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« on: October 28, 2014, 11:26:18 PM »
« edited: October 28, 2014, 11:28:18 PM by black and white band photos »

Even if you don't like Upworthy's style of catching attention, most would admit at least the videos they highlight are often entertaining. marxists.org is nothing but dense, unreadable and boring crap. And it doesn't have to be either, I read plenty of readable Marxist stuff in college, especially with all those communist front groups handing out anti-Iraq War lit and the like. But the stuff on that site reminds me of Einzige's postings with a different ideology.
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2014, 11:41:31 PM »

Not upworthy
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2014, 11:50:22 PM »

Marxists.org, hands down and without question.
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2014, 12:14:54 AM »

The site that actually posts intellectually serious material from well-respected authors rather than just clickbait (and additionally has a MP3 file of "Katyusha" and other great music).
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2014, 12:19:31 AM »

This is like choosing between cancer and AIDS.
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2014, 12:27:28 AM »

marxists.org is a wonderful resource.  not because all of the material is super-awesome -- the sheer volume of it precludes that possibility.  

but, it is quite a resource for people who are genuinely interested in the World and are willing to spend some time struggling to understand certain complex topics, instead of poisoning their brains with cheap clickbait thrills that kill the attention span and hollow the soul.
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2014, 12:44:00 AM »

marxists.org is a devoted, specialized resource website with all sorts of fascinating primary-source material on one of the most consequential ideologies in modern history. I have it not only bookmarked, but in my bookmarks toolbar, right between biblegateway.com and jisho.org. Upworthy is vapid drivel. This isn't a contest.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2014, 12:46:45 AM »

marxists.org is a wonderful resource.  not because all of the material is super-awesome -- the sheer volume of it precludes that possibility.  

but, it is quite a resource for people who are genuinely interested in the World and are willing to spend some time struggling to understand certain complex topics, instead of poisoning their brains with cheap clickbait thrills that kill the attention span and hollow the soul.

This Bearded Economist Talks About Utopia. You Won't Believe What Happens Next.
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2014, 12:54:48 AM »

marxists.org is a devoted, specialized resource website with all sorts of fascinating primary-source material on one of the most consequential ideologies in modern history. I have it not only bookmarked, but in my bookmarks toolbar, right between biblegateway.com and jisho.org. Upworthy is vapid drivel. This isn't a contest.

I assume there's better content on it than the unreadable crap Snowstalker keeps linking to then?

I'm kind of surprised, you seemed like a potential Upworthy fan. I'd also wager that based on Facebook shares, it seems to be the most popular website amongst people at my church FWIW.
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2014, 01:08:42 AM »

marxists.org is a devoted, specialized resource website with all sorts of fascinating primary-source material on one of the most consequential ideologies in modern history. I have it not only bookmarked, but in my bookmarks toolbar, right between biblegateway.com and jisho.org. Upworthy is vapid drivel. This isn't a contest.

I assume there's better content on it than the unreadable crap Snowstalker keeps linking to then?

Much better. Even within the context of his ideology his taste is awful.
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2014, 01:11:54 AM »

marxists.org is a devoted, specialized resource website with all sorts of fascinating primary-source material on one of the most consequential ideologies in modern history. I have it not only bookmarked, but in my bookmarks toolbar, right between biblegateway.com and jisho.org. Upworthy is vapid drivel. This isn't a contest.

I assume there's better content on it than the unreadable crap Snowstalker keeps linking to then?

Much better. Even within the context of his ideology his taste is awful.

he's a child.  he feels the need to get the orthodox basics down before finding his niche within it.  any American teen who gets deep into Marxism deserves a major +.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2014, 03:42:27 AM »
« Edited: October 29, 2014, 03:44:26 AM by CrabCake »

Perhaps marxism.org and Upworthy can work out a healthy compromise:

"19 Reasons this Proletariat's speech will restore your faith in humanity!"

"Wow! This ordinary mother demolishes capitalism in ONE SENTENCE, and what happens next will make your jaw drop"

"Dialectical materialism now explained through GIF's from 90's cartoon's : what follows will change the way you think about the landowning classes forever"
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2014, 05:27:03 AM »

I'm kind of surprised, you seemed like a potential Upworthy fan.
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2014, 06:23:31 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YnQdBD2y64
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« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2014, 07:06:43 AM »

Everything Tweed said is correct. It's really a massive database of material.
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« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2014, 10:03:56 AM »

Perhaps marxism.org and Upworthy can work out a healthy compromise:

"19 Reasons this Proletariat's speech will restore your faith in humanity!"

"Wow! This ordinary mother demolishes capitalism in ONE SENTENCE, and what happens next will make your jaw drop"

"Dialectical materialism now explained through GIF's from 90's cartoon's : what follows will change the way you think about the landowning classes forever"

Only the second is Upworthy-esque. The others are more like Buzzfeed.
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« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2014, 10:55:42 PM »

he's a child.  he feels the need to get the orthodox basics down before finding his niche within it.  any American teen who gets deep into Marxism deserves a major +.

Thanks.

When I was a teenager I was super into it. I was a staunch Trotskyist and was obsessed with the Spanish Civil War and the corruption of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

But then I grew up and became a Social-Democrat.
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« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2014, 11:02:09 PM »

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« Reply #18 on: October 29, 2014, 11:20:53 PM »

he's a child.  he feels the need to get the orthodox basics down before finding his niche within it.  any American teen who gets deep into Marxism deserves a major +.

Thanks.

When I was a teenager I was super into it. I was a staunch Trotskyist and was obsessed with the Spanish Civil War and the corruption of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

But then I grew up and became a Social-Democrat.

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« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2014, 08:27:58 AM »

Even if you don't like Upworthy's style of catching attention, most would admit at least the videos they highlight are often entertaining. marxists.org is nothing but dense, unreadable and boring crap. And it doesn't have to be either, I read plenty of readable Marxist stuff in college, especially with all those communist front groups handing out anti-Iraq War lit and the like. But the stuff on that site reminds me of Einzige's postings with a different ideology.

You had visible Marxist groups in college?  Jealous.....
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