Who is the greatest living Leftist theorist?

[spiltteeth]

Although a bit intellectually mastabutory and scattered, mainly because of his ideas of how certain kinds of dissent actually strengthens capitalism, which I feel is a message many leftists have not learned, I'm going to say Zizek.

[Revy]

Jacob Richter :D

[yuon]

me?

[Black Sheep]

Marx. And now that you know this, go on and worship his ass.

[GPDP]

Bob Avakian. His glorious theoretical contributions to the living and breathing science of Marxism will surely lead the working class towards salvation.

[red cat]

Jose Maria Sison

[Rosa Lichtenstein]

If it's Avakian, may the non-existent deity have mercy on us...:(

[ComradeOm]

Personally I've always been a fan of David Harvey

[Tower of Bebel]

Jacob Richter :D
That's an indirect way of saying Mike Macnair :p?

[Q]

Jacob Richter :DThat's an indirect way of saying Mike Macnair :p?
Or Lars Lih :p

[manic expression]

Part of me thinks that revolutionary theorists are a bit like great painters or authors, they're appreciated to the fullest after their passing. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

[Pirate turtle the 11th]

Probably Comrade Joe to be honest.

[Q]

Probably Comrade Joe to be honest.
What kind of theoretical work have you written or contributed to?

[Pogue]

Probably Comrade Joe to be honest.

Major influence on my politics, mans a genius.

[Holden Caulfield]

Barak Obama

[bailey_187]

fuck zizek he was in the Liberal party in Slovenia and fought against Yugoslav Socialism

[ComradeOm]

And the quality of the responses in this thread says all you need to know about the current state of communist intellectuals in the world today


Part of me thinks that revolutionary theorists are a bit like great painters or authors, they're appreciated to the fullest after their passing. Maybe I'm wrong, though.I think that usually its the other way around - revolutionary theorists aren't vilified until they're dead. Either that or they actually do something

[Muzk]

Adam Smith is one of the greatest left philosophs I have ever heard about, his theories will surely lead the proletariat into starvation!

[bellyscratch]

Probably Comrade Joe to be honest.
Gets my vote. This guy is my fucking idol!

[KurtFF8]

fuck zizek he was in the Liberal party in Slovenia and fought against Yugoslav Socialism

That's because he used to be a Liberal. He has of course since adopted Marxism-Leninism.

I would have to also throw Perry Anderson's name into the ring, his articles are quite in depth and influential.

[RotStern]

Barak Obama

Rofl xD :laugh:

[bailey_187]

That's because he used to be a Liberal. He has of course since adopted Marxism-Leninism.

smells like oppurtunism

im not going to pretend i have clue what hes on about in his books

[KurtFF8]

How would that be opportunism? It was a theoretical change in his own stance. If anything he worked less with political organizations after abandoning liberalism.

I don't see the point of such a comment.

[amandevsingh]

Zizek is cool as far modern theorists go. David Harvey is a cool guy, also.

[spiltteeth]

Yea, I love David Harvey. There's a decent youtube interview with Perry Anderson :www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTKsRfVM9Q

Boy, only 2 names. I'm surprised no one's picked Negri.

However, after careful consideration, I'm changing my answer to Rosa.

[Hiero]

smells like oppurtunism

im not going to pretend i have clue what hes on about in his books
Now it is interesting you use the term oppurtunism. Before being in the Liberal Party, he was in Communist Party of Slovenia.

[Post-Something]

I really like Ernesto Laclau/ Chantal Mouffe for their work on Hegemony and Socialist strategy.

[Kukulofori]

You are.

[ZeroNowhere]

Andrew Kliman. Even if he is a Hegelphile.
Though being the best living socialist theorist is not much of an achievement (though 'Reclaiming Marx's Capital' is).

[RHIZOMES]

Slavoj Zizek, David Harvey and Mike Ely are my faves.

[bcbm]

Crimethinc.

[Ned Flanders]

Zizek gets my vote. He´s not without his flaws, but he´s the most interesting of the current left wing theorists

[Il Medico]

What kind of theoretical work have you written or contributed to?
He speaks the truth. Have you never read his "I am a socialist, Your a socialist" or his famous "Chicken noddle soup for the Communist heart"? They are classics!


Trust me.


I am a Doctor.;)

[Bilan]

Devrim.

[Dimentio]

Zizek gets my vote. He´s not without his flaws, but he´s the most interesting of the current left wing theorists

Oh yes, definetly ^^

Slovenia's the best land in Europe. Has both Laibach and Zizek.

[spiltteeth]

Ouch. What does it say about leftist theory that this got moved to Chit-chat?

Has Mike Ely written any books?

[KurtFF8]

Ouch. What does it say about leftist theory that this got moved to Chit-chat?

Has Mike Ely written any books?

I would imagine it doesn't say anything. This isn't a thread of discussing but listing.

[Eat the Rich]

Alan Woods

[the last donut of the night]

Glenn Beck

[el_chavista]

What kind of theoretical work have you written or contributed to?
Aren't taken on account Comrade Joe's more than one thousand and five hundred messages? Collect them and you'll have a new Mao's red book.:rolleyes:

[Pirate Utopian]

I must say Comrade Joe as well.

[Djehuti]

I like...

Robert Brenner
David Harvey
Beverley Silver
Perry Anderson
Tariq Ali
Slavoj Zizek
Alain Badiou
Terry Eagleton

[spiltteeth]

I never heard of Beverley Silver.

No one's picked Negi and Hardt - Empire?

[which doctor]

Michael Moore.

[Nwoye]

In before an anarchist suggests Chomsky and is flamed by Leninists.

[ZeroNowhere]

Alan Woods
Which one?


No one's picked Negi and Hardt - Empire?This surprised me too; my experience here had generally got me to expect the worst.