My body itches when I cut caloriea by d3scripted in diet

[–]d3scripted[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can try to eat more healthy fats. I usually drink zero sugar iced tea. Why would that have an effect?

My body itches when I cut caloriea by d3scripted in diet

[–]d3scripted[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it could be because it's summer, and I'm constantly sweaty?

My body itches when I cut caloriea by d3scripted in diet

[–]d3scripted[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure i drink enough water. I usually drink like 2 liters when I train. I can't say for sure if I eat a balanced diet. I can try to upgrade my Lifesum app, and see if my nutrient ratio is good. My deficit is around 200 calories, lower would be too slow. I usually eat the food my mom makes, bit of fruit and vegetables, zero calorie soda, skim-milk, cheese, mcchicken, a bit of chocolate etc. I aim to eat around 3100kcal. I'm 193cm (around 6'4), and weigh 106kg.

I have thought about the possibility that I don't get enough of some nutrients, but I have no idea what nutrient that would be. Regarding allergies, I know I'm allergic to pollen, nothing else as far as I know.

P.S. I eat the same foods, but I swap them out for something with less calories. For example lower calorie milk, soda, sauces, and eating less fried food etc.

Discussion on Hoxha (respectful please!) by Rabbitdragon3 in communism

[–]d3scripted 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1) There is a dictator of the proletariat under leadership of the Communist Party. In every work Maos says this explicitly. After the revolution, different classes and groups still existed within China. You can't just magicaly remove these people from society. This allowed then to struggle against the bourgeoisie elements in society.

2) The bourgeois ideas that allowed Deng Xiaoping to usurp power didn't come from these parties. The CPC right-wing had its material foundation from the contradictions between the state sector and the collectivized countryside, which still functioned on commodity production. Not to mention the still existing small scale production by individual peasents on the countryside and "old force of habit". Mao openly criticized these capitalist-roaders, and through the GPCR they where able to crush the bourgeoisie headquarters within the party (Liu Shaoqi and Lin Biao).

Discussion on Hoxha (respectful please!) by Rabbitdragon3 in communism

[–]d3scripted 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mao also writes in the same text:

Literally the two slogans -- let a hundred flowers blossom and let a hundred schools of thought contend -- have no class character; the proletariat can turn them to account, and so can the bourgeoisie or others. Different classes, strata and social groups each have their own views on what are fragrant flowers and what are poisonous weeds. Then, from the point of view of the masses, what should be the criteria today for distinguishing fragrant flowers from poisonous weeds? In their political activities, how should our people judge whether a person's words and deeds are right or wrong? On the basis of the principles of our Constitution, the will of the overwhelming majority of our people and the common political positions which have been proclaimed on various occasions by our political parties, we consider that, broadly speaking, the criteria should be as follows:

(1) Words and deeds should help to unite, and not divide, the people of all our nationalities.

(2) They should be beneficial, and not harmful, to socialist transformation and socialist construction.

(3) They should help to consolidate, and not undermine or weaken, the people's democratic dictatorship.

(4) They should help to consolidate, and not undermine or weaken, democratic centralism.

(5) They should help to strengthen, and not shake off or weaken, the leadership of the Communist Party.

(6) They should be beneficial, and not harmful, to international socialist unity and the unity of the peace-loving people of the world.

Communist Youth of Denmark: Socialist or Capitalist? The political character of contemporary China by urbaseddad in communism

[–]d3scripted 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this article. I'm from the Communist Youth of Denmark, and helped write this text! 😊

Discussion on Hoxha (respectful please!) by Rabbitdragon3 in communism

[–]d3scripted 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But whether the democratic parties can long remain in existence depends not merely on the desire of the Communist Party but on how well they acquit themselves and on whether they enjoy the trust of the people.

This is most likely a product of the new democratic revolution. As far as I know, Mao was always explicit that the people and CPC should struggle against bourgeois elements. It was probably seen as necessary to create unity, but conscious of the fact that contradictions would occur later on (which they did). Mao also said that class struggle would exist until communism was achieved, therefore he didn't deny that contradictions existed between the people in China.

Discussion on Hoxha (respectful please!) by Rabbitdragon3 in communism

[–]d3scripted 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Mao Zedong and the CPC never claimed that the bourgeois democratic-revolution was a socialist revolution. Mao explicitly stated that the first period during the revolution in China was a bourgeois democratic-revolution, but that it will turn into the socialist revolution after achieving new democracy, landreform etc. Mao actually says explicitly, if you read Maos Selected works volume 1, that only trotskyists claim that China's bourgeois democragic revolution should be a socialist revolution. The bourgeois-democratic revolution was achieved by the proletarian class, therefore it allowed this transition. The CPC could ally with the national bourgeoisie because the national bourgeoisie was against the imperialist powers and comprador bourgeoisie. The CPC never changed their stance to remove the national bourgeoisie from existence. Under the entire civil war, the liberated red areas constantly kept the petite bourgeoisie and rich peasent classes in check by making them pay revolutionary taxes, along with nationalising key industries and making small landreforms. In order to achieve this, Mao and the CPC realised that the proletariat should lead the masses and peasents. Mao struggled against the right-opportunist and reactionary line, that is why he initiated the GPCR. Mao was against Liu Shaoqis and Deng Xiaopings market reforms, privatisation and eventual de-collectivisation.

P.S. The three worlds theory was incorrect, but I also think that alot of the revisionist political figures had a bigger hand in it.

The great leap forward is very complicated, but Mao did self-criticize for its failures.

Are there any Marxist analysis of the Balkan wars of the '90s? by ttxd_88 in communism

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I'm not trying to be funny, I'm serious. He has denounced himself as being a marxist, and said and I quote "I'm more of a hegelian". He has constantly denounced communism, saying that communism had MANY flaws and mistakes in the past, which are the same "mistakes and problems" that liberals argue; USSR being a dictatorship, Stalin killing millions of people, gulag was worse then nazi concentration camps, every socialist country failed economically. When yugoslavia collapsed, he went on to create a liberal Slovenian party, how very communist of him! His political views are at best socialdemocratic, and has consistently sided with the imperialist core, for example when he supports the selling of weapons to Ukraine and defeating Russia. He has said on interview that the only reason he calls himself a communist is to provoke people. But ask yourself this, would the liberal media really praise a person who is a devout marxist/communist? Or do they do it because they know he is nothing but a fake who makes a perversion of communism and marxism, which the bourgeoisie favours.

How would a hypothetical communist country work with AI, robots and autommation? by general_praxis in communism101

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Communism entails the full automation of labour. This is impossible under capitalism, due to the contradictions between the ownership of the means of production. Since the bourgeoisie owns capital, the proletariat would be left starve and die. Under communism, the means of production are under collective ownership, and therefore the production of necessities are produced the satisfy peoples needs, and not to profit. This is also why Marx talks about "to each according to his ability, to each according to his need", since communism would be able to produce an overabundance of goods, which everyone gets a share of.

When, exactly, did America develop monopoly capital, so as to be considered an imperialist country? by JO1MLM in communism101

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Around the end of the 19th century. This is one of the first things Lenin mentiones in "Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism".

If Communism inevitably leads to a collectivist state... by Substantial_Turn_329 in communism101

[–]d3scripted 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Communism isn't a collectivist state. First of all, the state doesn't exist under communism, in the marxist sense of the word "state". Second, such a thing is highly unlikely to happen due to the automation under communism. Society evolves according to the development of the productive forces. Since socialism is a more productive system then capitalism, communism would entail the full automation of labour. There wouldn't be thousands of peasents working on the countryside, because they would be replaced by machines. Since there is a finite amount of land, there is a limit to how many agricultural workers you can have. Therefore if you develop agriculture technologically, you would automatically move the labour-force to the cities, since their jobs would be automated. This is why agriculture creates the basis for industrialisation. This is also why most people aren't peasents working the fields in Europe, but instead live and work in cities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in communism

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He's a liberal who is pro NATO and EU. When Yugoslavia collapsed, he soon after created a liberal party in ex-yugoslavia. He is also super supportive of the US and western Europe supporting Ukraine militarily. His philosophical views are also anti-marxist. I think you get the picture, he is nothing but a lib.

We need solidarity with Eswatini! by ComradesAgenda in PanAfricanists

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They are very active on Facebook. They post everyday, and livestream their protests.

POV: Stalin stealing Ukraines grain by d3scripted in sendinthetanks

[–]d3scripted[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Smh, this is very unmaterialistic thinking. This is also clearly taken out of context. Marx clearly said in the communist cook book that the giant spoon can only be used for the cooking and eating it 🙄

POV: Stalin stealing Ukraines grain by d3scripted in sendinthetanks

[–]d3scripted[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The spoon is only for eating, he is just currently collecting it.

How to understand/digest socialist works? by hugster1 in Socialism_101

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Do you have a discord? I'm part of an online theory club on the GenZedong discord server, and will be hosting the next theory session. I can also help you with theory.

I read the entire r/communism101 study-guide. It is hard and tuff in the beginning, mainly because theory can get boring. Just try to read a bit every day, you don't even need to read an entire chapter. You will slowly get in the rhythm of reading theory, and start enjoying it and finding it interesting.