I finally got to read it more thoroughly. Honestly, I agree with like 80% of it and that 20% is more in the details. I really like his comment about how we're just one revolutionary movement among others, that's a very salient point. Overall I like the idea of developing Marxism for activists and not academics (though I don't know how well he actually does that here). And I like that he talks about how we shouldnt think revolution is inevitable (though I'm not sure Marx and Engels really thought that either, they were certainly optimistic at least). I don't agree with his assessment of the working class as not having the same revolutionary potential as envisioned in the 19th century. I mean, that's true if we're talking about the global north but that's because the working class here is bought out by the spoils of imperialism. Taken across the globe, I still have tremendous hope for the working class writ large. And then there's the areas around development and degrowth, which could be a whole long discussion in itself. Personally I emphasize that we should still seek to maximize economic output and distribute it fairly across the globe within the confines of ecological sustainability. But overall a pretty good article.
I finally got to read it more thoroughly. Honestly, I agree with like 80% of it and that 20% is more in the details. I really like his comment about how we're just one revolutionary movement among others, that's a very salient point. Overall I like the idea of developing Marxism for activists and not academics (though I don't know how well he actually does that here). And I like that he talks about how we shouldnt think revolution is inevitable (though I'm not sure Marx and Engels really thought that either, they were certainly optimistic at least). I don't agree with his assessment of the working class as not having the same revolutionary potential as envisioned in the 19th century. I mean, that's true if we're talking about the global north but that's because the working class here is bought out by the spoils of imperialism. Taken across the globe, I still have tremendous hope for the working class writ large. And then there's the areas around development and degrowth, which could be a whole long discussion in itself. Personally I emphasize that we should still seek to maximize economic output and distribute it fairly across the globe within the confines of ecological sustainability. But overall a pretty good article.