This is very convenient I happen to be much more available from next week onwards. I would love to join! (the basic ML group)

How can they be considered capitalist without s dictatorship of the bourgeoisie?

How do you pronounce it? is it like you-es-ian or is it like you-shan?

Assosiated with the united states press.

I guess flashcards would be useful for remembering the specific wording of quotes but it wouldn’t help me understand the ideas behind the quote. At least in my experience from using flashcards in university.

In general I found flashcards make me remember specific words and phrases, not the ideas behind them. Just a thing to look out for.

How did de-flock day go for fellow comrades in the US?

BBC: China is bad because they are antifascist.

As an unseasoned comrade I’ll have a go first. Capital has fallen before. Look at the British Empire, the Dutch empire, The Spanish empire, The German empire etc. When capitalist empires fall they just get replaced by an emerging empire. I don’t think barbarism is something that is ever likely to occur even if workers 100% submit to their oppression.

Also considering that in modern times fascism always ensures after a collapse of capital there will be a breeding ground for revolutionary activity during this time. Maybe barbarism is only a thing that can occur pre-capitalism when the proletariat class hadn’t yet formed.

Why is there a christian cross on the hammer and sickle+?

The first part is very accurate.

I think explaining to a USian what a democracy is is like telling a blind person what colours are.

I’ve recently had to explain that modern russia is not socialist.

Don’t mock them, mock the education system they grew up in.

That kind of ignorance is really frustrating. People talking like a defeatist and not doing anything to try and learn how to become optimistic or create a better world.

Same for me I suppose.

I feel like in person agitation is far more effective than online. I’m not sure if people are actually being convinced of marxism in lemmy.ml

I could be very wrong though.

That’s a CIA classified document I’m authorized to release.

New here! And already this community feels so much nicer than lemmy.ml, I might stick around here a lot more.