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commielingus
Jan 23, 2021

by Athanatos

Hilario Baldness posted:

Comrades:
-Michael Parenti
-David Harvey
-Richard Wolff
-Adolph Reed Jr

Not Comrades:
-Chris Hedges
-Noam Chomsky
-Ben Burgis and pretty much every guest that's appeared on The Majority Report and pretty much every host they've ever had

Whats wrong with Chris Hedges?

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ben shapino
Nov 22, 2020

DanteDevils posted:

Whats wrong with Chris Hedges?

not much what's wrong with Chris Hedges with you?

commielingus
Jan 23, 2021

by Athanatos
Nothing wrong with Chris trimming the Hedges off liberals, you know?

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

DanteDevils posted:

Whats wrong with Chris Hedges?

Soul_ posted:

Claims humans will go extinct because of climate change.
Verdict: Pseud

Hilario Baldness
Feb 10, 2005

:buddy:



Grimey Drawer

DanteDevils posted:

Whats wrong with Chris Hedges?

He was one who wrote a ton of poo poo about the need for direct action in the streets to beat back the tide of capitalist fascism, then Antifa happened during Trump, then he started writing about how they're no different than the tiki torch wielding Proud Boys. He also is a plagiarist. Also:

ben shapino posted:

not much what's wrong with Chris Hedges with you?


thekeeshman posted:

I'm open to the idea that Chomsky sucks for many reasons, but I regard genocide denial as a sucky thing so I will keep that on the list of Chomsky's multi-faceted suckitude. Feel free to add to the list.

If you think genocide denial is not a sucky thing then maybe you're the one in the wrong forum? I'm sure you can find other places to hang out with your fellow tankies.

I wish I had a link to the post but someone much more clever than me wrote something to the effect of, "Noam Chomsky walking through the Tuol Sleng Genocide museum while the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song plays"

Hilario Baldness has issued a correction as of 05:23 on Mar 13, 2021

Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

Soul_ posted:

Nick Land being pissed was an emblem of so many NeoRX and more generalized alt-right people being pissed. And Matt Christman making Zizek mad would show that Matt is willing to say anything, although I can't imagine Zizek ever getting in a Twitter dispute. If he's mad at someone he just writes an article where he uses his anger as a jumping off point for some bigger argument.


Bosnian and Cambodian. Denying a genocide is also good evidence that someone is just a pundit and a pseud because genocide denial is always for politically convenient reasons.

isn't Nick Land always pissed? I thought he did so much speed his brain was broken now. I still don't know who R.Сам is supposed to be.

Why do I care if Christman makes Zizek mad? They're commentators.

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

Atrocious Joe posted:

isn't Nick Land always pissed? I thought he did so much speed his brain was broken now. I still don't know who R.Сам is supposed to be.

Why do I care if Christman makes Zizek mad? They're commentators.

I just explained why. It would provide evidence Christman isn't a pseud. I think you might be fixating on the specific examples I used for a leftist equivalent.

Farm Frenzy
Jan 3, 2007

who is r cam and why are you using Cyrillic characters to spell his name. is it you?

Farm Frenzy
Jan 3, 2007

https://twitter.com/Outsideness/status/1039030337244786689

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

Farm Frenzy posted:

who is r cam and why are you using Cyrillic characters to spell his name. is it you?

He's a Twitter intellectual I respect because he's always coming up with his own ideas. Plus he likes Kanye. I spell it that way because it's his display name and linguistic precision is the first step to not being a pseud. No, I'm not him.

Doktor Avalanche
Dec 30, 2008

Soul_ posted:

He's a Twitter intellectual I respect

new cspam title

Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3
Nov 15, 2003
Michael Hudson.

Predicted the financial crisis, never had a doubt that the succ would win, all around knower of how poo poo really works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RFX8T_-MA&t=145s

michaelhudson.com

Every article he writes is a must read.

commielingus
Jan 23, 2021

by Athanatos
https://twitter.com/chrislynnhedges/status/1370397107455205384?s=21

fabergay egg
Mar 1, 2012

it's not a rhetorical question, for politely saying 'you are an idiot, you don't know what you are talking about'


Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3 posted:

Michael Hudson.

Predicted the financial crisis, never had a doubt that the succ would win, all around knower of how poo poo really works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RFX8T_-MA&t=145s

michaelhudson.com

Every article thing he writes is a must read.

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3 posted:

Michael Hudson.

Predicted the financial crisis, never had a doubt that the succ would win, all around knower of how poo poo really works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RFX8T_-MA&t=145s

michaelhudson.com

Every article he writes is a must read.

No we're talking.

Finicums Wake
Mar 13, 2017
Probation
Can't post for 8 years!

Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3 posted:

Michael Hudson.

Predicted the financial crisis, never had a doubt that the succ would win, all around knower of how poo poo really works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RFX8T_-MA&t=145s

michaelhudson.com

Every article he writes is a must read.

hudson owns :hai:

mark blyth isn't too bad either, though he's not a marxist like hudson

Pulcinella
Feb 15, 2019
The late Nim Chimpsky never denied a genoicde, unlike his human namesake. He did, however, produce great philosophical insights such as:

Wikipedia posted:

Nim developed friendships with several of the workers at the Institute of Primate Studies, and learned a few more signs, including a sign named "stone smoke time now" which indicated that Nim wanted to smoke marijuana.

commielingus
Jan 23, 2021

by Athanatos
https://twitter.com/ChrisLynnHedges/status/1370927661917335552?s=20

Sorgrid
May 1, 2007
So it goes.
Theodore John Kaczynski

SpaceGoku
Jul 19, 2011

Pulcinella posted:

The late Nim Chimpsky never denied a genoicde, unlike his human namesake. He did, however, produce great philosophical insights such as:

same, nim

same

Fish of hemp
Apr 1, 2011

A friendly little mouse!

Didn't happen but it absolutley should have.

Dongicus
Jun 12, 2015

National Socialst Adolf Hitler, OP.

super sweet best pal
Nov 18, 2009

Jimmy Dore

bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m
Apr 16, 2017

Í̝̰ ͓̯̖̫̹̯̤A҉m̺̩͝ ͇̬A̡̮̞̠͚͉̱̫ K̶e͓ǵ.̻̱̪͖̹̟̕

Change the bottom right to "Age of consent laws are tyranny" and you have a solid political compass meme right there

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:

Change the bottom right to "Age of consent laws are tyranny" and you have a solid political compass meme right there

That doesn't really work with the theme. It's more of a boilerplate libright joke.

Impkins Patootie
Apr 20, 2017





A Buttery Pastry
Sep 4, 2011

Delicious and Informative!
:3:

Soul_ posted:

That doesn't really work with the theme. It's more of a boilerplate libright joke.
"Age of consent laws are tyranny" works with any theme except one dealing with age of consent laws.

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

I've been hearing a lot about Glenn Greenwald lately. He constantly antagonizes his own side, which is the hallmark of an intellectual. However, I read that he implied a lot of bisexuals are actually straights using it for clout, and his evidence was that bisexuals are in relationships with the opposite sex about ten times more than the same sex. He didn't account for the fact that there are approximately ten times as many people of the opposite sex attracted to them as people of the same sex, so the distribution actually perfectly matches what you would expect. I will reserve my judgement of him until I find out whether he's addressed this.

Shaocaholica
Oct 29, 2002

Fig. 5E
Dont the left, generally speaking, dispise intellectuals?

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

This guy seems like a leading intellectual of the left OP.

https://twitter.com/emo_soccer_mom/status/1374460682414956550

https://twitter.com/emo_soccer_mom/status/1374462419813027849

FormaldehydeSon
Oct 1, 2011

No

ben shapino
Nov 22, 2020


he's right

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?

in opposite world

FormaldehydeSon
Oct 1, 2011

Uh hello??? Ever hear of a guy named JOE BIDEN?!?

MeatwadIsGod
Sep 30, 2004

Foretold by Gyromancy

Is this fat nerd popular or something?

ben shapino
Nov 22, 2020

MeatwadIsGod posted:

Is this fat nerd popular or something?

he makes 69 million dollars a year

Soul_
Mar 7, 2021


American students are made to do the pledge of allegiance daily. Or at least they were.

VideoTapir
Oct 18, 2005

He'll tire eventually.

AnimeIsTrash posted:

This guy seems like a leading intellectual of the left OP.

https://twitter.com/emo_soccer_mom/status/1374460682414956550



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffMc02amPcg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJufSlpWITA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNteA2kaYkU

VideoTapir
Oct 18, 2005

He'll tire eventually.

ben shapino posted:

he makes 69 million dollars a year

https://www.noxinfluencer.com/youtube/channel/UC1E-JS8L0j1Ei70D9VEFrPQ
https://graphtreon.com/creator/vaush

Probably not, but drat. That's a lot of money for being an rear end in a top hat online. I'm an rear end in a top hat online, I want in.

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Soul_
Mar 7, 2021

Lindsay Ellis and the Amazing Atheist

Both of these liberals who've been talking at cameras on the internet for over a decade have recently put out videos addressing past actions. The Amazing Atheist, or TJ, made one talking about how his "anti-SJW" antics were a bad idea because they ended up empowering right-wingers. Lindsay Ellis made one about an attempt to cancel her on Twitter, which segued into a list they compiled of things she shouldn't have said or done.

What's remarkable about these is how honest they are. Lindsay only apologized for those offenses she actually believed were bad, and focused a lot of the video on the toxicity of cancel culture (although she wouldn't use that term since it's been co-opted by right-wingers). There was no insincere "I will listen, and do the work, and do better, so continue supporting my brand." It was her actual feelings on every subject, and the admissions of wrongdoing were much more powerful because they were real. Experienced Twitter users will often correctly say that the best thing to do to preserve yourself in the face of cancellation is to ignore it. But Lindsay sacrificed mental wellbeing and clout to address problems openly.

While Lindsay avoided losing herself to a nominally left-wing mob, TJ avoided the opposite. His personality and libertarian bent strongly predisposed him to Gamergatism. He could have been another example of someone who started off libertarian-left and ended up being pushed to Kekistan by woke excesses. But he maintained his intellectual and moral integrity. Now he's a mutualist/market socialist, but still has the condescending style and says whatever he thinks with no regard for consequences.

Verdict: Intellectuals

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