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Forum: Theory Today, 06:07
Replies: 9
Views: 203
Posted By The Boss
Would you say that is much of the existing left,...

Would you say that is much of the existing left, though? That's the point. The existing left seems to exist in a vacuum - in prosperity and in depression. Its fortunes don't seem to rise or fall with...
Forum: Discrimination 17th May 2013, 08:11
Replies: 25
Views: 543
Posted By The Boss
You have to think of where it has come from,...

You have to think of where it has come from, though. It was in a revolutionary period only a few decades ago and, as has been said, a product of the revolution itself was intense and shameful...
Forum: Learning 16th May 2013, 14:24
Replies: 15
Views: 231
Posted By The Boss
There has to be a formal legal framework; a...

There has to be a formal legal framework; a social institution, if you will. The difference, I would think, in a post-capitalist society is that it would not follow some lengthly - and sometimes...
Forum: Theory 16th May 2013, 14:19
Replies: 9
Views: 203
Posted By The Boss
This is not a revolutionary perspective. One can...

This is not a revolutionary perspective. One can talk about justice and fairness and, to a greater or lesser extent, achieve these ends in a round-about sort of way, without overthrowing the mode of...
Forum: Opposing Ideologies 15th May 2013, 16:49
Replies: 15
Views: 383
Posted By The Boss
I'm intrigued, how are you arriving, OP, at the...

I'm intrigued, how are you arriving, OP, at the conclusion that capitalism is 'efficient'? I'd say that, of all the arguments in support of capitalism, that is a rather weak one, not really supported...
Forum: Learning 13th May 2013, 22:11
Replies: 10
Views: 188
Posted By The Boss
Serfdom was certainly an improvement on slavery...

Serfdom was certainly an improvement on slavery in that it loosened the legal framework of the oppressed-oppressor relationship. Whilst i'm not that familiar with slavery in its historical context,...
Forum: Learning 13th May 2013, 10:05
Replies: 10
Views: 221
Posted By The Boss
I'm not hugely familiar with the second serfdom...

I'm not hugely familiar with the second serfdom in Eastern Europe - i've been researching the decline of feudalism/origins of capitalism (i.e. its genesis) for the past year. A really terrific book...
Forum: Learning 12th May 2013, 21:06
Replies: 10
Views: 221
Posted By The Boss
Feudalism can generally be seen to have been in...

Feudalism can generally be seen to have been in decline from at least as early as the 14th century, the culmination of a fairly long process of peasants firstly emancipating themselves from serfdom...
Forum: Practice & Propaganda 11th May 2013, 15:20
Replies: 20
Views: 510
Posted By The Boss
I find this stuff a bit prescriptive, I must say....

I find this stuff a bit prescriptive, I must say.

Like, whilst it's obviously advantageous to be healthy, to have a clear conscience, to be skilled and to pass knowledge on, I don't think we...
Forum: Practice & Propaganda 11th May 2013, 00:39
Replies: 20
Views: 510
Posted By The Boss
I would say that the main symptom of consumerism...

I would say that the main symptom of consumerism is over-consumption in some sectors. For example food and drink, easily replaceable and reproductible cheap electronic goods and so on.

I wouldn't...
Forum: Politics 11th May 2013, 00:31
Replies: 223
Views: 7,247
Posted By The Boss
Mate, stay on topic please. This isn't chit chat...

Mate, stay on topic please. This isn't chit chat and whilst this is a learning resource, i'm sure you're familiar with Revleft wanting to be as advanced a theoretical board as possible at the same...
Forum: Ernesto "Che" Guevara 11th May 2013, 00:24
Replies: 18
Views: 315
Posted By The Boss
Isn't that the problem? Great man theory of...

Isn't that the problem? Great man theory of history and all that? I mean, Fidel is a personal favourite of mine in terms of his tenacity, leadership and personality, and his speech making, but he is...
Forum: Theory 11th May 2013, 00:22
Replies: 65
Views: 2,076
Posted By The Boss
Talk about a dramatic irony!

Talk about a dramatic irony!
Forum: Practice & Propaganda 11th May 2013, 00:17
Replies: 20
Views: 510
Posted By The Boss
Whilst i've approved this post, i'm also going to...

Whilst i've approved this post, i'm also going to rail against this blatant lifestylism.

Why should a 'socialist' (or do you mean a 'worker'? or are you not bothered about class?) lessen their...
Forum: Practice & Propaganda 9th May 2013, 16:20
Replies: 52
Views: 1,961
Posted By The Boss
Yeah, the communist parties in moldova, the UK...

Yeah, the communist parties in moldova, the UK etc. are of the working class. :rolleyes:
Forum: Learning 5th May 2013, 20:26
Replies: 134
Views: 3,017
Posted By The Boss
Consider this a verbal warning for the...

Consider this a verbal warning for the emboldened. This is the learning forum, please refrain from name calling in the future.
Forum: Politics 5th May 2013, 00:33
Replies: 56
Views: 1,288
Posted By The Boss
You don't need to agree with me then. Seriously,...

You don't need to agree with me then. Seriously, stop trying to put words in my mouth. I don't need your jargonist shit, OK?

I mean the parties, the SWP, SPEW, CPGB offshoots and all their...
Forum: Politics 5th May 2013, 00:29
Replies: 56
Views: 1,510
Posted By The Boss
Your lack of logic is astounding. Working...

Your lack of logic is astounding.

Working person commits murder = penalty of death.

State commits murder = applause and support???

What if its a gang-related murder, and the working person...
Forum: Theory 2nd May 2013, 13:10
Replies: 37
Views: 1,258
Posted By The Boss
That's not what I meant, in fact i'd appreciate...

That's not what I meant, in fact i'd appreciate if you didn't presume to speak for me.

What I meant was, your latest fetish, which seems to involve the saviours of the left being those who look...
Forum: Sciences and Environment 1st May 2013, 14:48
Replies: 301
Views: 5,793
Posted By The Boss
His criticism of the idea that for every problem...

His criticism of the idea that for every problem there has to be a policy prescription. It runs core to the New Right ideas of Hayek, Von Mises etc., that there is no such thing as justice or...
Forum: Politics 1st May 2013, 12:39
Replies: 56
Views: 1,288
Posted By The Boss
If they didn't want to do it under the...

If they didn't want to do it under the 'nationalisation' auspice of managing capital, then why would they just want to socialise the commanding heights of the economy? After all, in a socialist...
Forum: Research 1st May 2013, 09:52
Replies: 8
Views: 233
Posted By The Boss
I'm not sure you're going to have a paper of much...

I'm not sure you're going to have a paper of much integrity if you are planning to write it from an explicit left-wing perspective. What subject is this for, by the way?

I mean, it is OK to write...
Forum: Politics 1st May 2013, 09:47
Replies: 56
Views: 1,288
Posted By The Boss
Whilst reformism is a dirty word and there is...

Whilst reformism is a dirty word and there is literally nothing supportable in the TUSC coalition, and the left unity calls aren't too much better, there is something to be said for undermining the...
Forum: Sciences and Environment 30th April 2013, 15:32
Replies: 301
Views: 5,793
Posted By The Boss
And you're the one having a go at people for...

And you're the one having a go at people for being affected by right wing propaganda? Seriously, the above could have been written by Hayek himself!



This is all good and well and I think we...
Forum: Sciences and Environment 26th April 2013, 21:21
Replies: 301
Views: 5,793
Posted By The Boss
This guys are fucking assholes. I much prefer...

This guys are fucking assholes. I much prefer animal welfare to animal activism.

And besides, these guys are totally missing the point; we should be focusing on a more rounded approach mixing...
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