• Outdoor_Catgirl [she/her, they/them]
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      3 months ago

      Materialism vs idealism is different from materialism vs spirituality and magic. Not that you should think magic is real though.

      • Octagonprime [any]
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        3 months ago

        Yeah I think a lot of hexbears don't understand the meaning of materialism. I don't see a problem with having spiritual believes as long as you're not making your revolutionary praxis be sending good vibes telepathically to the npp . I think a lot of users here are le epic reddit atheists at heart still and think theyre right about everuthing because they saw the light of Marxism and having a more correct framework for the world than most people around you can make you a little cocky

        • imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]
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          3 months ago

          I agree. Also I think a lot of people these days are moving away from pure rationalist vulgar materialism as their sole guiding philosophy and bringing some kind of spiritual beliefs into their lives, which I see as a good thing. for me I found relying solely on the former to be unsatisfying. A lot of people have Anglo enlightenment brain and can't conceive that in all likelihood phenomena exist that can't be explained by our current understanding of e.g. physics or hard sciences. Saying spiritualism is anti Marxist is super reductive and pretty Reddit atheist brained like you say.

    • Egon [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      Anti-materialism isn't "when you believe in ghosts" lol

      • InappropriateEmote [comrade/them, undecided]
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        3 months ago

        Materialism is definitely when you do believe in literally anything you want especially when it's completely unscientific and divorced from material reality, then? Ok, got it! A real MArxist materialist just can't believe that it was fairies' and ghosts ideas that were the driving force in history. Makes sense. lol

        • Octagonprime [any]
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          3 months ago

          You're being pretty condecending and dickish. Relax a little bit

          • Dirt_Possum [any, undecided]
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            3 months ago

            What are you talking about, no they aren't. Besides, when did it become not ok on hexbear to treat harmful and false ideas with the condescension and disdain they deserve? You do know about the Posting Policy Bulletin at the bottom of every hexbear page, I hope. Also, telling someone to relax is pretty condescending, just fyi.

            • Egon [they/them]
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              3 months ago

              Being hostile and condescending is reserved for dunking in chuds, not comrades you disagree with. There's more to this place than ppb and part of that is also a culture of good vibes in between users.

        • Egon [they/them]
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          3 months ago

          Yes that's definitely what I said, good on you. I definitely believe you should go by some crystals and dangling them over your bed is an adequate substitute to analysing the material world. You really got me with this one.

    • Comp4 [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      I'm a registered Democrat, and I would have voted for Obama a third time. grillman