Idk there’s non-ML “tankies”. There are those guys who call themselves “Leninists” cuz they love Lenin but have mixed feelings on Stalin. And Marxists who think the USSR was a mixed bag. And of course Maoists.
He has some bad takes but I’d honestly say I find him more likable than most of the other but “BreadTubers”. Especially Vaush but that ain’t saying much.
Yeah I’m not trans or in a close relationship with any trans person so I really can’t speak on those issues. But it’s evident even to me she had a big ass ego and likes talking about shit she really doesn’t know a ton about.
Also making a whole video on men and not mentioning once labor alienation under capitalism. I cant see any sort of legit marxist leaving that out because its extremely important and highly relevant to the topic. How tf you talk about men's issues and leave out how 90% of them are caused by capitalism treating them like highly disposable machines that shouldn't think or feel or enjoy things, and how wage labor makes us all extremely fucking unhappy because we're completely alienated from it. Instead her answer for how to fix toxic masculinity was literally "idk ummm go check out this reddit sub that doesn't have any systemic answers but is supportive for individuals who want to change" which is something, but not really the "I've actually read theory" response.
Isn’t he constantly telling people to read Lenin? Doubt he’s an “ML” but he seems to flirt with being an “tankie”.
How do you flirt with being a tankie without being an ML?
Very carefully.
Idk there’s non-ML “tankies”. There are those guys who call themselves “Leninists” cuz they love Lenin but have mixed feelings on Stalin. And Marxists who think the USSR was a mixed bag. And of course Maoists.
Maoists are pro-Stalin. The Maoist split with ML is on Deng/Xi, both MLs and MLMs uphold Stalin and the USSR
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Okay but I was talking about Stalin specifically here. Just saying not everyone IDs as an “ML” specifically.
Who's Ollie?
Philosophy Tube
He has some bad takes but I’d honestly say I find him more likable than most of the other but “BreadTubers”. Especially Vaush but that ain’t saying much.
I liked when it was just him talking philosophy in front of a bookcase and he never made the episodes about himself.
Mostly agree. I do get a slight kick out of his Ben Shapiro impersonation though.
Yes but that doesn't make the views
Contrapoints aesthetic makes the views and spreads his message to more people.
Yeah I know I just think it's cringe.
Ah okay, I have seen that channel name floating around. Thanks!
Contra reads Marx too
Yeah and then says he’s “outdated” and instead suggests some sociology book about Americans perception of the class system.
I don’t hate her quite as much as some people here but she is really a fucking lib and a half.
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Yeah I’m not trans or in a close relationship with any trans person so I really can’t speak on those issues. But it’s evident even to me she had a big ass ego and likes talking about shit she really doesn’t know a ton about.
Like the lighting tho.
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Also making a whole video on men and not mentioning once labor alienation under capitalism. I cant see any sort of legit marxist leaving that out because its extremely important and highly relevant to the topic. How tf you talk about men's issues and leave out how 90% of them are caused by capitalism treating them like highly disposable machines that shouldn't think or feel or enjoy things, and how wage labor makes us all extremely fucking unhappy because we're completely alienated from it. Instead her answer for how to fix toxic masculinity was literally "idk ummm go check out this reddit sub that doesn't have any systemic answers but is supportive for individuals who want to change" which is something, but not really the "I've actually read theory" response.
Has she never seen Fight Club?
She reads sparknotes of Marx