In this video, I try to give a basic overview of communism according to Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin. This is a start of a series of Communism 101 videos. Feedback is welcome.
In this video, I try to give a basic overview of communism according to Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin. This is a start of a series of Communism 101 videos. Feedback is welcome.
I don’t have enough data on China to form a coherent opinion on what is happening there. I do strongly believe in the Western news continuing the cold war. I am not saying, and have not conveyed a message anywhere that I am justifying or excusing China, simply because I don’t have access to reliable information. My response to the “Chinese question” is mostly based on one modern Russian historian named Boris Ulin, who appears to be a trustworthy comrade. This is what I am basing the statement about China being between the two worlds. I think we will all benefit from critical analysis of both historical and modern events; learn from the mistakes of the past; and try our best to maintain a neutral stance towards information. My main goals for now are to build up interest of communism, “promote” the discourse to those who might be intimidated by the propoganda, and learn communally.
ah, thanks that makes sense. definitely important to learn from the mistakes of the past. What does a neutral stance towards information look like?
My take on objectivity: being aware of the basic rhetoric - pathos, ethos and logos (What feeling/emotions are appealed to, or are invoked? Does the information come from a reliable source? Can I double- triple- check the info? What does the thesis/argument/claim state?). This is the beginning of any analysis. There is much more that goes into it; the analysis of biases, fallacies, one’s own and the speaker’s; allowing time to properly process the information; etc. You can check out more of my videos on YouTube, I’m trying to work in some short videos on rhetoric as well.