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  • Thebeyond1toComradeship // Freechat*Permanently Deleted*
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    3 years ago

    Avclub has a good write up for every episode. I read them after I’d watch each episode. They’re good at pointing out some of the underlying themes going on throughout the show. Some people can pick up on them easily but I don’t watch a lot of tv so I found it super helpful.






  • You are correct. He is very much aware of how propagandized his viewers are so it seems like he’s come up with a system where he can give them some good information without them feeling like they’re trying to be converted to communists.

    communism is such a bad word in the US. Wolff knows it. So he offers praise for the CPC and USSR, but only based on their economic achievements which are objective facts. Liberals/progressives will acknowledge this because they love statistics and shit. Wolff keeps away from trying to make any moral arguments for socialism because he knows he will lose the liberals there, and as a liberal your guard is up and you’re almost expecting him to do that. Instead he starts talking about the benefits of worker co-ops and trade unions.

    Wolff knows how far behind the US is as far as working class solidarity. I think that he believes we need class consciousness before we can even consider talking about socialism. Trade unions and co-ops are thought of positively in the US so that’s his way of trying to improve conditions for workers right now. It also respects the viewer’s intelligence because he knows many people are going to google some of the things he said about China and USSR. He doesn’t need to shove it down your throat.

    It worked for me. I was a Bernie bro before I started watching his videos. Thank you comrade Wolff


  • Right…liberals always point to FDR as the guy who was able to pass progressive policies, but he was kind of at the mercy of a strong working class and it was during a time when the US government had some power over capital. I guess that’s why all the main issues in the US are cultural and rarely affect us economically.




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    I tried watching this but only made it half way though. Surprise - there’s nothing that resembles communism. It’s just a dystopian future where it’s illegal to be religious. It’s a truly brutal movie because it’s so low budget they’re only ever able to film two people talking in a room.






  • Democratic centrism from the American eye looks like a cult because it means acting as a unit instead of individuals. PSL does deserve some criticism though. The Philly branch had sexual assault allegations made against a prominent member and the party found him to be innocent. Members were asked to continue on as if he was innocent and that is a slippery slope. Keep in mind this is only one branch.