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[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I fucking hate farmers. They're almost all right wing cranks, yet they squeal like little piggies when anyone dares even mention the amount of subsidies they get. Poisoning water reservoirs. Exploiting immigrant workers. Bourgeoise dickheads, I hope they all rot

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 10 points 10 hours ago

I'm particular to horsepoo-theory

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 32 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (6 children)

There is no party line. Hexbear is an online platform for posting pictures of a pig with shit on its testicles.
The general consensus seems to be that China is cool and good. Some users are disappointed China is not doing more. Other users, like @xiaohongshu@hexbear.net, are worried about the economics of the country as well as the liberal cliques within it.
@jack@hexbear.net Made a post 4 years ago about china (easy to find if you sort by controversial, since we no longer have downvotes) and back then vibes were different.

The biggest thing people agree on now is that there is no Uyghur genocide and Tiananmen was basically a US psyop

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You think there was a Whotler?

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Gritty remake of the grinch when?

The sun is cool

Fact check: No it's not, it's actually very hot.
Checkmate solialists charlie-kirk

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The boat glided across the lake in exactly the same way a bowling ball didn't ahh analogy

You know what's easy AND helps build community? Making big bowl of porridge for all to enjoy

 

You have as much context as I do

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

You used to be able to buy amphetamines in the supermarket sicko-wistful

I love putting raisins in with the oats. Same goes for almonds. I've also had some good experiences with putting pomegranate in right before it's done

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

There's also another trend I see yanks do where they go so all-in on "teehee white people no seasoning" they run away from anything they deem to be "white" - hence the dunking on salt that was a trend a year or so ago. Some sort of weird reverse white saviour I see people do, like they try to say "i'm one of the good ones or something". I think it's a mix of all three: Racism, colonialism and I don't know what to call the last thing... Neoliberalism? Tokenism?

 

After a long discussion with my dad about the invasion of Ukraine, what led up to it, leftism, anti-imperialism, life in the USSR, Stalin, stalinism, and so much more, he has told me he'd like to read the books I've read.

He's brought this request up twice more already and he's been very keen on my perspective when we recently had a talk about leftist perspectives on the concept of nations and states.

Now here's the issue, I don't really read books. I read articles, essays and other shorter texts as well as video lectures (I love you yellow parenti). He is very much a Book Reader. The type of dad to have more than one book about historical naval battles.

He's a good guy, but he can get very defensive and set in his ways, and he's sort of stuck in the basic NATO EU-leftlib mindset.

I plan on giving him Dominico Losurdos "Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend" as a christmas present alongside a list recommending him other books.

  • Blackshirts and Reds
  • This Soviet World (Though I've only read excerpts of this one sadly)
    And which other books should I recommend him? I've been looking for a nice approachable Lenin one, I'm thinking State and the Revolution?
    I was also considering Marx' "The 18th Brumaire", but I've also only read excerpts from that one, so I don't know.
    Also are there any essays you'd recommend for him, despite him not being a short form enjoyer? I'm considering Engels' On Authority.

I'd like some recommendations for good books. I'm especially interested in stuff that can turn him towards a more third-worldist perspective. I've never read any Fanon @ReadFanon@hexbear.net (sorry) so I don't feel comfortable just throwing a book at him from there, but would it make sense? Likewise I'd like to get more modern stuff.

 

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