/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

>>2799881

Fuck off, low effort troll.

>>2817069

You have no way of knowing that, I'm sure whenever and outsider of your imageboard comes in with a genuine question you get assmad and tell them the same thing.

you have to go back

>>2817075

>triggered by an image

I didn't know underages were allowed here.

>group A and B support some of the same social issues but for different reasons

>this means they are the same

>>2817024

Holy shit I was actually right.

>>2816984

>I'll take all the Ukrainian grain, AND EAT IT!

>>2817066

oh shit what if we actually jumped timelines again?

I read a research paper the other day that was the source of a recently propagandized statistic about how Chinese have positive feelings towards the new social credit *system* (not score), and I was disturbed the massive category error the author had made where they insisted to put Sesame Credit and social credit under the same name.

For those who don't know, Sesame Credit is an opt-in rewards program managed by Alibaba that has no legal basis and cannot punish you in any way, it is simply design to encourage you to use Alibaba services for discounts. It's a shoppers rewards card.

The social credit system is a "system" for transparently and effectively enforcing laws that already exist. So in one famous example, fare evasion on a train can get you banned from riding trains for a certain number of days. You do not lose points on a score, nor do you get punished in other ways. You just get put on the train blacklist. That IS social credit, it is not AI-driven invasive social control, or a technologic panopticon. It's enforcing the rules, which exist for good reasons, and it no wonder Chinese think it's a good idea.

The reason this is problematic is becuase there is no effort by most people tasked with informing USians about China that cares what the social credit system is, instead they come with this one two setup: There is a black mirror-esque score in China, and most Chinese support it. It's incredibly fertile ground for racist theories about the oriental mind to flourish.

>>2813803

This meeting was pretty forcefully denied by Beijing btw.

Netflix just released some over-the-top anti-China propaganda with a bunch of falsehoods about various not-banned things being banned, and pictures of xi drenched in a blood red filter while random scary words float across the screen. A Jon Oliver special is coming soon I expect. The topic is going to be either Social Credit or Xinjiang, I'll put money on it.

>>2812703

I tried really hard to get better at conversations a few years ago when I got back to college and had to overcome the damage made by years of social anxiety and self-imposed isolation.

The obvious advice is: the more you practice the easier it gets. Besides that, listening to conversational podcasts helped me a lot, because as I listened to them I subconsciously learned about how to keep conversations going, tell stories, and things like that. Having nothing in common with normies to talk about was a huge problem for me, and I started making a conscious effort to learn a little bit about everything. Just watching a few youtube videos about subjects you couldn't possibly care less about, but that people seem to enjoy, can go a long way. You don't have to be an expert on things, just know enough to know what questions to ask. As for everything else, I remember having to force myself to relax and make good eye contact as the anxiety of talking to people was killing me, but most of the other things you talk about are spontaneous. It becomes automatic as you practice.

>>2816338

Idk you might consider just practicing alone in front of a mirror until you get it right. You'll probably get some cowards mentally roasting you and maybe a couple patronizing idiots will try and 'help' but you will almost certainly get it down after a couple hours. Worth it IMO everyone has to start somewhere.

>>2816338

First off are you practicing with the barbell alone? You're not supposed to be using weight at all if you're new to lifting.

>>2772505

>Didn't deadlift for my first 2 years of lifting

>Have a squat 200lbs heavier than my deadlift

What the fuck

>>2809581

wtf i love ☭TANKIE☭ grandmas now

>>2809888

>you need the proper helmsman to lead the revolutionary masses, otherwise it will succumb to opportunist and compromises to keep the current system afloat

Ah yes, because the Soviet Union and China didn’t succumb to revisionism in the slightest.

>>2771977

>One rogue leftist

They had assassinated several government officials and conducted an officially sanctioned terroristic bombing campaign against the government. They also attempted to overthrow the government more than once. I think Lenin made a lot of missteps, but this definitely was not one.

>>2810976

This doesnt hold for all the left opposition though just the left SRs who were originally in coalition with the bolsheviks and then turned on them because of brest litovsk. Only left srs did wanton killings, though obviously kaplans attempt wasnt isolated i concede (on the other hand the assassinations had little overall impact). The other left opposition either kept their heads down, joined the samara govt supporting the constituent assembly or joined trade union opposition or eventually joined the antoniv and the greens. In most cases bolshevik repression and killing was way out of proportion to the threat and was counter productive. Also despite admirinf Lenin, his thinking himself indispensible to the success of revolution was egotistical and allowed a cult to spring up around him.

>>2769385

relevant bibliographies

Communism, Marxist-Leninism and Socialism in Africa

https://pastebin.com/Xv0AefNZ

African Socialism

https://pastebin.com/zGkX1LNn

Turns out he already interviewed Hudson and will release the interview soon. Hopefully it's not as disappointing as the Wolff interviews if he didn't read any of Hudson's books.

>>2816993

I doubt it will be disappointing. Hudson is a popularizer and is in great form even when discussing complex economic ideas with liberal brainlets

>>2816900

Jimmy 'Arm The Poor' Dore

>>2817046

jimmy "one-man holodomor" dore

>>2813533

Wait can you play as Posad in Fuhrerriech????

Also I'm mixed, I think with more time to develop Fuhrerriech could be better than Kaiserriech, but atm Kaiserriech is just made better.

still better than modern day mod though

>>2816077

You can't play Posadas in Fuhrerreich, but i wish it was possible.

The endgame of capitalism is to make money all other goals are secondary.

>>2808689

>Porky is trapped and there's no way out. The country is crumbling and falling behind in healthcare, education, infrastructure etc because of the massive bloated US military budget. If the US cuts military spending it'll hurt the defense contractors and the economy while also making the US look weak and inhibit the US empire from keeping its puppet states aligned to it. Continuing to increase military spending however will continue to drain much needed funds from spending on things that are actually important to the average American, like schools, hospitals and transportation, which will increase hostility to the ruling elite. Taxes will continue to rise on the middle and working class as they must foot the bill for the expensive upkeep of the military. Eventually the US will no longer be able to afford these massive military expenditures and will be challenged by an increasingly powerful China. Basically, Porky has no other options available and will continue digging his own grave.

This isn’t a problem for Porky, he’ll just move on to China, rinse and repeat. It’ll be interesting to see what happens to America after capital leaves, though I doubt that the people living their will find it pleasant.

>>2817029

lol

>>2817036

in other words: I'm right.

:^)

>>2817039

Why is self interest and racial interest one in the same?

>>2817009

>>2816998

Another fun fact, the Nazis used to refer to Roosevelt as Rosenfelt as well. Turns out your Jewish whenever you don't do they want–who could've guessed?

>>2817044

>Why is self interest and racial interest one in the same?

Its not only racial it is any group a person identifies with.

Minorities tend to have a stronger group identity than ethnic majorities.

>>2816851

Haiti is a shithole because of capitalism

>>2817026

This, the world couldn't handle Haiti when she was alternating between kings and emperors, they haven't stopped punishing the country since 1803

>>2816829

Dessalines implemented juche and he got killed pretty quickly

>>2817026

Haiti is a shithole because of haitians

>>2817026

It's not just Capitalism. It's a victim of Imperialism; in fact its probably the biggest victim in the world. It's been going on for as long as anyone has been alive. Descriptions of Imperial action towards Haiti are described using verbs that are not usually used. Punitive, and deliberately harmful and cruel.

>>2810136

Would have thought a game like this be permanently banned from steam. You know, as how all major corporations are deeply involved with the US state.

>>2816729

Hatred is still on Steam so I dunno why you would expect them to care about this.

>>2816792

Mass shooters don't represent a threat to imperialism.

>>2816824

Until the President's bodyguard pulls one

>>2816367

I'm not sure about playing a dark elf, seeing as that most of them are racists and support slavery … ? ? ?

playing as the majority race seems kind of like easy-mode too tbh.