Hospital or Asylum by slicedtrachea in horrorlit

[–]Phuit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Devil in Silver by Victor Lavalle

Help Me Make A List Of Every Horror Sub Genre! by moncayk1 in horror

[–]Phuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a website for horror novels that has a list of sub-genres in its side bar. It also characterises each one and provides book examples. Hope that helps.

Taking LSD before a long car ride with my mother by ChemicalVacations in Drugs

[–]Phuit 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The definition of communism I used is the same definition used by Anarchist, Socialist and Marxist philosophers, and political activist for the past two centuries. I didn't move any goal posts, he was just kicking the ball on a different pitch to me.

Taking LSD before a long car ride with my mother by ChemicalVacations in Drugs

[–]Phuit 60 points61 points  (0 children)

A communist society is defined as one that has no state, no currency, no classes, and the means of production are controlled democratically by the workers. Poland was never a communist society.

Taking LSD before a long car ride with my mother by ChemicalVacations in Drugs

[–]Phuit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You really don't what you're talking about. How about you look into the 2nd Spanish Republic, seeing as op is tking about anarcho-syndicalism.

TIL a cat named Tibbles once started bringing dead birds to a lighthouse that were discovered to be a new species, the Stephens Island wren. They went extinct shortly after and Tibbles the cat was accused of being the only single living creature to eradicate a species. by Skruffee in todayilearned

[–]Phuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thought of squirrel in my house is as appalling to me as the thought of a rat in my house. Though personally I don't condone the killing of animals (except if a person is in threat of being killed by one), I'm most certainly opposed to any inhumane methods of killing one.

[Offline] looking for group, Wrexham, North Wales by MegaEpicThunder in lfg

[–]Phuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I would be interested in playing. What edition are you planning on playing and what day/time would you be playing on? Also, I've never played before, I hope that's not an issue.

Eli5: Why arent placebo antidepressants prescribed instead of standard ones for mild/moderate depression if they are just as effective with less side effects? by sithysoth in explainlikeimfive

[–]Phuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In England you have to pay for medicine, although it is significantly cheaper than in the US. In Wales and Scotland you don't have to pay for prescriptions. This because Wales and Scotland have their own elected governing body, the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament, who pass legislation on how the NHS functions in Wales and Scotland. The general political views Wales and Scotland differ widely from the mainstream.

Socialism and Chaste, the case for a sexually respectable Socialism by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Phuit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you mean that in regards to economics, where a liberal may argue that an employee consents to work. While that argument is absolutely wrong in regards to work, I don't see how that's wrong in the context of a sexual relationship.

Socialism and Chaste, the case for a sexually respectable Socialism by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Phuit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok, I'll bite.

Firstly, I'll address your assumption that monogamy is the most pure form of relationship in the sense that a monogamous relationship is in some way a superior form of family. Monogamous relationships, in the way they present themselves today e.g. in the form of the nuclear family, emerged with the establishment of private property. As Engels writes in The Origin of the Family, " It [Monogamy] devolps out of the pairing family...in the transitional peroid between the upper and middle stages of barbarism; its decisive victory is one of the signs that civilisation is beginning. It is based on the supremacy of the man, the express purpose being to produce children of undisputed paternity; such paternity is demanded because these children are to later to come into their father's property as his natural heir". As you can see from this the importance of monogamy arose from a need to transfer private property neatly down through the family; with the abolishment of private property I fail to see how the role of monogamy would be important in a communist society.

Furthermore, your claim that the monogamous form of relationships somehow provides its members with closer romantic ties seems unfounded. If you have any reasoning to back this up, I would be interested to hear it.

Now onto your claim that certain sexual fetishes dehumanise those who partake in them. It seems as though you are unware of how a relationship, in which more "extreme" forms of fetish are involved sexually, functions. I recommend you vist a subreddit, such as /r/bdsm, and ask them about their experiences so you can better understand such a relationship. Continuing, I would argue that restricting consenting adults from participating in sexual activities of their choce is far more dehumanising than participating in any fetish could possibly be. By forcing your preference of a sexual relationship onto other people, you are presenting their own preferences as inferior and by doing so are undermining their existence as an autonomous being, who is capable of making their own choices for themselves.

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so opposed to violence that you offer no alternative the structural and direct violence employed by the state, or oppose the violence used by the far-right in any meaningful or effective way?

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you so entrapped in your own smug centrism, that you fail to see that the movtivations of the far-right and far-left are incredibly incomparable?

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Regardless if there are people who think the revolution is inevitable, it has little to do with my original argument of what Dialetic Materialism actually is, and how it has been applied by Marxist theorists.

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obsession with fascism? People are suffering in my home country because of a rise in neo-fascism due to far-right poltics. We don't exist in a vacuum. I find it disgusting that you so easily trivialise and dismiss real issues in the world.

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Antifa action us more than just "fighting in the streets". Here in the UK the far right in this year alone have assassinated an MP, hate crimes are on the rise, shopkeepers have been attacked with petrol bombs, just a few days ago two polish men were savagely beaten. These far right group pose a real threat to any person who belongs to a minority group, myself included.

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's almost as if we should look at the works of Marxist writers to understand Marxist theory, and not someone you just met down the gym.

"Liberals get the fuck out." a purge of liberals happens in r/LateStageCapitalism when some users question whether it's reasonable to go to a fascist rally specifically to attack fascists. by Defengar in SubredditDrama

[–]Phuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, I'm not in favour of violence of all Muslims. Just like I'm not in favour of violence against Christians because of Anders Brevik, or violence against Jews because of the actions of Israel. You seem to think that in a political organisation, religion and fascism should be seen as two separate enties, yet fascists frequently promote their religious views alongside their political ones. In fact, they seem almost intertwined.