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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-29-2020, 02:25 PM
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Posted By jwb
I'm using the common definition which is where...

I'm using the common definition which is where the means of production are under private control in a market based economy. If you're using some other definition, let me know. What kind of...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-29-2020, 10:39 AM
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Posted By jwb
I was just offering a bit of friendly advice ...

I was just offering a bit of friendly advice

All language is derived from cultures that have oppressed people. But the purpose of language is to communicate. Both sides need a shared understanding...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-29-2020, 10:32 AM
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Posted By jwb
lol Honestly like I said I'm not knocking...

lol

Honestly like I said I'm not knocking you: you speak English far more clearly than I can speak another language. I'm not a grammar Nazi either as my grammar is **** and I often speak in slang....
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 08:59 PM
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Posted By jwb
The question was when you said you don't reach...

The question was when you said you don't reach one without first using the other... Presumably you're saying Marxism basically set the ground for post modernism. That the latter is in essence a sort...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 08:53 PM
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Posted By jwb
Zizek is a communist It was a yes or no...

Zizek is a communist

It was a yes or no question. What's your answer?
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 08:47 PM
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Posted By jwb
so basically Marxism set the foundation...

so basically Marxism set the foundation for/evolved into post modernism?
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 08:45 PM
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Posted By jwb
No but yes?????? ****ing coward

No but yes??????


****ing coward
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 08:41 PM
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Posted By jwb
That's a non answer One is against grand...

That's a non answer

One is against grand narratives and the other is literally a grand narrative

Are they compatible y/n
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 08:22 PM
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Posted By jwb
that's a simplistic response but a more coherent...

that's a simplistic response but a more coherent response was made by various people on YouTube detailing how post modernism and Marxism basically conflict with each other

I was asking if you have...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 07:56 PM
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Posted By jwb
yeah prior to helping invent post modernism he...

yeah prior to helping invent post modernism he was a Marxist

Wasn't the fact that a post modernist outlook is not at all compatible with Marxism part of the big criticism against Jordan Peterson's...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 07:52 PM
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Posted By jwb
... The **** is this even in response to lol

... The **** is this even in response to lol
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 06:23 PM
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Posted By jwb
yeh but that is suffering happening in other...

yeh but that is suffering happening in other countries. That suffering in other countries can only lead to revolution in said countries. It won't lead to revolution here. If only humans were so...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 03:05 PM
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Posted By jwb
I think you underestimate how bad the working...

I think you underestimate how bad the working conditions were in the 1800s/early 1900s. Guarantee you those jobs were even more soulless and unsafe and for worse pay.

Main difference today is...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 02:12 PM
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Posted By jwb
I dunno what I think of your executions tbh. Your...

I dunno what I think of your executions tbh. Your English needs a little work my friend. Not that I'm judging, I know how hard it is to learn a different language. But yeah it's not entirely clear...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-28-2020, 09:52 AM
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Posted By jwb
FTR I don't rule communism out I just don't see...

FTR I don't rule communism out I just don't see it as some sort of inevitability.

I do think capitalism isn't the end of history. It will probably eventually be replaced but it's still a question...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-27-2020, 12:18 PM
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Posted By jwb
I'm not denying his impact. I just don't think he...

I'm not denying his impact. I just don't think he got everything right. I'm skeptical that capitalism necessarily leads to communism. We seem further away from that reality today than we did a...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-27-2020, 03:32 AM
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Posted By jwb
It's a variable, it's not the only driver. The...

It's a variable, it's not the only driver. The roman empire didn't collapse because of class conflict. It collapsed for geopolitical reasons. Same with the late European colonial empires that...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-27-2020, 03:15 AM
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Posted By jwb
I mean saying something will replace capitalism...

I mean saying something will replace capitalism eventually is like predicting the world will end eventually. It's not much of a prediction.

But Marx had specific ideas about how and why capitalism...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-27-2020, 02:54 AM
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Posted By jwb
that's not a planned economy tho lol There's...

that's not a planned economy tho lol

There's no such thing as a purely free market economy. All capitalist states have government interference.

But an actual planned economy is about removing...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-27-2020, 02:50 AM
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Posted By jwb
I sorta hear you but I think this is slightly...

I sorta hear you but I think this is slightly naive

Circumstance explains most of the evil **** nations do. The american empire is pretty much a clear result of the circumstances of the aftermath...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-01-2020, 11:04 AM
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Posted By jwb
well it was inevitable if you insist on having a...

well it was inevitable if you insist on having a nominally communist dictatorship, yes. I think it's fairly obvious that the people of north Korea would be better off if the north surrendered and the...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-01-2020, 10:11 AM
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Posted By jwb
I know exactly where your impulses lie but it's...

I know exactly where your impulses lie but it's good to see you admit something like that tbh.

Now take the same logic and apply it to modern China. They're more economically successful but even...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 11-01-2020, 09:30 AM
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Posted By jwb
I don't think you endorsed Mao or Stalin...

I don't think you endorsed Mao or Stalin outright, I think you sometimes gave some of their policies more credit than they deserve such as the 5 year plan and the great leap forward.

It's a common...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 10-31-2020, 08:16 PM
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Posted By jwb
It was definitely him and probably some of the...

It was definitely him and probably some of the rest of you
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 10-31-2020, 08:09 PM
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Posted By jwb
Eh you all weren't exactlyb all in on recognizing...

Eh you all weren't exactlyb all in on recognizing the short comings of the USSR , China etc in past conversations

OH definitely wasn't the only person I argued with on this topic
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