This is a purely non-antagonistic contradiction, regardless of your opinions on the PCP. As for the RGS, they maintain a political line, which you have to follow if you want to get in, like any other party.

Maybe start by studying PCP, they have multiple volumes from the 1960s till now. But for that you have to study M&E, Lenin then Mao.

As for the answer, Maoist analysis is that there is always potential of an inner bourgeoisie forming within the party, because class struggle continues under socialism, and the bourgeoisie will do anything they can to gain power back. If that is universal, then so is Maoism. Continuous purges are necessary, and the proletariat needs to get rid of the existing remenants of capitalism not just in the economic base, but in the cultural superstructure as well. I don’t think it is any different from what Stalin did, and I hold that this is the praxis of Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony.

I don’t really think anyone should look at self-identified Maoists on twitter and call them dogmatic, endless debates will not result in anything, the internet is not the class struggle. I think you should talk more with RGS, I don’t hold them in any negative way, I’ve heard decent things from them. They are student groups afterall.

they deliver consistent information about the various class struggles around the world, so I don’t really have any negative opinion about them

this is mostly related to what is brought up in Origin of Family. Class society was historically progressive due to the evolution in generalized commodity production, however, it also brought about a contradiction of private accumulation. I bring up this being related because primitive societies lived as a community with a matrilineal framework, and the contradiction of private accumulation (origin of private property), coincides with the first class division, that between man and woman, which starts the eventual alienation of the working class from their labour, from others, and effectively from themselves.

“In an old unpublished manuscript written by Marx and myself in 1846 I find the words: “The first division of labour is that between man and woman for the propagation of children.” And today I can add: The first class antagonism that appears in history coincides with the development of the antagonism between man and woman in monogamous marriage, and the first class oppression coincides with that of the female sex by the male. Monogamous marriage was a great historical step forward; nevertheless, together with slavery and private wealth, it opened the epoch that has lasted until today in which every step forward is also relatively a step backward, in which prosperity and development for some is won through the misery and frustration of others.”

up to you, I think there is a podcast called the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution that talks about the 10 years in detail, I listened to their first episode and it was really in depth, I’d just say watch the video while being critical of his liberal ideology of communism

his cultural rev. video was eh, I couldn’t get over the (not so) subtle bourgeoisie ideology seeping in whenever he talked about dictatorship, also to him revisionism just seems like a minor argument about not wanting olives in your pizza which gave reason to the GPCR. Don’t get me wrong, due to the dialectic nature of the two line struggle, one can be correct on one line and incorrect in the other, but the whole reason for the cul. rev is that class struggle doesn’t end under socialism and that the bourgeoisie will do absolutely anything they need to take power back (Lenin).

good luck!

yeah I am, I’m studying cognitive neurosci, its only one year as most postgrad taught degrees are here so next summer after the dissertation I’ll be done

I hope next year goes better for you in terms of mental health, you got this! Good luck w the job, and have fun with the trips :)

good luck with your uni journey, I’m going to graduate next summer. And I hopefully will get an offer for a doctorate and move there with my partner.

have a lovely trip you two 💚

what if I told you they are equating Hitler to Trump and Mussolini with Biden to justify voting for Biden in 24’

no but you see hitler 100 % hitler and Mussoini 99% hitler so the latter is better

And I wish I was kidding when I say that take, with those exact words are actual arguments being put forward

I read it before it got edited smh, no need to be sorri, its v. funni :)

here is something that may be useful- https://en.maoisme.no/2021/12/04/maoism-vs-mlmpm/

their documents are on my to read pile, its like a 1000 pages long from the start of the formation of the party till the present, so I cannot give an accurate critique as of now.

you’re confusing socialism for social democracy. social democracy comes at the expense of large scale exploitation of the third world through neo-colonial imperialism, so it is still capitalism

Both my partners are not ML’s. As long as they are someone who support me and my revolutionary goals I’ll be fine. I would want them to be closer to my own views but I’ll work on that when we are closer. The idea of having a partner who is also revolutionary does make sense, and I get why most people here have that view. However, relationships work on mutual trust on each other. Most of the time you’ll find people who are too busy on their everyday life and have more important contradictions directly affecting their survival that they have to focus on, to give time for organizing. The point isn’t to convert them but to treat them as humans whose ideas and the things they do come from their reality they are living. Through discourse of ideas, slowly communicating your own views, (and most importantly) getting their views because they’re as much as part of the masses as you are, a more stronger relationship will come through. If they’re open to changing their mind and not terminally online on political tweeting, 99 out of 100 times they’re on your side. The ideological differences here won’t matter then.

deleted my matrix account and lemmygrad account on a fit of breakdown, it is hard carrying yourself forward every single second, and every 100 seconds I start tearing up. I go to uni, attend 2 hour classes everyday, eat, buy food for the night, come back. I sometimes game, its CS2, which means its a comfort game, which I’ve been playing since 2017, but I don’t have fun, because again, I’m all by myself. It is sometimes fun hearing the voice chat in casual and people are shitposting, or when a person does something funny in game while trying to clutch. Wish I was a part of that though, something more than just my own individual presence. I think I’m going back to 2019 again, where I was confused and alone, trying to deal with shit I did in childhood and adolescence that I couldn’t bring myself to forgive. It’s like Marx said, first as tragedy, then as a farce. I struggle going to social events, I think everyone I’ve managed to hold up a conversation to now hates me. the queer club is pretty apolitical, which sucks. Dm’ing people and then moving on to hanging out irl is what suits best for me, I’ve tried doing that with that club, but sadly resulted in no replies or ultimately me getting ghosted. I wish there was an ounce of spark I could see in others irl, who want to talk to me. I refuse therapy and medicines, I can’t deal with support anymore that relies on the very superstructure that is directly affecting my material reality. My partners are separated between two countries in the imperial core, and it is really hard dealing with the individual loneliness/suicidality, and the collective part of getting depressed about the shit that goes on everywhere.

take care of yourself though, you’re doing a great job, and I’m proud of you. I believe in you. Sending love <3

exporting my subscriptions/playlists, etc, and importing to freetube is what I did, it does come at the tiny expsense of not being able to comment/like, but I think that’s more of a pro because it pushes you away from the alienation by tech and watching online creators that comes with parasocial relationships