Settler-Colonialism, the highest reaches of Imperialism in the modern era, the latest stages of Capitalism in decay, and a century of Red Scare Anticommunism.

Since when is Socialism a vow of poverty?

China takes a dub.

Which came first, the philosophy, or the Material Conditions?

In this instance, Idealism predates Liberalism. However, come the foundations of Capitalism out of Feudalism, Liberalism became the new idealist status quo.

I don’t think it’s quite accurate to say Liberalism is a product of Idealism, but that Capitalism as formed from Feudalism required an Idealist ideology, that being Liberalism.

So it’s more of a parallel advancement in thought, not that Liberalism came from Idealism and then Capitalism came. That’s a very “ideas focused” frame of analysis.

Correct me if I misunderstood you and we are saying the same thing.

For some reason Liberals become Ultras when criticizing Socialists. Liberals get the supreme benefit of careful nuance, contextual analysis, and critical support even in the face of genocide support, while Socialists are endlessly purity tested on vague senses of moralism, rather than Materialist analysis.

Liberalism and Idealism go hand in hand.

Yes, and thus there is a tendency for the rate of profit to fall.

America is a one party dictatorship, and in typical American extravagence, it has two of them.

Here’s how Bernie can still win

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Arce telling the coup leaders to fuck off to their face on live TV was wild, lmao

Jumping straight into Capital is like going spelunking with no tools or training, it’s Marx’s masterwork but it’s dense and complicated for those not versed in Marxism already, and it isn’t targetting the average person, but economists and scholars. That’s not to say you should never read it, just hold off, for now.

A few great primers for Marxism in general are Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein, The Principles of Communism by Friederich Engels, and How Marxism Works by Chris Harman, in the order I recommend reading them.

Marx did write for the common worker in several texts. Wage Labor and Capital and Value, Price and Profit are short and concise works on Marx’s critique of Capitalism. After that, I’d wrap around to Engels again for Socialism: Utopian and Scientific to understand the history of Socialist efforts and how Marxism solves the problems they have faced, and touches on Dialectical Materialism, the philosophical framework of Marxism. Add on Critique of the Gotha Programme to see Marx critique a weak Socialist program and advocate for a better method, then swing over to Manifesto of the Communist Party to tie everything by Marx and Engels together and spur revolutionary fervor.

Finally, I would make sure to read Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Lenin. This does not really get into Marxism-Leninism, this is Lenin as a Marxist examining how Capitalism has changed over time to exploit the global south via exporting machinery and predatory global bank loans, absolutely critical for understanding modern Capitalism. If you want to get into Marxism-Leninism, add on The State and Revolution by Lenin as well, but you do not need to at this point.

We are in the Age of Imperialism, specifically its decay. Over time, the global south is becoming increasingly revolutionary and are throwing off the IMF and the US. Eventually this will destabilize the US, the world’s current largest Imperialist power, and give rise to the possibility of a Socialist movement within the US as commodities become more expensive and Material Conditions weaken. This will be due to a decreasing subsidization of cost of living in the US off the labor of workers in the Global South.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Yes, Marx makes it clear what’s wrong with Capitalism, why it cannot last forever, provides a philosophical framework for viewing any problem, conflict, or struggle, and shows how to move beyond our present dystopian state.

Read Marx, it’s comforting.

Read Marx, comrades.

Definitely seems that way.

Looks like Michael Parenti if I’m not mistaken.

Everything and everyone has bias. Lemmy was designed along Communist principles, so naturally it is going to have Communists.

If you just want memes, you can probably make a Lemm.ee account, subscribe to the various meme communities you enjoy across the fediverse alone, and scroll your subscribed feed by new so you see memes even from less active communities on smaller instances.

Do you have evidence for the lie, or is it just vibes? Kinda rude and pointless otherwise.

You’re seeing Socialist stuff not because of Lemmy.ca, but because of Lemmy. Lemmy was made by Communists, along Communist principles. You’re seeing less Socialist material on Lemmy.ca.

I recommend finding a niche community focused on something you’re interested in and making that your home. Local feeds are fun and unique, and All feeds show what you aren’t regularly seeing.

It matters enough to significantly alter your local and all feeds, at least.

I am of course aware that different nationalities exist in Canada, they are still Canadian. That’s a goofy point to make. Almost as goofy as telling a former resident of the USSR that they aren’t just because they have a positive opinion of it.

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