• quips@slrpnk.net
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    This is again part of the problem. You can understand the fundamentals of ML in like an hour or less. A quick start guide being like 12 hours long is insane.

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      I’m starting to think you’re a fed. The dedication with which you’re telling people not to study Marxism is very unusual. I’ve never seen any leftist so militantly defend not educating oneself

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      I don’t think that’s accurate, though. How do you explain dialectical materialism, historical materialism, imperialism, why capitalism is fundamentally unsustainable, revolutionary strategy, and more in under an hour?

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        You can definitely explain most of those in a way a 5 year old could understand in under 20 minutes.

        Not dialectical materialism though. I’ve read about it and had it explained to me more time than I can count, and my brain refuses to hold on to what it means.

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          I’ve read about it and had it explained to me more time than I can count, and my brain refuses to hold on to what it means.

          I had the same problem up in until I had Stalin explain it to me:

          https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1938/09.htm

          (It’s short, to the point and when one “hence” paragraph after the other comes, you will start to understand)

          Alternativly if you’re not the reading type:

          https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEgTPK-oiU

          (Taken from a vietnamese schoolbook)

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          From a Marxist-Leninist: there are some Marxist authors contesting the emphasis on the “dialectics” part of dialectical materialism. Paul Cockshott is a good example, you can search for Cockshott’s criticism of dialectical materialism, maybe if the concepts don’t stick to you you could have a more Newtonian materialist view

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        However else you explain any other concept, these are very simple ideas.

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                  Guys this is very likely a fed account. Do not listen to this crap. You need to understand what you’re doing before you do it. No successful revolution was built on vibes.

                  This person is trying to discourage any organization

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                  I’m asking how you can fit the sheer quantity of raw information, effectively, into an hour. I’m entirely unconvinced that you could do so.

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                    Well okay thats not something I could describe for you without actually doing it, and I’m not finna make an hour long course for you bro