Debating Maoism, Praxis, and Other Commie Stuff (Ft. Black Red Guard)
OCT 4, 2024121 MIN
Debating Maoism, Praxis, and Other Commie Stuff (Ft. Black Red Guard)
OCT 4, 2024121 MIN
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<p>In this episode, I talk to the notorious <a href="https://x.com/BlackRedGuard1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Black Red Guard</a> (BRG) about Maoism, Organizing in the DSA, and other Commie Gobbledegook. </p>
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<p>Timestamps: </p>
<p>00:00 The Backroom Preview</p>
<p>04:21 A Maoist in the DSA? </p>
<p>23:09 Optics in Politics</p>
<p>34:38 Gun Rights and Freedom of Speech</p>
<p>41:55 Stalin and Communist Iconography</p>
<p>45:17 Socialism in Canada vs. USA</p>
<p>49:35 Revisionism and Anti-Revisionism</p>
<p>01:10:15 Challenges of Organizing </p>
<p>01:14:06 Third Worldism </p>
<p>01:22:05 Lessons from Mao and the Cultural Revolution</p>
<p>01:25:07 Democracy in Communism</p>
<p>01:30:35 Dictatorship of the Proletariat Debate</p>
<p>01:39:19 The American Revolution</p>
<p>01:54:52 Regional Differences in Organizing </p>
<p>01:59:58 The Backroom Transition</p>
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