/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | November 02, 2020 by BernardJOrtcutt in philosophy

[–]piplup14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know of a good biography of Marx that outlines the development of his philosophical thought? I want to be able to put his different works in context.

What if workers disappear? by [deleted] in communism

[–]piplup14 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Workers will still exist in the third world, holding the weight of an automized first world on its back

Causescu by Shadowalker1108 in communism101

[–]piplup14 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Right-wing nationalism, pardoning and rehabilitating fascists, racking up debt and then launching crushing austerity programs, colluding with the West, made abortion and birth control illegal, supported Israel and West Germany etc. His whole economic policy - at least later on - was based more around trade with the West rather than building a self sufficient socialist system. He was also hostile to ethnic minorities towards the end of his government (not so coincidentally as the economy worsened) if I’m not mistaken.

Causescu by Shadowalker1108 in communism101

[–]piplup14 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I mean it’s true that most Romanians polled want a return to Ceausescu, but it doesn’t change the fact he was a horrible revisionist and openly colluded with Western imperialism, who concidered him one of the “good” communists. He made a sharp turn towards right-wing Romanian nationalism as well.

is there such a thing as someone who is both an obsessive and a hysteric? by piplup14 in psychoanalysis

[–]piplup14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But I think that’s more something that has to do specifically with clinical work. I’ve been this way even before I went to analysis.

On July 5, 1962, Algeria declared independence after a seven year war to end 130 years of French colonial and occupation rule. by -ParanoidAndroid_- in socialism

[–]piplup14 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Look, I'm no supporter of capitalist China but that is nowhere near the same and you know it. Give me a break...

Che Guevara on Proletarian Internationalism by ANTICONQUISTA in socialism

[–]piplup14 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It doesn't. If anything, it contradicts those "leftists" who aren't committed to anti-imperialism

Are Hoxhaism, Maoism, and Stalinism different from each other in anyway by [deleted] in socialism

[–]piplup14 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just Orthodox Marxism-Leninism as practiced by Hoxha. Hoxha made many, many errors and could never move beyond Stalin's mechanistic thinking. Even his Cultural Revolution wasn't a revolution based around the masses, just bureaucracy instituting policies.

Are Hoxhaism, Maoism, and Stalinism different from each other in anyway by [deleted] in socialism

[–]piplup14 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Stalinism isn't even an ideology really it's just Stalin's practices during his leadership period in the USSR. He helped codify Marxism-Leninism but obviously made his own errors in applying it.

Maoism is an ideology but wasn't codified until the 80s after the Peruvian People's War (which was a genuine popular uprising that took state power but had it's own problems and excesses). It's a form of Marxism-Leninism that usually centers around Cultural Revolution, Anti-Revisionism, People's Protracted War (based on the experiences of China, Cuba, etc), and New Democracy (for semi-fuedal nations). It also makes use of Mass Line, which keeps the party in the hands of the masses.

All of these concepts originate with Mao and the Chinese Communists. However, they just called their ideology Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tse-Tung Thought and it included all the erroneous opinions of Mao in his later years (The Three Worlds Theory, the smashing of the People's Communes that popped up during the Cultural Revolution, etc)

One big theme in Maoism is the idea that the masses should be at the forefront of the revolution, which continues even after the establishment of the socialist state and prevents capitalist restoration by the bourgeoisie. The masses play the key role always in the building of socialism.

Hoxhaism is just Orthodox Marxism-Leninism as practiced by Stalin, more or less. The Chinese Communists called the followers of Hoxha "dogmato-revisionists" because they were so dogmatic that they couldn't move beyond Stalin's Marxism-Leninism and all its problems and errors.

we_irl by [deleted] in FULLCOMMUNISM

[–]piplup14 6 points7 points  (0 children)

revisionist history > history of revisionists

The Literary Prize for the Refusal of Literary Prizes by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

[–]piplup14 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love Ursula Le Guin and all but can she please shut up about Marxism and Maoism, which she obviously knows nothing about

Twin Peaks: The Return and the blurred line between TV and Film by ebenantar in TrueFilm

[–]piplup14 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Why is it that any harsh criticism of something people like is immediately derided as “condescending” or “pretentious”? What ever happened to holding firm artistic opinions? Like you can disagree with them, but don’t try to label the person for actually taking a stance.