The political economy acts as a cultural sieve. Socialism amplifies the progressive aspects of human culture whereas capitalism amplifies the reactionary.

Furthermore Western imperialism means only the fascist / liberal “other” is considered acceptable. So the communists of any given nationality or ethnicity must be eradicated as they are the only real threat to capital.

Given the above one can see, for example in Eastern Europe, how a people (we are generalising here) made sapient through socialism devolve into barbarism once capitalist cultural rot takes hold. The only salvation is socialism again.

The beauty of dialectical materialism is understanding the constantly changing character of any given thing leaving behind metaphysical immutable essentialism.

(The counter examples of these are Chinese liberals defending the CPC or Cuban catholics defending socialism etc)

Only the cancer would consider itself more sophisticated than the host.

Buried left to Marx at Highgate cemetery. Well worth the visit if you can (book recommendations - (1) Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Claudia Jones (2) Claudia Jones: Beyond Containment: Autobiographical Reflections, Essays, and Poems)

Che is the male Khaled.

Arguably one of the best wartime political theorists of the 20th century; fastest human development seen at the time, while defeating the Nazis and helping (not initiating, lasting progression comes from within not outside) kickstart Global South decolonisation that is ongoing. Even allowed for western workers to gain leverage for socdem concessions.

It is further evidence of why a scientific vanguard rooted in dialectical materialism is so important.

Very much this^.

It is very telling negative perceptions of AI in the West vs the positive perceptions elsewhere especially from socialist countries. This recent thread is what I originally referenced to: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/7917393/6395342

(Redacted - the snark about reactionary artisans with regards to AI wasn’t contributing towards anything. Seriously, socialist led automation is awesome - good share!)

What are the strategic consequences of decisively rejecting the tripartite social theory advanced by Orwell, and adopting Marx’s all-encompassing one instead? The basic call to action looks something like this:

1. Stop accusing the masses of being “brainwashed.” Stop treating them as cattle, stop attempting to rouse them into action by scolding them with exposure to “unpleasant truths.”
2. Accept instead that they have been avoiding those truths for a reason. You were able to break through the propaganda barrier, and so could they if they really wanted to. Many of these people see you as the fool, and in many cases not without reason.
3. Understanding people as intelligent beings, craft a political strategy that convincingly makes the case for why they and their lot are very likely to benefit from joining your political project. Not in some utopian infinite timescale, but soon.
4. If you cannot make this case, then forget about convincing the person in question. Focus instead on finding other people to whom such a case can be made. This will lead you directly to class analysis.

https://redsails.org/masses-elites-and-rebels/

This is not a counter to Lenin; this builds on what Lenin said, as scientific socialism should.

After Parenti, the number of books by a single author I have is probably Chomsky (and that includes fictional series). And with that, fuck Chomsky approach Chomsky with same critical eye you do have with liberal media in general:

The high perch from which Chomsky tells us how free we are was likely only vacant because state agents murdered all consequential Black leaders and squashed every other left-wing movement. In the ensuing years, white guys writing books supplanted visionaries with megaphones while the prison population grew.

https://redsails.org/on-chomsky/