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chromosomal identity is a manufactured construct. part of the problem, right here in the rhizzone.
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you can find me on twitter at @creamy_stephen1982
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hi
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Castro accomplished a lot for his people all things considered.
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getfiscal posted:

contemporary maoists also tend to oppose 'lesser-evilism', and criticize chinese and russian imperialism, which is why most of them oppose assad.

i guess MTWism/LLCOism isn't really Maoism in any sense then?

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Castro Bistro - Finest Cuban Cuisine
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when i consider calibrating my moral compass, i immediately turn to Joss Whedon's twitterfeed for guidance.
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tpaine posted:

lady can't have peepy

Wow, nice transphobia. Consider myself unsubscribed from your twitter feed, and also unfriended on any social media website on which I had previously been a fan of yours. This will not stand.

cuts to the core...

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Panopticon posted:

the north korean state fell apart in the 90s, their economy is mostly market based now (even though it's illegal). even before then they had hereditary ruler and slave castes (songbun) so i dont think they should be thought of as ever having been socialist, except in the liberal (ie wrong) sense of "the state has too much power"



really great materialist analysis ya got there lol. Keep tha ideology kid *flips war propaganda coin at you*

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getfiscal posted:

Crow posted:

This is what Maoists refer to as a contradiction in the global system. It doesn't really matter if its Cuba, or decidedly nonsocialist countries like Syria (or Russia), these tactics are a structural matter in imperial rent and extraction, ie. they *will* be used irrespective of purely ideological considerations.

it's probably useful to note that maoists didn't consider cuba socialist, and saw it as essentially a puppet regime of soviet imperialism. contemporary maoists also tend to oppose 'lesser-evilism', and criticize chinese and russian imperialism, which is why most of them oppose assad.



yeah we know all about the lil amerikkkan cults

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Crow posted:

Panopticon posted:

the north korean state fell apart in the 90s, their economy is mostly market based now (even though it's illegal). even before then they had hereditary ruler and slave castes (songbun) so i dont think they should be thought of as ever having been socialist, except in the liberal (ie wrong) sense of "the state has too much power"

really great materialist analysis ya got there lol. Keep tha ideology kid *flips war propaganda coin at you*



what do you mean

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the revolution is clearly just round the corner and definitely within our lifetimes but just hypothetically even if it wasn't it wd be sensible to act like it and call everyone who said otherwise a trot fascist gaybo or something
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Panopticon posted:

Crow posted:

Panopticon posted:

the north korean state fell apart in the 90s, their economy is mostly market based now (even though it's illegal). even before then they had hereditary ruler and slave castes (songbun) so i dont think they should be thought of as ever having been socialist, except in the liberal (ie wrong) sense of "the state has too much power"

really great materialist analysis ya got there lol. Keep tha ideology kid *flips war propaganda coin at you*

what do you mean



how is their economy "mostly market"? like, what, do you mean the $37 million that was invested in the Rason Special Economic Zone? $37 million is not the economy, lol. you got a bunch of stuff from your gut in here that isnt really anything of value

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i thought he meant black markets and stuff
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Let's Read Is The Red Flag Flying? by Al Szymanski
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/27/world/asia/choco-pie-koreas/
norf koreans luv to eat choco pie according to analysis

Much like what Twinkies are to Americans, South Korea's Choco Pies -- two disc-shaped, chocolate-covered cakes, sandwiching a rubbery layer of marshmallow cream -- are ubiquitous, cost less than 50 cents and are full of empty calories.

But on the other side of the Korean border, the snacks are viewed as exotic, highly prized treats, selling on North Korea's black markets for as much as $10, according to analysts. Their rising popularity in the north reveals an unexpected common ground between the two Koreas, despite their fractious relationship -- a shared sweet tooth.

This month, an art exhibition called "The Choco Pie-ization of North Korea" opened in New York, exploring the symbolism of the treat. The high value in North Korea of the Choco Pie, something considered so widespread and mundane in South Korea, is "a sad tragic story," said the artist, Jin Jo Chae.

Chae smeared melted chocolate across the North Korean newspaper Rodung Sinmun, staining the state-run propaganda with something sweet. She used the chocolate to make a symbol of Choco Pie, written in the lettering style of Coca Cola. Her exhibit, displayed at Julie Meneret Contemporary Art gallery, also contains piles of Choco Pies as well as a gold-plated one.

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OK how big is the black market? Anyone actually want to investigate scientifically, or do we just want to amp up the amphetamines, lady, and
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c_man posted:

i thought he meant black markets and stuff


plus bribes for things which are nominally free

Crow posted:

OK how big is the black market? Anyone actually want to investigate scientifically, or do we just want to amp up the amphetamines, lady, and


no idea, why dont you go there and see

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so you dont know anything but you want to use it as a dumping ground for your projections. Ah. Boring. This is way cooler:

http://korea-dpr.com/foundation_socialism.html
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conec posted:

who givs a flying fudge



You Do. we can hear ur poor ickle heart goin Wub Wub

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Get the fuck a job.
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here are members of the Korean Friendship Association enjoying cultural activities
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woooooops!! looks like this comrade enjoyed himself a little too much! lets tone it down for the next KFAmeet
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dp
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I wouldnt even want to look at a picture of you
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But I bet every single person in here would love to hear more stories about your pathetic, disgusting filth of an existence!
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I know I would
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make that three!
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lgp killed his wife guys
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RIP
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Kurdt
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the system works
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Crow posted:

so you dont know anything but you want to use it as a dumping ground for your projections. Ah. Boring. This is way cooler:

http://korea-dpr.com/foundation_socialism.html



nice website i like this page especially: http://www.warning.or.kr/

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gyrofry posted:

Let's Read Is The Red Flag Flying? by Al Szymanski

analyses of the soviet union that make long term predictions or otherwise presuppose its existence into the far future are wikkid depressing

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Crow posted:

But I bet every single person in here would love to hear more stories about your pathetic, disgusting filth of an existence!



i do Alot

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lgp is like bizarro me, fat liberal cuckold, extremely good at posting
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someone extremely good at posting certainly would be a bizarro you
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i believe that was the joke
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penitent
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that was, indeed, the joke. congratulation's