What the fuck are you talking about? In actual reality it was a product of capitalism. Specifically British imperialist capitalism in China. It took until the mid 80’s (40 years after the Communists came to power) for the British to allow China to have control over the area and it was turned in to a park less than a decade later, clearly indicating that the Communists were in no way interested in continuing the existence of the dystopian walled city.
For real, who seriously had the thought “you know what, we need another adaptation of that one book from decades ago. We could try adapting some of that guy’s other work, but why bother? I know we tried the goofy, fun spin and the dark, gritty spin, but I’m sure we missed an angle on that one kid’s book.”
More importantly how did the guy who had that thought not get kicked out of the pitch meeting immediately?
I've done VIP in the past and can only recommend it with caveats. It's probably not worth the price unless you're really going to use the in/out privileges or consider AC bathrooms a must (as opposed to port-a-potties in GA). There's not necessarily a ton in the area, so I've never personally used the in/out privileges. The AC bathrooms are great, but I've never really been bothered by using the port-a-potties (although they can get very hot if it's a hot day). The other main perk of VIP is that there is a large tent set up for extra shade. There's some shade in GA, but it's limited and tends to get crowded if it's a hot day. The VIP bars/food booths aren't really worth it imo (I got food faster in GA last year and the best bar is a beer tent in GA imo).
That being said, highly recommend going to Riot Fest. This will be my fourth or fifth year and I always have a great time. I especially love that it's a music-first festival as opposed to the more social media influencer or drug/rave culture festivals.
“Who controls the past now controls the future. Who controls the present now controls the past.” - “Testify”, Rage Against the Machine (also Orwell in 1984, but I wanted to mention the RATM song since it slaps so hard)
Saying that these places are socialist isn’t gonna work because these people don’t know what that word means either.
True. Exactly why these people need to shut up until they read more (or any) theory lol
Anyway, you can argue that these countries are communist because they’re working to build communism, the same way that a communist party is communist.
Indeed, good point. I do think it ought to be an educational priority to get people to understand and more commonly use this definition of "communist" as opposed to the "classless, moneyless" definition.
True, fair points. When I see the "real communism has never been tried" type statements, my head tends to get stuck on the definition being used by the person making the statement (i.e. as the classless, moneyless society). I do, however, recognize and stand behind the definition you're pointing out.
The quotes you've provided illustrate perfectly the value of reading theory.
I think part of the problem is that most people (including self-professed socialists and communists) don’t read any theory.
AES isn’t communism, that’s kind of the point. Socialism is the next stage on the road to the theorized end stage that is communism. Communism will never sustainably be the organization of society 5 minutes (or even 5 years or probably 5 decades) after the revolution. That shit takes time and a lot of work, and AES systems were/are the attempts at doing the necessary work to reorganize society and eliminate the bourgeoise and their influence through socialist (as opposed to capitalist) proletarianization.
Same boat here. The thing is, though, that I think being a Marxist communist is (in a way) just as punk as being an anarchist. I think it comes down to different interpretations of what the punk ethos even is. Anarchists tend to cling strongly to anti-authority as a universal, but I’m with them in being anti bourgeois authority. However, I do believe in the authority of the proletariat. That is, of freeing workers from our chains and allowing ourselves to organize society for the benefit of the masses. I think collective organization of the disenfranchised and oppressed is punk, and I think it’s a fundamental misunderstanding of Marxism/communism that scares away a lot of my fellow punks.
Could also put the subreddit in restricted mode so that anyone who wanted to continue posting would have to either move or create an alternate sub.
That seems….unlikely.
I for one am shocked.
The only Tesla owner I know is a Musk-loving, ancap, STEM-bro who probably makes around $160k.
As an engineer, I often find being surrounded by engineers to be exhausting lol
It's more accurate to say that the British prevented either themselves (through inaction) or China (by treaty/law) from having any practical control. If you'd bother to read the wiki article OP linked you'd know. China should have had jurisdication, but Britain techincally had (imperialist) jurisdication. The result was a no-man's land until Britain finally gave up.
EDIT: missed a word