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In this conversation we talk with Garrett Felber about their latest book A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre.  In discussing this new political biography, we cover Sostre's ideological and political journey, history as a jailhouse lawyer, his forms of organizing practice, and the ways that people supported his campaign for freedom from political imprisonment. We talk about the influence of Great Depression era Harlem, Black and Puerto Rican Nationalism, Marxism-Leninism, national liberation movements, armed struggle, Women's Liberation, and Anarchism on Sostre's political thought and practice. Although much of what we know about Martin Sostre has to do with political letters and writings during the time of his incarceration, Felber also shares insights that few know about Sostre's life, community organizing, and institution building on the outside. Garrett Felber is an educator, writer, and organizer. They are the author of Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State, and coauthor of The Portable Malcolm X Reader, with Manning Marable. Felber is a cofounder of the abolitionist collective Study and Struggle and is currently building a radical mobile library, the Free Society People's Library, in Portland, Oregon. Yesterday we hosted Garrett Felber along with Russell Shoatz III on a livestream where we talked about some of the resonances between Martin Sostre's life, political thought, and approaches to political prisoner defense work and that of Russell “Maroon” Shoatz and we also discussed CURBfest which is expanding to the West Coast for the first time this year.  Tomorrow Thursday the 29th we will host a livestream on Sundiata Jawanza's Freedom Campaign including a quickly approaching parole hearing. We encourage all of you to go to the website and send letters of support for his release. The website says that letters were due on May 19th, but there is still just a little time if you can get a letter in the mail today or at least submit one electronically or contribute to the legal support fund that would be great.  There are a number of other initiatives we want to share related to this episode, the campaign to free the Mississippi 5 which Garrett Felber mentions in this episode and the exoneration effort for Martin Sostre and his codefendant who is still with Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer. Links for that are in the show description. If you like the work that we do, please contribute to our patreon or BuyMeACoffee accounts. These episodes each take hours of preparation, recording time, and production time and listeners like you are the only means of support for that work. Over the last month we've seen a 10% decline in recurring support. We know people are under financial strain right now, but if more of you who listen are able to contribute even a dollar a month it helps make this show possible and sustainable. Thank you for your support! Links:  Martin Sostre and Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer's names should have been cleared after they were framed. By signing and adding your name, you're supporting our effort to make what's been delayed for far too long a reality for these two transformational former political prisoners (Petition / for more information) Sundiata Jawanza (livestream, legal support fund, website, Jericho Movement page) Free the Mississippi 5 Garrett Felber along with Russell Shoatz III on a (MAKC) livestream Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State (MAKC episode) A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre (version for people outside the walls/ incarcerated readers edition) Martin Sostre - Letters From Prison Orisanmi Burton episode on the Rx Program       

Communist China today has dropped its propaganda stance of being a force for peace and stability. The regime in Beijing has torn off the mask that hid its communist ideology for decades.This episode reveals how the CCP is now turning its power and money into advancing an atheist, millenarian and aggressive radical transformation of the entire world under its official ideology, Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics.The counterproposal section contrasts the dark vision of atheistic communism with a new God-centered view that truthfully explains the world situation and the ultimate course of history as a providence of restoration.The news portion highlights my recent Washington Times Inside the Ring column examining threats of lost American technology research through the use of Chinese supercomputers, confirmation by China's military of Pentagon concerns about PLA hypersonic missiles targeting U.S. aircraft carriers, and China's use of political warfare.The final portion of the podcast includes excerpts of an excellent speech by Sen. Tom Cotton on his recent book “Seven Things You Can't Say About China.”This episode is must listening!  

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Tony of 1Dime is joined by JT Chapman, the creator behind Second Thought, the largest socialist YouTube channel at the moment, and The Deprogram Podcast. JT and I discuss the experiences and challenges in producing independent media, the importance of optics, and what Socialism in America could look like. In The Backroom, JT debates Marxism-Leninism and talks about the online-left ecosystem. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven't already!Timestamps: 00:00 The Nebula Controversy: JT's Stand on Israel03:54 JT Chapman's YouTube Journey: From SlopTuber to Biggest Socialist YouTube Channel09:14 JT's “Radicalization” Journey25:52 Independent Media43:02 Socialism: The Tough Questions43:43 Challenges of Achieving Socialism 55:45 Modern China01:02:37 Patriotic Socialism 01:30:13 Working With America's Unique Socio-Political Culture01:42:47 FREE SPEECH01:54:57 Preventing Excessive State Power02:01:47 How is JT so productive? Follow me on Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/1dimeman⁠Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1DimeeMy Video Collabs with Second Thought: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdV0zjZxc1dDUgFhhvWFm2pHR4dJmCRPh&si=ToKX_iFc5nto9HPuOutro Music by Karl CaseyLeave a like and a comment if you enjoy the show!

This episode explores how China's supreme leader Xi Jinping revitalized communist ideology. He remains a true believer in its false tenets. The program reveals that a new school of thought among China experts in the West incorrectly argues that Xi is not seeking global domination. These China hands seek to minimize the ideological danger posed by Xi's China. They say his goal in building massive military forces is solely to keep the despised Chinese Communist Party -- and himself -- in power. The latest program explains why this is wrong and further delves into the goals of Xi's Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era -- the new era being X's rule over China's 1.4 billion people and the adoption of aggressive Leninist actions to expand the CCP's power in seeking world domination under Chinese communism as a Marxist historical goal. The counterproposal section explains how Marx's atheistic theory of conflict and struggle is wrong. Instead, cooperation is the true path toward solving social problems. The news portion discusses the controversy over a key Pentagon policy position in the new Trump administration, and the interview portion hears  congressional testimony from one of the world's top China experts, John Garnaut. Must listening!

Joshua Citarella, host of the ​⁠Doomscroll Podcast, joins me to exchange some hot takes on the state of political ideologies, problems with the left, and the political zeitgeist of our times. In the Backroom on Patreon, we talk about the "post-left." and the bizarre phenomenon of declining sperm counts, gay frogs, and various right-wing half-truths. Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/OneDime. Timestamps: 00:00 The Backroom Preview 02:10 Who is Joshua Citarella 06:01 Political Ideologies & Internet Subcultures 16:03 Emerging Tendencies on the Left and Right 40:21 Critique of Liberal Environmentalism 46:11 Economic Planning: Amazon vs. the Soviet Union 52:14 Leftism and Academia 01:05:37 Marxism-Leninism and MAGA Communism 01:14:47: US vs. China 01:16:40 Endocrine Disruptors: A Neglected Crisis Check out Josh's Substack: https://joshuacitarella.substack.com Check out Josh's work : http://joshuacitarella.com/ Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Follow me on Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/1dimeman⁠ Outro Music by Karl Casey Leave the show a 5-star rating if you enjoyed the show! Become a Patron of 1Dime and get access to nearly 50 Exclusive podcast episodes + my discord server: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime

The Chinese Communist Party has persisted since seizing power in 1949 because of a fundamental failure on the part of American and international leaders to understand the nature of the communist system it imposed. These include the failure to properly identify its nefarious activities, its strategic goals, and most importantly seeing through its grand deceptions all of which are driven by its ideology – dubbed Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics.This episode explores the heart of the problem -- the failure of national leaders to tell the truth about Chinese communist acts of aggression. There is willful blindness. There is wishful thinking. There is mirror imaging. There is corruption. There are all sorts of business interests that would prefer to try to do harmonious business with the Chinese Communist regime, just the way businesses sought to make money doing business with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and with Nazi Germany before that.The counterproposal section offers a powerful solution to defeating communism ideologically through understanding the nature of God. The news section presents new information about Beijing's strategic deception operations, and the interview portion hears from Miles Yu, a former State Department policymaker and China specialist. This episode is must listening!

The EVILution of Communism Workshop, Session 2 Communism is a religious view that has evolved and adapted over the last two centuries, including right up to the present day. Understanding the developments and threats in our present world requires understanding what Communism really is, especially in its Marxist variants, and how it has developed and changed over the years. In response to this need, James Lindsay of New Discourses held a four-lecture workshop series on the EVILution of Communism in Dallas, Texas, at the start of August 2024. The second and third lectures in this series focus on what might be considered two tracks of twentieth-century Communism, both arising in different contexts, East and West, after the failure of Karl Marx's nineteenth century agitational evangelism. In this second lecture, the Eastern track is the focus, tracing the development of the Soviet Union through Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Party as a vanguard. Here, James Lindsay characterizes Eastern Marxism as a broadly state-industrial project, referring to Leninism, Stalinism, and Maoism variously as "Industrial Communism" and "State Communisms" for reasons he lays bare. The general theme is turning the state into an industrial apparatus for the socialist transformation of man himself, in addition to society and nature. In the end, the Eastern model of Marxism (Leninism, Stalinism, general Sovietism, and Maoism) failed everywhere it was attempted, leading to one of the greatest tragedies of human history. The other three lectures in this series can be found here: Session 1: Communism 1.0: Theoretical Communism: https://newdiscourses.com/2024/10/communism-1-0-theoretical-communism/ Session 3: Communism 2.5: Social Communism (Coming soon!) Session 4: Communism 3.0: Corporate Communism (Coming soon!) Notes (PDF): https://newdiscourses.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DallasWorkshop24-Evilution-of-Communism.pdf New book! The Queering of the American Child: https://queeringbook.com/ Support New Discourses: https://newdiscourses.com/support Follow New Discourses on other platforms: https://newdiscourses.com/subscribe Follow James Lindsay: https://linktr.ee/conceptualjames © 2024 New Discourses. All rights reserved. #NewDiscourses #JamesLindsay #communism

This episode explores in detail one of the most important features of Marxist and communist ideology -- redefining terms. This practice has been a key element in deceiving tens of millions of people into accepting communism's false and quasi-religious beliefs. The counterproposal section presents a key element needed for countering Marxism-Leninism -- understanding the nature of the First Cause of the universe. The news section details how the Chinese Communist Party is using its United Front Work Department to infiltrate and influence state governments. The last portion of the podcast replays an important speech given in 2020 by then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on CCP targeting state governments for influence activities. A must-listening program!

EPISODE 122 | How to Be a Communist One of the many words tossed about these days as a snarl term is “communist”, but do the people using this sobriquet know what that really means? It certainly doesn't mean every leftwing philosophy or ideology. In fact, Communism is a very specific set of applications of very certain ideas, and, like it or not, helped define the 20th century. So let's look at what Communism is and what it isn't, and what other systems and suites of thought have crossover with it. Like all the different flavors of Socialism.  Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee. You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here or on IMDb!  SECTIONS Closer to Home - Socialism (market and non-market), Adam Smith, the Labour Theory of Value (LTV) Duty Now for the Future - The French Revolution and the Directory, the Conspiracy of Equals, Utopian Socialism, Chartism, Karl Marx and Friedreich Engels become buddies Mean Machine - Engels's "alienated labour" and The German Ideology, historical materialism, The Communist Manifesto, the basics of Marxism, Marx and Engels hatch a fast-track plan Brothers in Arms - The Russian Tsar is overthrown and Communism comes to power, the first Communist platform, Reds versus Whites, Lenin develops Leninism Music for the People - Stalin develops Marxism-Leninism, which spreads to all countries that go Communist Futuristic Design - Mao Zedong takes over in China, Communism fails almost everywhere Subterranean Jungle - The Horseshoe Theory, Communism has more in common with Fascism than with socialism, comparing and contrasting Fascism and Communism, comparing and contrasting capitalism and socialism, Third Way, social liberalism, social democracy Life's What You Make It - Capitalism is not a social or political system, democracy is opposed to authoritarianism's many flavours  Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info:  Why market socialism is a viable alternative to neoliberalism at the Lon don School of Economics and Political Science Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation by Pranab Bardhan and John E. Roemer in the Journal of Economic Perspectives Socialist Market Economy chapters and articles on Science Direct Non-Market Socialism: What is it? How will it work? - 2 papers from the Socialist and Anarchist Utopias Panel at the 2018 The Great Transition: Setting the Stage for a Post-Capitalist Society International Conference in Montreal SOCIALISM WITHOUT MARKETS: DEMOCRATIC PLANNED SOCIALISM paper by Al Campbel What are some contemporary defenses of non-market socialism? on Quora labour theory of value entry on Britannica Chapter 6: Theories of Value from Human Society and the Global Economy by Kit Sims Taylor Gracchus Babeuf & the Conspiracy of Equals Utopian Socialism articles on Science Direct Utopian Socialism in America on Digital History Chartism essay by Amy J. Lloyd, University of Cambridge What was the Chartist movement? on BBC Bitesize Capitalism and alienation by Phil Gaspar in Critical Thinking from the International Socialist Review Marx's Theory of Alienation by Asher Horowitz, professor of political science at York University  The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Historical Materialism.org website What is Historical Materialism? video on PHILO-notes YouTube channel Karl Marx entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Manifesto of the Communist Party What is 'Marxism' in The Economic Times How does Marxism differ from Leninism? What Is Marxism-Leninism? Marxism: What It Is and Comparison to Communism, Socialism, and Capitalism on Investopedia The Rise of Mao Zedong on Alpha History Socialism, Fascism, Capitalism and Communism Chart from the Hampton Roads Naval Museum Democracy in the Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People Communism vs. Fascism comparison chart Communism vs. Socialism comparison chart Socialism vs Communism also with a chart Communism vs. Democracy comparison chart Capitalism vs. Socialism comparison chart Capitalism vs Socialism another chart Fascism and communism: Two sides of the same coin at the Adam Smith Institute  History is much too important to be left to politicians by Jonathan Steele in The Guardian Different Types of Socialism 6 Political Ideas Socialism different types video on various types of Socialism  The Third Way: Myth and Reality by James Petras in the Monthly Review What the Heck Is Social Liberalism? Social Liberalism vs. Social Conservatism Social Democracy definition by John Patrick in Understanding Democracy, A Hip Pocket Guide Basics on Social Democracy brochure by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung What Is Social Democracy? Unveiling Its Values video What are the main differences between social democracy and democratic socialism? on Quora Liberal or Social Democrat? in Dissent Magazine What's the difference between Social Democracy and Libertarianism? on Quora Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, 2022 Gold MarCom Award, 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award, 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. 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In July of 2023, we published a conversation on the Iskra Books translation of Domenico Losurdo's Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend with Henry Hakamäki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro (book/listen to part 1 here). We found the book really fascinating and had lots of questions, so we were only able to cover about half of our questions in our first conversation. This conversation is essentially the part 2 of that conversation, in which Henry and Salvatore are joined by Iskra editors David Peat and Ben Stankhe. Of course by the time we got around to recording this episode in late October, we were three weeks into Israel's genocidal counterinsurgency campaign against Palestinians, after the heroic uprising known as Al-Aqsa Flood. Obviously, I didn't intend to delay the release of this episode for almost a year, but at the time I kept telling myself there would eventually be a ceasefire and a new normal would be established. One year later that hasn't happened yet, and doesn't necessarily seem and closer than it was a year ago. All that is really by way of an apology to Ben, David, Henry, and Salvatore for not getting this episode out sooner. It absolutely warrants your attention and it actually relates in many ways to not only the struggle of Palestinians today, but to all struggles for national liberation, socialism, and communism.  We also just hosted another conversation on Domenico Losurdo's work last week on our YouTube channel. In that one, Gabriel Rockhill discusses the English translation of Losurdo's ‘Western Marxism: How it was Born, How it Died, How it can be Reborn,' which he edited and was just released on Monthly Review Press (book/episode). There are a number of references in the episode which I have tried to link in the show notes. First and foremost head over to Iskra books and check out their catalogue of books. As Henry mentions all of their books are available as free pdfs, but I definitely also encourage you to support their work. They're doing really important stuff, and we plan to highlight more of their work going forward.  I've also linked a conversation we had a couple months ago on another Iskra Books release Ruehl Muller's Building a People's Art which is about the role of art and artists in the Vietnamese liberation struggle (book/episode) As Henry and Salvatore mention at the end of the episode, Communism: The Highest Stage of Ecology, which is an agroecological history of the Soviet Union and Cuba, which will be out via Iskra later this year. You can follow all of Iskra's releases on Iskrabooks.org and just a reminder that free PDFs are available for this book and all of their others on their website. We plan to highlight more Iskra Books publications going forward. Including a soon to be scheduled episode on a book they published on Yugoslavian film, and on October 28th at 10 AM EDT we'll host Conor McCabe to discuss The Lost & Early Writings of James Connolly, the Irish revolutionary (book/livestream) And lastly, this is our third audio episode of October, and we are trying to get back to releasing audio content with more regularity. To that end it would be really helpful if some of our listeners who do not yet support the show on patreon, became patrons for as little as $1 a month. The main purpose of becoming a patron is of course to support our work, but we do have a recent patreon-exclusive episode with several folks from Black Liberation Media including Jared Ball from IMIXWHATILIKE, Renee Johnston from Saturday's with Renee, and Geechee Yaw from Earn Your Liberation. Shout-out to all of them and if you become a patron of the show you will get access to that recent conversation which primarily focuses on social media, YouTube and censorship. Sign up at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism Guest bios: Henry Hakamäki is best known as the co-host of the Guerrilla History podcast. And of course among many other things, he is also the co-translator and editor of the book we will be discussing today. You can follow him on Twitter at @huck1995. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro is Professor at the Geography Department of SUNY New Paltz and is chief editor for the journal Capitalism Nature Socialism.  His book Socialist States and the Environment is available from Pluto Press.  Ben Stahnke is an educator, organizer, and artist working on the intersection of political ecology, education, and print. Ben holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in environmental studies, a M.A. in political philosophy, and is currently pursuing a second doctorate in education. David Peat serves as an editor and copy-editor for both Iskra Books and Peace, Land, and Bread, is a student of Marxism-Leninism from Lancashire, England, who organises with Red Fightback. He has a B.A. in philosophy and is interested in political economy, ecology, and revolutionary education.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism Democratic socialism: a political philosophy that supports democratic governance and a socially-owned economy. Let's define democratic socialism and contrast it with Marxism-Leninism, state socialism, and social democracy. Let's further discusses the various economic models proposed by democratic socialists, including market socialism, democratic planning, and decentralized planning. We'll also explore the history of democratic socialism, its philosophical underpinnings, and the debate on the compatibility of democracy and socialism.

Sean and Varn are joined by special guest, A.P. Andy of the Antifada podcast, to round out their previous conversation on current impasses on the left. For access to the full episode, and all our years of great bonus content, become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifadaHow did Andy's Platypus Affiliated Panel go? What's new with the American Communist Party and how have they Stalinized Bordigism? What has happened to make Marxism-Leninism into an anachronistic meme ideology? And, in the bonus section, out of all this decay what hope is there in some sort of renewal? (We've got some ideas on this front that are better than tailing MAGA and streaming it to underemployed 20-year-olds.) Platypus panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQxb86UTmCoSong: Gary Numan - This Wreckage

In this episode we welcome Dani Manibat to the podcast. Dani Manibat is an organizer in the National Democratic Movement in the Philippines and this article was written for the journal Material. Recently we hosted another conversation with J. Moufawad-Paul on Settler Ideology on our YouTube channel.  A little bit about Material from their website: “Material's editorial framework is guided by a Maoist perspective, and so, this journal is a platform for contending schools of thought with non-antagonistic contradictions—for revolutionary communist thought: the kind of thinking that agrees capitalism cannot be reformed, that actual revolutionary work is required, and that collaboration with any kind of liberal or conservative thinking is exactly that, collaboration.” Dani's essay, “The Marxist Framework and Attitude on Social Investigation and Class Analysis” is available for free online and I've linked it in the show notes. I have also included a link to Foreign Languages Press, which is a great press for Marxist work, particularly from the Maoist perspective, but also including many classics of Marxism and Marxism-Leninism in their webshop. From the article description: “This essay is an ongoing product of discussions and conferences among Filipino Marxist and national democratic youth organizers as we attempt to deepen our understanding of Social Investigation and Class Analysis (SICA) work. It is in this light that not only is there a necessity to underline the importance of SICA work for the Filipino youth, but also to give some pointers on what to look for, what to watch out for, as well as have theoretical discussions on social classes.” I'll add that this conversation and the essay work well together, you can get more of the theory behind SICA and how one might think about the process perhaps from the essay itself, where as here we have a wider ranging conversation on practice and some examples of how these things might look in the day to day.  There is a portion of the conversation where Dani references a graphic, I will note that section when we get there. I have uploaded the video from that section of the interview so people can see the graphic that Dani is describing as he is talking about that. And I will link that in the show notes.  To support our work please become a patreon of the show at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism Links: the video of Dani explaining class alignments “The Marxist Framework and Attitude on Social Investigation and Class Analysis” Foreign Languages Press FLP's webshop. Material's webpage  

During the Cold War it was taken for granted that Soviet foreign policy was driven by the tenets of Marxism-Leninism toward imperial expansion and subversion. Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and even Gorbachev were viewed as ideologues bent on leading their Third World clients to resist U.S. hegemony. In this episode, historians Sergey Radchenko and Vladislav Zubok weigh the role of ideology versus other, more "realist" factors, such as the quest for security and the recognition of the legitimacy of the Kremlin's interests. The focus of the discussion is Radchenko's latest book "To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid For Global Power."  Additional reading: Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union by Vladislav Zubok  

We welcome Marxist philosopher John McClendon to the show for an in-depth conversation on his philosophical outlook, his work on African American philosophy, and the role of philosophy in Marxist thought and practice. We then discuss McClendon's important book on C.L.R. James's Notes on Dialectics and its implications for Marxist philosophy in our time. If you found this conversation valuable please consider supporting us on a monthly basis at our Patreon.

Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping, a neo-Maoist orthodox communist, is reviving the false ideological precept that Marxism-Leninism is scientific. Boasting a doctorate in "scientific socialism," Xi is forcing this dogma on the 98 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who are then spreading it worldwide as part of plans for overthrowing the U.S.-led system of democracy and free markets. For the counterproposal section, this episode further expands on what I'm calling the VOC world view that provides a powerful Judeo-Christian system of values and practice in seeking solutions to problems communism will never solve. The news portion is based on a report that explains the Marxist-Leninist underpinnings of CCP expansionism today and its goal of world domination. My interview is with Brad Thayer, co-author of the new book Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure. Must listening!

In this interview, Dr.SHIVA Ayyadurai, MIT PhD, Inventor of Email, Scientist, Engineer and Candidate for President, Talks about the Truth about Marxism-Leninism. A Systems Analysis.

In this final iteration of our long-standing series "Dialectics Deep Dive", Matthew Furlong joins Breht to discuss Althusser's essay "Contradiction and Overdetermination" and in the process they discuss many aspects of dialectical materialism and Marxist philosophy.   Check out Part 1 of this episode here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/dialectics-deep-dive-iix-contradiction-and-overdetermination-pt-1 Check out all our Dialectics Deep Dive episodes here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=dialectics+deep+dive Video at 21:47: "Alan Watts on Life and Death"   (Tricontinental Institute for Social Research - Hyperimperialism: A Dangerous, Decadent New Stage https://thetricontinental.org/studies-on-contemporary-dilemmas-4-hyper-imperialism Tricontinental Institute - The Churning of the Global Order (Condensed version of Hyperimperialism): https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-72-the-churning-of-the-global-order/ BreakThrough News - Hyperimperialism: US-NATO's Dangerous and Decadent New Stage (Rania Khalek w/ Vijay Prashad): https://youtu.be/CJDxxkVhlJM BreakThrough News - Israel's Descent Into Madness & The Holocaust Comparison (Rania Khalek w/ Tarik Cyril Amar): https://youtu.be/UbppCU7uiJw Electronic Intifada - How Zionism pushes liberalism into decay (Nora Barrows-Friedman w/Matteo Capasso): https://https://youtu.be/bK6-10H80Bs Zhun Xu - "Industrial Agriculture: Lessons from North Korea" https://monthlyreview.org/2024/03/01/industrial-agriculture-lessons-from-north-korea/ Red Clarion - "The Cult-building Tendency" https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/2024-04-02-the-cult-building-tendency/ Red Clarion - "Undead Unionism" https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/2023-08-13-undead-unionism/ The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - Curriculum of the Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism Part 1: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism (translated and annotated by Luna Nguyen) https://www.lunaoi.com/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism/

Episode 158:This week we're finishing:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 20]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 21 - 22]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism[Part 23 - This Week]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism 2. Dialectical Path of Consciousness to Truth b. Truth, and the Relationship Between Truth and Reality - 0:41Annotation 232: 2:19 - 3:36Annotation 233: 4:39 - 6:04Annotation 234: 7:02 - 10:25Annotation 235: 10:55 - 16:55Annotation 236: 18:04 - 20:16Annotation 237: 20:32 - 22:37Annotation 238: 24:38 - 24:52Annotation 239: 26:04 - 32:48[Part 23]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 26:07Truth and Practical Activities have a dialectical relationship in which truth develops through practice, and practice develops through the correct application of truth.Figure 2 - 27:17Truth and practical activities mutually develop one another over time.Footnotes3) 2:16Conspectus of Hegel's Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.4) 17:35Materialism and Empirio-Criticism, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1908.5) 23:56Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.

Episode 157:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 20]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 21]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism[Part 22 - This Week]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism 1. Praxis, Consciousness, and the Role of Praxis in Consciousness c. The Relationship Between Praxis and Consciousness - 0:18Annotation 221: 0:55 - 1:45Annotation 222: 6:22 - 8:52Annotation 223: 9:03 - 10:07 2. Dialectical Path of Consciousness to Truth - 10:42 a. Opinions of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin about the Dialectical Path of Consciousness to Truth - 10:47Annotation 224: 10:53 - 11:18Annotation 225: 12:05 - 14:23Annotation 226: 14:49 - 15:41Annotation 227: 18:37 - 20:40Annotation 228: 23:28 - 27:06Annotation 229: 28:00 - 28:53Annotation 230: 29:38 - 31:12Annotation 231: 32:24 - 35:08[Part 23]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 15:26The cognitive process is a continuous cycle which describes the dialectical development of consciousness and practical activity.Figure 2 - 18:46Figure 3 - 23:45Figure 4 - 29:42The dialectical relationship between consciousness and practical activities means that conscious activities develop practical activities, and vice versa, in a continuous feedback loop. Figure 5 - 30:39The dialectical relationship between consciousness and practical activity is what drives the development of humanity. We imagine better ways of doing things, then test those ideas against reality through practical activity. Footnotes1) 5:10Theses On Feuerbach, Karl Marx, 1845.2) 5:35Materialism and Empirio-Criticism, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1908.

Episode 156:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 20]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 21 - This Week]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism - 0:41Annotation 210: 1:15 - 2:51 1. Praxis, Consciousness, and the Role of Praxis in Consciousness a. Praxis and Basic Forms of Praxis - 2:52Annotation 211: 3:29 - 8:17Annotation 212: 9:34 - 11:54Annotation 213: 12:51 - 14:40 b. Consciousness and Levels of Consciousness - 14:42Annotation 214: 16:16 - 18:16Annotation 215: 18:34 - 19:30Annotation 216: 19:44 - 26:00Annotation 217: 28:30 - 30:50Annotation 218: 31:29 - 32:34Annotation 219: 33:58 - 34:33Annotation 220: 36:12 - 37:12[Part 22 - 25?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 14:04Material production activity has a dialectical relationship with all other praxis activity, with material production activity determining, while being impacted by, all other forms of praxis activity.Figure 2 - 24:49Empirical and theoretical consciousness have a dialectical relationship in which empirical consciousness and theoretical consciousness lead to and mutually develop one another.Figure 3 - 29:39Empirical consciousness and theoretical consciousness have a dialectical relationship with one another. Our observations of the material world lead to conscious activity which we then test in reality through conscious activity, and so on, in a never-ending cycle of dialectical development.Figure 4 - 35:55Ordinary consciousness refers to the passive observation of reality which takes place in our daily lives. Scientific consciousness refers to the systematic application of consciousness to solve specific problems in a methodological manner.

The Chinese Communist Party is now publishing its Marxist-Leninist ideological journal online. The latest issue is the focus of this first episode of Season 3 of the Victory Over Communism podcast. The Central Party School journal known as Qiushi -- deceptively translated as "Seeking Truth" in Chinese  -- published an article on Chinese diplomacy that reveals Xi Jinping's ambition for a world dominated by Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics. Despite its packaging as somehow Chinese, this is the same old European communist ideology known for producing death and disaster wherever it is imposed. The counterproposal section explains that the ultimate solution to defeating communist ideology is through understanding God and his relationship to people. The news portion hears from a former CCP insider, Cai Xia, who broke with the Chinese communists based on Xi Jinping's attempt to impose communist orthodoxy throughout the nation. My interview for this episode is with Thomas Cromwell, author of the fascinating book The Triumph of Good: Divine Providence, The Cain-Abel Paradigm and the End of Marxism. Must listening!

In this conversation we talk to Zeyad el Nabolsy about two of his recent pieces on Marxism-Leninism in the East African context. One piece is entitled, “Lenin in East Africa: Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu and Dani Wadada Nabudere” from The Future of Lenin: Power, Politics, and Revolution in the Twenty-First Century  and the other is “Questions from the Dar es Salaam Debates” which is in the book Revolutionary Movements in Africa: An Untold Story which was recently released from Pluto Press. Zeyad El Nabolsy is an Assistant Professor at York University, he has written extensively on African philosophy, and we hope to have many more conversations with him in the future. I will note as a caveat again that this is one of the conversations that we recorded prior to October 7th so if it feels like Palestine, or the Congo or Haiti or Sudan or even more discussion on Fanon might be meaningful for us to engage with in this discussion given recent events, there is a reason that we do not and that the context that we do discuss in passing are the anticolonial coup d'etats in West Africa.  Zeyad has done some interesting work on Edward Said and some work on western philosophy and Islam so hopefully we can have another conversation with him soon that is able to weave together some more current events with his historical and philosophical research interests. Nonetheless, this is a very interesting discussion and highlights some East African Marxists that we should be more familiar with given the importance of their thought and their political formulations, but who are often not well known outside of circles who are more knowledgeable about African Marxism or African Marxism-Leninism. In this discussion we do talk about East African-Marxism Leninism, Pan Africanism, African Socialism, and the famous Dar Es Salaam Debates. We also talk about Dani Nabudere's work on imperialism, taking Lenin's theory of imperialism and updating and applying it to the African context. There's much more to say, but we'll leave for the conversation itself. As always to support our work become a patron of the show. It's the best way you can ensure that we're able to continue bringing you livestreams which we do multiple times each week on our YouTube page, that we are able to bring you podcast episodes, and of course our study groups as well. You can support us at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism for as little as $1 a month. Aidan Elias and Jared Ware co-produced this episode. Sources/Links: “Lenin in East Africa: Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu and Dani Wadada Nabudere” from The Future of Lenin: Power, Politics, and Revolution in the Twenty-First Century   “Questions from the Dar es Salaam Debates” from Revolutionary Movements in Africa: An Untold Story Zeyad El Nabolsy's PhilPapers site (where you can download free pdfs of his pieces)

Episode 155:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 19]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics[Part 20 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics 3. Law of Negation of Negation - 0:37 a. Definition of Negation and Dialectical Negation - 0:57Annotation 195: 2:02 - 6:37Annotation 196: 6:53 - 13:21Annotation 197: 13:47 - 15:29Annotation 198: 15:51 - 17:17Annotation 199: 17:30 - 19:54Annotation 200: 20:53 - 29:46 b. Negation of Negation - 30:02Annotation 201: 30:21 - 35:26Annotation 202: 35:48 - 36:47Annotation 203: 37:16 - 41:10Annotation 204: 41:31 - 42:16Annotation 205: 43:57 - 44:17 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 44:18Annotation 206: 45:26 - 46:46Annotation 207: 47:12 - 48:41Annotation 208: 49:02 - 49:52Annotation 209: 50:10 - 52:14[Part 21 - 25?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 2:47An overview of various forms of negation as they relate to dialectical development.Figure 2 - 3:18Replacement negation refers to the replacement of one thing, phenomenon, or idea with another through dialectical negation.Figure 3 - 4:33Terminal negation refers to the end of a specific cycle of development.Figure 4 - 8:29The metaphysical perspective of terminal negation views negation as an essentially terminal process representing the end point of the existence of a static and isolated thing, phenomenon, or idea.Figure 5 - 23:32A common misperception of dialectical development is that it is “fully negative,” insomuch as the initial thesis (initial subject) is completely negated by the antithesis (impacting subject). In fact, characteristics from both the thesis and antithesis are carried forward into the synthesis.Figure 6 - 25:17In materialist dialectics, it is understood that negation is a process of retention: characteristics from both the thesis (initial subject) and antithesis (impacting subject) are retained in the resulting synthesis.Figure 7 - 30:52The metaphysical “line development” model sees an initial form as being “replaced” or entirely negated into a completely distinct entity.Figure 8 - 33:05The “Spiral Development” model of materialist dialectics sees every stage of development as a higher form of the previous stage which carries forward characteristics from previous stages.Figure 9 - 37:30The cyclical pattern of development is an abstract pattern of dialectical change over time.Figure 10 - 38:56In this example, a new car goes through a cyclical pattern of development in which the third form (new steel) possesses characteristics of the first form (a new car).Figure 11 - 39:40The development of class structure is a dialectical process in which different classes synthesize to form the next era of class society. For example, the capitalist class emerged primarily as a synthesis of the feudal lords and peasants of the medieval era.Footnotes:10) 20:51Conspectus of Hegel's Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.11) 41:29Conspectus of Hegel's Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.12) 42:45Karl Marx, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.13) 43:56Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.

One of the most important VOC podcasts, this episode examines in detail the ideological and strategic characteristics of Chinese communism and how Beijing is seeking nothing less than world domination under Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics. The counterproposal debunks the Marxist myth of humanity as mere animals and highlights the truth of the spiritual nature of men and women. The news section provides an excellent analysis of how China's ruler Xi Jinping is seeking to infuse Confucianism into his brand of communism, a doomed attempt considering Marxism's atheism and hatred of religion. My interview is with Miles Yu, director of the Hudson Institute China Center and the most knowledgable American on the subject of Chinese communist ideology

(Bonus) The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc, the Socialist Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was the coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union and existed during the Cold War (1947–1991). These states followed the ideology of Marxism–Leninism, in opposition to the capitalist Western Bloc. The Eastern Bloc was often called the "Second World", whereas the term "First World" referred to the Western Bloc and "Third World" referred to the non-aligned countries that were mainly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America but notably also included former pre-1948 Soviet ally Yugoslavia, which was located in Europe. In Western Europe, the term Eastern Bloc generally referred to the USSR and Central and Eastern European countries in the Comecon (East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania[a]). In Asia, the Eastern Bloc comprised Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, North Korea, South Yemen, Syria and China.[b][c] In the Americas, the countries aligned with the Soviet Union included Cuba from 1961 and for limited periods Nicaragua and Grenada.

Episode 154:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 18]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics[Part 19 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics 2. Law of Unification and Contradiction Between Opposites - 0:23Annotation 182: 1:05 - 1:49 a. Definitions of Contradiction and Common Characteristics of Contradiction - 1:49Annotation 183: 2:30 - 5:20Annotation 184: 6:10 - 6:53Annotation 185: 8:07 - 9:10Annotation 186: 9:52 - 13:26Annotation 187: 13:35 - 14:48 b. Motion Process of Contradictions - 14:49Annotation 188: 15:11 - 16:40Annotation 189: 17:23 - 18:42Annotation 190: 19:34 - 20:47Annotation 191: 21:27 - 26:44Annotation 192: 27:35 - 29:38 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 29:39Annotation 193: 30:16 - 30:35Annotation 194: 31:11 - 32:16[Part 20 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 3:06In the metaphysical conception of contradiction, the negated “disappears” and is not represented in the resulting synthesis.Figure 2 - 4:05The materialist dialectical conception of contradiction recognizes that contradicting subjects are defined by their relationship and that the synthesis of the contradiction carries forward attributes and characteristics from both the negator and the negated.Figure 3 - 18:03War, disease, and economy are all examples of unity in contradiction.Figure 4 - 25:43Relative Unity refers to the temporary and relative nature of specific relationships which define and unify specific contradictions; Absolute Struggle refers to the permanent, constant nature of development through contradiction.Figure 4 - 25:43The relationship between relative unity and absolute struggle defines and drives change, motion, and development through contradiction.Footnotes:4) 0:48Summary of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.5) 8:05Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1877.6) 17:22On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.7) 21:25On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.8) 27:34On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.9) 30:14On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 saw the demise of Soviet communism. Now in 2024, Marxism-Leninism is again on the march as the Chinese Communist Party declares that will impose its brand of communism on the world. This episode looks at the "Sinicization" of communism under Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping. The counterproposal section debunks historical materialism and offers a God-centered alternative regarding the true march of history. The news section examines the moral destruction caused by Vladimir Lenin who died  100 years ago this month and the lasting impact of his ideology. The last section hears from excerpts of a 2020 speech by then-Attorney General Bill Barr on America's new twilight struggle against Chinese communism. An important episode!

Episode 153:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 17]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics[Part 18 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics - 0:25Annotation 161: 2:29 - 3:27Annotation 162: 4:09 - 4:43 1. Law of Transformation Between Quantity and Quality - 02:29Annotation 163: 5:01 - 5:59Annotation 164: 6:29 - 8:58 a. Definitions of Quality and Quantity - 09:16Annotation 165: 9:34 - 12:14Annotation 166: 12:58 - 13:52Annotation 167: 13:59 - 14:28Annotation 168: 14:43 - 16:10Annotation 169: 16:21 - 16:44Annotation 170: 16:54 - 17:38Annotation 171: 18:40 - 19:20 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Quantity and Quality - 3:04Annotation 172: 19:52 - 20:29Annotation 173: 21:01 - 22:09Annotation 174: 22:27 - 22:55Annotation 175: 23:47 - 24:45Annotation 176: 24:51 - 26:05Annotation 177: 26:45 - 27:59Annotation 178: 28:53 - 31:32 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 12:06Annotation 179: 32:32 - 34:56Annotation 180: 35:55 - 38:58Annotation 181: 39:31 - 40:07[Part 19 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 21:04The quantity range is a range of quantities between quality shifts.Figure 2 - 22:30Figure 3 - 23:12A quality shift occurs when a quantity changes beyond a threshold, leading to a change in quality.Figure 4 - 24:53The Quantity Range (A) refers to the range of quantities between two qualities in the process of development. The Quality Shift (B) refers to the point at which quantity accumulates to the point of changing the Quality of the developing subject. The Period of Motion (C) includes both the quantity range and the quality shifts themselves. Figure 5 - 30:04Quality refers to the differences which are distinguished in human consciousness between one subject and another, or changes in a subject's form over time. Footnotes:1) 26:43Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.2) 39:53See Annotation 108.3) 40:00See Annotation 207.

Episode 152:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 16]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics 1. Private and Common 2. Reason and Result 3. Obviousness and Randomness 4. Content and Form[Part 17 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics 5. Essence and Phenomenon - 00:30 a. Categories of Essence and Phenomenon - 00:30Annotation 155: 1:01 - 3:04 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Essence and Phenomenon - 3:04Annotation 156: 4:22 - 12:05 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 12:06Annotation 157: 12:28 - 14:22 6. Possibility and Reality - 17:44 a. Categories of Possibility and Reality - 17:44 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Possibility and Reality - 18:12Annotation 159: 18:52 - 22:26 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 22:57Annotation 160: 23:50 - 24:16[Part 18 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFootnotes:5) 3:59Philosophical Notebooks, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914-16.6) 14:37Philosophical Notebooks, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914-16.7) 23:21To N. D. Kiknadze, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, written after November 5, 1916.

Americans recently got a chance to hear firsthand China's supreme leader Xi Jinping in California who is driving China and its 1.4 people into further despair and tyranny through policies emphasizing a renewal and reimposition of hardline communism. Let's be clear China's economic problems are not derived from Xi  the person, or Xi the dictator. The problems in China today are the direct result of Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics for a new era.The counterproposal examines closely the fallacies of Marxism's historical materialism and offers a true version of history as the Providence of Restoration. The news portion explores further the failure of the Biden-Xi summit and the last portion hears from Rep. Mike Gallagher, chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP. Must listening!

Episode 151:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 15]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics 1. Private and Common 2. Reason and Result 3. Obviousness and Randomness[Part 16 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics 4. Content and Form - 00:24 a. Categories of Content and Form - 00:24Annotation 150: 0:57 - 17:50 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Content and Form - 17:52Annotation 151: 18:26 - 19:21Annotation 152: 19:39 - 22:25Annotation 153: 22:47 - 25:09 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 25:10Annotation 154: 26:02 - 29:04[Part 17 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 3:51A material object can be described in terms of content, inner form, and outer form.Figure 2 - 11:36Figure 3 - 20:30Quantity changes in Content lead to quality shifts in Form.Footnotes:4) 3:26See Annotation 10 and Annotation 108.

Episode 150:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 14]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics 1. Private and Common[Part 15 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics 2. Reason and Result - 0:39 a. Categories of Reason and Result - 0:39Annotation 136: 1:17 - 4:51 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Reason and Result - 4:53Annotation 137: 5:51 - 10:12Annotation 138: 10:19 - 10:46Annotation 139: 10:55 - 12:01Annotation 140: 12:56 - 13:34 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 13:34Annotation 141: 14:02 - 14:26Annotation 142: 15:07 - 17:02 3. Obviousness and Randomness - 17:03 a. Categories of Obviousness and Randomness - 17:03Annotation 143: 17:12 - 17:58Annotation 144: 18:16 - 18:59Annotation 145: 19:21 - 20:03 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Obviousness and Randomness - 20:05Annotation 146: 20:20 - 20:36Annotation 147: 20:54 - 23:07Annotation 148: 23:46 - 24:41 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 24:42Annotation 149: 25:25 - 26:48[Part 16 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 1:56Metaphysical vs. Materialist Dialectical conceptions of development. Figure 2 - 2:39Metaphysical vs. Materialist Dialectical conceptions of frying and eating an egg. Figure 3 - 6:17Direct Reasons stem from immediate relations.Figure 4 - 6:45Indirect Reasons have an intervening relationship between the Reason and the Result. Figure 5 - 7:50Internal Reasons stem from internal relationships. Figure 6 - 8:14External Reasons stem from external relations. Footnotes:2) 12:55Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Friedrich Engels, 1880.3) 23:25Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy, Friedrich Engels, 1886.

This episode includes new information from the Pentagon's latest annual report on China's military power on Chinese communist ideology and strategy. Based on Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics, the current Chinese Communist Party strategy calls for a deliberate and determined effort to amass, improve, and harness the internal and external elements of national power with the goal of placing Communist China in the “leading position” what Beijing regards as the death struggle between communism and capitalism, led by the U.S. The counterproposal section further explores history not as a march toward the communist workers' paradise but as God's providential history of the restoration. The news portion examines how China may be preparing to exploit the West's attention on wars in Ukraine and Israel for a move against Taiwan. The interview section hears from China expert Bradley Thayer who discusses China's adoption of a non-Chinese ideology -- Marxism-Leninism.

Episode 149:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 13]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics[Part 14 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics - 0:28Annotation 126: 0:54 - 1:27Annotation 127: 3:21 - 4:02Annotation 128: 4:30 - 5:53 1. Private and Common a. Categories of Private and Common - 5:54Annotation 129: 6:40 - 21:24 b. Dialectical Relationship Between Private and Common - 21:25Annotation 130: 21:47 - 22:30Annotation 131: 22:49 - 23:22Annotation 132: 23:46 - 25:14 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 26:28Annotation 133: 27:00 - 28:01Annotation 134: 28:21 - 33:53Annotation 135: 34:06 - 35:06[Part 15 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 3:25The categories of specific sciences are limited to the scope of study, while the categories of materialist dialectics encompass all things, phenomena, and ideas. Figure 2 - 6:34Figure 3 - 8:25All private subjects have attributes in common with other private subjects. Figure 4 - 9:15All private subjects have attributes in common with other private subjects. Figure 5 - 10:04All things, phenomena, and ideas contain the unique, the private, and the common. Figure 6 - 12:27“Unique” things, phenomena, and ideas can become “common” through development processes (and vice-versa). Figure 7 - 27:23Dialectical analysis of private and common characteristics involves observing private subjects to determine common attributes and considering common attributes to gain insights about private subjects. Footnotes:1) 26:20On the Question of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.

American Marxists abandoned confrontation and violent revolution in the 1970s and shifted their strategy for subversion and revolution to long-term infiltration -- the Long March through the institutions. This episode reveals how today, Marxists are closer to seizing power through deception and cultural control than at any time in U.S. history, a danger that needs to be recognized and countered. The counterproposal section explores how a Judeo-Christian ideology is the key to countering Marxism-Leninism and working toward real-world solutions to society's problems. The news section examines a landmark report on Chinese disinformation and propaganda operations. The interview portion hears from Katherine Gorka, a specialist on American Marxism. This is an episode you will not want to miss!

Episode 148:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - 12]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics 1. The Principle of General Relationships[Part 13 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics 2. Principle of Development a. Definition of Development - 0:31Annotation 117: 1:02 - 6:59Annotation 118: 7:17 - 11:25Annotation 119: 12:32 - 13:09 b. Characteristics of Development - 13:10Annotation 120: 13:30 - 14:47Annotation 121: 15:07 - 15:52Annotation 122: 16:25 - 16:45Annotation 123: 17:38 - 17:53 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 17:55Annotation 124: 18:48 - 19:17Annotation 125: 19:58 - 20:35[Part 14 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 2:02In the process of development, Quantity Change leads to Quality Change.Figure 2 - 3:40All of these have the quality of water because of the molecular quantities of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, however, from the perspective of volume, quantity changes still lead to quality changes.Figure 3 - 5:21The same human being will undergo various quality changes as age quantity increases over time.Figure 4 - 6:09Metaphysics only consider linear properties of quantity change; Materialist Dialectics takes quantity changes and quality shifts into consideration when considering change over time.Figure 5 - 8:06The concept of “change” in materialist dialectics centers on internal and external relationships causing mutual impacts which lead to quantity changes which build into quality shifts.Figure 6 - 10:34Both flooding and flood recession are development processes with the same forward tendency. Flood recession may appear to be a “reversal,” but it is in fact forward development.Figure 7 - 14:08Dialectical Development consists of Quantity and Quality Shifts, which in turn derive from motion. Footnotes:7) 13:18See: Annotation 108.8) 13:21See: Annotation 106.9) 13:24See: Annotation 107.10) 18:28Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921. See also: Mode and Forms of Existence of Matter.11) 18:42See Annotation 62.12) 21:32Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.

With Liberty & Justice For All, Session 1 of 3 The Left moves operationally and according to a battle logic known as “dialectical political warfare.” The dialectic is the operating system of the Left, and it works by marrying a truth to a lie. Political warfare is a method of conducting warfare in which political means are used with hostile intent to get an enemy to behave in a desired fashion—propaganda is a great example. Perhaps the greatest dialectical political warfare tactician in human history is the monstrous figure of Mao Zedong, Communist dictator of China until his death in 1976. His tactics and cultural revolution are a testament to the fearsome and destructive power of dialectical political warfare, and they're happening here in America and throughout the West today. Where Mao claimed to be employing “Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics” in China, the “Woke” and environmental “Sustainability” movements we face in the present should be described as “Maoist Marxism with American Characteristics.” In this lecture from Dr. James Lindsay of New Discourses, the parallels between our experience today and the tools utilized in China under Mao will be made so clear that the unavoidable conclusion will be that we are living through nothing less than American Maoism. Get James Lindsay's new book, The Marxification of Education: https://amzn.to/3RYZ0tY Support New Discourses: https://newdiscourses.com/support Follow New Discourses on other platforms: https://newdiscourses.com/subscribe Follow James Lindsay: https://linktr.ee/conceptualjames © 2023 New Discourses. All rights reserved. #NewDiscourses #JamesLindsay #mao

With Liberty & Justice For All, Session 6 It's crucial to understand that the Left operates strategically, guided by a framework known as "dialectical political warfare." This dialectical approach involves merging truths with falsehoods to advance their agenda. Political warfare, in essence, employs political means with hostile intent to influence an adversary's behavior – propaganda being a prime example. One cannot discuss this without acknowledging the mastermind of dialectical political warfare, Mao Zedong, the Communist leader of China until his passing in 1976. His tactics and the cultural revolution he orchestrated demonstrate the formidable and devastating power of dialectical political warfare, and the concerning reality is that we're witnessing its echoes right here in America and across the Western world today. While Mao claimed to be applying "Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics" in China, the current "Woke" and environmental "Sustainability" movements should be understood as "Maoist Marxism with American Characteristics." In this insightful lecture by Dr. James Lindsay of New Discourses, you'll see the striking parallels between our contemporary experiences and the strategies employed in Mao's China, leaving us with the inescapable conclusion that we are currently navigating nothing less than American Maoism. https://sovereignnations.com Support Sovereign Nations: https://paypal.me/sovnations https://patreon.com/sovnations Follow Sovereign Nations: https://sovereignnations.com/subscribe/ © 2023 Sovereign Nations. All rights reserved. #sovereignnations #jameslindsay #maoism

Episode 147:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics[Part 12 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics - 0:33Annotation 103: 0:36-1:14 1. The Principle of General Relationships - 1:14Annotation 104: 1:23-4:10Annotation 105: 4:31-6:21Annotation 106: 7:11-8:27Annotation 107: 9:08-12:03 b. Characteristics of Relationships - 12:05Annotation 108: 12:29-14:36Annotation 109: 15:05-16:05Annotation 110: 16:39-17:16Annotation 111: 17:46-18:28Annotation 112: 19:22-22:23 c. Meaning of the Methodology - 22:56Annotation 113: 24:10-24:55Annotation 114: 25:38-27:26Annotation 115: 27:44-30:05Annotation 116: 30:13-32:08[Part 13 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 0:39The Principle of General Relationships and the Principle of Development are the most basic principles of materialist dialectics. These two principles are dialectically related to one another. Figure 2 - 5:40Figure 3 - 7:14Figure 4 - 10:28An infinite diversity of relationships exist within the unity of the material world. Figure 5 - 11:14Universal relationships which unite all things, phenomena, and ideas manifest in infinitely diverse ways.Figure 6 - 13:02All things, phenomena, and ideas have the relative characteristic of objectiveness. Figure 7 - 13:42Alice and Bob are external to one another; each is objective from the other's perspective. Figure 8 - 14:14The relationship between Alice and Bob has objective characteristics to both Alice and Bob. Figure 9 - 24:14The comprehensive viewpoint sees the subject in terms of all of its internal and external relationships. Figure 10 - 47:47A historical viewpoint focuses on the roles and positions of relationships and properties of subjects as well as their development over time. Footnotes:1) 8:42See Private and Common; Essence and Phenomenon.2) 8:47See Annotation 117.3) 8:52See Annotation 190.4) 18:36See Annotation 108.5) 18:39See The Principle of General Relationships.6) 24:08Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.

The boys are back, this time to talk about becoming a beer and Marxism-Leninism podcast. After discarding that we talk about the Wander Franco situation, James Harden, and engage in our first ever 10kL Reading Series of Ken Rosenthal's missive, That's Not the Philly I Know.  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenklossespod Liam: https://twitter.com/notliamanders0n Tom: https://twitter.com/tohickontpain  Leave us a voicemail (leave your name and pronouns): 267-371-7218 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenthousandlosses 

Episode 146:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 10]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 11 - This Week]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics - 0:27 I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics - 1:12 1. Dialectics and Basic Forms of Dialectics - 1:12 a. Definitions of Dialectics and the Subjective Dialectic - 1:12 b. Basic Forms of Dialectics - 4:01 2. Materialist Dialectics - 24:19 a. Definition of Materialist Dialectics - 24:19 b. Basic Features and Roles of Materialist Dialectics - 25:48[Part 12 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFootnotes:1) 1:01Karl Marx, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.2) 1:44See Annotation 9.3) 2:40Dialectics of Nature, Friedrich Engels, 1883.4) 5:57Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Friedrich Engels, 1880.5) 6:39The Old Preface to Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.6) 8:43The Old Preface to Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.7) 17:16Kant's “transcendental dialectic” was used to critique rationalism and pure reason, but was not a fully developed dialectical system of thought. Hegel's idealist dialectics were more universal in nature. See Annotation 9.8) 18:20The Old Preface to Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.9) 19:45Conspectus of Hegel's Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich. Lenin, 1914.10) 21:52Afterword to the Second German Edition of Capital Volume I, Karl Marx, 1873.11) 24:16Anti-Dühring, The 1885 Preface, Friedrich Engels, 1878.12) 24:47Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.13) 24:54See The Principle of General Relationships.14) 25:12Dialectics of Nature, Friedrich Engels, 1883.15) 25:17See Annotation 117.16) 25:46The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1913.17) 28:07See Annotation 98.

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Episode 145:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 8]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism I. Materialism and Dialectical Materialism II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness 1. Matter 2. Consciousness a. The Source of Consciousness[Part 10 - This Week]Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness 3. The Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness - 0:45Annotation 90: 1:12 - 3:15 a. The Role of Matter in Consciousness - 3:16Annotation 91: 4:47-5:33 b. The Role of Consciousness in Matter - 6:09Annotation 92: 7:20-7:55Annotation 93: 10:28-10:56 4. Meaning of the Methodology - 10:57Annotation 94: 11:50-12:37Annotation 95: 16:04-25:36-Discussion: 25:38[Part 11 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 4:49Figure 2 - 9:47Matter determines consciousness while consciousness impacts matter indirectly through human activityFigure 3 - 16:06Developing revolutionary public knowledge must be preceded by mastery of knowledge and a firm grounding in the role and nature of knowledge.Footnotes:18) 5:52For a discussion of the material basis of social laws, see Annotation 10, Annotation 78, and Annotation 7919) 9:19See: Annotation 72.20) 9:25See: Annotation 90.21) 9:31See: The Role of Matter in Consciousness.22) 9:45See: The Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness.23) 10:07See: Annotation 68.24) 10:14See: Nature and Structure of Consciousness.25) 10:20See: Annotation 93.26) 10:26See: Annotation 10.27) 11:04For discussion of the meaning of methodology, see Methodology. 28) 11:22See: Nature of Consciousness.29) 11:28See: The Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness.30) 14:52See: Annotation 211.31) 14:57See: Annotation 114.32) 15:00See: Nature and Structure of Consciousness.33) 15:19See: Annotation 222.34) 15:22See: The Opposition of Materialism and Idealism in Solving Basic Philosophical Issues.35) 15:55See: Annotation 10.36) 16:36See: Annotation 232 and The Properties of Truth.37) 18:54See: Praxis, Consciousness, and the Role of Praxis in Consciousness.

On our last show, a couple of weeks ago, we talked about Land Back with David Cobb — specifically, we discussed moving the idea of land back from a metaphor to a reality, by focusing on a specific case in northern California where the city of Eureka actually gave 200 acres of land back to its original stewards, the Wiyot tribe.  On today's episode, we're going to continue the conversation, and, in a way, pull back from the specific policy examples of land back and look at it as an idea again, specifically, as a revolutionary ideological framework that exists as a part of Marxist thought, a continuation of Marxism-Leninism — what has been called decolonial Marxism. To do this, we've brought on Lakota activist and political educator Sungmanitu Bluebird. Sungmanitu grew up in both Detroit and on Pine Ridge reservation and is currently based in Michigan's upper peninsula.  Sungmanitu's work synthesizes Marxism with Indigenous knowledge and decolonial Marxist theory and practice. They are a former member of the Red Nation, a mutual aid movement builder, and an organizer with the Chunka Luta Network, a project meant to push decolonial Marxism-Leninism as described by the Guyanese Marxist academic, writer, and educator, Walter Rodney. Resources: Chunka Luta Network Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper Decolonial Marxism:Essays from the Pan-African Revolution by Walter Rodney Questions about the LandBack movement, answered, High Country News Absolutely epic: Blackfeet release wild buffalo on tribal land, Independent Record This new wildlife sanctuary will be unlike any other part of the U.S. — and it's 6 times the size of Yosemite National Park, The Cool Down Follow The Response on Twitter and Instagram for updates, memes, and more. Our entire catalog of documentaries and interviews can be found at theresponsepodcast.org — or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to help spread the word? Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify — it makes a huge difference in reaching new people who may otherwise not hear about this show. The Response is published by Shareable.

Episode 144:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 8]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism I. Materialism and Dialectical Materialism II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness 1. Matter 2. Consciousness a. The Source of Consciousness[Part 8 - This Week]Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness 2. Consciousness b. Nature and Structure of Consciousness - 0:35 -Nature of Consciousness - 0:38Annotation 77: 2:41 - 5:44Annotation 78: 5:58 - 7:53Annotation 79: 8:03 - 8:55Annotation 80: 9:06 - 11:36 -Structure of Consciousness - 11:38Annotation 81: 11:53 - 12:50Annotation 82: 13:09 - 16:23Annotation 83: 16:38 - 17:14Annotation 84: 17:31 - 20:03Annotation 85: 20:46 - 21:26Annotation 86: 21:41 - 23:22Annotation 87: 23:38 - 24:15Annotation 88: 24:56 - 28:13Annotation 89: 28:38 - 30:10[Part 9 - 11?]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 12 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 2 - 17:47Figure 3 - 18:39Figure 4 - 19:18Footnotes:17) 2:39The German Ideology, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, 1846.

Episode 143:This week we're continuing with:The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismWritten for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna NguyenYou can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism[Part 1 - 5]Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism[Part 6 - 7]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism I. Materialism and Dialectical Materialism II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness 1. Matter[Part 8 - This Week]Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness 2. Consciousness - 0:31 a. The Source of Consciousness - 0:34Annotation 67: 0:45 - 1:23 -Natural Source of Consciousness - 1:24Annotation 68: 3:34 - 5:43Annotation 69: 6:22 - 8:55Annotation 70: 10:05 - 10:41Annotation 71: 10:52 - 11:41Annotation 72: 12:18 - 37:19 Lenin's Proof of the Theory of Reflection - 26:59 -Social Sources of Consciousness - 37:20Annotation 73: 37:46 - 39:42Annotation 74: 39:53 - 40:08Annotation 75: 41:01 - 45:38Annotation 76: 46:30 - 48:17[Part 9 - 11?]Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-LeninismChapter 1: Dialectical Materialism[Part 12 - 25?]Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics[Part 26 - 30?]Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical MaterialismFigures:Figure 1 - 2:56Consciousness exists as a dynamic set of relationships between the external material world, human sense perception, and the functions of the human brain.Figure 2 - 5:09This chart outlines the basic development tendency of Forms of Reflection in matter which lead from inorganic matter, to life, to human consciousness and society. Figure 3 - 6:41Physical Reflection: Change in PositionFigure 4 - 7:17Physical Reflection: Change in StructureFigure 5 - 7:46Chemical Reflection: Single ReplacementFigure 6 - 46:07This diagram is based on work from an article titled “Evidence in Hand: Recent Discoveries and the Early Evolution of Human Manual Manipulation.”[footnote 15] Modern research has discovered strong evidence [footnote 16] that the human hand evolved along with tool use, in line with Engels' analysis in Dialectics of Nature.Figure 7 - 48:00Human language and human labor mutually develop one another through a dialectical process to develop human nature. Simultaneously, human nature and human society mutually develop one another through a dialectical process. Footnotes:14) 16:36Source: “Food for Thought: Was Cooking a Pivotal Step in Human Evolution?” by Alexandra Rosati, Scientific American, February 26, 2018.15) 46:17Written by Professor Tracy L. Kivell and published in The Royal Society.16) 46:22Stone Tools Helped Shape Human Hands by Sara Reardon, published in New Scientist Magazine.

In this episode Pamela and Laurie discuss the Trump indictment, DeSantis, and the conservative “resolution” to the crisis of neoliberalism through the Culture Wars. In our main segment, Platypus members from Vienna, Berlin, Melbourne and Chicago reflect on the Platypus panel, "A Century of Critical Theory: The Legacy of György Lukács,” (April 1st, 2023), the closing plenary of the 15th Platypus International Convention. The centenary marking the publication of his magnum opus, History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics (1923), offers the occasion to ask: What is the meaning of Lukács and HCC today? Over the last 100 years, various claims have been made of HCC. On the one hand, it is said to have inaugurated “Western Marxism” and set the foundation for the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School. On the other, people have accused it of giving philosophical justifications for terroristic or opportunistic tendencies within Marxism–Leninism. We asked our panelists to consider the following: What is the relationship between political practice and theory that Lukács articulated in the revolutionary period of 1919–1925, based on his close reading of Lenin and Luxemburg? What in his critique of reification and defense of Marxist orthodoxy did the later Lukács disavow? What can we make of Lukács's legacy today? How have we received his investigation and elaboration of the problematic of Marxism? What are the essential issues raised for our time? "A Century of Critical Theory: The Legacy of György Lukács" Platypus 15th annual international Convention. Feat. Chris Cutrone, Andrew Feenberg, Mike Macnair Recording: https://youtu.be/K9Zfn2CZz_Y "The Politics of Critical Theory,” December 3rd, 2021, hosted by the New York City chapters of the Platypus Affiliated Society, feat. Jay Bernstein (New School); Jonathon Catlin (PhD student in history at Princeton University); Erin Hagood (Platypus Affiliated Society) https://www.youtube.com/live/pXgFDfJbgdM?feature=share “The Politics of Critical Theory,” April 3, 2021, Platypus Affiliated Society International Convention, with Chris Cutrone (Platypus Affiliated Society), Dennis Graemer (Association for the Design of History), Douglas Kellner (UCLA, author of Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism), and Doug Lain (Zer0 Books). https://platypus1917.org/2021/10/01/the-politics-of-critical-theory-2/ “The Politics Of Critical Theory,” University of Vienna, 3rd annual Platypus European Conference, feat. Chris Cutrone(Platypus Affiliated Society); Martin Suchanek (Workers Power, Berlin); Haziran Zeller (Berlin) https://archive.org/details/platypus_politicscriticaltheoryeuroconferencevienna021717_2/platypus_politicscriticaltheoryeuroconferencevienna021717_1.MP3 “The Politics of Critical Theory,” Third Annual Platypus International Convention with Chris Cutrone, Andrew Feenberg, Richard Westerman, and Nicholas Brown (Platypus Review 37, July 2011). Edited transcript: https://platypus1917.org/2011/07/09/the-politics-of-critical-theory/ “Lukács' Marxism” a panel discussion organized by the Platypus Affiliated Society, held on March 19, 2011, at Left Forum, Pace University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9164kAaFTPI&ab_channel=PlatypusAffiliatedSociety Marco Torres, “Politics as a Form of Knowledge: A Brief Introduction to Georg Lukács” Platypus Review #1 (November 2007) https://platypus1917.org/2007/11/01/politics-as-a-form-of-knowledge-a-brief-introduction-to-georg-lukacs/ SPS on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4ftkDeIALI2l8k2A49OVcs on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sps/id1305502112 on Soundcloud: @platypus-affiliated-society on IG: @shitplatypussays SPS is hosted by Andreas W. & Pamela N., with original tracks by Tamas Vilaghy, and editing assistance by Michael Woodson and Tamas Vilaghy. Our Sh-t Platypus Does team is Lisa M. and Rebekah P. To learn more about Platypus, go to platypus1917.org

Author of The Final Struggle, Ian Easton, sits down for a long chat with Eryk about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It's remarkable how close to extinction the CPP came, not once, but thrice. This is a story of spies and counterspies, moles and defectors, violence, treachery and death. Listen to Ian Easton's case on how much we've underestimated the CCP, and how democratic governments, international institutions... and people of all freedom-loving societies, need to "wake up" to the reality of what the CCP is: an authoritarian near-superpower wedded to a fanatic Marxism/Leninism ideology that seeks a new world order, controlled, of course, by a modern emperor in Beijing. 

Stephen Kotkin is a legendary historian, currently at Hoover, previously at Princeton. Best known for his Stalin biographies, his other works include Uncivil Society, Magnetic Mountain, and Armageddon Averted. Our discussion on China is far-ranging yet in-depth — we manage to pack in: The two dominant subjects taught at the CCP's Central Party School; Kotkin's assessment of the main threat to Communism — what “Communism with a human face” means, and why Gorbachev's reforms ultimately destroyed Communism in the USSR; Why the CCP fears color revolutions more than, say, NATO expansion — and why Xi snapped on Hong Kong in 2020; The twin components of Marxism-Leninism: anti-capitalism + anti-imperialism; And an understanding of Lenin's “commanding heights,” and what China's commanding heights are today; The case for optimism about US-China relations, despite — or because of — the recent ratcheting up of tensions; Why Kotkin believes a US-China Cold War is both good and necessary; How the US can get on the diplomatic “front foot”; Making sense of Reagan's foreign policy — how he was both a “movement conservative” and a “dealmaking conservative.” Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4GLAKEjU4w. Check out the newsletter and other ChinaTalk content at https://www.chinatalk.media/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices