Message from @IskraPhoenix

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2018-06-18 03:22:51 UTC  

Beyond Marx, I mean

2018-06-18 03:23:08 UTC  

I'm quite familiar with Marx himself and secondary sources about him and others

2018-06-18 03:23:09 UTC  

ah, I don't really like non-political philosophy, it's hard to conceptualize it vis a vis concrete existence.

2018-06-18 03:23:24 UTC  

Not saying it's bad - just that it's rather hard for me personally to understand

2018-06-18 03:23:27 UTC  

Yeah political philosophy is my specialty

2018-06-18 03:23:43 UTC  

oh so you mean like liberals by western cannon?

2018-06-18 03:23:43 UTC  

But I also have an interest in general philosophy- tends to help reaffirm the political ideas

2018-06-18 03:23:49 UTC  

Huh?

2018-06-18 03:23:55 UTC  

Oh no no

2018-06-18 03:24:04 UTC  

When I said philosophy I did mean general philosophy

2018-06-18 03:24:10 UTC  

kk

2018-06-18 03:24:12 UTC  

I'm just also saying that I prefer political philosophy

2018-06-18 03:24:25 UTC  

yea sorry was just a bit confused

2018-06-18 03:24:31 UTC  

understood

2018-06-18 03:25:41 UTC  

But ye I think that Marx and post-Marx commuinist movements have various issues that prevent me from identifying with them

2018-06-18 03:25:50 UTC  

Completely understand that

2018-06-18 03:27:11 UTC  

Marx himself certainly has a host of issues. I still choose to refer to myself as a marxist because I believe his distinct core ideas for theory and praxis still hold up

2018-06-18 03:28:24 UTC  

I used to consider myself an anarchist, then I read about the conflict between Bakunin and Marx, actually learned about Marxism, and was totally convinced. But Marxism certainly has its flaws, and in general I try to just refer to myself as "socialist" or "communist" for ease's sake

2018-06-18 03:28:31 UTC  

@IskraPhoenix What exactly is "post-syndicalism"?

2018-06-18 03:32:41 UTC  

I take the lesser known syndicalist theories like organic culture, revolutionary will, direct action, antiparliamentarism but don't uphold the main tenet which is viewing trade unions as the revolutionary subject

2018-06-18 03:36:23 UTC  

Which is an issue I have with marxist thought as well; proletarians as the sole revolutionary subject seems rather incorrect to me.

2018-06-18 03:41:07 UTC  

@IskraPhoenix What other groups do you think constitute the "revolutionary subject"?

2018-06-18 03:41:41 UTC  

Revolutionary for what

2018-06-18 03:41:50 UTC  

Like what type of revolution

2018-06-18 03:41:52 UTC  

@tsarsNeezy you should be temp leader

2018-06-18 03:42:14 UTC  

Oof

2018-06-18 03:42:17 UTC  

Eh sure

2018-06-18 03:42:18 UTC  

FREEDOM FUCKERS

2018-06-18 03:42:20 UTC  

I threw my hat in

2018-06-18 03:42:21 UTC  

Hey

2018-06-18 03:42:24 UTC  

DAVID

2018-06-18 03:42:26 UTC  

DAVID

2018-06-18 03:42:28 UTC  

DAVID

2018-06-18 03:42:35 UTC  

I need to get my old roles back too

2018-06-18 03:42:37 UTC  

Why don't we put king James the terrible on the throne

2018-06-18 03:42:41 UTC  

I need Senator and Party Leader back

2018-06-18 03:42:46 UTC  

^

2018-06-18 03:42:48 UTC  

Because he's a busy guy

2018-06-18 03:42:52 UTC  

yes

2018-06-18 03:43:04 UTC  

I bet Eagle would if James wasn't a busy Dad

2018-06-18 03:43:14 UTC  

Staff here are probably Adults or summin