Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Comrade King was a Democratic Socialist reverend who fulfilled a critical role in bringing about many civil rights for minority Americans.

Despite being bullied by the FBI into denouncing communism, he still openly associated with communists and labor organizers. Dr. King additionally opposed American imperialism in Vietnam.

Dr. King's last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (libgen link) is a firmly anti-capitalist work that advocates for the better treatment of impoverished Americans through radical policies.

Here's an audio recording of King's last speech. Here's the timestamp for the last two minutes of it if you're a lib.

King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail is mandatory reading for the honky horde, and it is perfect to quote and reference when engaging with lib brained racists.

And, because King was a Christian minister, it seems only right to bring up something biblical. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is a very relevant part of King's politics, so it can be read here in Matthew chapters 5 to 7.

the cringe megathread that was up earlier today

The State and Revolution

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The Conquest of Bread

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  • sailorfish [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I hate that when I'm feeling mildly annoyed or sad, I have the urge to buy shit to cheer myself up. It's a grey Monday, I wanna order like a dozen random books. Will I read any of these books in 2021? Who cares as long as I can click that "buy" button! Consumerism is a fuck.

    • sappho [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      I have this issue too, shopping was my parents' primary coping skill and they heavily reinforced the idea that purchases = love when I was a kid. I deal with it now by making really long wishlists of items that I never actually buy. Or if it gets really bad, spending like $3 on Aliexpress

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        One of the reasons I was so grateful for access to my library - I'd go over, browse, grab a bunch of books and it'd work just as well as buying. But with corona everything's closed... :') I think I just wanna have new things to look at, whether they're bought or not.

          • sailorfish [she/her]
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            4 years ago

            I think it's not quite the same feeling in my head as walking through a physical library and scooping up any book that catches my eye like I'm swimming in cash 😂 I get my eshopping thrills by going on a book piracy page on VK and scrolling through the random books they have up like I'm strolling through a bookstore

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Thanks but it's not the same. I think I miss the ability to go to a store and get something physical (everything but supermarkets closed here cuz of Corona)