I mis-commented out of pure idiocy for sure, but i'm willing to try to prove to you, if you are willing to humor me, that my sentiments are more then merely bourgeois platitudes as intuited and...
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I mis-commented out of pure idiocy for sure, but...I mis-commented out of pure idiocy for sure, but i'm willing to try to prove to you, if you are willing to humor me, that my sentiments are more then merely bourgeois platitudes as intuited and...
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The most beautiful book I have ever read on this...The most beautiful book I have ever read on this subject is Minima Moralia. subtitled "reflections on a damaged life"
A collection of aphorisms and short essays by Theodor Adorno, a famous...
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I claim that the original post contains more...I claim that the original post contains more honesty and fidelity to a radical engagement with the real stuff of politics then all but a few of the posts in this forum, and probably more than all of...
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"X is pretty messed up because of his ideas, but..."X is pretty messed up because of his ideas, but people will try to reduce that to psychology -they will say X is messed up, out of some mental deficiency or character flaw"
"In the end that is...
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Are European Art Music Genres Inherently Bourgeoisie Art (especially opera)1) Currently/Throughout History
Currently the opera market occupies a place in the economy that is obscene. Large government handouts (compared to other sectors of the arts in proportion to...
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I've been interested in this idea that rather...I've been interested in this idea that rather than a concious social revolution in china, more effective will be the growth of a self interested chinese middle class, the fight for higher wages and...
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I read the "nihilist communism" article. What a...I read the "nihilist communism" article. What a good piece. I'm going to come back to this during the winter break when I have more time.
For everybody I highly recommend taking a look at the...
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Ravachol,
You are most likely much farther from...Ravachol,
You are most likely much farther from malador's postition than me.
If the conversation is as you say about liberal values then why are you basically talking about 'the correct morality...
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I do write too much. but I did want to have a...I do write too much. but I did want to have a serious conversation.
I sympathise with you malador a hell of a lot more than Ravachol.
*edit*
Now I don't know where else this has been done on...
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Here is another way of looking at it.
...Here is another way of looking at it.
Problematize and think critically about their views instead of trying to own an entire ideology after a reading a few books. you can discuss and express...
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@zeit- What a bizzare idea. i can only hope i am...@zeit- What a bizzare idea. i can only hope i am a laborer in canada operating a ski lift rather then a columbian coffee farmer. =)
@ YOUSSR- I often wonder about the currency under...
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As much as I have a problem with the academy and...As much as I have a problem with the academy and derrida and the like, I am going to continue to defend them from leftists who are so ready to ignore an entire century's worth of leftist thought on...
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A Window into Post-Communist CountriesA Window into Post-Communist Countries
& Essays by Kirill Medvedev
CHINA and RUSSIA
Kirill Medvedev is an important figure in the leftist scene in Russia today. I came across Kirill...
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I'd love to share! I love sharing and I never get...I'd love to share! I love sharing and I never get a chance to!
I played both Mahler 1 & 5 and my friend and I are total Mahler buffs! together we have 16-17 different versions of the 5th alone =)...
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Maybe it would be good to sober up, assume a...Maybe it would be good to sober up, assume a minimal level of civility on either end, and restart this conversation constructively.
I'm a total lightweight when it comes to gender and identity...
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I must say, among you revlefters there is most...I must say, among you revlefters there is most excellent taste! Classical Music today has to be taken back from the bourgeoisie before it is sterilized and commodified into oblivion.
I'd offer...
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I think your ideas on feminism are ill-informed...I think your ideas on feminism are ill-informed and totally misguided. The category chauvinist is totally deserved for people who group all feminism into one vulgar lump sum. To "completely disagree"...
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It's true that institutions such as department...It's true that institutions such as department faculties and journals have a tendency to sanitize themselves politically in one direction or another, and that neoliberal economics generally dominates...
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I would really like to second Minqi Li and the...I would really like to second Minqi Li and the Economics Department of Utah
Prof Al Cambell
Prof Ehrbar
It is a really strong economics department and most if not all of the professors have a...
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Name: D
Location: British Columbia, Canada
...Name: D
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Class background: Upper Middle Class Bourgeoisie
Ethnic background: Han Chinese
Do you support?
A "vanguard" party: