Any marxist theorists to watch on youtube?

[Raul Castro]

So I have had enough of Slavoj Zizek, can people recommend marxist (preferably marxist-leninist) commentators or theorists to watch on the youtubes and stuff

[Raul Castro]

help plz

[Jacob Cliff]

Why have you "had enough of Slavoj Zizek," and, furthermore, what is it you think so-called Marxist-Leninist YouTubers will provide you? If you are really adamant about it being from a "Marxist-Leninist", there is of course relatively-popular clowns like Maoist Rebel News, Shubel Morgan & co., and more-respectable but still clownish figures like TheFinnishBolshevik. But I would seriously advise against YouTube as an outlet for videos in the vein of, for an example, LibertarianSocialistRants, BadMouseProductions, or anything of that sort. YouTube may have it's merits, but if you've noticed, the material produced, even on the left, is almost universally at this pop-science level that is so popular in today's political culture, especially within M-L circles. Leftist politics demands critical thinking, it demands ruthless criticism, it demands things which are scarcely found at the level of the LeftyPol-type politics of YouTube. Lectures from figures like Badiou, Varoufakis, and -- yes -- Zizek, etc., are really the only material I would suggest in terms of enriching your mind. Perhaps there are good YouTubers out there, but I have not come across many. Perhaps, if you are interested in Marx's Capital, brendanmcooney's Kapital101 series might interest you?

[Raul Castro]

I said preferably marxist leninist recommend some anarchist youtubers for all I care, the only reason I said youtube was because youtube is free and I do not want to pay for an audiobook or something, thanks for the suggested people. But what is the problem with the finnish bolsevik

[Jacob Cliff]

But what is the problem with the finnish bolsevik

TFB is just a less eccentric/cringe-worthy version of MRN, as far as I'm concerned. Some of his stuff is good, but it tends to be buried in a heap of farcical M-L drivel that is really just reducible to blatant identity politics (that is, modern M-L is to Stalinism as Daesh is to the Umayyads). Communism isn't a 1917 cosplay; the 20th Century is over. TFB & Co. are nothing but reactionaries, who fail to keep up with the changes capitalism has undergone in the last few decades. For brevity's sake -- their politics concerns struggles that are either no longer relevant or have assumed forms so different that past solutions are no longer applicable.

[Raul Castro]

MY main problem is communists lack of recongnition of the failure of the eastern bloc

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do you have any more lecturers on youtubs

[Jacob Cliff]

https://youtu.be/R1S78GVTwM4, https://youtu.be/yjxAArOkoA0, etc. Just search up any big theoretician's name on YT, and you will find stuff. But it depends on what you're looking for.

Ippolit Belinski also posts a good many lectures or snippets from lectures.

[Raul Castro]

the other link isnt working

[Jacob Cliff]

Copy-and-paste?

[The Intransigent Faction]

You might want to check out Michael Parenti.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktcrhP9lhjI

[Raul Castro]

any more that are marxist-leninist

[willowtooth]

TFB is just a less eccentric/cringe-worthy version of MRN, as far as I'm concerned. Some of his stuff is good, but it tends to be buried in a heap of farcical M-L drivel that is really just reducible to blatant identity politics (that is, modern M-L is to Stalinism as Daesh is to the Umayyads). Communism isn't a 1917 cosplay; the 20th Century is over. TFB & Co. are nothing but reactionaries, who fail to keep up with the changes capitalism has undergone in the last few decades. For brevity's sake -- their politics concerns struggles that are either no longer relevant or have assumed forms so different that past solutions are no longer applicable.

I think he's asking for more people like zizek who have active lectures online, except zizek doesn't have a lot of actual material online, he repeats his lectures going from city to city like a musician or a stand up comedian. I like zizek's way of speaking more than his specific theories, he's alot like noam chomsky who has lots of stuff up online for free as well probably more than anyone. Very soothing almost hypnotic voice, they are both actually used amongst the ASMR crowd alongside buddhist meditation chants, and elderly librarians reading children's fables. Other than listening to a bob ross painting session a zizek or chomsky lecture are probably the most popular non-intentional videos among the ASMR crowd. So everyone puts them online, but theres nobody putting any other lectures and speeches from famous leftists up. except for maybe a few radical leftists. There is only the self aggrandizing you tube channels you mentioned usually run by uneducated activists and shameless self promoters, or old copies of communist manifesto audiobooks or 30 year old lectures on soviet history from professors who talk like screeching crows or mumbling frogs

[Raul Castro]

any more

[GiantMonkeyMan]

I don't think any of these are marxists per se but a few decent youtubers who have been actively combating the utter bullshit of the alt-right on youtube, defending feminism and highlighting the systemic racism of society would be ContraPoints, Garrett, Shaun and Jen and hbomberguy. None of them are 'perfect' but they're good watching.