Thursday, 6 December 2018
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Thursday, 8 November 2018
Greetings, NPCs | 2
This leaves you with three options:
a) Proceed on a quest to the dragon's abode, by starting a trek up the dragon's treacherous mountain.
b) Gather resources for your trip to reach the dragon, allowing you to delay your encounter with the dragon until it appears vulnerable.
c) Get offended.
d) Become a metalhead NPC, and try to slay the dragon with the 'power of metal,' something that you read about in a Dragonforce comment section on YouTube. Post on metal forums about your political views before that, and how they convinced you to slay the dragon.
Good luck, NPCs.
Friday, 19 October 2018
Greetings, NPCs
Our resident NPC pet is currently experiencing a problem. They feel dehumanised by the 'NPC meme' currently going around, and they wish to slay a dragon to prove their status as an honourable person. How should they proceed?
Choose one option in the comments:
a) Proceed on a quest to the dragon's abode, by starting a trek up the dragon's treacherous mountain.
b) We should not focus on dragons. Only communist revolution will lead to a truly human society, and a full development of human nature. Foster revolutionary sentiment. Then the NPC will - by the dictates of humanist Marxism - truly assume their place as a human, even though they still wouldn't be human or persons.
c) Get offended.
d) It is hopeless to pursue the dragon, it is too fierce and will not be slain by such a frail attempt. In harmony with the dictates of anti-draconic nihilism, do not bother with fighting the dragon. Become pessimistic, and try to escape from your activist programming.
e) Gather resources for your trip to reach the dragon, allowing you to delay your encounter with the dragon until it appears vulnerable.
f) Lose track of your identity, because most people are NPCs.
g) Get offended.
Deus Wilt
In this simple solution, some might see the elegance of God's hand directing matters, and suggest that they have found a reason for why this Church - which claims to have killed the Cathars and declared Crusades - is to be sanctified and is not on any count to be abandoned.
God might love us all, but why do Christians speak as if they know exactly how God feels? It is because the Christian constructs God, only for God - with the help of his priests - to dismantle the Christian.
Monday, 1 October 2018
'Trust Our Corporation to Inform You'
Unlike the earlier so-called 'Wild West' of the 90's and early 2000's internet, with their profusion of personal web pages, forums, and people posting whatever they want, the modern internet is characterized by revolving around highly homogenized social media giants. This isn't entirely organic, as many of these webpages have run at a loss, and been propped up by speculative investors to monopolize an area of the internet. Sites like Reddit or Twitter are just another example of this, because they centralise the function previously played by forums and smaller online communities, in a way that leads to a corporate pseudo-monopoly being granted the keys to public discourse. After the spread of smartphones and social media led to widespread adoption of the internet among the masses, the internet has steadily declined into homogeneity, authoritarianism and conformity, just like the USSR descended into Stalinist famine and oppression after the Bolsheviks' populist revolution.
Unsurprisingly, there has been a recent trend of politically-motivated censorship on social media websites. This has been applauded by modern liberals, who claim to oppose corporations but in practice always walk in lockstep with them.
The recent move by corporations and their allied corporate-backed pseudo-liberal websites to bar disliked politics should be seen as disturbing. They have no right whatsoever to dictate people's politics or to make political statements, as they are themselves one of the bigger problems with modern politics.
We should not be encouraging (as some 'leftists' do) this setting up of monopolising corporate ideology as the standard of political acceptability in various channels of communication. Calling Trump 'fascist' is not only blatantly false, but has become a justification for liberals to support widespread corporate censorship. That is merely ignorance and alarmism which ignores the bigger picture.
Sunday, 16 September 2018
A More Honest Political Compass
Everything's bigger in Texas
Instead, he supports Israel, a whole state that 'immigrated' into the middle of the Middle Eastern states. Indeed, he goes to great lengths to do so.
We can see that Trump's politics are often akin to a politics of 'reality TV.' There isn't much passion so much as a pretense.
Ocasio-Cortez isn't close to a 'socialist,' as even figures within the Democratic Party have noted. Ocasio-Cortez is merely a moderate 'reformist,' if that. The overall bourgeois agenda remains the same. Yet Trump is apparently a 'fascist,' and Ocasio-Cortez more willingly a 'socialist.' The mild bourgeois political crowd are not content to leave radicalism alone, they wish for their petty dramas to seem larger-than-life by pretending that radicalism is involved. Instead of actually letting people engage with 'fascism' or 'communism,' the bourgeois electoral politics have decided that it would be safer to just re-enact a diluted version of this drama on the political arena, to assure people that there is no way out of their bourgeois 'centrist' Matrix.
In the world of bourgeois politics, they proudly hold to the old biblical saying, "All is vanity."
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Critiques of labour in value
However, the form in which this value is depicted can vary. Marx's formulation is subject to several, potentially valid objections.
Further, 'value' is not an organic form, rather it arises from the form of the social process. This is not restricted to official 'production,' of course. Nonetheless, Marx stresses that value is inorganic, and hence must arise from the social process. This insight is not unique to Marx, of course; most observe that economic categories are a social matter. The capitalist economic categories are premised on several traits of the social process, which allow people to face each other in the atomised yet unified mode characteristic of capitalism.
In dealing with people's conduct within capitalism, capitalism itself might seem slightly relaxed. It does not, of course, tell people that they must spend money in one way or another, or that it represents anything. This is merely a postulate of ideologists. Ideologists also try to take issue with the 'metaphysical' nature of value - as if money just 'happened' to be an inherent property of things. It is not, hence the 'metaphysical' appearance. Hence, all that ideologists are doing is taking a social process that happens to occur, and taking its treatment of forms as inherent to them. The coin just is money, the spending of money is for one purpose or represents a certain thing. In truth, money is merely an emblem of the society as a force against the individual or concrete. Further, human society must necessarily relate to this capitalistic form with slight uncertainty - does capitalism really have any inherent concern over their conduct being 'ethical' or in one set of moral norms?
Hence, the 'metaphysical' nature of value is the pseudo-concretisation of social forms as an alternate or replacement form of the object. Hence, it is already implicit in things like the socially determined nature of money. As such, the 'social forms' encroach on and seek to replace the objects with something empty. They hence also seek to do this with humans, forming a seeming 'community.'
The ideologist merely wants to evade the 'metaphysical' so that they can excuse their own unthinking positivism.
The liberal positivist finds a systematic criticism too 'metaphysical' anyway, because the liberal is only interested in the immediate spurs and stimuli provided by a society which they positivistically accept. Hence, the liberal views a society of shifting hopes and dreams within it, not of 'absolute' forces. In the process, this 'hoping' becomes itself an abstraction that appears 'absolute.' As such, to enquire too far here seems to disturb this image, and hence 'metaphysical.' To criticise something as metaphysical in this sense is merely to say that it falls outside of their limited 'image' of the world, does not appear there. Their interest is in 'reform,' and indeed anything systematic is not understood - it is not merely reforms. Further, it appears 'dry' - 'reform' takes its momentum from positivist takes on social aspects, while the systematic eschews that momentum or does not start from the same place as liberal 'action' and 'excitement.' The liberal considers things within the system, but rarely the system itself.
Yet there are valid criticisms to be made, distinct from liberal prudishness.
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Qualms
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Social labour-time
Marx wants value to be determined by the total socially necessary average labour time, with labour hence considered as an abstraction. However, labour is not posited as a uniform, social mass without value. Hence, this cannot occur as an external relation of determination. It is labour necessary to produce a value that is relevant - 'value' is the telos of labour. Hence, it is a problematic category to base value on.
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Other factors
From a discussion, which touched on the criticisms made by Böhm-Bawerck:
As far as Marx opening with the commodity, it needn't be seen as stringently necessary. In discussing use-value, for instance, we are also implicitly discussing production - which is where some commodities are used. Hence, it isn't a strictly focussed opening or one that can exclude others stringently, or other ways of giving such an account. The category of production is introduced as something derived, as a result, and must be portrayed in this way throughout the account.
Interestingly, however, within this schema production and such can only appear as adjuncts of the commodity or as a result of analysing the commodity. As occurs. In this sense, Böhm-Bawerck's observation can have some validity, namely that many other things can be derived from and play a part in the commodity. Hence, so far as they are concerned Marx might make a valid point, nonetheless they then make a jump which is uncalled for from the commodity itself. Hence, this is akin to criticising the commodity as a starting-point, with some validity perhaps. It might have been clearer to start with production, then investigate how this is altered in commodities.
In general, it is valid to note that other factors go into the commodity. This is a basic factor of capitalism, that other things are subordinated to commodities, and to act as appendages of them. Hence, other factors are also important, because they contribute to the commodity. However, this is a limitation, as these factors cannot be economically integrated or given a notable status. This was somewhat relevant in times of Luddism and so on, where people were forced to sacrifice machinery and so on in order to demand more of a place for themselves. In any case, it forms a limitation in an economy which wishes to centre around something, yet cannot generally do so.- -
Receptivity
Value appears receptive, or other objects and processes can replace your own active process. 'Sociality' is here posited as generic submission of individuals to the empty core of capitalist society. Hence, this sociality of value appears as a general trait of it. It involves a situation of 'receptivity' where the one person's process is erased in order to unify with another's - your activity and existence is replaced 'seamlessly' by someone else's. Hence, it might not seem apt that it is restricted to 'production.' The act of production is not by itself formulated as being in a social form appropriate to the capitalistic situation. Rather, this is primarily a property of relations.
Of course, even Marx goes in this direction on occasion.
This point might seem straightforward, however it does take issue with the formulation of value as primarily a matter of labour and not of more properly 'labour formulated as part of a society organised according to value.'
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What's labour?
The labour process in capitalism typically takes place in a way directed by the interests of capital. However, this hence seems to give capital a role in 'labour.' Hence, capital would also play an active role in the process which 'determines value' - even if it is seemingly excluded from this. If labour is involved, then is not the force which directs social labour and drives it also a determining factor? This is a complex question. Although capitalists function only through capital, nonetheless social labour is conditioned and given direction by capital. As a result, it might be misleading to hypostatise the simple category of 'labour' onto labour in capitalism as if capitalist labour is still the same as labour in general. The labourers who would direct value are themselves directed. The category of 'labour' by itself hence rarely appears without other forces integral to it. This objection does have some significance, although it is important to be careful not to distort it into a more conventional dogma. Due to the 'determination' of value featuring several intertwined or directed forces, it would be misleading to speak of only one as being the sole 'determinant of value.' While rhetorically inconvenient, this is nonetheless the case. However, the classes still have relations to each other which are part of a capitalist system. Though the relations' form of appearance as a relation through objects is interesting, the fundamental objection to this class situation should remain the same due to its basis in the concrete class system as a human social structure. It is easy for people to reduce the criticism of capitalism to a portrayal where it seems like man primarily relates to objects when this is only a misleading appearance which is capitalistic in nature. It is clear why this portrayal may be limited, due to its basis in a capitalist mode of thought. Although it may be called 'Marxist-humanist' or 'German philosophy,' it is important to recall the centrality of the 'human factor' and structure of social relations to anti-capitalist critique within socialist thought.
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Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Multiculturalism or...
However, what is to be opposed to 'multiculturalism' of this sort?
There is a recent trend of opposing Western multiculturalism in favour of some construct of 'white' or 'Western' culture. This is occasionally due to considerations like the theory of 'white genocide,' which confusingly involves little actual genocide. The term 'white genocide' is typically a term used by 'white supremacist' racists and fellow-travellers to glibly reclaim objections that they are genocidal or xenophobic - they appropriate the left's language of victimhood, and use it uncritically in their own favour, even though modern leftist rhetoric is not fit for any purpose other than extinction. These anti-Islamic and 'Western' ideas are less exotic than they seem: is it truly extreme to encourage the West to take measures against Islam and Muslim Arabs when the Middle East has encountered continual invasion for spurious reasons alongside the West's persistent support for Israel? Of course, despite the innocuous fear of 'white genocide' and claims that it is 'okay to be white,' this conceit might well surprise the Middle East where the 'white' Americans have considered themselves so far from oppressed as to freely bomb and pillage Middle Eastern cities. The 'alt-right' consider it radical and offensive to say 'deus vult,' when in truth the West's foreign policy in the Middle East has been invasive for years with or without orders from Pope Francis.
While multiculturalism can have its problems, it maintains the independence of politics as a field from any particular capitalistic culture. Politics is not used merely to serve as a bulwark for some 'Western' culture. Further, this act of not setting politics up as the mere functionary of culture would allow for serious discourse on the more fundamental matters of class, economy and political structure. To dedicate politics to some Western reactionary construct of 'culture' would be almost as much a regression as to dedicate politics to leftist identity politics and cancel culture. It also serves to distract from a serious comprehension of social and political issues. On this ground, liberal multiculturalism comes up wanting, and represents only the persistent tendency of capitalism to abstract from concrete differences and foist the homogeneity of money upon society.
Hence, it is important to be careful in condemning multiculturalism. It is important that in attacking some form of it we do not merely do so on behalf of one or other culture, but from a more comprehensively critical perspective. While there may be a 'culture war,' the real war is not on behalf of one culture or other, but against the rigged social system.
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
So you think you're reading this? Fascist!
Offensively, I said, "Hi, I'm Z." Offended, he replied, "What an offensive thing to say! You must be a fascist!"
Offensively, I said, "Hi, I'm Z." Offended, he replied, "Whoever you are, how dare you say that! I assume you're a fascist?"
Offensively, I said, "Hi, I'm Z." Offended, he replied, "How could you utter such a thing? By my troth, you must be a fascist!"
Offensively, I said, "Hi, I'm Z." Offended, he replied, "You didn't add a trigger warning! FASCIST."
Offensively, I said, "Hi, I'm Z." Offended, he replied, "That's a strong opinion. You must be a fascist!" And so on.
We aren't a fan of banning members from political organisations for merely some assertion concerning facts, like Ken Livingstone's assertion about German history. It's not a partisan assertion, it is a neutral statement that does not necessitate any particular response. The assumption that a person like Livingstone is secretly evil and a budding supervillain for saying it seems unfounded. We're also not a fan of most political organisations, which helps. These bans tend to thrive on an atmosphere where emotion seems more important than politics, which is indeed most political organisations. This seems apt when the political realm is generally marginalised, however politics contains facets which cannot be comprehended in such a way.
However, Ken Livingstone's suspension from Labour was one of the more ridiculous bans of late. It wasn't for a usual, controversial topic. No, it was for a trivial suggestion about occasional early Nazi collaboration with Zionists. Well, the Nazis later invaded the Soviet Union, and often condemned their take on socialism. Yet they co-operated with them, even starting World War II in co-operation with the Soviet Union. Yet people don't seem offended at this. In lieu of considering Livingstone, he is merely hounded out based on vague insinuation.
Of course, the Labour Party had ties to the Israeli 'Labour Party,' which recently condemned Corbyn for his criticism of Israel. They also have the Friends of Israel groups, which doesn't help matters. So them getting strict about this while allowing pro-Israel factions to stay is a slightly absurd figure. Okay, so Labour is disunited. Some Labourites supported and still support senseless war in Iraq, yet they aren't all banned. Indeed, it might seem like that decision was quite recent. However, in the light of these Labour escapades, what we totally couldn't allow was - Ken Livingstone. This might seem farcical, however people can reduce almost any political current to farce when they sniff wind of alleged 'anti-Semitism.' All of a sudden, it's the height of anti-communism, it's fascism, it's in brief pure villainy. Few labels are as trivialised as being branded a villain by the usual leftist.
Quite frankly, if the liberal Labour wish to make their administrative decisions like this, perhaps they should stick to a 'laissez-faire' platform.
Let us cut to the chase. So, we have decided on a new rule for this blog. You are not allowed to assert that the state of Transnistria invaded England in 1066. You will also be harshly reprimanded for suggesting that the state of Croatia had the majority of its population convert to Buddhism in 975. Finally, as an unspoken rule, you are not to say that Nuri as-Said was overthrown in 1941.
We trust that commenters will do all of these things, so that we can follow up with a concerned post involving the fear of a scandalous culture running rampant in the comment section.
You see, there are clearly not enough incriminating screenshots available on social media at the moment, so the media is having to grasp at straws to create an uproar among the easily-offended. Perhaps someone who believes, esoterically, that journalists' lives matter should try to help them, by providing convenient material. All the same, that would be a very strange thing to believe, so feel free to abide by the rules we have set.
Sunday, 18 February 2018
'Cultural Marxism'
It can hence seem akin to a mere over-dramatic accusation using 'Marxism' as a pantomime villain, therefore a form of merely continuing prejudice around the Cold War and Marxism. However, speaking of a 'cultural Marxist establishment' is not altogether misled. As 'Marxism' has taken on a form more in keeping with 'establishment' liberalism, it has also tended to avoid 'dry' economic issues in favour of 'cultural' and social justice issues favoured by liberalism. It would be valid to remark that this is not 'Marxism' in a strict sense, and is more akin to a variant of liberalism. After all, don't several Marxist political parties fall in line and support liberal parties like the Demorats in elections? However, this also raises the question of how and why Marxist categories are quickly repurposed to serve the agenda of the powerful liberal elite.
'Cultural Marxism' often overstates the influence of 'Marxist ideology' in upholding the mores of Western capitalism. Marxism is merely a set of vague ideas, and the world order cannot be based on mere talk. However, it is nonetheless true that a 'cultural' and demographic-focused use of Marxist tropes and rhetoric has come to entrench itself somewhat in the Western liberal establishment. Instead of being an actual opposition, Marxist rhetoric now springs easily from the womb of liberal capitalism. This suggests that Marxist ideas have ultimately originated from capitalistic concepts, and exist in a symbiotic relationship with capitalist ideology rather than truly opposing it. As a result, Marxism is not truly revolutionary.