Welcome again to everybody! Make yourself at home. Enjoy some musics. In the time-honoured tradition of our group, here is our weekly discussion thread.
Basically law studies to do my specific job. And yes they do give me homework lol. It's not that bad. The entire course is seen as work so I still get paid and stuff.
A Dutch news outlet posted a story on Instagram about a Dutch-Israeli terrorist joining the IDF and she died due to an infection. They disabled comments on the post lmao.
Reminds me of the early Ukraine war propaganda were we used to get bombarded with random morons joining the side of Ukraine and then dying in 10 minutes
Watched the ICJ ruling. Wholly disappointing IMO- they essentially gave a "warning" and requested Israel report back in a month. No mention of even the possibility of a ceasefire, no statement as to whether Israel's acts and its government's statements have constituted a genocide, simply a request for Israel to essentially ensure it does not.
The ruling was never going to change Israel's actions anyways (but now it appears it cannot even bring itself to try), but if there is any little justice to be had in this, it is that the court has surely ruled against its legitimacy in all future rulings- maybe they will change their tune in time (doubt it) but there can be no justice to be had in Brussels, just another imperialist farce.
I laughed because I cought a glimps of the PBS reporting and from what I caught they make it aound the the ICJ made decisive action to stop tthe genocide
Hope we're all having a decent January so far, I've been at odds with my landlord for a while now and I can't do much about it, but the grad keeps me sane in reminding me that I'm not the literal leech on society between the two of us.
I'm currently reading, What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Chernyshevsky. Does the title sound familiar? This novel had a considerable influence on Russian Marxists and particularly Lenin: he read the book countless times, practically knew it by heart, and even named his prominent pamphlet after it. Within the story, we follow Verochka, who escapes the clutches of a controlling mother and an arranged marriage in the pursuit of starting a sewing cooperative. It's a great read so far!
I started it recently, but I’ve only read a chapter or two because I’m reading five other books simultaneously. I liked it so far. I like his “immature” style that seems to have influenced Lenin. I heard all the Bolsheviks knew it by heart and used it as a common language. I’m wondering what could be our equivalent.
Very interesting point about wondering what an equivalent could be, and I’ve been thinking the same as I read it. I’ve also wondered about my own writing and why everything I write about focuses on the pitfalls of capitalism instead of an attractive depiction of a socialist society. A shining beacon might be more useful than a reminder of the dark.
I've started reading it in December, and I'm also really liking it! Way ahead of it's time compared to mainstream Russian politics and philosophy of the 1860s, and despite not coming into contact with Marx & Engels, Chernyshevsky's own philosophy is remarkably close to dialectical materialism. It's a book that should definitely be more widely known, especially among Marxists. A rare piece of great revolutionary literature!
wondering if i should cover the russia ukraine unit or israel palestine unit in my american studies course
i know more about ukraine russia, and have a good reference for info on it (thank you Yogthos). the book is by timothy Snyder, an eastern european turbolib. I want to argue with it so much.
but israel palestine is just a lot more. It would be bad to ignore it, and let liberals have a monopoly on the narrative. the unit is sympathetic but i can already sense 'i condemn hamas' from the unit.
I have some advice but I need more information on the situation before I just ramble for about a page and a half in a none sensical way, what do you mean Cover, as in write your final paper for or post about over here?
Also, I understand how the US plays a role in this, but and ESPECIALY in the Ukraine Russia, how in the Liberal World view are those events being justified in an American Studies Class in the Liberal Worldview.
what do you mean Cover, as in write your final paper for or post about over here?
basically the teams lead the discussion during the week we go over their specific unit. there are 4 units, the last two are russia ukraine and the genocide of Palestine.
Ok wtf is happening in Texas right now? Apparently the feds and the state government are arguing about who can abuse migrants, and like half the US states are supporting Texas, but I don't know more than this.
It would be funny if after weeks of European saber rattling about going to war with Russia, the US would go into an internal dispute and be a useless ally.
Texas set up razor wire on the border. Feds want to cut some of it. Texas sued the Feds to ban them from cutting the razor wire and the Supreme Court narrowly overturned the ban that Texas sought. The Feds are being told they can take down Texas' wires but Texas can replace them, only to be taken down again by the Feds. A lot of boba liberals are acting like the Texas Governor is standing against the Supreme Court but all the Supreme Court said was that the Feds aren't banned from cutting wire (so long as it obstructs them? unclear because the entire decision is two fucking sentences).
In my opinion, this is little more than yet another crack in the legitimacy but a lot of people are reading this as a powder keg waiting to explode if Biden doesn't handle this carefully, potentially leading to a secession crisis (which admittedly, would be great).
Lol i feel like an asshole but i am completely right. I told some dude off german descent that his grandfather that worked in the german navy was definirely a nazi.
Yesterday I was finally able to apply to be a party member and today I have gotten back to work. I am really anxious regarding the geography exam I have to take before university, I feel like every minute is filled with fear until May. At least I have gotten back to reading, I'll try to catch up to the reading group on the long run. Health is fine, thank you for the cheers.
I made the big leap and applied to become a member of the PSL yesterday! Not sure what will happen, but the opportunity to make a positive difference in the world makes me feel very excited about the future.
So Ukrainian refugees have get togethers in my city every Sunday and you'd think they'd be able to hide the fascist flags during those but nope they are there
Just finished reading Parenti’s Assassination of Julius Caeser, and it was fantastic. I particularly loved his breakdown at the end of the book about the pitfalls of studying classical history and the barriers put in place that contribute to the narratives around it formed by “gentlemen historians” over the centuries.
Because "Houthi" are a Yemeni tribe and not the name of the group, the group calls themselves "Ansarallah", it's like if you call the ANC of South Africa the "Thembus"
Wasn’t it called the “Houthi Movement” primarily because the majority of the main leaders were from the Houthi tribe, with many having the al-Houthi surname?
Doubt Libs would care to make the distinction anyways.
There was an interview with a based 13 year old who was angry that they are building temple and instead building a school because education gives you more opportunities and temples only attract beggars 😢
So I wrote a part of our (local) election program for the upcoming elections here and before it got launched one of my main points got hijacked by other parties and quickly realized by the current city government lol. Good news, I guess, too bad that we can't use it now.
I'm not quite sure why, but this feels somewhat like tagline material.
Russian minds are stirred by quite a different thing. Neither Berlin, nor Korea nor the atom bomb is attracting here as much attention as the tremendous fact that Russia is planting trees!