If you want to make sense of the current political moment, and why electoral politics under capitalism can never, and will never, serve anyone but the wealthy capitalists, look no further than the most influential political theorist of the 20th century: Vladimir Lenin. A thread.
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What would we say about the USSR if Adam Smith was never taught? Never discussed? Most Americans hate communism, but can't define it. What would we say if Soviet citizens hated capitalism without reading capitalist thinkers? We'd call it brainwashing, censorship, and propaganda.
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In America, the supposed land of free speech, we cannot even debate whether or not we should change our own economic system. Anyone who wishes to get rid of capitalism is banned from every institution with any power over our ideas. We do not have academic freedom, or free speech.
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In conclusion, if you believe in free speech you owe it to yourself to read what every powerful institution doesn't want you to read. And it isn't conservative hacks who bemoan censorship while getting book deals and TV interviews. It is Vladimir Lenin, the real threat to power.
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Resources on Lenin: What Is To Be Done? https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/index.htm … Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/index.htm … State and Revolution: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/index.htm …
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I read Lenin in college.
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“Lenin is ignored -> the capitalists can’t handle him” I get it, but it needs more evidence than just “he was too powerful for them, they’re too scared to debate him!” Try talking about him instead of talking about your supposed barriers to talking about him. We’ll be ready.
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