wants your masturbatory Hegelian meta-analysis or whatever when trans people are being denied healthcare and access to bathrooms.
This fucking guy Capitalism’s Court Jester: Slavoj Žižek
...where is the irony?
The Warhol of ideology.