Makan 8h ago • 100%
Frankly, I may do nothing.
But also, it depends on what the person's purpose behind it was, like if they really needed to, idk.
It may depend on my desperation too.
Makan 9h ago • 100%
They were in a rough state beforehand, afaik
Researchers at the Institute for National Security Studies are similarly downbeat.
Always good news to see them so saddened.
Makan 12h ago • 100%
Close enough, ig
Makan 12h ago • 100%
Ooo, like the lore
Makan 13h ago • 100%
Discount PSL, I guess.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/6008062 > Hello? > > Is this the... based department?
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/6008062 > Hello? > > Is this the... based department?
Makan 14h ago • 100%
Found it here, btw:
Makan 14h ago • 100%
Then there's FF5 and FF1.
Makan 14h ago • 100%
Whom'st indeed?!
Is it I, Makan, Seeker of Darkness.
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/6004549 > What NES games can still hold up today, in your book? > > Any obscure ones or hidden gems?
What NES games can still hold up today, in your book? Any obscure ones or hidden gems?
Makan 1d ago • 0%
Someone call Kirby with a whip from 1987...
From before the fall of the Soviet Union...
Makan 1d ago • 0%
Yes, I know the story and allegation, and I know the other side of the story as well, the one that denies that that happened.
I am for Black liberation, including Black national liberation. So I'll just end it there.
But really, this is not about CPUSA, as flawed as it may be so let's move on. I'm not here to even attack you.
Makan 1d ago • 100%
Goddamn, I hope they keep fighting on.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
We have never kicked out people that have supported the national liberation of Palestine.
As for Hamas, consider the inside-outside group-talk communication strategy that some leftist groups use. I'm not saying I agree with it, but again, this has nothing to do with the main topic of the OP.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
I do not. I am anti-revisionist and a Marxist-Leninist.
I think you're just making excuses after the fact. I agree that CPUSA has made errors here and there, but that has nothing to do with the nature of China's political economy.
Makan 1d ago • 100%
Yes, it's a process, and a transitory state, ultimately.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
"Labels are silly."
No, "revisionist" is a completely acceptable term; it's just overused by a lot of Maoists nowadays.
"decolonial Marxist"
The communist movement is largely decolonial unless you're some silly PatSoc.
The point of the quotation is that CPUSA legalist nonsense is revisionist.
No, I think you're just being inflammatory by bringing up my politics in a convo that has nothing to do with the CPUSA.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
Nepal is not an example of "revisionism."
You said:
“Revisionism” should not shut down conversation but lead to discussions surrounding what errors were made. Everyone should criticize both dogmatism and improper pragmatism.
That is literally what I'm saying.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
The Soviet model is not the only model of socialism.
That's what this issue devolves down to, at the end of the day, and I disagree with that underlying belief.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
Also, from my viewpoint, the Communist Party of Peru is an example of revisionism in action after Gonzalo took over.
IMHO, Maoism is revisionist and I think that's the angle you're attacking me from. I could be wrong and you can scuttle your actual angle or position or politics all you like. I'd prefer you state what type of ML or Marxist you are rather and say it proudly rather than try to muddy the waters. Even saying "anti-revisionist ML" would be better at this point.
But making an an hominem is silly and a trite tactic, much less trying to divert the discussion.
Makan 1d ago • 0%
Except I never said "don't criticize revisionists."
Why are you making this about CPUSA when this has nothing to do with the discussion at hand?
Makan 1d ago • 0%
"revisionism"
Hot take but:
People who seem to say this nowadays say this like a thought-terminating epithet.
For many, it is, and they say this more than "dogmatism" or "doctrinairism."
I always recruit Loghain. There, I said it.
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5866989 > Capitalism provides the fuel for climate change by providing us fuel instead of solar energy or hydropower or even nuclear (controversial, that last part, I know)..
Capitalism provides the fuel for climate change by providing us fuel instead of solar energy or hydropower or even nuclear (controversial, that last part, I know)..
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5865085 > Love this discussion!
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5865085 > Love this discussion!
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5865085 > Love this discussion!
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5865085 > Love this discussion!
Love this discussion!
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5845995 > Check it out.
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5845995 > Check it out.
www.rollingstone.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5785682 > Let's hope it goes through. 🙏🙏
www.rollingstone.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5785682 > Let's hope it goes through. 🙏🙏
www.erininthemorning.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5779704 > Subtitle: > > ---- > > >The letter, which was sent to the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, attempts to use consumer protection laws to make it against the law to support puberty blockers. > > ---- > > From the article: > > ---- > > >On Tuesday, a group of 22 Republican attorneys general, led by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, sent a letter to the president and vice president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, accusing the organization of violating consumer protection laws by endorsing the use of puberty blockers. The letter also demands answers to 14 probing questions and extensive access to internal documents. While the letter carries no legal authority, states have increasingly used vague and broad consumer protection laws to investigate the records of gender-affirming care and abortion providers, often with little to no judicial oversight. > > > >The letter, bearing the seal of the Idaho Attorney General's office, seeks to prohibit the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) from endorsing puberty blockers as a form of reversible gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers, using consumer protection laws as the basis. "Statements made by medical trade organizations, like the AAP, are subject to state consumer protection laws… misleading and deceptive statements of medical trade associations are connected to commerce and reach consumers," the letter states, asserting the authority of Republican-controlled states to challenge the AAP’s endorsement of puberty blockers and justify extensive investigations into the organization's documents. > > > >The letter leans on flawed science and previous hit pieces from far-right, anti-transgender think tanks that have struggled to gain credibility in scientific and medical communities. It criticizes the organization for describing puberty blockers as “reversible,” a stance supported by several medical and scientific organizations, backed by studies, and decades of use in treating precocious puberty and other conditions. A review by the Sax Institute found that “two systematic reviews reported that puberty suppression treatment is reversible,” and that the treatment is “effective, safe, well tolerated, and reversible.” > > > >The letter heavily references the Cass Review. On the second page, for example, it asserts that the claim puberty blockers are reversible is false, “beyond medical debate.” To support this assertion, it cites the Cass Review, which identifies several "possible" irreversible consequences, such as interference with neurocognitive development, bone density, and “blocking normal pubertal experience and experimentation.” > > > >See this claim here: > > > > > > > >These claims, however, are not well-supported by evidence. For instance, the assertion regarding neurocognitive development in the Cass Review is entirely speculative. In contrast, the Sax Review found that transgender youth who received gender-affirming hormone therapy demonstrated better cognitive development compared to those who did not, meaning that gender affirming care actually improved the cognitive development for many trans youth through a reduction in negative psychological symptoms. It likewise states that one study making this assertion did not control for ASD and anxiety, which have proven impacts on cognitive development. Other studies on brain development primarily focus on sheep or on youth experiencing precocious puberty. > > > >Similarly, bone density concerns are frequently cited to justify bans on puberty blockers. However, the Sax Review notes that bone density reductions are “within one standard deviation of normal,” and that bone density is restored once puberty resumes. Additionally, most youth in the studies showing bone density reductions were deficient in vitamin D, according to the Sax Review. This is why the informed consent form for puberty blockers addresses this risk and its mitigation, stating, “It is important that patients on Lupron Depot® take other measures to protect their bones: keeping active and ensuring good calcium and Vitamin D intake.” > > ---- > > [Read the rest here. > ](https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/22-republican-ags-threaten-to-make) > > Just trying to support this person. Good Substack.