This is just a tired argument I’ve been hearing since forever. X was Christian so X couldn’t have been a scientist/doctor/whatever accordingly, right? No. If you claim to have a Materialist understanding of reality then that is at odds with your beliefs. People can be born into these systems and also have some cultural baggage which, again, is why you get a pass when are born into it. CHOOSHING to belief is a voluntary decision that you are making and deserves to be called out.
It is not just “someone”, it is someone who also portrays herself as a Marxist: like a vegan going out for chicken wings. Do you not see the inconsistency?
Because by forming part of a religion you are expressing belief, idealism in your way of seeing the world. This is at odds with a Materialist understanding of the world.
Because that is one huge red flag that should really raise your eyebrow.
“Is there something about Islam that sets it apart from other faiths?” There is some nuance but still pretty much the same as the rest of the mainstream. That is why people get a pass when they are born into it.
You can believe anything in politics or economics, it is just really weird that you find yourself believing in non-material entities when you claim to be a Marxist.
It doesn’t negate her opinions but it is a big red flag for anyone who also claims to be “Materialist”.
It’s not that she is a Muslim, Muslim is really a tangent to her character being dishonest in portraying history.
There is, you get a pass for being born into it. If you actually are delusional enough to convert into it, then I don’t think you were Materialist in the first place.
She is not an honest actor though. Likes to twist history into supporting her own beliefs which at the time revolves around Islam (she is a convert, wasn’t born into it).
Not based at all. Came as guest for an episode of the The Deprogram. Came off as a rebel who is into Communism because that is what is on the fringe now. Plus, delusional and a Muslim convert which is a real wtf coming from an actual materialist perspective.
Thank you so so much for your work. Please don’t be discouraged by negative comments. This is an example of skilled comrades putting in the work to educate people and therefore losing the foundations to build a functioning society. I thank you very much for your service and hope I can do the same in my own field in the upcoming years.
You are not alone. Using a public platform means more prone will be exposed. I, for one, wouldn’t have found this Community were it not because I heard of it on main stream platforms.
Haven’t heard about this breakdown of components of increase in costs. Any source?
This is just an online petition, just a little above worthless.
Doesn’t Parenti has a similar “Inventing Reality”? Heard Parenti’s is better but haven’t actually checked either.
Not ML related but I’m reading “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms” by Luo Guanzhong. It’s supposed to be a fundamental text of Chinese culture. Like the Iliad or the Odyssey to us who have European influence.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.
Ok, but what is the video missing? You literally just posted a link without any context or further information.
Don’t really use Steam. Is there a link to look up on the browser?
I don’t get it, what’s the problem? What were people commenting that made such a mundane picture controversial? Like I can’t imagine what this has anything to do with sanctions or the war in general.
Excuse me but I am not even from the imperial core. I think it is just a cope out that somehow being anti-imperialist means handing yourself over to any sort of wackery as long as it is not from the “imperial core”. And again, people do get a pass for having inherited from their culture and having been born into it. The lady we are discussing? NO, this is not part of her culture, she made the extra effort towards conversion which, again, deserves to be called out and is indeed a red flag that you are not dealing with someone whose main concern is Marxism.