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Lumpy
Apr 26, 2002

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dads friend steve posted:

I’m so glad that this thread is here now. thank you.

do you folks have any suggestions for a how someone can get up to speed on Marxist, socialist, communist, whatever economic and political theory?

I know next to nothing about any of this but I really want to learn. I’m tempted to just get Capital and start reading, but I wonder if anyone has suggestions for a more accessible route

This: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/501-marx-s-capital-illustrated is a succinct introduction to the concepts of Capital, and I highly recommend reading that before diving into the Marx text.

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Lumpy
Apr 26, 2002

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MorrisBae posted:

How does patent law work under Communism - abolish it completely and everything becomes public domain?

True scholars would donate their ideas for the greater good, but a niche guy in tech who's used to grifting and is needed to design parts for a factory might be a harder sell

Do you just say "make this happen/fix this or we shoot you/deport you"?

If I write a book or a play, do I retain ownership over the copyright? Can I sell it through a government market? Is it automatically public domain?

If you have housing, food, education, healthcare, etc., why do you need to sell your play?

Lumpy
Apr 26, 2002

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MorrisBae posted:

Why wouldn't established artists just move to another country if they can no longer profit off their art in their homeland

If America went red, they would just build New Hollywood in Canada or something - no way they work for free

And that is a problem because.....?

Lumpy
Apr 26, 2002

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Sylink posted:

My experience with orgs like the DSA is that it varies by the individuals in the chapter locally. Many do gently caress all other than poo poo post on Twitter.


This. My chapter started a Mutual Aid Network, does tons of awesome stuff, but there are a lot that are pure performative bullshit.

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