Frequently Discussed Topics

[Sentinel]

This thread is because of it's very nature a work constantly in progress. Please contribute by listing threads that you think belong here; ones which offer good explanations and answers to questions that often come up in the Learning forum. Also, please suggest new subcategories, for instance about different branches of anarchist and communist thought. I (or some other global mod or admin) will then add your contributions to this first post.

Beginner's questions/topics-Where to start? Not sure where to start off? Check out some of these threads:

Starting with the basics (http://www.revleft.com/vb/starting-basics-t71275/index.html)
So china still a communist country? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/so-china-still-t68735/index.html)
What can I do? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/can-do-t67360/index.html)
Vanguard Parties? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/vanguard-parties-t64460/index.html)
I don't know where to go, or what to do? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/dont-know-go-t64975/index.html)


The current society, and the enemy -- capitalism. What are the arguments in favor of it, why are they wrong, and how do we best confront them? How does capitalism work, why is opposing it important, and how is it best done?

Exploitation (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66932&hl=capitalism)
Inevitable downfall of capitalism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66945&hl=capitalism)
Capitalism=poverty (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66934&hl=capitalism)
Libertarianism/anarcho-capitalism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65849&hl=capitalism)
Capitalism "working"? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66481&hl=capitalism)
Support Capitalism?, What should I do before the revolution? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66586&hl=capitalism)
Capital, volume 2 questions (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66385&hl=capitalism)
Globalization: Good or Bad? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65916&hl=capitalism)
Charity (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66320&hl=capitalism)
The World Bank and the IMF (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65975&hl=capitalism)
Is Neo-Liberalism necessary for revolution? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65913&hl=capitalism)
Democracy and the market (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65671&hl=capitalism)
Self-interest, importance of self-interest (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65364&hl=capitalism)
So this is what I've learned, Yanquis response to Communism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65619&hl=capitalism)
Arguing About Libertarianism, Don't know what to say... (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65398&hl=capitalism)
How do wars benefit capitalism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=63393&hl=communism)

Current political and social issues/topics:

Why should leftists support gay rights? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/why-should-leftists-t75420/index.html)
Capital punishment (http://www.revleft.com/vb/capital-punishment-t74456/index.html)
What is our stance on marijuana? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/our-stance-marijuana-t72548/index.html)
Corporal punishment (spanking) (http://www.revleft.com/vb/corporal-punishment-spankng-t69251/index.html)
Workers of the world unite? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/workers-world-unite-t68054/index.html)
Why are many leftists so anti-police? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/why-many-leftists-t64925/index.html)
Violence in revolution? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/violence-revolution-t61487/index.html)


Communism -- what is it, and what is it not? Threads about the stateless and classless society we strive to create, and some of the common misconceptions about it. Also includes possible issues in a future communist society.

Labor = Money? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66561&hl=communism)
Communism and entertainment (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=48415&hl=communism)
Was Russia ever Communist? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65153&hl=communism)
Oppressing the minority by the majority? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65120&hl=communism)
Distribution, Who will distribute (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65293&hl=communism)
Problems in Communism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65212&hl=communism)
Equitable specification in the labour force (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65140&hl=communism)
Communism questions (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=64698&hl=communism)
My interpretation of Communism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=64636&hl=communism)
Socialism->Communism, Is it possible while capitalism survives? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=64169&hl=communism)
What is the real point, of equality in Socialism/Communism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=62757&hl=communism)
Who would work in a communist society? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=48269)
incentive to work? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/incentive-work-t75850/index.html)
Authoritarian "socialist" states? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=57724)
Authoritarian communism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=68055)
The term Communism beyond saving (atm)? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/term-communist-beyond-t71765/index.html)
The issue of national defense (http://www.revleft.com/vb/issue-national-defense-t68411/index.html)
'Communism would never work/ever be achieved' (http://www.revleft.com/vb/communism-would-never-t68361/index.html)
Is one-party state the only way towards communism? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/one-party-state-t66586/index.html)


Marxism
Marxism and anarchism distinctions (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=47662&hl=+Marxism++anarchism), 2 (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=69364&hl=+Marxism++anarchism),3 (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=67013&hl=+Marxism++anarchism),4 (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=47668&hl=+Marxism++anarchism),5 (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=60669&hl=+Marxism++anarchism)
Anarchism vs communism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/anarchists-vs-communists-t64115/index.html)
Left communism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/left-communism-t66483/index.html)


Marxism-Leninism and ideologies derived from it Orthodox Leninism, Maoism, Trotskyism, Juche..

Leninism/Marxism-Leninism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=65556&hl=Leninism)
Marxism vs Leninism, Whats the difference? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=62034&hl=Leninism)
What are the differences between leninism..., Trotskyism and so forth? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=60831&hl=Leninism)
Marxism, Marxism-Leninism, and Leninism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=56406&hl=Leninism)
Leninism, Marxism, Trotskyism, etc, What's the difference? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=49775&hl=Leninism)
Leninism vs. Marxism and Marxism vs. Anarchism (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=47662&hl=Leninism)
What is Stalinism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=41124)
What is Maoism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66149&hl=leninism)
Stalinists/Hoxhaists/Maoists (http://www.revleft.com/vb/stalinists-hoxhaists-maoists-t75542/index.html)
Could someone explain Hoxhaism to me? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/could-someone-explain-t75107/index.html)
Maoism and Third-Worldism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/maoism-and-third-t70168/index.html)
The Stlainist Ideology (http://www.revleft.com/vb/stalinist-ideology-t68343/index.html)
Trotskyism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/trotskyism-t69834/index.html)
Maoism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/maoism-t66462/index.html)
Leninism vs Trotskyism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/leninism-vs-trotskyism-t66811/index.html)

Anarchism It's numerous variants and how they differ from each other and other leftist ideologies
Anarcho-Syndicalism for dummies (http://www.revleft.com/vb/anarcho-syndicalism-dummies-t121236/index.html)
Anarcho-Syndicalism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/anarcho-syndicalism-t84544/index.html)
Can Anarchy work? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/can-anarchy-work-t75049/index.html)
Green anarchism (http://www.revleft.com/vb/green-anarchism-t75338/index.html)
Religion in anarchist society (http://www.revleft.com/vb/religion-anarchist-society-t71319/index.html)
Police in anarchist society (http://www.revleft.com/vb/police-anarchist-society-t70732/index.html), 2 (http://www.revleft.com/vb/police-anarchist-society-t64367/index.html)
An anarchist vanguard? (http://www.revleft.com/vb/anarchist-vanguard-t67283/index.html)


Political figures:
Trotsky (http://www.revleft.com/vb/trotsky-traitor-hero-t72241/index.html)
Mao (http://www.revleft.com/vb/mao-tse-tung-t73442/index.html)
Chavez (http://www.revleft.com/vb/so-do-you-t69859/index.html)
Lenin (http://www.revleft.com/vb/lenin-icon-all-t66935/index.html)
Che Guevara (http://www.revleft.com/vb/commandante-che-guevara-t65175/index.html)

[Led Zeppelin]

Here's a thread on Maoism: What is Maoism? (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=66149&hl=leninism)

[proleterian fist]

Thank you very much for informations.

[Pirate turtle the 11th]

This earns a bookmark thank you.

[Janus]

Added some more categories and links.

[professorchaos]

Mind saying what they are?

[kerryhall]

How about something about capitalism and crime?

[Rosa Lichtenstein]

Dialectics is often discussed here. A list of the threads where this has been debated over the last two-and-a-half years can be found here:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rosa.l/RevLeft.htm

[CheGuevaraRage]

:hammersickle::blackA::che::castro::star::reda::ma rx::star3:

[Sentinel]

Heps of thanks to all comrades for adding links to the OP. Could you however name the links in the future?

It looks much tidier! ;)

[apathy maybe]

You should be ashamed of putting some of those links up there, as many link to the anarchist/left-wing childishness which denigrate the great proletarian movement of Engels, Marx, Lenin and Stalin. Instead it seems your providing an 'alternative' (incorrect) view which is unorthodox and unscientific.

The area on Marxism-Leninism is particularly shameful, mostly linking to the anti-communist rantings of various confused liberals.

Split and trash time.

This thread is for "Frequently Discussed Topics", "anarchist/left-wing childishness" is a frequently discussed topic. However, no one gives a shit about Engels, Marx, Lenin and Stalin, hence why no one discusses them.

If you want more threads on these people, start a thread asking about them. Don't post shit though when you don't even know what is going on.

[apathy maybe]

How about you go home to bourgeoisie mummy and daddy sunshine, you have already made it quite clear your 'ideology' is just a mindless anti-intellectual troll against 'authority' and theoretical correctness.

You have the ideological rigor of a goldfish.

Shit on a stick brother. Take a quick squiz at the number of posts I've made, and then perhaps go and browse the latest 1/4 and come back and tell me again that my ideology is "a mindless anti-intellectual troll against 'authority' and theoretical correctness". I've seen your type too many times before to both debating with you.

You have a preconceived notion of "anarchism", and you aren't interested in learning any more. You'll only listen to those who worship Lenin and Stalin, not anyone else.

When you've grown up abit, and are willing to have a conversation without resorting to insults, and without ranting about how Marxists are getting treated real bad, then come back and we can talk.

Until then, I'm not interested.

Edit: Looks like not only are you mindlessly bashing anarchism, you also take the time to rant against Trots as well. Well trolling is frowned upon around here, as is sock puppetry. I suggest you fuck off and die, or alternatively shut the fuck up and read a bit and take the time to actually learn.

[revolutionary.socialist]

Thanks alot of the info, very useful!!! :D

[Black Sheep]

We should put there some links to history-related topics.

About socialist countries,attempts&failures of revolutions, and a pinch of historical materialism.

[Salabra]

Thanks for the thread.

[El Furibundo]

Very informative. Thanks.

[Comrade B]

A lot of theses topics come up in OI, I think it may be a good idea to re-post it there.

[ContrarianLemming]

no anarhcists in the political figures section sadly

[Q]

Added Anarcho-Syndicalism for dummies (http://www.revleft.com/vb/../anarcho-syndicalism-dummies-t121236/index.html) to the list.

[CELMX]

Added Anarcho-Syndicalism for dummies (http://www.revleft.com/vb/../anarcho-syndicalism-dummies-t121236/index.html) to the list.

this link doesn't seem to be working comrade...


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[Искра]

this link doesn't seem to be working comrade...
http://www.revleft.com/vb/anarcho-syndicalism-dummies-t121236/index.html