I figure Brace Belden is the biggest name around these parts, but I can only listen to TrueAnon for so long. Any others with more of an academic background who are still entertaining?

  • No_Values [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Personally I'm an anarchist, but I see Slavoj Zizek and Richard Wolff recommended by Marxist comrades often, I suppose Matt Christman's cushvlogs may scratch the 'academic but still entertaining' itch

      • No_Values [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        I could be wrong about zizek and wolff in that their simply marxists rather than MLs, but I'm sure I've heard matt refer to himself as an marxist-leninist for what it's worth

        • gammison [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          Matt is absolutely not an ML. Neither is zizek or Wolff, both are just Marxists, though very different Marxists from each other.

          • No_Values [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            Fair enough, re matt not being an ML, has he said otherwise? Or are you inferring because some of his takes don't align with ML thought?

            • gammison [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              Matt is definitely a Marxist in the sense that Marx's view of history is how Matt interprets things, but I don't think he believes in a vanguard party form as MLs do or in a theory of socialism in one country. As far as statements he's made, he's explicitly said on stream I think that he adherer's to no tendency as they are more often than not aesthetic choices, which is for most of the online left fair.

              I do know Matt used to be an active DSA member however he has not been since the pod took off. I don't know if he's still a dues paying member. He still I think overall supports the org compared to any other in the United States, as do all the other hosts. Amber is still an active member.

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Zizek was an anti-Tito tool of regime change in Yugoslavia when he was younger, he isn't a Marxist-Leninist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavoj_%C5%BDi%C5%BEek#Politics

      I think he barely even calls himself a communist. He's among the sort of left-wing 'thinkers' who is allowed a space in media, alongside Chomsky and others. Not that they're bad necessarily, but I don't think their views about other countries or history at least should be taken too seriously.