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]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:37:06 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en-us © 2026 The Regrettable Century Society & Culture:Philosophy 1440 episodic The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We’re making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers’ movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you. Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben No true https://feed.podbean.com/RegrettableCentury/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21984446/3w5ybkypzwk10zo0nyk6c2b0vk55.jpg The Regrettable Century https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com 144 144 Patreon Peview -- Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (FINAL) Patreon Peview -- Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (FINAL) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-peview-bottomless-seas-dugins-4th-political-theory-final/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-peview-bottomless-seas-dugins-4th-political-theory-final/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:37:06 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/3b9631f4-ae01-3c12-9dd1-85dbde8046cb While Dugin frames himself as the ultimate adversary to Western postmodernism, a close, line-by-line reading reveals a wild, contradictory smoothie of ideas. We put it all in the blender: Soviet Marxism, radical traditionalism, Carl Schmitt's friend-enemy distinction, a heavy dose of Martin Heidegger, and a few tablespoons of pure Infowars-level internet mysticism.

We dive deep into the messy world of his conflicting translations and the obscure concepts found in his appendices:

Political Post-Anthropology: How the shift from a "political subject" to mere "political identification" has reduced modern politics to passive fandom and LARPing.

The Metaphysics of Chaos vs. Logos: Dugin's bizarre, quasi-Gnostic argument that "Logos" has expired and that humanity's only savior is an embrace of "pre-ontological chaos."

The Cult Bullshit Filter: We analyze why his philosophy reads less like a coherent geopolitical strategy and more like an intellectual trap designed to turn 1990s English majors into reactionaries.

We wrap up our thoughts on Dugin and preview what’s next on our summer reading list as we shift gears toward American conservative fusionism, movement conservatism, and eating our vegetables with Russell Kirk and Leo Strauss.

 

Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.

 

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]]> While Dugin frames himself as the ultimate adversary to Western postmodernism, a close, line-by-line reading reveals a wild, contradictory smoothie of ideas. We put it all in the blender: Soviet Marxism, radical traditionalism, Carl Schmitt's friend-enemy distinction, a heavy dose of Martin Heidegger, and a few tablespoons of pure Infowars-level internet mysticism.

We dive deep into the messy world of his conflicting translations and the obscure concepts found in his appendices:

Political Post-Anthropology: How the shift from a "political subject" to mere "political identification" has reduced modern politics to passive fandom and LARPing.

The Metaphysics of Chaos vs. Logos: Dugin's bizarre, quasi-Gnostic argument that "Logos" has expired and that humanity's only savior is an embrace of "pre-ontological chaos."

The Cult Bullshit Filter: We analyze why his philosophy reads less like a coherent geopolitical strategy and more like an intellectual trap designed to turn 1990s English majors into reactionaries.

We wrap up our thoughts on Dugin and preview what’s next on our summer reading list as we shift gears toward American conservative fusionism, movement conservatism, and eating our vegetables with Russell Kirk and Leo Strauss.

 

Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.

 

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]]> Jason & Varn true No 1376 8 trailer Revolutionary Biology In Defense of Life: With Arnold Schroder of Fight Like an Animal Revolutionary Biology In Defense of Life: With Arnold Schroder of Fight Like an Animal https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/revolutionary-biology-in-defense-of-life-with-with-arnold-schroder-of-fight-like-an-animal/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/revolutionary-biology-in-defense-of-life-with-with-arnold-schroder-of-fight-like-an-animal/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:07:12 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/1cd8ceef-d9a9-3147-aea0-aa0a7166a711 This week Arnold from Fight Like an Animal joins us to talk about his new book Fight Like an Animal: Revolutionary Biology in Defense of Life.

From the Publisher's Site: The stories we tell matter, especially when we aren't aware we're telling them, or how they shape our behavior. In Fight Like an Animal, Arnold Schroder argues that all modern conceptions of politics, from anarchism to fascism, exhibit a shared confusion. All are based on some form of the nature-nurture binary: the idea that human behavior is either biologically or socially-determined, and that the more it is biological, the less it is social. This idea is not simply wrong, but logically incoherent. We can only adapt to so many different kinds of society through a highly-structured biology, which we should seek to understand if we wish to find new ways of living.

Based on decades of immersion in the environmental movement, Fight Like an Animal describes how largely-forgotten debates about human nature still have concrete impacts on political projects today. When we escape the confusion they cause, we can direct our attention to something that should be obvious: individual differences in political personality. Political personality is the core orientation to the world from which specific political behaviors and perceptions emerge. We must ask how different kinds of people shape societies in different ways, and how people are shaped, in turn, by the societies they create. Neither of these questions make sense in isolation: they are endlessly entangled.

Using this integrative framework, Schroder offers simple, readily-accessible tools for conceiving of social change processes and crafting strategic initiatives, whether for a book club or a global revolution. Applying insights gained everywhere from oil refinery blockades to baboon stress hormone profiles, Fight Like an Animal is an earnest argument that, no matter how mired in darkness and confusion, the world can make sense.

 

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]]> This week Arnold from Fight Like an Animal joins us to talk about his new book Fight Like an Animal: Revolutionary Biology in Defense of Life.



From the Publisher's Site:

The stories we tell matter, especially when we aren't aware we're telling them, or how they shape our behavior. In Fight Like an Animal, Arnold Schroder argues that all modern conceptions of politics, from anarchism to fascism, exhibit a shared confusion. All are based on some form of the nature-nurture binary: the idea that human behavior is either biologically or socially-determined, and that the more it is biological, the less it is social. This idea is not simply wrong, but logically incoherent. We can only adapt to so many different kinds of society through a highly-structured biology, which we should seek to understand if we wish to find new ways of living.

Based on decades of immersion in the environmental movement, Fight Like an Animal describes how largely-forgotten debates about human nature still have concrete impacts on political projects today. When we escape the confusion they cause, we can direct our attention to something that should be obvious: individual differences in political personality. Political personality is the core orientation to the world from which specific political behaviors and perceptions emerge. We must ask how different kinds of people shape societies in different ways, and how people are shaped, in turn, by the societies they create. Neither of these questions make sense in isolation: they are endlessly entangled.

Using this integrative framework, Schroder offers simple, readily-accessible tools for conceiving of social change processes and crafting strategic initiatives, whether for a book club or a global revolution. Applying insights gained everywhere from oil refinery blockades to baboon stress hormone profiles, Fight Like an Animal is an earnest argument that, no matter how mired in darkness and confusion, the world can make sense.

 

https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

https://severedbranchespress.com/

]]> Chris, Jason, Kevin, and Arnold true No 5036 8 17 full Patreon Preview -- Regrettable Geopolitics 05/26/2026 Patreon Preview -- Regrettable Geopolitics 05/26/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-05262026/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-05262026/#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 17:24:52 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/69b07705-62be-3b85-9e8c-026e2e604c93 Trump Backs Down From Renewed War With Iran, NATO Rejects Mandatory Ukraine Tax, Israel Wants Holocaust Denier to Rule Iran, Latvian Government Collapses, US Does Israel's Fighting, Ukraine's Losses Higher Than Russia In 2026 So Far, Territorial Gain Discrepancies...

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]]> Chris & Jason true No 1166 8 trailer PATREON PREVIEW -- Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (conclusion) PATREON PREVIEW -- Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (conclusion) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour-conclusion/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour-conclusion/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 12:59:15 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/d66c77fb-3513-3357-a1bd-5965acf4fbca https://www.versobooks.com/products/3147-disaster-nationalism?srsltid=AfmBOopteajdHFhvPPMqXAdXY-mHaQbhDVu5iClxBvNpDm57Jdetk0kH

 

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]]> Jason & Patrons true No 1342 8 trailer Conspiracy or Just Capitalism? Paranoia and Parapolitics in the Post-Epstein World Conspiracy or Just Capitalism? Paranoia and Parapolitics in the Post-Epstein World https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/conspiracy-or-just-capitalism-paranoia-and-parapolitics-in-the-post-epstein-world/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/conspiracy-or-just-capitalism-paranoia-and-parapolitics-in-the-post-epstein-world/#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 10:19:01 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/2ff45717-eaea-318a-be5f-a5fad3b56248 As socialists, what should we think about conspiracy theories? Should the myriad secret diabolical acts perpetrated by the elites lead us to be more open minded toward the ravings of the open-minded so-called "lunatic fringe," Or does it even matter whether the theories are true?  

Comments on the Society of the Spectacle https://files.libcom.org/files/Comments%20on%20the%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle.pdf

 

Conspiracy Theory Is Dead https://jacobin.com/2023/05/conspiracy-theory-is-dead

 

Conspiracies: Left vs Right https://theramparts.substack.com/p/conspiracies-the-left-vs-right 

 

Understanding and Addressing the Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the 21st Century https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.70050?af=R 

 

What do socialists say about conspiracy theories? https://socialistalternative.info/2024/08/16/what-do-socialists-say-about-conspiracy-theories/ 

 

Conspiracy-Theory Socialism https://fee.org/articles/conspiracy-theory-socialism/ 

 

How the Left Lost Its Mind https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/liberal-fever-swamps/530736/

 

Why Is Conspiratorial Thinking More Popular on the Right? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-justice-pacifists/202110/why-is-conspiratorial-thinking-more-popular-the-right 

 

What Conspiracy Theories on the Left and Right Have in Common https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-conspiracy-theories-on-the-left-and-right-have-in-common/ 

 

How the Left Fools Themselves Into Thinking the Right Are Conspiracy Theorists https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2020/07/23/how_the_left_fools_themselves_into_thinking_the_right_are_conspiracy_theorists.html 

]]> As socialists, what should we think about conspiracy theories? Should the myriad secret diabolical acts perpetrated by the elites lead us to be more open minded toward the ravings of the open-minded so-called "lunatic fringe," Or does it even matter whether the theories are true?  

Comments on the Society of the Spectacle
https://files.libcom.org/files/Comments%20on%20the%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle.pdf

 

Conspiracy Theory Is Dead
https://jacobin.com/2023/05/conspiracy-theory-is-dead

 

Conspiracies: Left vs Right
https://theramparts.substack.com/p/conspiracies-the-left-vs-right 

 

Understanding and Addressing the Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the 21st Century
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.70050?af=R 

 

What do socialists say about conspiracy theories?
https://socialistalternative.info/2024/08/16/what-do-socialists-say-about-conspiracy-theories/ 

 

Conspiracy-Theory Socialism
https://fee.org/articles/conspiracy-theory-socialism/ 

 

How the Left Lost Its Mind
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/liberal-fever-swamps/530736/

 

Why Is Conspiratorial Thinking More Popular on the Right?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-justice-pacifists/202110/why-is-conspiratorial-thinking-more-popular-the-right 

 

What Conspiracy Theories on the Left and Right Have in Common
https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-conspiracy-theories-on-the-left-and-right-have-in-common/ 

 

How the Left Fools Themselves Into Thinking the Right Are Conspiracy Theorists
https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2020/07/23/how_the_left_fools_themselves_into_thinking_the_right_are_conspiracy_theorists.html 

]]> Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 4211 8 16 full Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 05/16/2026 Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 05/16/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-05162026/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-05162026/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 13:11:50 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/5fb52d94-358a-3bac-99f0-5923a2bd5721 Join the Regrettable Century Patreon

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]]> Chris & Jason true No 1253 8 trailer PATREON PREVIEW -- Fascism: Does the Definition Matter? (Part II of II) PATREON PREVIEW -- Fascism: Does the Definition Matter? (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-fascism-does-the-definition-matter-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-fascism-does-the-definition-matter-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 18:17:24 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/3356143e-4969-36c0-8c45-96287f3ec38d This week's bonus episode is the second and last part of our close read close read of a 2021 article from Current Affairs titled What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters by Abel Sterling. We found some merit in this article and decided it would form the basis of a good discussion.

 

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]]> Chris & Jason true No 1239 8 trailer Weeks When Decades Happen: The Death of the World Order (II of II) Weeks When Decades Happen: The Death of the World Order (II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/weeks-when-decades-happen-the-death-of-the-world-order-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/weeks-when-decades-happen-the-death-of-the-world-order-ii-of-ii/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 11:22:12 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/f4a4f9fb-8262-3379-a83f-541cfce89faf This week, the boys got together to finish the discussion about what appears to be a massive shift in the way the global system is ordered. Will it be better? Likely not.  Will it present opportunities for rupture? Hopefully. 

 

Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US?

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump 

 

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster 

https://archive.ph/gEEBj  

 

The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order

https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order 

 

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]]> This week, the boys got together to finish the discussion about what appears to be a massive shift in the way the global system is ordered. Will it be better? Likely not.  Will it present opportunities for rupture? Hopefully. 

 

Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US?

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump 

 

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster 

https://archive.ph/gEEBj  

 

The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order

https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order 

 

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]]> Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 4136 8 46 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part XII) Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part XII) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugins-4th-political-theory-part-xii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugins-4th-political-theory-part-xii/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:41:02 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/cbd9fa4f-2776-31cf-93cf-7300eed7fb56 Join the Regrettable Century Patreon

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Check Out Varn Vlog ]]> Chris, Jason, Ben true No 632 8 trailer Weeks When Decades Happen: The Death of the World Order Weeks When Decades Happen: The Death of the World Order https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/weeks-when-decades-happen-the-death-of-the-world-order/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/weeks-when-decades-happen-the-death-of-the-world-order/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:24:46 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/31d44e2c-5813-35f5-971a-9a2fbf2d7ca5 This week, the boys got together to talk about what appears to be a massive shift in the way the global system is ordered. Will it be better? Likely not.  Will it present opportunities for rupture? Hopefully. 

 

Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US?

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump 

 

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster 

https://archive.ph/gEEBj  

 

The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order

https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order 

 

This Is the Way a World Order Ends 

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Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US?

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/iran-us-antiwar-movement-trump 

 

Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic Disaster 

https://archive.ph/gEEBj  

 

The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order

https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order 

 

This Is the Way a World Order Ends 

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]]> Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 6349 8 14 full PATREON PREVIEW -- Fascism: Does the Definition Matter? (Part I of II) PATREON PREVIEW -- Fascism: Does the Definition Matter? (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-fascism-does-the-definition-matter-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-fascism-does-the-definition-matter-part-i-of-ii/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:38:40 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/a0d7ed0a-3735-35cb-a00c-de2e04c3bcd1 This week's bonus episode is a close read of an article from Current Affairs titled What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters by Abel Sterling. We found some merit in this article and decided it would form the basis of a good discussion. Stay tuned for part two.

 

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]]> Chris & Jason false No 1115 8 trailer From Dawn to Decadence (Part VI) With Varn Vlog From Dawn to Decadence (Part VI) With Varn Vlog https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-vi-with-varn-vlog/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-vi-with-varn-vlog/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:24:51 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/ccff66b9-5a3d-368d-b457-26e85235e35a In part VI the boys discuss theories of "decadence" as viewed by the Aufheben collective.

We focus on their early contributions to Marxist theory, critique of the state, and their eventual decline.

 

Note: Within days of recording this, the Iran war broke out, but this was recorded a few days before that started. 

Key Topics Discussed:

The Roots of Aufheben: How the collective emerged within the landscape of radical Marxist theory.

Critique of Luxemburgism: Why Aufheben rejected theories of automatic economic collapse in favor of a more nuanced understanding of class struggle.

The Decay of Theory: Analyzing the shifts in the collective’s perspective that signaled a move away from their original radical foundations.

Theoretical Implications: How these debates on the "highest stage" of capitalism and the "rentier state" remain relevant in today's shifting global landscape.

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]]> In part VI the boys discuss theories of "decadence" as viewed by the Aufheben collective.

We focus on their early contributions to Marxist theory, critique of the state, and their eventual decline.

 

Note: Within days of recording this, the Iran war broke out, but this was recorded a few days before that started. 

Key Topics Discussed:

The Roots of Aufheben: How the collective emerged within the landscape of radical Marxist theory.

Critique of Luxemburgism: Why Aufheben rejected theories of automatic economic collapse in favor of a more nuanced understanding of class struggle.

The Decay of Theory: Analyzing the shifts in the collective’s perspective that signaled a move away from their original radical foundations.

Theoretical Implications: How these debates on the "highest stage" of capitalism and the "rentier state" remain relevant in today's shifting global landscape.

https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts

]]> Chris, Jason, and Varn true No 5901 8 13 full Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/02/2026 Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/02/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04022026/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04022026/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:40:42 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/a3541147-6aae-3fc0-9dfe-7b42df688e1f Trump's Big Nothingburger Speech, US Testing Weapons on Iranian Children, Gulf Arabs Want US Bases Out, India Importing Iranian Oil, US Casualty Coverup, Iranian Missiles are 80% Successful, Hezbollah is Taking a Huge Toll on Israel, Ukraine Desertion and Manpower Crisis...

 

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]]> Chris & Jason true No 1180 8 trailer PATREON PREVIEW: No, It's Not Fascism PATREON PREVIEW: No, It's Not Fascism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-no-its-not-fascism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-no-its-not-fascism/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:48:28 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/d4c3795f-b737-3ef8-8cb2-a6007d0f9102 This week, we read an article by inveterate shitlib, defender of liberal imperialism, and misunderstander of history, Jonathan Rauch. Rauch has changed his mind about Trump being a fascist, and we are here to tell him he shouldn't have... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/

 

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/

 

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]]> Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 1213 8 42 full On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part V) On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part V) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-v/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-v/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:11:04 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/523587c5-3be0-3c6e-83eb-cc759057ed11 This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus tackles Chapter III of Laudato Si' by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. 

This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations. 

Read Along Here:

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html 

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]]> This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus tackles Chapter III of Laudato Si' by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. 

This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations. 


Read Along Here:

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html 


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]]> Chris & Jason false No 1337 8 trailer PATREON PREVIEW: A Post Order World, or a Post World Order? PATREON PREVIEW: A Post Order World, or a Post World Order? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-a-post-order-world-or-a-post-world-order/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-a-post-order-world-or-a-post-world-order/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:28:55 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/9043ca13-bf42-3782-8657-fa54ccd83888 Join the Regrettable Century Patreon

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]]> Chris & Jason true No 1058 5 trailer Regime Change by Another Name: Color Revolutions and Hijacked Dreams Regime Change by Another Name: Color Revolutions and Hijacked Dreams https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/regime-change-by-another-name-color-revolutions-and-hijacked-dreams/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/regime-change-by-another-name-color-revolutions-and-hijacked-dreams/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:25:11 -0500 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/1f2d3df2-8dbb-3328-b815-ac254df95c8c Colored Revolutions: A New Form of Regime Change, Made in the USA https://www.globalresearch.ca/colored-revolutions-a-new-form-of-regime-change-made-in-the-usa/27061 

 

Can the West Still Engineer a ‘Color Revolution’? We’re About to Find Out https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/color-revolution-lukyanov/  

 

Why a Decade of Protests Didn’t Lead to Revolution https://jacobin.com/2024/01/vincent-bevins-interview-mass-protests-2010s-arab-spring-euromaidan 

 

New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202305/1290090.shtml 

 

Nepal's color revolution: US funding under scrutiny amid country's political upheaval https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/17/755176/nepal-color-revolution-us-funding-under-scrutiny-amid-political-upheaval 

 

How Color Revolution Was Born—and Died—in Serbia https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-color-revolution-was-born-and-died-in-serbia/

 

Protests in Kazakhstan: A Color Revolution or a Working-Class Uprising? https://internationalviewpoint.org/Protests-in-Kazakhstan-A-Color-Revolution-or-a-Working-Class-Uprising 

Inside the Syrian Revolution and what the Left must do https://internationalviewpoint.org/Inside-the-Syrian-Revolution-and-what-the-Left-must-do

]]> Colored Revolutions: A New Form of Regime Change, Made in the USA https://www.globalresearch.ca/colored-revolutions-a-new-form-of-regime-change-made-in-the-usa/27061 

 

Can the West Still Engineer a ‘Color Revolution’? We’re About to Find Out https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/color-revolution-lukyanov/  

 

Why a Decade of Protests Didn’t Lead to Revolution https://jacobin.com/2024/01/vincent-bevins-interview-mass-protests-2010s-arab-spring-euromaidan 

 

New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202305/1290090.shtml 

 

Nepal's color revolution: US funding under scrutiny amid country's political upheaval https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/17/755176/nepal-color-revolution-us-funding-under-scrutiny-amid-political-upheaval 

 

How Color Revolution Was Born—and Died—in Serbia https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-color-revolution-was-born-and-died-in-serbia/

 

Protests in Kazakhstan: A Color Revolution or a Working-Class Uprising? https://internationalviewpoint.org/Protests-in-Kazakhstan-A-Color-Revolution-or-a-Working-Class-Uprising 


Inside the Syrian Revolution and what the Left must do https://internationalviewpoint.org/Inside-the-Syrian-Revolution-and-what-the-Left-must-do

]]> The Boys discuss western back regime change operations and the difficulty of being on the right side of social movements. Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 5358 8 11 full Patreon Preview -- Regrettable Geopolitics 03/05/2026 Patreon Preview -- Regrettable Geopolitics 03/05/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-02212026-1772852909/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-02212026-1772852909/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:08:29 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e7581342-6bff-3d70-bee1-c0fcf4cf024f The Epstein Alliance is at War With Iran... and its Not Going Well, Zelensky Threatens to Invade Hungary, Russian Casualty Figures are Inflated, Ukraine is Losing the War... Still

 

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]]> Chris & Jason true No 1135 trailer The Gang Goes Full Tankie: The Results and Prospects of Digital Stalinism The Gang Goes Full Tankie: The Results and Prospects of Digital Stalinism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-gang-goes-full-tankie-the-results-and-prospects-of-digital-stalinism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-gang-goes-full-tankie-the-results-and-prospects-of-digital-stalinism/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:54:53 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/121f9962-53cc-3e27-a805-9c568dd801c1 This week, the boys got together and discussed the perpetual battle between the digital Stalinists and the digital Third Campists. To what extent have those demonized as tankies been right or wrong? To what extent do any of these archaic political designations matter?

 

New Tankies and Digital Neo-Stalinism: How the Conservative Left is Incubated

https://europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article73701

 

Don’t Be a Tankie: How the Left Should Respond to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

https://theintercept.com/2022/03/01/ukraine-russia-leftists-tankie/ 

 

What Is a Tankie-and Why You Don’t Want to Be One

https://medium.com/@ksutherland2727.ks/what-is-a-tankie-and-why-you-dont-want-to-be-one-0fb84611233a 

 

Everything you ever wanted to know about tankies, but were afraid to ask

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-always-against-the-tanks#toc2 

 

Why are ‘anti-imperialists’ defending dictators? 

https://www.972mag.com/tankies-left-authoritarians-imperialism/ 

 

The ‘Anti-Imperialism’ of Idiots

https://itsgoingdown.org/the-anti-imperialism-of-idiots/ 

 

JFK Files Reveal CIA Role in the 1956 Hungarian Uprising

https://www.joewrote.com/p/jfk-files-reveal-the-cia-role-in

 

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New Tankies and Digital Neo-Stalinism: How the Conservative Left is Incubated

https://europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article73701

 

Don’t Be a Tankie: How the Left Should Respond to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

https://theintercept.com/2022/03/01/ukraine-russia-leftists-tankie/ 

 

What Is a Tankie-and Why You Don’t Want to Be One

https://medium.com/@ksutherland2727.ks/what-is-a-tankie-and-why-you-dont-want-to-be-one-0fb84611233a 

 

Everything you ever wanted to know about tankies, but were afraid to ask

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-always-against-the-tanks#toc2 

 

Why are ‘anti-imperialists’ defending dictators? 

https://www.972mag.com/tankies-left-authoritarians-imperialism/ 

 

The ‘Anti-Imperialism’ of Idiots

https://itsgoingdown.org/the-anti-imperialism-of-idiots/ 

 

JFK Files Reveal CIA Role in the 1956 Hungarian Uprising

https://www.joewrote.com/p/jfk-files-reveal-the-cia-role-in

 

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]]> Chris & Jason false No 898 8 trailer Patreon Preview: Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (Part III) Patreon Preview: Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (Part III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour-part-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour-part-iii/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:40:06 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/31fb82ff-32b7-3a51-9b53-b43f2a56c793  

From the publisher:  Liberal civilization is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.

While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization. 

 

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From the publisher: 
Liberal civilization is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.

While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization. 

 

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]]> Ben, Jason, & Patrons true No 1142 8 trailer The Red Jacobins and the Thermidor of 1921: Revisited (UNLOCKED) The Red Jacobins and the Thermidor of 1921: Revisited (UNLOCKED) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-red-jacobins-and-the-thermidor-of-1921-revisited-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-red-jacobins-and-the-thermidor-of-1921-revisited-unlocked/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/107f7b7c-7e36-300c-9771-2c5d4b5920d1 This week, we returned to a discussion about a not very well-known article from an obscure Trotskyist journal written over a decade ago...  It generated a little bit of a buzz, but was mostly ignored. We think that was a mistake, and we are going to tell you all about why you should care about the decisions of the 10th Party Congress of the Russian Communist Party. You won't want to miss this episode.  The Article in Question:  The Red Jacobins: Thermidor and the Russian Revolution in 1921 

 

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]]> This week, we returned to a discussion about a not very well-known article from an obscure Trotskyist journal written over a decade ago... 
It generated a little bit of a buzz, but was mostly ignored. We think that was a mistake, and we are going to tell you all about why you should care about the decisions of the 10th Party Congress of the Russian Communist Party.
You won't want to miss this episode. 

The Article in Question: 
The Red Jacobins: Thermidor and the Russian Revolution in 1921 

 

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]]> Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 6287 8 9 full Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 02/07/2026 Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 02/07/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-02072026/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-02072026/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:54:08 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/24c85c2d-c6fa-3f68-927c-cea6e8c8bbbc The Greenland Nothingburger, Regime Change in Iran Wouldn't be Quick or Easy, Epstein Was Mossad, Epstein in Ukraine, Ukraine's Internal and Military Collapse... Join the Regrettable Century Patreon

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]]> Chris & JAson false No 1214 1 trailer Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part XI) Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part XI) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugins-4th-political-theory-part-xi/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugins-4th-political-theory-part-xi/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:08:04 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/17ae0d17-384a-36b2-bd8a-62787d0c0602 The boys are back and are nearing the end of the book. Chapters 11 and 12 are where Dugin's animating principle of "Dasein" comes into conflict with his understanding of global geopolitics and the project of "Fourth Political Praxis."

Work Cited: Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.

 

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Work Cited: Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.

 

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]]> Jason & Varn true No 1086 8 trailer Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism (REDUX) Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism (REDUX) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-is-an-optimism-a-return-to-dialectical-pessimism-redux/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-is-an-optimism-a-return-to-dialectical-pessimism-redux/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:02:15 -0600 RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/8c793833-7bd7-369f-8113-cc31b5032222 This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently.

 

This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look; it's a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us. The only way out is through, but getting through is possible. Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/ Pessimism of the Will https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/ CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM  https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342 

For A Refresher: The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/  Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/  Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will Music- Англия - Сказочный мир

]]> This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently.

 

This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look; it's a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us.

The only way out is through, but getting through is possible.

Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come
https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/

Pessimism of the Will
https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/

CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342 


For A Refresher:

The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will
https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/ 

Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism
https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/ 

Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will
https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will

Music- Англия - Сказочный мир

]]> This is a repost of an episode from 2003 where we discuss dialectical pessimism, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently. Chris, Jason, Kevin, Ben true No 4915 8 7 full Half a Revolution: The Pink Tide and 21st Century Socialism Half a Revolution: The Pink Tide and 21st Century Socialism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/half-a-revolution-the-pink-tide-and-21st-century-socialism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/half-a-revolution-the-pink-tide-and-21st-century-socialism/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18575564 This week, we get together to talk through a sort of brief overview of the era of the Pink Tide in Latin America and try to draw out some of the lessons and implications for the future of Socialism for the 21st Century... What Happened to the Pink Tide?

https://jacobin.com/2016/07/pink-tide-latin-america-chavez-morales-capitalism-socialism/ 

 

The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-ebb-and-flow-of-latin-americas-pink-tide/ 

 

What Is Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?

https://monthlyreview.org/2016/10/01/what-is-socialism-for-the-twenty-first-century/ 

 

21st Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why?

https://ibw21.org/commentary/21st-century-socialism-what-it-will-become-and-why/ 

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What Happened to the Pink Tide?

https://jacobin.com/2016/07/pink-tide-latin-america-chavez-morales-capitalism-socialism/ 

 

The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-ebb-and-flow-of-latin-americas-pink-tide/ 

 

What Is Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?

https://monthlyreview.org/2016/10/01/what-is-socialism-for-the-twenty-first-century/ 

 

21st Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why?

https://ibw21.org/commentary/21st-century-socialism-what-it-will-become-and-why/ 


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]]> This week, we get together to talk through a sort of brief overview of the era of the Pink Tide in Latin America and try to draw out some of the lessons and implications for the future of Socialism for the 21st Century... What Happened to the Pink Tide? https://jacobin.com/2016/07/pink-tide-latin-america-chavez-morales-capitalism-socialism/ The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-ebb-and-flow-of-latin-americas-pink-tide/ What Is ... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4178 8 7 full Patron Preview: Patron Q&A IV Patron Preview: Patron Q&A IV https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patron-preview-patron-qa-iv/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patron-preview-patron-qa-iv/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18564421 Here it is comrades, the long-awaited fourth patron Q&A. We answer questions about America's humiliation, Chinese communism, AI in schools, and our favorite revolutionary books and/or pamphlets. This is only half the questions we received this time, the second half will be posted in Patron Q&A V next week...

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]]> Here it is comrades, the long-awaited fourth patron Q&A. We answer questions about America's humiliation, Chinese communism, AI in schools, and our favorite revolutionary books and/or pamphlets. This is only half the questions we received this time, the second half will be posted in Patron Q&A V next week... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, Ben false No 998 8 trailer PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 01/20/2026 PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 01/20/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-01202026/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-01202026/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18545228 The Iran Regime Change that Wasn't, Canada and China are Pals Now, Greenland Idiocy, Ukraine's Mass Desertion Crisis, Ukraine's Corruption Crisis, Ukraine's Fiscal Crisis, Ukraine's Fortification Crisis, Ukraine's Losing the War Crisis...

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]]> Once again, the boys are back... again. We return to our long-neglected "Decadence Theory" project with Varn Vlog. This week, the boys try to get back in the swing of things with a reorientation episode. Varn Vlog https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn true No 5551 8 6 full The Left Needs a Utopian Vision (Part II of II) The Left Needs a Utopian Vision (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-left-needs-a-utopian-vision-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-left-needs-a-utopian-vision-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18503396 This week, we finally finish off the a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski. 

Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading. 

 

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]]> This week, we finally finish off the a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski. 

Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading. 

 

The Concept of the Left- Leszek Kolakowski 

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]]> This week, we finally finish off the a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski. Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading. The Concept of the Left- Leszek Kolakowski Send us a message (sorry we can’t respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5954 8 5 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 01/06/2026 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 01/06/2026 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-01062026/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-01062026/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18469838 The Venezuelan Regime Change that Wasn't, Oil Companies don't Want Venezuelan Oil, Machado Sidelined by Trump, Israeli False Flags, Israel Persecutes Christians, AIPAC Goes Underground, The CIA's Role in the Ukraine War, Ukraine War Summary 2025...

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]]> The Venezuelan Regime Change that Wasn't, Oil Companies don't Want Venezuelan Oil, Machado Sidelined by Trump, Israeli False Flags, Israel Persecutes Christians, AIPAC Goes Underground, The CIA's Role in the Ukraine War, Ukraine War Summary 2025... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 985 8 trailer On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part IV) On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part IV) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-iv/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-iv/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18429506 This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus finishes Chapter II of Laudato Si' by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. 

This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations. 

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This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations. 

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]]> This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus finishes Chapter II of Laudato Si' by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vul... Jason & Ben (& Mir) false No 6199 8 4 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 12/20/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 12/20/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-12202025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-12202025/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18402745 Well, here is a release that is back on our old schedule, but we won't be on this schedule for long. In fact, this is our last geopolitics episode of the year. We will resume in the New Year on a bi-weekly schedule.

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]]> Well, here is a release that is back on our old schedule, but we won't be on this schedule for long. In fact, this is our last geopolitics episode of the year. We will resume in the New Year on a bi-weekly schedule.

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]]> Well, here is a release that is back on our old schedule, but we won't be on this schedule for long. In fact, this is our last geopolitics episode of the year. We will resume in the New Year on a bi-weekly schedule. Trump's Acts of Piracy, Genocide in Darfur, Officer Exodus from the IDF, Europe Hopes to Prolong Ukraine War, More Russian Gains and Ukrainian Losses... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 978 8 trailer Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Returns: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part IX) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Returns: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part IX) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-returns-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-ix/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-returns-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-ix/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18387066 The boys are back, well... some of the boys. Picking up after a year long hiatus, Jason and Varn are ready to get down to finishing off Dugin. Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media. 

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]]> The boys are back, well... some of the boys. Picking up after a year long hiatus, Jason and Varn are ready to get down to finishing off Dugin. Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media. -------------------------------------- Varn Vlog https://varnvlog.buzzsprout.com/ ------------------------------------- Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Centu... Jason & Varn false No 906 8 trailer The Gang Resolves the Contradictions (Unlocked) The Gang Resolves the Contradictions (Unlocked) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-gang-resolves-the-contradictions-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-gang-resolves-the-contradictions-unlocked/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18366742 This is a Patreon episode we liked so much that we unlocked it for everyone to hear. We hope you enjoy it.  This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions.

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This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions.

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]]> This is a Patreon episode we liked so much that we unlocked it for everyone to hear. We hope you enjoy it. This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the pod... Jason and Ben false No 4137 8 3 full Patreon Preview: La démocratie dans l’Amérique de Trump (Matthew from Unbreakable Union) *re-upload* Patreon Preview: La démocratie dans l’Amérique de Trump (Matthew from Unbreakable Union) *re-upload* https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-la-democratie-dans-l-amerique-de-trump-matthew-from-unbreakable-union-re-upload/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-la-democratie-dans-l-amerique-de-trump-matthew-from-unbreakable-union-re-upload/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18332455 *re-uploaded*  This week we sat down with Matthew from the Unbreakable Union podcast and talked about the changing state of the world, what it's been like to be on the left throughout the years, the situation in France, and why maybe our pessimism makes a little bit more sense than it might first seem.

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]]> *re-uploaded* This week we sat down with Matthew from the Unbreakable Union podcast and talked about the changing state of the world, what it's been like to be on the left throughout the years, the situation in France, and why maybe our pessimism makes a little bit more sense than it might first seem. https://unbreakableunion.buzzsprout.com/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, & Matthew false No 1230 8 trailer Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part II of II) Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/toward-a-materialist-conception-of-music-history-with-stephan-hammel-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/toward-a-materialist-conception-of-music-history-with-stephan-hammel-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18290409 This week, Jason and Ben continued their conversation with Stephan Hammel of The Measures Taken Podcast about his new book Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History. From the publisher: "This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production."

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From the publisher:
"This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production."

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]]> This week, Jason and Ben continued their conversation with Stephan Hammel of The Measures Taken Podcast about his new book Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History. From the publisher: "This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical mu... Jason, Ben, and Stephan false No 3216 8 2 full PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/27/2025 PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/27/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-11272025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-11272025/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18267630  Trump Wants to Talk to Maduro, Israel is Still Murdering Children, Zelensky Has Lost Touch With Reality, Ukraine Is Losing and Being Forced Into an Unfavorable Peace Deal...

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]]> Trump Wants to Talk to Maduro, Israel is Still Murdering Children, Zelensky Has Lost Touch With Reality, Ukraine Is Losing and Being Forced Into an Unfavorable Peace Deal... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 1307 8 trailer Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part I of II) Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/toward-a-materialist-conception-of-music-history-with-stephan-hammel-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/toward-a-materialist-conception-of-music-history-with-stephan-hammel-part-i-of-ii/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18254351 This week, Jason and Ben got together with friend and comrade Stephan Hammel of The Measures Taken Podcast to talk about his new book Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History. From the publisher: "This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production."

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From the publisher:
"This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production."

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]]> It's once again time for 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into chapters one and two, which means there is still time to become part of the group. If you would like to join in, go to the Discord! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 888 7 trailer The Conclusion of the Glorious Seven Year Plan: Year Seven in Review The Conclusion of the Glorious Seven Year Plan: Year Seven in Review https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-conclusion-of-the-glorious-seven-year-plan-year-seven-in-review/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-conclusion-of-the-glorious-seven-year-plan-year-seven-in-review/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18173161 Another year of podcasting is in the books. Listen to our post-game wrap of the year's events, the podcast, and our lives. 

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]]> This week we did a close reading of a RAND corporation policy proposal paper called Overextending and Unbalancing Russia: Assessing the Impact of Cost-Imposing Options. It has been argued that this document is the root of America's disastrous foreign policy regarding Russia, which has plunged Ukraine and the Middle East into misery and death. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/RB10000/RB10014/RAND_RB10014.pdf Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support... Chris & Jason false No 933 7 trailer PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/01/2025 PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/01/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-11012025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-11012025/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-18128767 Trump's Fake Drug War Against Venezuela, Trump's Dumbass Diplomacy Nets Big L vs China, Trump's Protection Racket Only Works on US Allies, Genocide in Darfur Has UAE and Israeli Fingerprints, Kiev Won't Last till Spring?, The Ukrainian Nazi Cult of the Christchurch Shooter, Zelensky Threatens Journalists, The Collapse Speeds Up...

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]]> Trump's Fake Drug War Against Venezuela, Trump's Dumbass Diplomacy Nets Big L vs China, Trump's Protection Racket Only Works on US Allies, Genocide in Darfur Has UAE and Israeli Fingerprints, Kiev Won't Last till Spring?, The Ukrainian Nazi Cult of the Christchurch Shooter, Zelensky Threatens Journalists, The Collapse Speeds Up... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 818 7 trailer The Left Needs a Utopian Vision (Part I) The Left Needs a Utopian Vision (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-left-needs-a-utopian-vision-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-left-needs-a-utopian-vision-part-i/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-18089229 This week, we began (and had to cut short) a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski. Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading. 

 

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The Concept of the Left- Leszek Kolakowski

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]]> This week, we began (and had to cut short) a close reading of The Concept of Left by Leszek Kolakowski. Kolakowski was a dissident Polish Marxist who later turned against the project altogether. However, before he did, he wrote much that is worth reading. The Concept of the Left- Leszek Kolakowski Send us a message (sorry we can’t respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 2743 7 28 full Patreon Preview: The Gang Resolves the Contradictions Patreon Preview: The Gang Resolves the Contradictions https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-gang-resolves-the-contradictions/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-gang-resolves-the-contradictions/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-18066504 This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions.

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]]> This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). ... Jason & Ben false No 1096 7 trailer On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part III) On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-iii/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-18017201 This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus begins Chapter II of Laudato Si, by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. 

This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulnerable populations. 

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]]> This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus begins Chapter II of Laudato Si, by the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for the protection of the world's most vulne... Chris, Jason, Ben, Mir, and Daniel false No 6420 7 27 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 10/11/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 10/11/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-10112025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-10112025/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-18007576 Samantha Powers' UN/Israel Collusion, Anduril/Palantir Intel Risks to US Military, Right Wing Imperialist Proxy Wins Nobel Prize, Cease Fire in Gaza?, Angela Merkel Shifts Blame Onto Poland and Baltics, Poland's Imperial Ambitions, Zelensky's Wunderwaffen Scams, Ukraine's Energy Industry Crippled...

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]]> Samantha Powers' UN/Israel Collusion, Anduril/Palantir Intel Risks to US Military, Right Wing Imperialist Proxy Wins Nobel Prize, Cease Fire in Gaza?, Angela Merkel Shifts Blame Onto Poland and Baltics, Poland's Imperial Ambitions, Zelensky's Wunderwaffen Scams, Ukraine's Energy Industry Crippled... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 935 7 trailer Patreon Preview -- Regrettable Book Club: Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (Part I) Patreon Preview -- Regrettable Book Club: Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-book-club-disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-book-club-disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour-part-i/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17983237 It's time for a new patron reading group, and we've chosen 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang gets started with the introduction, which means there is still time to become part of the group. If so, go to the Discord to join in.

From the publisher: Liberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.

While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization.

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While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization.

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]]> It's time for a new patron reading group, and we've chosen 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang gets started with the introduction, which means there is still time to become part of the group. If so, go to the Discord to join in. From the publisher: Liberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tid... Ben, Jason, & Patrons false No 1007 7 trailer A Cascading Series of New Lefts (Part II of II) A Cascading Series of New Lefts (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-cascading-series-of-new-lefts-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-cascading-series-of-new-lefts-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17939830 This week the boys finish a close reading of an interview with Terence Renaud wherein he discusses his new book New Lefts: The Making of a Radical Tradition. 

We weigh in on the positive and negative legacies of the multiple revisions to "leftism."

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We weigh in on the positive and negative legacies of the multiple revisions to "leftism."

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/qa-terence-renaud-new-left/

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]]> This week, we read and discussed an article about a phenomenon that apparently some people are, or were, concerned about: the problem of fascist infiltration of the anti-war movement. We discuss the problems inherent in gatekeeping social movements and the lack of left-wing organizations of any size. We also chime in on the overblown concerns about "Red-Brownism." Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 986 7 trailer PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 09/20/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 09/20/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-09202025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-09202025/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17885558 The US is Behind On Drone Warfare, Satano-Nazi Terror in the USA, The Global Turn Against the Genocidal Apartheid State, The AFD's Gains in Former SPD Bastion, Reform UK is Britain's Most Popular Party, The Neo-Nazi Who Knew Too Much, Zelensky Is Losing Touch With Reality, Ukraine's Slow Collapse Continues...

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]]> The US is Behind On Drone Warfare, Satano-Nazi Terror in the USA, The Global Turn Against the Genocidal Apartheid State, The AFD's Gains in Former SPD Bastion, Reform UK is Britain's Most Popular Party, The Neo-Nazi Who Knew Too Much, Zelensky Is Losing Touch With Reality, Ukraine's Slow Collapse Continues...

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]]> The US is Behind On Drone Warfare, Satano-Nazi Terror in the USA, The Global Turn Against the Genocidal Apartheid State, The AFD's Gains in Former SPD Bastion, Reform UK is Britain's Most Popular Party, The Neo-Nazi Who Knew Too Much, Zelensky Is Losing Touch With Reality, Ukraine's Slow Collapse Continues... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 1151 7 trailer Years of Dread: Political Violence & The Spectacle of Tension Years of Dread: Political Violence & The Spectacle of Tension https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/years-of-dread-political-violence-the-spectacle-of-tension/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/years-of-dread-political-violence-the-spectacle-of-tension/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17858361 Instances of stochastic violence in the United States are at an all-time high and the political violence of our era mirrors the political topography, disaggregated and rudderless. The boys got together this week to talk about Charlie Kirk and the newer/dumber "Years of Lead." 

A Stark Look at the Recent History of Political Violence in America https://time.com/6998406/political-violence-united-states-recent-history/

Our Own Worst Enemies https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/political-violence-our-own-worst-enemies-robert-pape 

A Brutal Decade: Dissecting the Causes of Violence in the 1970s https://brilliantio.com/why-were-the-1970s-so-violent/

‘Days of Rage’ and the Forgotten Radicalism of the 70s https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/days-of-rage-and-the-forgotten-radicalism-of-the-70s/ 

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A Stark Look at the Recent History of Political Violence in America https://time.com/6998406/political-violence-united-states-recent-history/

Our Own Worst Enemies https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/political-violence-our-own-worst-enemies-robert-pape 

A Brutal Decade: Dissecting the Causes of Violence in the 1970s https://brilliantio.com/why-were-the-1970s-so-violent/

‘Days of Rage’ and the Forgotten Radicalism of the 70s https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/days-of-rage-and-the-forgotten-radicalism-of-the-70s/ 

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We weigh in on the positive and negative legacies of the multiple revisions to "leftism."

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]]> This week the boys do a close reading of an interview with Terence Renaud wherein he discusses his new book New Lefts: The Making of a Radical Tradition. We weigh in on the positive and negative legacies of the multiple revisions to "leftism." https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/qa-terence-renaud-new-left/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 3351 7 24 full Patreon Preview: Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? (Part II of II) Patreon Preview: Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-do-we-need-an-updated-theory-of-fascism-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-do-we-need-an-updated-theory-of-fascism-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17791810 Today we read the second half of an article titled Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? Theorizing the nature and implications of the global far-right resurgence by Prof. Dr. Alex Demirović, which was published by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. We liked this article for a few reasons, not the least of which was that it sparked good discussion... Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? by Alex Demirović

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We liked this article for a few reasons, not the least of which was that it sparked good discussion...

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]]> Bounty on Maduro, Israeli Pedophile Protected by Trump... Again, Palestinian Dead are 83% Civilians, Zelensky in the Whitehouse... Again, Ukraine's Failing Drone Industry, The Inexorable Russian Lava Flow Pushes On... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 837 7 trailer PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 08/19/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 08/19/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-08192025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-08192025/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17701819 Trump Wusses out on China Tariffs... Again, Leaks Expose Netanyahu's Hunger Plan, Israeli Spies Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Big Tech, The Alaska Summit, Ukraine's Infantry Crisis, Ukraine's Morale Crisis, Dobrapilia Breakthrough, The Collapse Speeds Up...

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]]> Trump Wusses out on China Tariffs... Again, Leaks Expose Netanyahu's Hunger Plan, Israeli Spies Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Big Tech, The Alaska Summit, Ukraine's Infantry Crisis, Ukraine's Morale Crisis, Dobrapilia Breakthrough, The Collapse Speeds Up... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 827 7 trailer Never Coming of Age in America: Adulting and Alienation in a Decadent Society Never Coming of Age in America: Adulting and Alienation in a Decadent Society https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/never-coming-of-age-in-america-adulting-and-alienation-in-a-decadent-society/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/never-coming-of-age-in-america-adulting-and-alienation-in-a-decadent-society/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17653560 This week the boys are joined by eternal co-host Jess to discuss the novelty of adults being adults. We discuss the self-infantilization of millennials and older zoomers, which is a reflection of the crisis of meaning and deep rot at the heart of liberal modernity. We believe this is the result of a purely self-oriented conception of liberty and the ideological victory of capital's redefinition of the very essence of what it means to be human.

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Adulting in Middle Age https://jacobin.com/2024/01/adulting-middle-age-millennials-boomers Are millennials really an ‘infantilised generation’ - and if so, why? https://theweek.com/107508/are-millennials-infantilised-generation Arrested Development https://newint.org/features/2018/01/01/arrested-development 

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Adulting in Middle Age
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Are millennials really an ‘infantilised generation’ - and if so, why?
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]]> This week the boys are joined by eternal co-host Jess to discuss the novelty of adults being adults. We discuss the self-infantilization of millennials and older zoomers, which is a reflection of the crisis of meaning and deep rot at the heart of liberal modernity. We believe this is the result of a purely self-oriented conception of liberty and the ideological victory of capital's redefinition of the very essence of what it means to be human. --------- Adulting in Middle Age https://jacobin.... Chris, Kevin, Jason, Ben, and Jess false No 4377 7 22 full Patreon Preview: Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? (Part I of II) Patreon Preview: Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-do-we-need-an-updated-theory-of-fascism-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-do-we-need-an-updated-theory-of-fascism-part-i-of-ii/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17632121 Today we read an article titled Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? Theorizing the nature and implications of the global far-right resurgence by Prof. Dr. Alex Demirović, which was published by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. This is an excellent article that we think misses the mark in a few places and provides much fodder for discussion. Do We Need an Updated Theory of Fascism? by Alex Demirović

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The Luddites Were Right  

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2021/06/the-luddites-were-right 

What the Luddites Really Fought Against https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/ 

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The Luddites Were Right  

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What the Luddites Really Fought Against https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/ 

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]]> Marxist, as well as conservative and liberal bourgeois historians alike, have always had a fundamental misunderstanding about the Luddites. It turns out they weren't just reactionary peasants who feared technology and wanted to keep the world mired in an economy based on stacking sticks and mud. The Luddites weren’t resisting technology itself—they were fighting the economic systems that exploited them through it. This week, the boys dive into a conversation about Luddism's past, present, and... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 3729 7 21 full Patreon Preview: Towards the Founding of Something New Patreon Preview: Towards the Founding of Something New https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-towards-the-founding-of-something-new/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-towards-the-founding-of-something-new/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17557641 This week Chris, Jason, and Ben read over the founding document of a now-defunct group to which Jason and Ben used to belong. While much has changed in the years since Jason wrote this document, the fundamental arguments remain the same. It is time for new working-class organizations that seek to build power from the ground up, abandoning any association with liberal NGOs, the democratic party, the microsect form, and internet-based culture war.

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]]> Ultra-Orthodox Abandon Bibi, Israel Kills More Christians, Israel Kills a US Citizen, SBU Chief Merc'd in Broad Daylight, The West Slowly Begins to Abandon Ukraine, Zelensky's Authoritarianism, Pokrovsk in Peril, Russia's Methodical Advance is Unchecked... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 845 7 trailer On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part II) On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-care-for-our-common-home-laudato-si-and-christian-anti-capitalism-part-ii/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17508946 This week the gang tackles Chapter I of Laudato Si, but the late Pope Francis. You can follow along by grabbing the PDF from Verso or from the Vatican website. 

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This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to transition to a sustainable economy and for protection of the worlds most vulnerable populations. 


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Revenge of the Spectacle: This Time It's Personal

http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/revenge-of-the-spectacle-this-time-its-personal 

The Game of War. Guy Debord and the Society of the Spectacle.

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]]> This week Chris and Jason signed on to give an update on the status of the spectacular nature of American Capitalism. Trump's useless strikes on Iran and false declaration of victory prompted us to revisit Guy Debord's concept of the spectacle in relation to contemporary American politics. 


Revenge of the Spectacle: This Time It's Personal

http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/revenge-of-the-spectacle-this-time-its-personal 


The Game of War. Guy Debord and the Society of the Spectacle.

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]]> This week Chris and Jason signed on to give an update on the status of the spectacular nature of American Capitalism. Trump's useless strikes on Iran and false declaration of victory prompted us to revisit Guy Debord's concept of the spectacle in relation to contemporary American politics. Revenge of the Spectacle: This Time It's Personal http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/revenge-of-the-spectacle-this-time-its-personal The Game of War. Guy Debord and the Society of ... Chris and Jason false No 3728 7 19 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 6/28/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 6/28/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-6282025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-6282025/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17415997 US Attacks Iran... Did It Work?, Iran Tosses out the IAEA, NATO Potemkin Summit, The Inexorable Russian Lava Flow Pushes On, Ukraine Keeps Collapsing...

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]]> Real romantic anti-capitalism hours are back, and this week the boys brought in Mir and Daniel to read Laudato Si by the late Pope Francis, as published by Verso Books (you can read it on the Vatican website or in book form, but we got the free ebook from Verso). This Papal Encyclical calls for urgent action to address the global environmental crisis, critiques consumerism, blind developmentalism, inequality, and profit seeking. The document calls for global political solidarity to tran... Chris, Jason, Mir, Ben, and Daniel false No 4009 7 18 full Patreon Preview: The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer: (Episode XI) FINAL Patreon Preview: The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer: (Episode XI) FINAL https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-xi-final/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-xi-final/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17365626 This is it folks, the second half of Chapter 7 and the grand finale of the reading series.

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]]> Poland No Confidence in Tusk, Saudis Support For Syria, Israel Attacks Syria, More Genocide in Gaza, Russia vs Ukraine/Al Qaeda in Africa, Walkin' in the Spiderwebs, Terrorism?, Ukraine Body Swap Debacle, Russia's Inexorable Advance Continues... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 758 7 trailer The Velvet Counterrevolution/Divorce (Czechoslovak Socialism Part III) *UNLOCKED* The Velvet Counterrevolution/Divorce (Czechoslovak Socialism Part III) *UNLOCKED* https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-velvet-counterrevolutiondivorce-czechoslovak-socialism-part-iii-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-velvet-counterrevolutiondivorce-czechoslovak-socialism-part-iii-unlocked/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17308204 In the final episode of our Czechoslovak Socialism series, we dive into the final attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. As with the Prague Spring, the official ML/liberal narrative about are the same, that this was an attempt to overthrow socialism and establish a capitalist democracy. Just like the Prague Spring, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. The vast majority of Czechoslovaks who participated in the movements that brought down the republic were attempting to reform the socialist system, not destroy it.

Krapfl, James. Revolution with a Human Face Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992. Cornell University Press, 2017.

Scott Brown. “Prelude to a Divorce? The Prague Spring as Dress Rehearsal for Czechoslovakia’s ‘Velvet Divorce.’” Europe-Asia Studies 60, no. 10 (2008): 1783–1804.

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]]> In the final episode of our Czechoslovak Socialism series, we dive into the final attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. As with the Prague Spring, the official ML/liberal narrative about are the same, that this was an attempt to overthrow socialism and establish a capitalist democracy. Just like the Prague Spring, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. The vast majority of Czechoslovaks who participated in the movements that brought down the republic were attempting to reform the socialist system, not destroy it.

Krapfl, James. Revolution with a Human Face Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992. Cornell University Press, 2017.

Scott Brown. “Prelude to a Divorce? The Prague Spring as Dress Rehearsal for Czechoslovakia’s ‘Velvet Divorce.’” Europe-Asia Studies 60, no. 10 (2008): 1783–1804.

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]]> In the final episode of our Czechoslovak Socialism series, we dive into the final attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. As with the Prague Spring, the official ML/liberal narrative about are the same, that this was an attempt to overthrow socialism and establish a capitalist democracy. Just like the Prague Spring, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. The vast majority of Czechoslovaks who participated in the movements that brought down the republic we... Chris and Jason false No 2202 7 17 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Bonus: Updates On Pessimism Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Bonus: Updates On Pessimism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-bonus-updates-on-pessimism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-bonus-updates-on-pessimism/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17287176 The dudes are back, although Sean couldn't join for this episode. Jason and Varn talk about some of the logic here, the limits of trying to pin down conservatism right now, and why politics is so frustrating. No, we didn't speak much about Dugin... but we are doing this to remind everyone that we will.

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]]> The boys and Varn Vlog are back again, for the long-awaited return to our series talking about "Decadence Theory." This week, the boys respond to a response to the ICC's pamphlet on decadence theory. The article we read and discussed was published by Aufheben and is titled The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory. Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? Part Varn Vlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettabl... Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 7521 7 16 full Trump’s America and the Working Class Fightback (Crossposted From the For a New Republic podcast) Trump’s America and the Working Class Fightback (Crossposted From the For a New Republic podcast) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/trump-s-america-and-the-working-class-fightback-crossposted-from-the-for-a-new-republic-podcast/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/trump-s-america-and-the-working-class-fightback-crossposted-from-the-for-a-new-republic-podcast/#comments Tue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17196233 We recently went on the For a New Republic podcast to talk about Trump, fascism, and rebuilding the workers' movement in the United States. For a New Republic is the official podcast of Éirígí For A New Republic, an Irish socialist republican party that seeks the reunification of Ireland and the establishment of a workers' republic. 

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Jacobin: This Is America by Daniel Bessner 

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Jacobin: This Is America by Daniel Bessner 

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]]> The boys got together to take a look at the first 100 days of Trump's presidency. We talk about inept bumbling, cruelty, misery, war, and how it's still not fascism. Jacobin: This Is America by Daniel Bessner The Nation: The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals by Jeet Heer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5421 7 13 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/24/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/24/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04242025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04242025/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17057107 Trump Talks Truce, Iran Nuclear Deal, What's the Point of the EU?, Don't Bluff China, Sumy Missile Strike, Russia Rolls On

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]]> Trump Talks Truce, Iran Nuclear Deal, What's the Point of the EU?, Don't Bluff China, Sumy Missile Strike, Russia Rolls On Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 619 7 trailer Patreon Preview -- For What We Will: A Brief History of American Socialism (For the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies) Patreon Preview -- For What We Will: A Brief History of American Socialism (For the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-for-what-we-will-a-brief-history-of-american-socialism-for-the-new-zealand-federation-of-socialist-societies/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-for-what-we-will-a-brief-history-of-american-socialism-for-the-new-zealand-federation-of-socialist-societies/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2025 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17049348 A couple of weeks ago, Jason gave a talk to the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies about the history of American Socialism. Here is the audio of that talk...

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]]> A couple of weeks ago, Jason gave a talk to the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies about the history of American Socialism. Here is the audio of that talk... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason & NZ Comrades false No 794 7 trailer Freedom Stumbles On: Hegel and the Slaughter-Bench of History (PART II) Freedom Stumbles On: Hegel and the Slaughter-Bench of History (PART II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/freedom-stumbles-on-hegel-and-the-slaughter-bench-of-history-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/freedom-stumbles-on-hegel-and-the-slaughter-bench-of-history-part-ii/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-17015626 The boys (featuring the return of Mir) return to the slaughter-bench to finish discussing Terry Pinkard's article "The Spirit of History."

 

The Spirit of History by Terry Pinkard 

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]]> The boys (featuring the return of Mir) return to the slaughter-bench to finish discussing Terry Pinkard’s article "The Spirit of History." The Spirit of History by Terry Pinkard https://aeon.co/essays/what-is-history-nobody-gave-a-deeper-answer-than-hegel Send us a message (sorry we can’t respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4379 7 12 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/12/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/12/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04122025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04122025/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16979908 Kursk Losses Breakdown, China China China, Israel Executes UN Worker and Paramedics, Ansar Allah Reaps Reaper Drones, Renewed Russian Offensive? And so on...

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]]> Kursk Losses Breakdown, China China China, Israel Executes UN Worker and Paramedics, Ansar Allah Reaps Reaper Drones, Renewed Russian Offensive? And so on... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 654 7 trailer Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer: Regrettable Book Club (Episode X) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer: Regrettable Book Club (Episode X) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-and-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-regrettable-book-club-episode-x-1769627070/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-and-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-regrettable-book-club-episode-x-1769627070/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16964097 The gang tackles Chapter 06 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation.

The Transformation of the Principle of Nationality  (pg. 355) National Autonomy and the Principle of Nationality The Roots of Capitalist Expansionism The Working Class and Capitalist Expansionism Imperialism and the Principle of Nationality­ Socialism and the Principle of Nationality

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]]> The gang tackles Chapter 06 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation.


The Transformation of the Principle of Nationality  (pg. 355)
National Autonomy and the Principle of Nationality
The Roots of Capitalist Expansionism
The Working Class and Capitalist Expansionism
Imperialism and the Principle of Nationality­
Socialism and the Principle of Nationality


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]]> The gang tackles Chapter 06 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation. The Transformation of the Principle of Nationality (pg. 355) National Autonomy and the Principle of Nationality The Roots of Capitalist Expansionism The Working Class and Capitalist Expansionism Imperialism and the Principle of Nationality­ Socialism and the Principle of Nationality Read along with us: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorr... Jason & Patrons false No 637 7 trailer Unbreakable Union: Introductions (With an introduction to the introduction by Jason and Chris) Unbreakable Union: Introductions (With an introduction to the introduction by Jason and Chris) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unbreakable-union-introductions-with-an-introduction-to-the-introduction-by-jason-and-chris/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unbreakable-union-introductions-with-an-introduction-to-the-introduction-by-jason-and-chris/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16947558 Here's a bonus episode for you on what is normally an off week. Listen now to hear Jason and Chris give an introduction to the introduction of the Unbreakable Union podcast, then listen to the introduction. Unbreakable Union Podcast

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]]> Here's a bonus episode for you on what is normally an off week. Listen now to hear Jason and Chris give an introduction to the introduction of the Unbreakable Union podcast, then listen to the introduction. Unbreakable Union Podcast Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 2583 7 11 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/02/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 04/02/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04022025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-04022025/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16919432 Rare Earths Deal, War Footing in the Pacific, Coalition of the... Willing?, Ceasefire Breaches, Le Pen Convicted, Trump is Pissed off at Putin, NYT Says Ukrainians are Stupid Losers, Russian Offensive Isn't Stalling After All...

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]]> This week Chris talks to Jason and Matthew about their new podcast: Unbreakable Union. This ambitious project will span six seasons with roughly one decade being covered per season. Check out our episode then listen to the podcast below or on your preferred podcatcher. It should be showing up everywhere in the next few days. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2462690 Also, come join our Patreon and get access to our discord! Click below: Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on ... Chris, Jason, and Matthew false No 5110 7 10 full *re-uploaded* PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 03/29/2025 *re-uploaded* PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 03/29/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/re-uploaded-patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03292025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/re-uploaded-patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03292025/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2025 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16887145 Signalgate, Yemen, Ceasefire Failures, Russian Advances, and Ukrainian Flailing.

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]]> Ok, finally we get around to answering questions about religion and parenting... also some other stuff. Just go listen. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 948 7 trailer Freedom Stumbles On: Hegel and the Slaughter-Bench of History -- Part I (Featuring Mir) Freedom Stumbles On: Hegel and the Slaughter-Bench of History -- Part I (Featuring Mir) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/freedom-stumbles-on-hegel-and-the-slaughter-bench-of-history-part-i-featuring-mir/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/freedom-stumbles-on-hegel-and-the-slaughter-bench-of-history-part-i-featuring-mir/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16850305 The boys (featuring the return of Mir) kick back on the slaughter-bench to discuss Hegel's philosophy of history by discussing Terry Pinkard's article "The Spirit of History."

The Spirit of History by Terry Pinkard

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The Spirit of History by Terry Pinkard

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]]> The boys (featuring the return of Mir) kick back on the slaughter-bench to discuss Hegel's philosophy of history by discussing Terry Pinkard's article "The Spirit of History." The Spirit of History by Terry Pinkard https://aeon.co/essays/what-is-history-nobody-gave-a-deeper-answer-than-hegel Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4288 7 9 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 03/23/2025 PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 03/23/2025 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03232025/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03232025/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16847655 Regrettable Geopolitics - 03/23/2025 (Israel Turns the Genocide Machine Back On, Yemen/Iran, Kursk, Other Ukraine Things, and Cease-Fire Talks)

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]]> Regrettable Geopolitics - 03/23/2025 (Israel Turns the Genocide Machine Back On, Yemen/Iran, Kursk, Other Ukraine Things, and Cease-Fire Talks) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 842 7 trailer Patreon Preview: Patron Q&A #2 Patreon Preview: Patron Q&A #2 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-patron-qa-2/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-patron-qa-2/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16823773 Finally, the long-awaited second Q&A episode. We talk USSR, religion, parenting, and all sort of other stuff... but some of it will have to wait until Q&A #3, which will be soon. Enjoy!

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]]> Finally, the long-awaited second Q&A episode. We talk USSR, religion, parenting, and all sort of other stuff... but some of it will have to wait until Q&A #3, which will be soon. Enjoy! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 1264 7 trailer Bring the Race-War Home: Foreign Fighters, Neo-Nazi Networks, and Domestic Terrorism Bring the Race-War Home: Foreign Fighters, Neo-Nazi Networks, and Domestic Terrorism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/bring-the-race-war-home-foreign-fighters-neo-nazi-networks-and-domestic-terrorism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/bring-the-race-war-home-foreign-fighters-neo-nazi-networks-and-domestic-terrorism/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16806340 This week Chris and Jason read and discussed a paper Chris wrote for a strategic studies project about neo-Nazi terror networks and their links to far-right militias in Ukraine. 

The influx of foreign fighters to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of 2022 has outpaced US intel and law enforcement agencies' ability to monitor potential radicals going to and coming from Ukraine. Far-right extremists have been drawn to the conflict in Ukraine since 2014 due to affiliated organizations that belong to a web of loosely related violent neo-fascist organizations. Several affiliated extremists have been apprehended planning terror attacks and other acts of violence. 

Amos, Howard, and Harriet Salem. 2014. “Ukraine Clashes: Dozens Dead after Odessa Building Fire.” The Guardian. May 2, 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/02/ukraine-dead-odessa-building-fire.

“Atomwaffen Division (AWD)/ National Socialist Order (NSO) | ADL.” 2020. Www.adl.org. April 29, 2020. https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/atomwaffen-division-awd-national-socialist-order-nso.

Belew, Kathleen. 2018. Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Department of Homeland Security: US Customs and Border Protection. 2022. “Intelligence Note: United States Citizens Joining the Fight for Ukraine.”

Department of Justice: Office of Public Affairs. 2023. “Office of Public Affairs | Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach | United States Department of Justice.” Www.justice.gov. September 5, 2023. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/proud-boys-leader-sentenced-22-years-prison-seditious-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related.

Goldman, Adam. 2020. “Man Suspected of Planning Attack on Missouri Hospital Is Killed, Officials Say.” The New York Times, March 25, 2020, sec. U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/us/politics/coronavirus-fbi-shooting.html.

“James Mason.” 2019. Southern Poverty Law Center. 2019. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/james-mason.

Johnston, David Cay. 2002. “William Pierce, 69, Neo-Nazi Leader, Dies.” The New York Times, July 24, 2002, sec. U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/24/us/william-pierce-69-neo-nazi-leader-dies.html.

Kacper, Rekawek. 2022. Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: The Brown–Red Cocktail. New York: Routledge.

Kheel, Rebecca. 2018. “Congress Bans Arms to Ukraine Militia Linked to Neo-Nazis.” The Hill. March 27, 2018. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/.

Kriner, Matthew, and Jon Lewis. 2021. “Pride & Prejudice: The Violent Evolution of the Proud Boys.” Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. July 9, 2021. https://ctc.westpoint.edu/pride-prejudice-the-violent-evolution-of-the-proud-boys/.

Loisy, Par Florian, and Gwenael Bourdon et Jean-Michel Décugis Le 8 février 2022 à 06h15. 2022. “Enquête Sur Marc de Cacqueray-Valmenier, Le Sulfureux Chef Présumé des Zouaves Paris.” Leparisien.fr. February 8, 2022. https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/ultra-droite-qui-est-marc-de-cacqueray-valmenier-chef-presume-des-zouaves-paris-08-02-2022-TBCYP3EIPBA67GY2R7BR3ICAOE.php.

Makuch, Ben. 2023. “Wanted for Murder, an Army Vet Escaped to Ukraine — and Fought the Russians.” The Intercept. July 19, 2023. https://theintercept.com/2023/07/19/ukraine-war-american-foreign-fighter/.

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]]> This week Chris and Jason read and discussed a paper Chris wrote for a strategic studies project about neo-Nazi terror networks and their links to far-right militias in Ukraine. 

The influx of foreign fighters to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of 2022 has outpaced US intel and law enforcement agencies' ability to monitor potential radicals going to and coming from Ukraine. Far-right extremists have been drawn to the conflict in Ukraine since 2014 due to affiliated organizations that belong to a web of loosely related violent neo-fascist organizations. Several affiliated extremists have been apprehended planning terror attacks and other acts of violence. 

Amos, Howard, and Harriet Salem. 2014. “Ukraine Clashes: Dozens Dead after Odessa Building Fire.” The Guardian. May 2, 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/02/ukraine-dead-odessa-building-fire.

“Atomwaffen Division (AWD)/ National Socialist Order (NSO) | ADL.” 2020. Www.adl.org. April 29, 2020. https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/atomwaffen-division-awd-national-socialist-order-nso.

Belew, Kathleen. 2018. Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Department of Homeland Security: US Customs and Border Protection. 2022. “Intelligence Note: United States Citizens Joining the Fight for Ukraine.”

Department of Justice: Office of Public Affairs. 2023. “Office of Public Affairs | Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach | United States Department of Justice.” Www.justice.gov. September 5, 2023. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/proud-boys-leader-sentenced-22-years-prison-seditious-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related.

Goldman, Adam. 2020. “Man Suspected of Planning Attack on Missouri Hospital Is Killed, Officials Say.” The New York Times, March 25, 2020, sec. U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/us/politics/coronavirus-fbi-shooting.html.

“James Mason.” 2019. Southern Poverty Law Center. 2019. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/james-mason.

Johnston, David Cay. 2002. “William Pierce, 69, Neo-Nazi Leader, Dies.” The New York Times, July 24, 2002, sec. U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/24/us/william-pierce-69-neo-nazi-leader-dies.html.

Kacper, Rekawek. 2022. Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: The Brown–Red Cocktail. New York: Routledge.

Kheel, Rebecca. 2018. “Congress Bans Arms to Ukraine Militia Linked to Neo-Nazis.” The Hill. March 27, 2018. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/.

Kriner, Matthew, and Jon Lewis. 2021. “Pride & Prejudice: The Violent Evolution of the Proud Boys.” Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. July 9, 2021. https://ctc.westpoint.edu/pride-prejudice-the-violent-evolution-of-the-proud-boys/.

Loisy, Par Florian, and Gwenael Bourdon et Jean-Michel Décugis Le 8 février 2022 à 06h15. 2022. “Enquête Sur Marc de Cacqueray-Valmenier, Le Sulfureux Chef Présumé des Zouaves Paris.” Leparisien.fr. February 8, 2022. https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/ultra-droite-qui-est-marc-de-cacqueray-valmenier-chef-presume-des-zouaves-paris-08-02-2022-TBCYP3EIPBA67GY2R7BR3ICAOE.php.

Makuch, Ben. 2023. “Wanted for Murder, an Army Vet Escaped to Ukraine — and Fought the Russians.” The Intercept. July 19, 2023. https://theintercept.com/2023/07/19/ukraine-war-american-foreign-fighter/.

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]]> This week Chris and Jason read and discussed a paper Chris wrote for a strategic studies project about neo-Nazi terror networks and their links to far-right militias in Ukraine. The influx of foreign fighters to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of 2022 has outpaced US intel and law enforcement agencies' ability to monitor potential radicals going to and coming from Ukraine. Far-right extremists have been drawn to the conflict in Ukraine since 2014 due to affiliated or... Chris and Jason false No 4305 7 8 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics -- 03/09/2025 (a little Syria, a little Europe, and a lot of Russia/Ukraine) PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics -- 03/09/2025 (a little Syria, a little Europe, and a lot of Russia/Ukraine) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03092025-a-little-syria-a-little-europe-and-a-lot-of-russiaukraine/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03092025-a-little-syria-a-little-europe-and-a-lot-of-russiaukraine/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16779935 Another lightly edited casual conversation about geopolitics. We do a whirlwind summary of the stuff that has happened since last week and land back on the subject of Ukraine for most of the program.

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]]> Another lightly edited casual conversation about geopolitics. We do a whirlwind summary of the stuff that has happened since last week and land back on the subject of Ukraine for most of the program. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 1041 7 trailer From Dawn to Decadence (Part III): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED* From Dawn to Decadence (Part III): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED* https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-iii-with-varn-vlog-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-iii-with-varn-vlog-unlocked/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16772410 The boys and Varn Vlog are back again, talking about "Decadence Theory" and how it differs from "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." We discuss Samir Amin's third-worldist (and not very Marxist) take on decadence theory.

Revolution or Decadence- Samir Amin https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/

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Revolution or Decadence- Samir Amin
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]]> The boys and Varn Vlog are back again, talking about "Decadence Theory" and how it differs from "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." We discuss Samir Amin's third-worldist (and not very Marxist) take on decadence theory. Revolution or Decadence- Samir Amin https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 6706 7 7 full PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 03/01/2025 (Ukraine: Trump vs Zelensky, Manpower Crisis, Dictatorship, Attritional Warfare) PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 03/01/2025 (Ukraine: Trump vs Zelensky, Manpower Crisis, Dictatorship, Attritional Warfare) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03012025-ukraine-trump-vs-zelensky-manpower-crisis-dictatorship-attritional-warfare/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-regrettable-geopolitics-03012025-ukraine-trump-vs-zelensky-manpower-crisis-dictatorship-attritional-warfare/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16725843 Welcome to a new series that we are trying out for Patrons. This is a lightly edited casual conversation between Jason and Chris about Geopolitics. We aren't really preparing for these by doing a lot of research and we certainly aren't doing much editing. We are going to try to do these semi-regularly and hopefully we can figure out how to do video versions as well.

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]]> Welcome to a new series that we are trying out for Patrons. This is a lightly edited casual conversation between Jason and Chris about Geopolitics. We aren't really preparing for these by doing a lot of research and we certainly aren't doing much editing. We are going to try to do these semi-regularly and hopefully we can figure out how to do video versions as well. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 1516 7 trailer The Neverending Pursuit of Truth: T.G. Masaryk’s Challenge to Marxism The Neverending Pursuit of Truth: T.G. Masaryk’s Challenge to Marxism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-neverending-pursuit-of-truth-tg-masaryk-s-challenge-to-marxism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-neverending-pursuit-of-truth-tg-masaryk-s-challenge-to-marxism/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16683423 This week we discussed the thought of one of 20th-century Marxism's socialist opponents, Tomáš Masaryk. Masaryk was reviled by Czech communists until they appropriated him and he was an opponent of capitalism until the champions of capitalism did the same. He was a social democrat with an ethical and Christian-humanist vision of socialism that inspired the Prague Spring but was later coopted by the opponents of the working class and human liberation. 

A State without Suicide https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/state-without-suicide

Betts, R. R. “Masaryk’s Philosophy of History.” The Slavonic and East European Review 26, no. 66 (1947): 30–43. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4203912.

Kohak, Erazim. “T. G. Masaryk’s Revision of Marxism.” Journal of the History of Ideas 25, no. 4 (1964): 519–42. https://doi.org/10.2307/2708184.

 Kovác, Dusan. "World Revolution — Tomás Garrigue Masaryk and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Human Affairs 1, no. 1 (1991): 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-1991-010105

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, and Karel Čapek. Talks with T.G. Masaryk. Catbird Press, 1995.

Winters, Stanley B, Robert B Pynsent, and Harry Hanak. T.G. Masaryk (1850-1937).: Thinker and Critic. Palgrave Macmillan , 1989.

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A State without Suicide
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/state-without-suicide

Betts, R. R. “Masaryk’s Philosophy of History.” The Slavonic and East European Review 26, no. 66 (1947): 30–43. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4203912.

Kohak, Erazim. “T. G. Masaryk’s Revision of Marxism.” Journal of the History of Ideas 25, no. 4 (1964): 519–42. https://doi.org/10.2307/2708184.


 Kovác, Dusan. "World Revolution — Tomás Garrigue Masaryk and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Human Affairs 1, no. 1 (1991): 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-1991-010105


Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, and Karel Čapek. Talks with T.G. Masaryk. Catbird Press, 1995.


Winters, Stanley B, Robert B Pynsent, and Harry Hanak. T.G. Masaryk (1850-1937).: Thinker and Critic. Palgrave Macmillan , 1989.





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]]> This week we discussed the thought of one of 20th-century Marxism's socialist opponents, Tomáš Masaryk. Masaryk was reviled by Czech communists until they appropriated him and he was an opponent of capitalism until the champions of capitalism did the same. He was a social democrat with an ethical and Christian-humanist vision of socialism that inspired the Prague Spring but was later coopted by the opponents of the working class and human liberation. A State without Suicide https://ww... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5239 7 6 full Patreon Preview -- A Refutation of All Judgements... (A Discussion of the film by Guy Debord) Patreon Preview -- A Refutation of All Judgements... (A Discussion of the film by Guy Debord) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-a-refutation-of-all-judgements-a-discussion-of-the-film-by-guy-debord/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-a-refutation-of-all-judgements-a-discussion-of-the-film-by-guy-debord/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16654876 So, you think you had some judgments? TOO BAD THEY ARE ALL REFUTED! This week Jason and Andrew watched and discussed Guy Debord's follow up to his Society of the Spectacle film, which is essentially a clapback at his haters. As any good Regrettable discussion goes, the film was the anchor, but the topics ranged far and wide. Enjoy!

Refutation of All the Judgements, Pro or Con, Thus Far Rendered on the Film “The Society of the Spectacle" (1975) https://www.ubu.com/film/debord_refutation.html

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This week Jason and Andrew watched and discussed Guy Debord's follow up to his Society of the Spectacle film, which is essentially a clapback at his haters. As any good Regrettable discussion goes, the film was the anchor, but the topics ranged far and wide. Enjoy!

Refutation of All the Judgements, Pro or Con, Thus Far Rendered on the Film “The Society of the Spectacle" (1975)
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]]> So, you think you had some judgments? TOO BAD THEY ARE ALL REFUTED! This week Jason and Andrew watched and discussed Guy Debord's follow up to his Society of the Spectacle film, which is essentially a clapback at his haters. As any good Regrettable discussion goes, the film was the anchor, but the topics ranged far and wide. Enjoy! Refutation of All the Judgements, Pro or Con, Thus Far Rendered on the Film “The Society of the Spectacle" (1975) https://www.ubu.com/film/debord_refutation.h... Jason & Andrew false No 1255 7 trailer In Defense of Proletarian Idealism In Defense of Proletarian Idealism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/in-defense-of-proletarian-idealism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/in-defense-of-proletarian-idealism/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16599381 This week we read and discussed an article by Richard Seymour that explores Marxism's relationship with materialism and idealism. Seymour argues that the Hegelian inheritance within Marxism forces it in the direction of an idealism which is essential for a successful revolutionary politics.

Duel and duality, or, degrowth and dialectics https://www.patreon.com/posts/81735357?pr=true&fbclid=IwAR2ftGQudDJQhykIW4rv_3F34xqP8RGHZdyZyb4JsGQgxzQ7qxvRNI9BP7k

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Duel and duality, or, degrowth and dialectics https://www.patreon.com/posts/81735357?pr=true&fbclid=IwAR2ftGQudDJQhykIW4rv_3F34xqP8RGHZdyZyb4JsGQgxzQ7qxvRNI9BP7k

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]]> The gang tackles Chapter 5 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation. Read Along With Us: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 1237 7 trailer Partisans of a Dying Dream: The Populist Moment and American Socialism Partisans of a Dying Dream: The Populist Moment and American Socialism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/partisans-of-a-dying-dream-the-populist-moment-and-american-socialism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/partisans-of-a-dying-dream-the-populist-moment-and-american-socialism/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16513030 This week we delve into what is sort of a pre-history of the American Socialist movement. Though the populist movement undeniably kept its Jeffersonian character, it was the first (arguably only) significant challenge to the dominance of the two major capitalist parties in the US. Much of the energy and the spirit of American populism flowed into and colored the burgeoning American workers' movement. From Populism to Socialism and Back https://jacobin.com/2019/08/populism-socialism-daniel-de-leon-eugene-debs American Populism, 1876-1896 https://digital.lib.niu.edu/illinois/gildedage/populism Populist Party Platform July 4, 1892 https://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1876-1900/populist-party-platform-july-4-1892.php 

Cantrell, Gregg, and D. Scott Barton. “Texas Populists and the Failure of Biracial Politics.” The Journal of Southern History 55, no. 4 (1989): 659–92. https://doi.org/10.2307/2209044.

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From Populism to Socialism and Back
https://jacobin.com/2019/08/populism-socialism-daniel-de-leon-eugene-debs

American Populism, 1876-1896
https://digital.lib.niu.edu/illinois/gildedage/populism

Populist Party Platform July 4, 1892
https://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1876-1900/populist-party-platform-july-4-1892.php 

Cantrell, Gregg, and D. Scott Barton. “Texas Populists and the Failure of Biracial Politics.” The Journal of Southern History 55, no. 4 (1989): 659–92. https://doi.org/10.2307/2209044.

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Revolution or Decadence- Samir Amin
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]]> The boys and Varn Vlog are back again, talking about "Decadence Theory" and how it differs from "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." We discuss Samir Amin's Third-Worldist (and not very Marxist) take on decadence theory. Revolution or Decadence- Samir Amin https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, & Varn false No 1943 7 trailer Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode VIII) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode VIII) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-viii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-viii/#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16446895 The gang tackles Chapter 4 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation...

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]]> The gang tackles Chapter 4 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation... Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 1251 7 trailer Our Regrettable Trash Can of Ideology Our Regrettable Trash Can of Ideology https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/our-regrettable-trash-can-of-ideology/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/our-regrettable-trash-can-of-ideology/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16405955 This week we entered the archives and poured through the codices and scrolls containing the wisdom of past episodes to give you this curated trash can of Ideology. We highlighted some themes from the past six years of podcasting that we thought were worth underscoring and how our ideas may have changed... Our Underlying Philosophy of Dialectical Pessimism

  • S1/Ep5: Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will
  • S1/Ep26: The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out  
  • S4/Ep7: Death of The Left
  • S5/Ep21: Pessimism is an Optimism: Revisiting Pessimism

Making Sense of Our Past

  • S1/Ep27: Children of the Counterrevolution 
  • S3/Ep12: The Enlightenment is Dead, Long Live the Enlightenment
  • S3/Ep22: The Unfulfilled Potential of the Republic 
  • S4/Ep3: The Tragedy of American Socialism  

Rethinking What It Means To “Be” Revolutionary

  • S1/Ep18: The Right to the City
  • S2/Ep8: We Would Prefer Not To
  • S5/Ep15: The Legacy of William Morris
  • S6/Ep15: The Antifascism of Fools

A Willingness to Abandon Our Older Trajectory

  • S4/Ep20: Labor Theory of Apocalypse
  • S6/Ep5: One Plus One Is Three
  • S6/Ep16: The Boys Figure Out Which Marxist Tendency is Correct 
  • S6/Ep19: To Front or Not to Front

The Major Obstacles/Challenges We Face

  • S3/Ep5: Happiness Industry Socialism
  • S3/Ep17: Everything Is Recuperated 
  • S5/Ep9: You're Not Making Liberals Socialist...
  • S5/Ep19: The Dialectic of Degrowth

Our Deep Skepticism/Hostility Toward Techno-Solutions

  • S1/Ep31: The Future Has Been Canceled 
  • S2/Ep2: Partially Automated Regular Communism
  • S2/Ep5: Socialism Without Sacrifice... 
  • S4/Ep4: No Ethical Technical Innovation Under Capitalism

Looking Ahead

  • S4/Ep11: Marxism in Dialogue With Christianity
  • S5/Ep12: The Dialectic of Apotheosis  
  • S5/Ep16: Bathing in the Warm Stream 
  • S6/Ep22: Real Grouchy Old Man Hours

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Our Underlying Philosophy of Dialectical Pessimism

  • S1/Ep5: Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will
  • S1/Ep26: The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out  
  • S4/Ep7: Death of The Left
  • S5/Ep21: Pessimism is an Optimism: Revisiting Pessimism

Making Sense of Our Past

  • S1/Ep27: Children of the Counterrevolution 
  • S3/Ep12: The Enlightenment is Dead, Long Live the Enlightenment
  • S3/Ep22: The Unfulfilled Potential of the Republic 
  • S4/Ep3: The Tragedy of American Socialism  

Rethinking What It Means To “Be” Revolutionary

  • S1/Ep18: The Right to the City
  • S2/Ep8: We Would Prefer Not To
  • S5/Ep15: The Legacy of William Morris
  • S6/Ep15: The Antifascism of Fools

A Willingness to Abandon Our Older Trajectory

  • S4/Ep20: Labor Theory of Apocalypse
  • S6/Ep5: One Plus One Is Three
  • S6/Ep16: The Boys Figure Out Which Marxist Tendency is Correct 
  • S6/Ep19: To Front or Not to Front

The Major Obstacles/Challenges We Face

  • S3/Ep5: Happiness Industry Socialism
  • S3/Ep17: Everything Is Recuperated 
  • S5/Ep9: You're Not Making Liberals Socialist...
  • S5/Ep19: The Dialectic of Degrowth

Our Deep Skepticism/Hostility Toward Techno-Solutions

  • S1/Ep31: The Future Has Been Canceled 
  • S2/Ep2: Partially Automated Regular Communism
  • S2/Ep5: Socialism Without Sacrifice... 
  • S4/Ep4: No Ethical Technical Innovation Under Capitalism

Looking Ahead

  • S4/Ep11: Marxism in Dialogue With Christianity
  • S5/Ep12: The Dialectic of Apotheosis  
  • S5/Ep16: Bathing in the Warm Stream 
  • S6/Ep22: Real Grouchy Old Man Hours

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]]> This is an old episode of our friend Andrew's podcast that was recorded a few years ago. The podcast is now defunct, but we thought y'all deserved to hear it. In this episode Jason and Andrew watched and discussed Guy Debord's 1974 film version of The Society of the Spectacle. Enjoy and Happy New Year. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason & Andrew false No 1266 7 trailer The Long, Slow Death of the 5th Republic The Long, Slow Death of the 5th Republic https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-long-slow-death-of-the-5th-republic/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-long-slow-death-of-the-5th-republic/#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2024 22:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16334890 We are joined again by our official France correspondent, Matthew. Matthew is a veteran of American Trot sectarian organizing and the labor movement who lives in France and is more intimately involved in the happenings than we are.  We discuss the failure of the popular front, the ham-fisted triumph of Macron, and the death throes of the French political system. 

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]]> We are joined again by our official France correspondent, Matthew. Matthew is a veteran of American Trot sectarian organizing and the labor movement who lives in France and is more intimately involved in the happenings than we are. We discuss the failure of the popular front, the ham-fisted triumph of Macron, and the death throes of the French political system. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Matthew, Jason false No 4047 7 2 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode VII) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode VII) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-vii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-vii/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16309556 Soldiering on and finishing Chapter 3 of Bauer's excellent Marxist analysis of the nation. Read along with us: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer

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Blackbourn, David, and Geoff Eley, The Peculiarities of German History: Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Germany (Oxford, 1984; Oxford Academic, 3 Oct. 2011)

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Blackbourn, David, and Geoff Eley, The Peculiarities of German History: Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Germany (Oxford, 1984; Oxford Academic, 3 Oct. 2011)

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]]> This week, we read and discussed Eley and Blackbourn's indispensable discussion of the Sonderweg, or special path, of German history. It is often said that Germany's path to the Holocaust begins with the failure of the bourgeois revolution to take hold. This book posits a top-down Bonapartist "revolution" led by Otto von Bismarck which thoroughly bourgeoisified German society from the top to the bottom. Blackbourn, David, and Geoff Eley, The Peculiarities of German History: Bourgeois Society ... Chris & Jason false No 671 7 trailer Class Struggle & Christian Love: Herbert McCabe & Marxist Christianity Class Struggle & Christian Love: Herbert McCabe & Marxist Christianity https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/class-struggle-christian-love-herbert-mccabe-marxist-christianity/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/class-struggle-christian-love-herbert-mccabe-marxist-christianity/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16221237 Kicking off Year VII, Chris and Ben are joined by Daniel Saunders to discuss Herbert McCabe's Class Struggle and Christian Love. The intention was also to cover pieces by Dennis Turner and Terry Eagleton but time got away from them, so Daniel will have to return again... Herbert McCabe: The Class Struggle and Christian Love https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/14/herbert-mccabe-class-struggle-capitalism-marxism-christianity/ More of Daniel: Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism & Christianity https://www.buzzsprout.com/220523/episodes/14978167-ideology-fetishism-apophaticism-marxist-criticism-and-christianity-with-daniel-saunders Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642 And Here: https://daniel-saunders.com/ Mentioned Materials: The Slant Manifesto https://archive.org/details/SlantManifestoCatholicsAndTheLeft The New Blackfriars Journal https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/study/new-blackfriars-journal/

Science Impregnated With History: Marxism and Reason (With Chris Manno)https://www.buzzsprout.com/220523/episodes/4672121-science-impregnated-with-history-marxism-and-reason-with-chris-manno.mp3?download=true

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]]> Kicking off Year VII, Chris and Ben are joined by Daniel Saunders to discuss Herbert McCabe's Class Struggle and Christian Love. The intention was also to cover pieces by Dennis Turner and Terry Eagleton but time got away from them, so Daniel will have to return again...

Herbert McCabe: The Class Struggle and Christian Love https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/14/herbert-mccabe-class-struggle-capitalism-marxism-christianity/

More of Daniel:

Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism & Christianity
https://www.buzzsprout.com/220523/episodes/14978167-ideology-fetishism-apophaticism-marxist-criticism-and-christianity-with-daniel-saunders

Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642

And Here:
https://daniel-saunders.com/

Mentioned Materials:

The Slant Manifesto
https://archive.org/details/SlantManifestoCatholicsAndTheLeft

The New Blackfriars Journal
https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/study/new-blackfriars-journal/


Science Impregnated With History: Marxism and Reason (With Chris Manno)https://www.buzzsprout.com/220523/episodes/4672121-science-impregnated-with-history-marxism-and-reason-with-chris-manno.mp3?download=true

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]]> Kicking off Year VII, Chris and Ben are joined by Daniel Saunders to discuss Herbert McCabe's Class Struggle and Christian Love. The intention was also to cover pieces by Dennis Turner and Terry Eagleton but time got away from them, so Daniel will have to return again... Herbert McCabe: The Class Struggle and Christian Love https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/14/herbert-mccabe-class-struggle-capitalism-marxism-christianity/ More of Daniel: Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist ... Chris, Ben, & Daniel false No 5518 7 1 full Year VI In Review: More Geopolitics but Finally Also Podcast & Personal Stuff (II of II) Year VI In Review: More Geopolitics but Finally Also Podcast & Personal Stuff (II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/year-vi-in-review-more-geopolitics-but-finally-also-podcast-personal-stuff-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/year-vi-in-review-more-geopolitics-but-finally-also-podcast-personal-stuff-ii-of-ii/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16187560 The long-awaited part two of our year six in review episode. We kick it off with a little geopolitical discussion but get around to discussing our personal lives and the podcast. 

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]]> The long-awaited part two of our year six in review episode. We kick it off with a little geopolitical discussion but get around to discussing our personal lives and the podcast. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5583 6 27 full From Dawn to Decadence (Part II): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED* From Dawn to Decadence (Part II): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED* https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-ii-with-varn-vlog-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-ii-with-varn-vlog-unlocked/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16140666 We are back at it again talking decadence theory with Varn. This week, we dig into Samir Amin's piece from Monthly Review.

We discussed the following materials:

Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585

 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2

 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ 

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We are back at it again talking decadence theory with Varn. This week, we dig into Samir Amin's piece from Monthly Review.

We discussed the following materials:

Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585

 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory?
https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2

 Revolution or Decadence?
https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ 

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]]> We are back at it again talking decadence theory with Varn. This week, we dig into Samir Amin's piece from Monthly Review. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 6401 6 26 full Year VI In Review: US Elections, Gaza, & Ukraine (Part I of II) Year VI In Review: US Elections, Gaza, & Ukraine (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/year-vi-in-review-us-elections-gaza-ukraine-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/year-vi-in-review-us-elections-gaza-ukraine-part-i-of-ii/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16099857 As we wrap up another year of podcasting, we offer our expert opinions on everything that sucks about the world. Stay tuned for part II. 

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]]> As we wrap up another year of podcasting, we offer our expert opinions on everything that sucks about the world. Stay tuned for part II. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4212 6 25 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode VI) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode VI) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-vi/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-vi/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16069392 The long march through the text continues as the gang tackles chapter three.

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]]> The long march through the text continues as the gang tackles chapter three. Read along here: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason & Patrons false No 919 6 trailer The Socialism of Fools: Weimar National Bolshevism & Strasserism (Part II of II) The Socialism of Fools: Weimar National Bolshevism & Strasserism (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-socialism-of-fools-weimar-national-bolshevism-strasserism-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-socialism-of-fools-weimar-national-bolshevism-strasserism-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16047772 This is part two of a discussion based on a paper Chris wrote about the concept of "German Socialism" from which groups like the NSDAP, the National Bolsheviks, Conservative Revolutionaries, and Black Front draw the basis for their ideologies. 

Mosse, George Lachmann. The Crisis of German Ideology. 1964. Reprint, New York: Schocken, 1981.

 King, John. “Writing and Rewriting the First World War: Ernst Jünger and the Crisis of the Conservative Imagination, 1914-25.” St. John’s College, 1999.

 Kedar, Asaf. “National Socialism Before Nazism: Friedrich Naumann and Theodor Fritsch, 1890-1914,” PhD diss., (University of California, Berkeley, 2010).

 Krebs, Gerhard. “Moeller van Den Bruck: Inventor of the ‘Third Reich.’” American Political Science Review 35, no. 6 (December 1941), 1088-1089.

 Stachura, Peter D. Gregor Strasser and the Rise of Nazism (RLE Nazi Germany & Holocaust). Routledge, 2014.

 Stern, Fritz. The Politics of Cultural Despair : A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology. 1961. Reprint, Berkeley: University Of California Press, 1974.

 Tourlamain, Guy. Völkisch” Writers and National Socialism : A Study of Right-Wing Political Culture in Germany, 1890-1960. Oxford Et Autres: Peter Lang, 2014.

 Waite, Robert G L. Vanguard of Nazism : The Free Corps Movement in Postwar Germany 1918-1923. New York: W.W. Norton, 1969.

 Ward, James J. “Pipe Dreams or Revolutionary Politics? The Group of Social Revolutionary Nationalists in the Weimar Republic.” Journal of Contemporary History 15, no. 3 (July 1980): 513–32.

 Woods, Roger. The Conservative Revolution in the Weimar Republic. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York: Macmillan Press ; St. Martin’s Press, 1996, 62.

 Ley, Robert. 1920. “The Program of the NSDAP.” The 25 Points 1920: An Early Nazi Program, February. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/25points.asp.

 Paetel, Karl O. The National Bolshevist Manifesto. 1933. Reprint, Coppell Tx: Red Flame Press, 2021.

 Strasser, Otto. Germany Tomorrow. Translated by Eden and Ceder Paul. 1932. Reprint, London: Jonathan Cape, 1940.

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]]> This is part two of a discussion based on a paper Chris wrote about the concept of "German Socialism" from which groups like the NSDAP, the National Bolsheviks, Conservative Revolutionaries, and Black Front draw the basis for their ideologies. 

Mosse, George Lachmann. The Crisis of German Ideology. 1964. Reprint, New York: Schocken, 1981.

 King, John. “Writing and Rewriting the First World War: Ernst Jünger and the Crisis of the Conservative Imagination, 1914-25.” St. John’s College, 1999.

 Kedar, Asaf. “National Socialism Before Nazism: Friedrich Naumann and Theodor Fritsch, 1890-1914,” PhD diss., (University of California, Berkeley, 2010).

 Krebs, Gerhard. “Moeller van Den Bruck: Inventor of the ‘Third Reich.’” American Political Science Review 35, no. 6 (December 1941), 1088-1089.

 Stachura, Peter D. Gregor Strasser and the Rise of Nazism (RLE Nazi Germany & Holocaust). Routledge, 2014.

 Stern, Fritz. The Politics of Cultural Despair : A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology. 1961. Reprint, Berkeley: University Of California Press, 1974.

 Tourlamain, Guy. Völkisch” Writers and National Socialism : A Study of Right-Wing Political Culture in Germany, 1890-1960. Oxford Et Autres: Peter Lang, 2014.

 Waite, Robert G L. Vanguard of Nazism : The Free Corps Movement in Postwar Germany 1918-1923. New York: W.W. Norton, 1969.

 Ward, James J. “Pipe Dreams or Revolutionary Politics? The Group of Social Revolutionary Nationalists in the Weimar Republic.” Journal of Contemporary History 15, no. 3 (July 1980): 513–32.

 Woods, Roger. The Conservative Revolution in the Weimar Republic. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York: Macmillan Press ; St. Martin’s Press, 1996, 62.

 Ley, Robert. 1920. “The Program of the NSDAP.” The 25 Points 1920: An Early Nazi Program, February. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/25points.asp.

 Paetel, Karl O. The National Bolshevist Manifesto. 1933. Reprint, Coppell Tx: Red Flame Press, 2021.

 Strasser, Otto. Germany Tomorrow. Translated by Eden and Ceder Paul. 1932. Reprint, London: Jonathan Cape, 1940.



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]]> This is part two of a discussion based on a paper Chris wrote about the concept of "German Socialism" from which groups like the NSDAP, the National Bolsheviks, Conservative Revolutionaries, and Black Front draw the basis for their ideologies. Mosse, George Lachmann. The Crisis of German Ideology. 1964. Reprint, New York: Schocken, 1981. King, John. “Writing and Rewriting the First World War: Ernst Jünger and the Crisis of the Conservative Imagination, 1914-25.” St. John’s Colle... Chris and Jason false No 3186 6 24 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VIII) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VIII) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-viii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-viii/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-16040730 The boys dive in to Dugin's thoughts on civilization, colonialism, and imperialism. Don't worry, there are literally no digressions and the guys stay on point the whole time. Check out the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/theregrettablecentury Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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]]> The boys dive in to Dugin's thoughts on civilization, colonialism, and imperialism.
Don't worry, there are literally no digressions and the guys stay on point the whole time.

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]]> The boys dive in to Dugin's thoughts on civilization, colonialism, and imperialism. Don't worry, there are literally no digressions and the guys stay on point the whole time. Check out the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/theregrettablecentury Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason, Varn, & Sean KB false No 1587 6 trailer The Socialism of Fools: Weimar National Bolshevism & Strasserism (Part I of II) The Socialism of Fools: Weimar National Bolshevism & Strasserism (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-socialism-of-fools-weimar-national-bolshevism-strasserism-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-socialism-of-fools-weimar-national-bolshevism-strasserism-part-i-of-ii/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-16018616 First of all, if you are listening to a version with bad audio, don't worry,  I reuploaded a version with good audio and you can probably just refresh your podcasting app to get the newer version.  This is a discussion based on a paper Chris wrote about the concept of "German Socialism" from which groups like the NSDAP, the National Bolsheviks, Conservative Revolutionaries, and Black Front draw the basis for their ideologies. 

Mosse, George Lachmann. The Crisis of German Ideology. 1964. Reprint, New York: Schocken, 1981.

 King, John. “Writing and Rewriting the First World War: Ernst Jünger and the Crisis of the Conservative Imagination, 1914-25.” St. John’s College, 1999.

 Kedar, Asaf. “National Socialism Before Nazism: Friedrich Naumann and Theodor Fritsch, 1890-1914,” PhD diss., (University of California, Berkeley, 2010).

 Krebs, Gerhard. “Moeller van Den Bruck: Inventor of the ‘Third Reich.’” American Political Science Review 35, no. 6 (December 1941), 1088-1089.

 Stachura, Peter D. Gregor Strasser and the Rise of Nazism (RLE Nazi Germany & Holocaust). Routledge, 2014.

 Stern, Fritz. The Politics of Cultural Despair : A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology. 1961. Reprint, Berkeley: University Of California Press, 1974.

 Tourlamain, Guy. Völkisch” Writers and National Socialism : A Study of Right-Wing Political Culture in Germany, 1890-1960. Oxford Et Autres: Peter Lang, 2014.

 Waite, Robert G L. Vanguard of Nazism : The Free Corps Movement in Postwar Germany 1918-1923. New York: W.W. Norton, 1969.

 Ward, James J. “Pipe Dreams or Revolutionary Politics? The Group of Social Revolutionary Nationalists in the Weimar Republic.” Journal of Contemporary History 15, no. 3 (July 1980): 513–32.

 Woods, Roger. The Conservative Revolution in the Weimar Republic. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York: Macmillan Press ; St. Martin’s Press, 1996, 62.

 Ley, Robert. 1920. “The Program of the NSDAP.” The 25 Points 1920: An Early Nazi Program, February. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/25points.asp.

 Paetel, Karl O. The National Bolshevist Manifesto. 1933. Reprint, Coppell Tx: Red Flame Press, 2021.

 Strasser, Otto. Germany Tomorrow. Translated by Eden and Ceder Paul. 1932. Reprint, London: Jonathan Cape, 1940.

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]]> First of all, if you are listening to a version with bad audio, don't worry,  I reuploaded a version with good audio and you can probably just refresh your podcasting app to get the newer version. 

This is a discussion based on a paper Chris wrote about the concept of "German Socialism" from which groups like the NSDAP, the National Bolsheviks, Conservative Revolutionaries, and Black Front draw the basis for their ideologies. 

Mosse, George Lachmann. The Crisis of German Ideology. 1964. Reprint, New York: Schocken, 1981.

 King, John. “Writing and Rewriting the First World War: Ernst Jünger and the Crisis of the Conservative Imagination, 1914-25.” St. John’s College, 1999.

 Kedar, Asaf. “National Socialism Before Nazism: Friedrich Naumann and Theodor Fritsch, 1890-1914,” PhD diss., (University of California, Berkeley, 2010).

 Krebs, Gerhard. “Moeller van Den Bruck: Inventor of the ‘Third Reich.’” American Political Science Review 35, no. 6 (December 1941), 1088-1089.

 Stachura, Peter D. Gregor Strasser and the Rise of Nazism (RLE Nazi Germany & Holocaust). Routledge, 2014.

 Stern, Fritz. The Politics of Cultural Despair : A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology. 1961. Reprint, Berkeley: University Of California Press, 1974.

 Tourlamain, Guy. Völkisch” Writers and National Socialism : A Study of Right-Wing Political Culture in Germany, 1890-1960. Oxford Et Autres: Peter Lang, 2014.

 Waite, Robert G L. Vanguard of Nazism : The Free Corps Movement in Postwar Germany 1918-1923. New York: W.W. Norton, 1969.

 Ward, James J. “Pipe Dreams or Revolutionary Politics? The Group of Social Revolutionary Nationalists in the Weimar Republic.” Journal of Contemporary History 15, no. 3 (July 1980): 513–32.

 Woods, Roger. The Conservative Revolution in the Weimar Republic. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York: Macmillan Press ; St. Martin’s Press, 1996, 62.

 Ley, Robert. 1920. “The Program of the NSDAP.” The 25 Points 1920: An Early Nazi Program, February. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/25points.asp.

 Paetel, Karl O. The National Bolshevist Manifesto. 1933. Reprint, Coppell Tx: Red Flame Press, 2021.

 Strasser, Otto. Germany Tomorrow. Translated by Eden and Ceder Paul. 1932. Reprint, London: Jonathan Cape, 1940.


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]]> First of all, if you are listening to a version with bad audio, don't worry, I reuploaded a version with good audio and you can probably just refresh your podcasting app to get the newer version. This is a discussion based on a paper Chris wrote about the concept of "German Socialism" from which groups like the NSDAP, the National Bolsheviks, Conservative Revolutionaries, and Black Front draw the basis for their ideologies. Mosse, George Lachmann. The Crisis of German Ide... Chris and Jason false No 3763 6 23 full Patreon Preview -- The Tragedy of the Hungarian Soviet Republic Patreon Preview -- The Tragedy of the Hungarian Soviet Republic https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-tragedy-of-the-hungarian-soviet-republic/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-tragedy-of-the-hungarian-soviet-republic/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15991127 In what turns out to be an offshoot of our Czechoslovak socialism series, we dive in to the ill fated and short lived Hungarian Soviet Republic. This also turns out to be incredibly relevant to anyone who is following along with our series on Otto Bauer and the national question.

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]]> In what turns out to be an offshoot of our Czechoslovak socialism series, we dive in to the ill fated and short lived Hungarian Soviet Republic. This also turns out to be incredibly relevant to anyone who is following along with our series on Otto Bauer and the national question. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 812 6 trailer Real Grouchy Old Man Hours: What’s Left of the Left? Real Grouchy Old Man Hours: What’s Left of the Left? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/real-grouchy-old-man-hours-what-s-left-of-the-left/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/real-grouchy-old-man-hours-what-s-left-of-the-left/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15962570 This week it's just the Regrettable brothers and we are talking about "leftism" and whether the category of "left" still holds any meaning. 

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]]> This week it's just the Regrettable brothers and we are talking about "leftism" and whether the category of "left" still holds any meaning. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 2732 6 22 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode V) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode V) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-v/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-v/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15898334 Wherein we cover the entirety of Chapter 2, dealing with the concept of the nation state. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer

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]]> Wherein we cover the entirety of Chapter 2, dealing with the concept of the nation state. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Kevin, Jason, Ben, & Patrons false No 1177 6 trailer UNLOCKED -- Socialism With a Human Face: The Prague Spring & Its Defeat (Czechoslovak Socialism Part II) UNLOCKED -- Socialism With a Human Face: The Prague Spring & Its Defeat (Czechoslovak Socialism Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unlocked-socialism-with-a-human-face-the-prague-spring-its-defeat-czechoslovak-socialism-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unlocked-socialism-with-a-human-face-the-prague-spring-its-defeat-czechoslovak-socialism-part-ii/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15840437 Continuing what has become a series on Czechoslovak Socialism, we dive into the attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. The official ML narrative and the liberal narrative about the Prague Spring are the same, they say that it was an attempt to re-establish bourgeois democracy. However, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. They appear to have been a genuine attempt to revitalize and push forward the communist project. 

The Action Programme of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

https://www.marxists.org/subject/czech/1968/action-programme.htm

Stoneman, Anna J. “Socialism With a Human Face: The Leadership and Legacy of the Prague Spring.” The History Teacher49, no. 1 (2015): 103–25. 

Prague Spring Archive at MIA (worth browsing for historical first impressions)

https://www.marxists.org/subject/czech/index.htm

The Prague Spring of 1968: a glimpse of socialism?

http://isj.org.uk/the-prague-spring/

Liehm, A. J. (1978). The Prague Spring and Eurocommunism. International Journal, 33(4), 804. doi:10.2307/40201691

Skilling, H. Gordon. "The Prague Spring Reassessed." Slavic Review 38, no. 4 (1979): 663-66. doi:10.2307/2496570.

Reform and Counter-reform in Bureaucratic Power

https://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/si/reform.html

Music: Karel Kryl - Veličenstvo kat

(English Translation)

In a gloomy light of a gothic hall

the scared profiteers are gazing into their missals

and a horde of slayers is asking for blessing

After all the first of the knights is his majesty executioner

Aaah look the first of the knights is his Majesty Executioner

Priest – the devil who served the mass

is wearing a stole made from a hangmans slope

Having a bottle of vitriol under the purple rochet

The smell of sulfur coming from the mortars

is crawling under the red hood of the first from all the knights

his Majesty Executioner

Aaah to the first of knights look it is his Majesty Executioner

On the national flag there is

an emblem with guillotine

And the barbed wire

smells by something decayed

In our region is a flock of raven nesting

the master hangman reigns these people

The king is kneeing infront of Satan

eagers to have the sceptre

And the rabble is hanging the wise council

at the plane tree

And the heretic crowd is exhilarated and rejoices

After all the first of knights is his Majesty Executioner

Aaah the first of knights is his Majesty Executioner

At a streetcorner a murderer is holding a lecture about moral

Infront of the prison's door the guardians are walking

From the military armour plate the black sign proclaims

that the first of the knights is his Majesty Executioner

Aaah that the first of the knights is his Majesty Executioner

Over the government palace

rises the flag with guillotine

The children love the ice cream cornets

The judges were upset about them

so they killed their ice cream man

A horrible state it was,

as you ha

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]]> Continuing what has become a series on Czechoslovak Socialism, we dive into the attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. The official ML narrative and the liberal narrative about the Prague Spring are the same, they say that it was an attempt to re-establish bourgeois democracy. However, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. They appear to have been a genuine attempt to revitalize and push forward the communist project. 

The Action Programme of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

https://www.marxists.org/subject/czech/1968/action-programme.htm

Stoneman, Anna J. “Socialism With a Human Face: The Leadership and Legacy of the Prague Spring.” The History Teacher49, no. 1 (2015): 103–25. 

Prague Spring Archive at MIA (worth browsing for historical first impressions)

https://www.marxists.org/subject/czech/index.htm

The Prague Spring of 1968: a glimpse of socialism?

http://isj.org.uk/the-prague-spring/


Liehm, A. J. (1978). The Prague Spring and Eurocommunism. International Journal, 33(4), 804. doi:10.2307/40201691

Skilling, H. Gordon. "The Prague Spring Reassessed." Slavic Review 38, no. 4 (1979): 663-66. doi:10.2307/2496570.

Reform and Counter-reform in Bureaucratic Power

https://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/si/reform.html



Music: Karel Kryl - Veličenstvo kat

(English Translation)

In a gloomy light of a gothic hall

the scared profiteers are gazing into their missals

and a horde of slayers is asking for blessing

After all the first of the knights is his majesty executioner

Aaah look the first of the knights is his Majesty Executioner

Priest – the devil who served the mass

is wearing a stole made from a hangmans slope

Having a bottle of vitriol under the purple rochet

The smell of sulfur coming from the mortars

is crawling under the red hood of the first from all the knights

his Majesty Executioner

Aaah to the first of knights look it is his Majesty Executioner

On the national flag there is

an emblem with guillotine

And the barbed wire

smells by something decayed

In our region is a flock of raven nesting

the master hangman reigns these people

The king is kneeing infront of Satan

eagers to have the sceptre

And the rabble is hanging the wise council

at the plane tree

And the heretic crowd is exhilarated and rejoices

After all the first of knights is his Majesty Executioner

Aaah the first of knights is his Majesty Executioner

At a streetcorner a murderer is holding a lecture about moral

Infront of the prison's door the guardians are walking

From the military armour plate the black sign proclaims

that the first of the knights is his Majesty Executioner

Aaah that the first of the knights is his Majesty Executioner

Over the government palace

rises the flag with guillotine

The children love the ice cream cornets

The judges were upset about them

so they killed their ice cream man

A horrible state it was,

as you ha

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]]> Continuing what has become a series on Czechoslovak Socialism, we dive into the attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. The official ML narrative and the liberal narrative about the Prague Spring are the same, they say that it was an attempt to re-establish bourgeois democracy. However, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. They appear to have been a genuine attempt to revitalize and push forward the communist project. The Action Programme of the C... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 3899 6 21 full Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part II): With Varn Vlog Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part II): With Varn Vlog https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-from-dawn-to-decadence-part-ii-with-varn-vlog/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-from-dawn-to-decadence-part-ii-with-varn-vlog/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15818795 We are back at it again talking decadence theory with Varn. This week, we dig into Samir Amin's piece from Monthly Review. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Check out Varn Vlog Here https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585

Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory
https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2

Revolution or Decadence?
https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/


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]]> We are back at it again talking decadence theory with Varn. This week, we dig into Samir Amin's piece from Monthly Review. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadenc... Chris, Jason, & Varn false No 1210 6 trailer The World Spirit on Podcast: Is Hegel Still Relevant After the End of History? The World Spirit on Podcast: Is Hegel Still Relevant After the End of History? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-world-spirit-on-podcast-is-hegel-still-relevant-after-the-end-of-history/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-world-spirit-on-podcast-is-hegel-still-relevant-after-the-end-of-history/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15776574 Come listen to the boys discuss Hegel's enduring importance to the contemporary world. Hegel Is Still an Important Thinker for the Left https://jacobin.com/2023/11/hegel-political-philosophy-world-revolutions-book-review Hegel in the Era of “Wokeness” https://jacobin.com/2023/12/hegel-wokeness-world-spirit-political-theory-history-philosophy-richard-bourke Reading Hegel on Bastille Day https://jacobin.com/2016/07/hegel-bastille-day-burke-french-revolution The dialectic in the service of revolution (up to/until the Marx section…) https://links.org.au/dialectic-service-revolution 

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Hegel Is Still an Important Thinker for the Left
https://jacobin.com/2023/11/hegel-political-philosophy-world-revolutions-book-review

Hegel in the Era of “Wokeness”
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/hegel-wokeness-world-spirit-political-theory-history-philosophy-richard-bourke

Reading Hegel on Bastille Day
https://jacobin.com/2016/07/hegel-bastille-day-burke-french-revolution

The dialectic in the service of revolution (up to/until the Marx section…)
https://links.org.au/dialectic-service-revolution 



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]]> Come listen to the boys discuss Hegel's enduring importance to the contemporary world. Hegel Is Still an Important Thinker for the Left https://jacobin.com/2023/11/hegel-political-philosophy-world-revolutions-book-review Hegel in the Era of “Wokeness” https://jacobin.com/2023/12/hegel-wokeness-world-spirit-political-theory-history-philosophy-richard-bourke Reading Hegel on Bastille Day https://jacobin.com/2016/07/hegel-bastille-day-burke-french-revolution The dialectic in the service ... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 3894 6 20 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode IV) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode IV) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-iv/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-iv/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15743176 We soldier on through this excellent but little known work on the national question. This week we FINALLY finish Chapter 1.

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]]> We soldier on through this excellent but little known work on the national question. This week we FINALLY finish Chapter 1. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 922 6 trailer To Front or Not to Front: The Question of ”Popular Frontism” To Front or Not to Front: The Question of ”Popular Frontism” https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/to-front-or-not-to-front-the-question-of-popular-frontism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/to-front-or-not-to-front-the-question-of-popular-frontism/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15683526 The boys get together and talk about the triumphs and failures, the uses and misuses, and the love and hate for the concept of the Popular Front. Haslam, Jonathan. “The Comintern and the Origins of the Popular Front 1934-1935.” The Historical Journal 22, no. 3 (1979): 673–91. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2638659. Communists, Coalitions, and the Class Struggle https://www.cpusa.org/article/communists-coalitions-and-the-class-struggle/ The Popular Front Didn’t Work https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/popular-front-communist-party-democrats France’s Popular Front: Lessons from the 30s https://www.counterfire.org/article/frances-popular-front-lessons-from-the-30s/ The Popular Front, Then and Now https://www.rs21.org.uk/2024/06/29/the-popular-front-then-and-now-france-and-the-elections/ The United Front http://isj.org.uk/the-united-front/ Uruguay’s Frente Amplio: From Revolution to Dilution https://upsidedownworld.org/archives/uruguay/uruguays-frente-amplio-from-revolution-to-dilution/  

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]]> The boys get together and talk about the triumphs and failures, the uses and misuses, and the love and hate for the concept of the Popular Front.

Haslam, Jonathan. “The Comintern and the Origins of the Popular Front 1934-1935.” The Historical Journal 22, no. 3 (1979): 673–91. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2638659.

Communists, Coalitions, and the Class Struggle
https://www.cpusa.org/article/communists-coalitions-and-the-class-struggle/

The Popular Front Didn’t Work
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/popular-front-communist-party-democrats

France’s Popular Front: Lessons from the 30s
https://www.counterfire.org/article/frances-popular-front-lessons-from-the-30s/

The Popular Front, Then and Now
https://www.rs21.org.uk/2024/06/29/the-popular-front-then-and-now-france-and-the-elections/

The United Front
http://isj.org.uk/the-united-front/

Uruguay’s Frente Amplio: From Revolution to Dilution
https://upsidedownworld.org/archives/uruguay/uruguays-frente-amplio-from-revolution-to-dilution/  



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]]> The boys get together and talk about the triumphs and failures, the uses and misuses, and the love and hate for the concept of the Popular Front. Haslam, Jonathan. “The Comintern and the Origins of the Popular Front 1934-1935.” The Historical Journal 22, no. 3 (1979): 673–91. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2638659. Communists, Coalitions, and the Class Struggle https://www.cpusa.org/article/communists-coalitions-and-the-class-struggle/ The Popular Front Didn’t Work https://www.jacobinmag.com... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4313 6 19 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VII) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VII) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-vii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-vii/#comments Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15673549 The boys dive in to chapter 6 of Dugin's Fourth Political theory. Don't worry, there are literally no digressions and the guys stay on point the whole time. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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]]> The boys dive in to chapter 6 of Dugin's Fourth Political theory. Don't worry, there are literally no digressions and the guys stay on point the whole time. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason, Varn, and Sean false No 1862 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- Slovak Socialism: A Czechoslovak Socialism Addendum Patreon Preview -- Slovak Socialism: A Czechoslovak Socialism Addendum https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-slovak-socialism-a-czechoslovak-socialism-addendum/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-slovak-socialism-a-czechoslovak-socialism-addendum/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15646639 We just can't stop talking about Czechoslovak Socialism. We decided to deal with the Slovak portion of the Czechoslovak lands, which we feel has been a little neglected in our previous discussions. Slovakia is important as an integral part of the movement of Czechoslovak socialism and as a case study of the problem of the national question. If you have been following along with our discussions of Otto Bauer's work on the national question, you might appreciate the context. Hear the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury 

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]]> We just can't stop talking about Czechoslovak Socialism. We decided to deal with the Slovak portion of the Czechoslovak lands, which we feel has been a little neglected in our previous discussions. Slovakia is important as an integral part of the movement of Czechoslovak socialism and as a case study of the problem of the national question. If you have been following along with our discussions of Otto Bauer's work on the national question, you might appreciate the context. Hear the full epis... Chris & Jason false No 714 6 trailer From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED* From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED* https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-i-with-varn-vlog-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-part-i-with-varn-vlog-unlocked/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15603334 We accidentally released the wrong episode, this one should have come before the last! This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Check out Varn Vlog Here https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> We accidentally released the wrong episode, this one should have come before the last!

This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode.

We discussed the following materials:

Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585

Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory?
https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2

Revolution or Decadence?
https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/


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]]> We accidentally released the wrong episode, this one should have come before the last! This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms... Chris, Jason, Varn false No 6985 6 18 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode III) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-and-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-and-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-iii/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15591255 Back at it again with the national question and continuing the long march through chapter one.

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]]> Back at it again with the national question and continuing the long march through chapter one. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Kevin & Jason false No 1160 6 trailer From Dawn to Decadence: Doom 2024 (Episode 1.5 -- BONUS) *UNLOCKED* From Dawn to Decadence: Doom 2024 (Episode 1.5 -- BONUS) *UNLOCKED* https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-doom-2024-episode-15-bonus-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/from-dawn-to-decadence-doom-2024-episode-15-bonus-unlocked/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15577974 This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of American and world politics. It roughly fits in with the subject matter of our Dawn to Decadence series, so here ya go! 

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]]> This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of American and world politics. It roughly fits in with the subject matter of our Dawn to Decadence series, so here ya go! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5806 6 17 full The Boys Figure Out Which Marxist Tendency is Correct The Boys Figure Out Which Marxist Tendency is Correct https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-boys-figure-out-which-marxist-tendency-is-correct/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-boys-figure-out-which-marxist-tendency-is-correct/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15535449 This week we all sat down to talk about the uselessness of identifying with a political tendency in our current moment. 

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]]> This week we all sat down to talk about the uselessness of identifying with a political tendency in our current moment. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 3431 6 16 full Patreon Preview -- Voices from the Soviet Edge Patreon Preview -- Voices from the Soviet Edge https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-voices-from-the-soviet-edge/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-voices-from-the-soviet-edge/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15504513 This week we discussed an excellent study of migrant workers in the Soviet Union which focused on Uzbeks, Tajiks, Georgians, Azerbaijanis who came to Leningrad and Moscow in toward the end of Union's existence.

Sahadeo, Jeff. 2019. Voices From the Soviet Edge: Southern Migrants in Leningrad and Moscow.

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]]> This week we discussed an excellent study of migrant workers in the Soviet Union which focused on Uzbeks, Tajiks, Georgians, Azerbaijanis who came to Leningrad and Moscow in toward the end of Union's existence. Sahadeo, Jeff. 2019. Voices From the Soviet Edge: Southern Migrants in Leningrad and Moscow. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason false No 1044 6 trailer The Antifascism of Fools: Liberalism’s Antifascism Without Fascism The Antifascism of Fools: Liberalism’s Antifascism Without Fascism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-antifascism-of-fools-liberalism-s-antifascism-without-fascism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-antifascism-of-fools-liberalism-s-antifascism-without-fascism/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15469399 First off, please forgive the first few minutes of Chris' audio, we adjusted the levels during the podcast and fixed it. You won't have to bear with it all the way through. We sat down to talk about SAVING DEMOCRACY FROM TRUMPIST FASCISM, or rather, how the left has fallen into the trap of letting the Democratic Party off the hook for its crimes against humanity and its constant kowtowing to the GOP. Stanley Payne on anti-fascism without fascism https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/01/antifascism-without-fascism Liberals’ Heated Fascism Rhetoric Sidesteps Self-Reflection https://jacobin.com/2024/04/liberals-fascism-rhetoric-democrats-election Anti-fascism: formula for confusion https://www.quinterna.org/lingue/english/historical_en/antifascism_confusion.htm Andy from Antifada on Antifa https://communemag.com/anti-anti-antifa/ Is Trump a fascist? 8 experts weigh in. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21521958/what-is-fascism-signs-donald-trump Noam Chomsky: Antifa is a 'major gift to the right' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/noam-chomsky-antifa-major-gift-right-wing-anti-fascist-alt-left-a7906406.html

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We sat down to talk about SAVING DEMOCRACY FROM TRUMPIST FASCISM, or rather, how the left has fallen into the trap of letting the Democratic Party off the hook for its crimes against humanity and its constant kowtowing to the GOP.

Stanley Payne on anti-fascism without fascism
https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/01/antifascism-without-fascism

Liberals’ Heated Fascism Rhetoric Sidesteps Self-Reflection
https://jacobin.com/2024/04/liberals-fascism-rhetoric-democrats-election

Anti-fascism: formula for confusion
https://www.quinterna.org/lingue/english/historical_en/antifascism_confusion.htm

Andy from Antifada on Antifa
https://communemag.com/anti-anti-antifa/

Is Trump a fascist? 8 experts weigh in.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21521958/what-is-fascism-signs-donald-trump

Noam Chomsky: Antifa is a 'major gift to the right'
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/noam-chomsky-antifa-major-gift-right-wing-anti-fascist-alt-left-a7906406.html



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]]> First off, please forgive the first few minutes of Chris' audio, we adjusted the levels during the podcast and fixed it. You won't have to bear with it all the way through. We sat down to talk about SAVING DEMOCRACY FROM TRUMPIST FASCISM, or rather, how the left has fallen into the trap of letting the Democratic Party off the hook for its crimes against humanity and its constant kowtowing to the GOP. Stanley Payne on anti-fascism without fascism https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4367 6 15 full Patreon Preview -- Doom 2024 (From Dawn to Decadence, Ep 1.5) Patreon Preview -- Doom 2024 (From Dawn to Decadence, Ep 1.5) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-doom-2024-from-dawn-to-decadence-ep-15/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-doom-2024-from-dawn-to-decadence-ep-15/#comments Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15445086 This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of world politics. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts

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]]> This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of world politics. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 1819 6 full Whither France: The New Popular Front & the French Elections Whither France: The New Popular Front & the French Elections https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/whither-france-the-new-popular-front-the-french-elections/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/whither-france-the-new-popular-front-the-french-elections/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15426232 This week we are joined by our official France correspondent, Matthew. We discuss the unique threat of the post-fascist menace and what the results and prospects are for the shaky leftist coalition. 

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]]> This week we are joined by our official France correspondent, Matthew. We discuss the unique threat of the post-fascist menace and what the results and prospects are for the shaky leftist coalition. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, Ben, and Matthew false No 6477 6 14 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VI) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VI) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-vi/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-vi/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15398687 Wake up babe, new Dugin Time just dropped. The boys are back and discussing Dugin's understanding of processes and, now that they're about halfway done with the book, begin to ask the question "What is the Fourth Political Theory?" Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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]]> Wake up babe, new Dugin Time just dropped. The boys are back and discussing Dugin's understanding of processes and, now that they're about halfway done with the book, begin to ask the question "What is the Fourth Political Theory?" Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason, Varn, & Sean KB false No 1827 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-from-dawn-to-decadence-part-i-with-varn-vlog/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-from-dawn-to-decadence-part-i-with-varn-vlog/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15318229 This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory," and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode.

We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Check out Varn Vlog Here https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory," and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode.

We discussed the following materials:

Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585

Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory?
https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2

Revolution or Decadence?
https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/


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]]> This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory," and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the De... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 1754 6 trailer Civic Socialism: The New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies Civic Socialism: The New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/civic-socialism-the-new-zealand-federation-of-socialist-societies/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/civic-socialism-the-new-zealand-federation-of-socialist-societies/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15305377 This week we sat down with members of the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies to discuss their efforts to revitalize the socialist project and to build a basis for future socialist struggles.  NZFSS Website https://www.socialistsocieties.org.nz/

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]]> This week we sat down with members of the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies to discuss their efforts to revitalize the socialist project and to build a basis for future socialist struggles. NZFSS Website https://www.socialistsocieties.org.nz/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris and Jason false No 6435 6 13 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode II) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-and-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-and-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-ii/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15286468 Back at it again with the national question and soldiering on through chapter 1...

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Why Is Our Culture So Obsessed With Individual Experience https://jacobin.com/2024/03/anna-kornbluh-immediacy-individualism-capitalism/ Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle: Are We Defined by How We Appear https://www.thecollector.com/guy-debord-society-of-the-spectacle/ 

The Anxiety of Influencers https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/tiktok-house-collab-house-the-anxiety-of-influencers/

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The End of The Future                           
 https://jacobin.com/2024/03/left-politics-future-history-capitalism-progress 

Why Is Our Culture So Obsessed With Individual Experience
https://jacobin.com/2024/03/anna-kornbluh-immediacy-individualism-capitalism/

Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle: Are We Defined by How We Appear
https://www.thecollector.com/guy-debord-society-of-the-spectacle/ 

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]]> We invited podcast alumnus, Jess, back to talk about how terrible everything is. We touch on Tiktok houses, literature, and the death of the future. The End of The Future https://jacobin.com/2024/03/left-politics-future-history-capitalism-progress Why Is Our Culture So Obsessed With Individual Experience https://jacobin.com/2024/03/anna-kornbluh-immediacy-individualism-capitalism/ G... Chris, Kevin, Jason, Ben, and Jess false No 4625 6 12 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part V) Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part V) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-v/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-v/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15207859 Jason, Varn, and Sean KB continue the forced march through the Aleksander Dugin's Fourth Political Theory.

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]]> Jason, Varn, and Sean KB continue the forced march through the Aleksander Dugin's Fourth Political Theory. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason, Varn, & Sean KB false No 1832 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- Turns Out I Will Also Rule: An Addendum to our Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism Discussion Patreon Preview -- Turns Out I Will Also Rule: An Addendum to our Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism Discussion https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-turns-out-i-will-also-rule-an-addendum-to-our-fascism-and-anarcho-individualism-discussion/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-turns-out-i-will-also-rule-an-addendum-to-our-fascism-and-anarcho-individualism-discussion/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15180277 This week we are tying up some loose ends we left unexplored in our last regular episode on Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism. Enjoy this bonus content!

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]]> This week we are tying up some loose ends we left unexplored in our last regular episode on Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism. Enjoy this bonus content! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, & Ben false No 405 6 trailer Turns Out I Will Be Ruled: Anarcho-Individualism and Italian Fascism Turns Out I Will Be Ruled: Anarcho-Individualism and Italian Fascism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/turns-out-i-will-be-ruled-anarcho-individualism-and-italian-fascism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/turns-out-i-will-be-ruled-anarcho-individualism-and-italian-fascism/#comments Wed, 22 May 2024 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15120482 This week we discussed one of the many currents of thought that led to the creation of Italian Fascism, Anarcho-Individualism. It seems counterintuitive that anarchism would have made any contribution to the creation of fascism, until you think about it. Whitaker, Stephen B. The Anarchist-individualist Origins of Italian Fascism. Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers, 2002. From Stirner to Mussolini: The Anarchist-Individualist Origins of Italian Fascism https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/william-gillis-from-stirner-to-mussolini.pdf

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]]> This week we discussed one of the many currents of thought that led to the creation of Italian Fascism, Anarcho-Individualism. It seems counterintuitive that anarchism would have made any contribution to the creation of fascism, until you think about it.

Whitaker, Stephen B. The Anarchist-individualist Origins of Italian Fascism. Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers, 2002.

From Stirner to Mussolini: The Anarchist-Individualist Origins of Italian Fascism
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]]> This week we discussed one of the many currents of thought that led to the creation of Italian Fascism, Anarcho-Individualism. It seems counterintuitive that anarchism would have made any contribution to the creation of fascism, until you think about it. Whitaker, Stephen B. The Anarchist-individualist Origins of Italian Fascism. Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers, 2002. From Stirner to Mussolini: The Anarchist-Individualist Origins of Italian Fascism https://thean... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5155 6 11 full On Liberal Socialism: Results and Prospects On Liberal Socialism: Results and Prospects https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-liberal-socialism-results-and-prospects/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-liberal-socialism-results-and-prospects/#comments Mon, 13 May 2024 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15060150 This week Jason and Kevin discuss the Liberal Socialism; what it is, where it comes from,  its impact on the development of the left, its prospects, and its limitations. What Is Liberal Socialism? https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-is-liberal-socialism/ The Idea of a Liberal Socialism https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-idea-of-a-liberal-socialism Liberal Socialism Now https://aeon.co/essays/the-case-for-liberal-socialism-in-the-21st-century Toward A Liberal Socialism? https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/toward-a-liberal-socialism/ Socialists Don’t Want to Destroy Liberalism. We Want to Go Beyond It. https://jacobin.com/2020/10/socialism-liberalism-marx 

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]]> This week Jason and Kevin discuss the Liberal Socialism; what it is, where it comes from,  its impact on the development of the left, its prospects, and its limitations.

What Is Liberal Socialism?
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-is-liberal-socialism/

The Idea of a Liberal Socialism
https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-idea-of-a-liberal-socialism

Liberal Socialism Now
https://aeon.co/essays/the-case-for-liberal-socialism-in-the-21st-century

Toward A Liberal Socialism?
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/toward-a-liberal-socialism/

Socialists Don’t Want to Destroy Liberalism. We Want to Go Beyond It.
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]]> This week Jason and Kevin discuss the Liberal Socialism; what it is, where it comes from, its impact on the development of the left, its prospects, and its limitations. What Is Liberal Socialism? https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-is-liberal-socialism/ The Idea of a Liberal Socialism https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-idea-of-a-liberal-socialism Liberal Socialism Now https://aeon.co/essays/the-case-for-liberal-socialism-in-the-21st-century Toward A Liberal Socialism? https://www.d... Kevin and Jason false No 3991 6 10 full Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode I) Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-i/#comments Thu, 09 May 2024 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-15040939 We are back at it again covering Otto Bauer's unique Marxist take on the national question. This week we began to cover Chapter I. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer

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]]> We are back at it again covering Otto Bauer's unique Marxist take on the national question.
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]]> We are back at it again covering Otto Bauer's unique Marxist take on the national question. This week we began to cover Chapter I. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason, Ben, & Patrons false No 461 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part IV) Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part IV) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-iv/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-iv/#comments Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14991656 Jason, Varn, and Sean are back and talking Fourth Political Theory once again.  Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out the ANTIFADA: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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]]> Jason, Varn, and Sean are back and talking Fourth Political Theory once again. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out the ANTIFADA: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 1848 6 trailer Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity with Daniel Saunders Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity with Daniel Saunders https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/ideology-fetishism-apophaticism-marxist-criticism-and-christianity-with-daniel-saunders/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/ideology-fetishism-apophaticism-marxist-criticism-and-christianity-with-daniel-saunders/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14978167 The Marxist/Christian dialogue continues! This week Jason and Ben sat down with Daniel Saunders to discuss an article he wrote called Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642 Daniel's paper "explores Christianity’s ambiguous relationship to capitalism by engaging Marx’s notion of the fetishism of commodities as a way of rethinking Marxism’s critique of religion from the standpoint of political economy. " Other Daniel stuff can be found here: https://daniel-saunders.com/

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This week Jason and Ben sat down with Daniel Saunders to discuss an article he wrote called Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642

Daniel's paper "explores Christianity’s ambiguous relationship to capitalism by engaging Marx’s notion of the fetishism of commodities as a way of rethinking Marxism’s critique of religion from the standpoint of political economy. "

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]]> The Marxist/Christian dialogue continues! This week Jason and Ben sat down with Daniel Saunders to discuss an article he wrote called Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642 Daniel's paper "explores Christianity’s ambiguous relationship to capitalism by engaging Marx’s notion of the fetishism of commodities as a way of rethinking Marxism’s critique of religion from the standpoint of political economy.... Jason, Ben, and Daniel false No 6003 6 9 full Patreon Preview -- Patron Q&A Patreon Preview -- Patron Q&A https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-patron-qa/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-patron-qa/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14912646 This week we tried something new, we put out a call on our Patreon and Discord for questions and y'all responded with 10 pretty good questions. Questions about democracy, ethics, children, etc... We answered them. Enjoy!

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]]> This week we tried something new, we put out a call on our Patreon and Discord for questions and y'all responded with 10 pretty good questions. Questions about democracy, ethics, children, etc... We answered them. Enjoy! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 568 6 trailer PATREON PREVIEW -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode 0) PATREON PREVIEW -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode 0) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-0/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-question-of-nationalities-social-democracy-by-otto-bauer-episode-0/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14868796 They said it wasn't possible for a Marxist to break down the national question in a sophisticated and nuanced way, but Otto Bauer has done it. This book from 1907, which no one on the Anglophone Left has ever read, is quite possibly the best book on the subject. We are here to read it and let you know. This week we covered the introductory materials.

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]]> They said it wasn't possible for a Marxist to break down the national question in a sophisticated and nuanced way, but Otto Bauer has done it. This book from 1907, which no one on the Anglophone Left has ever read, is quite possibly the best book on the subject. We are here to read it and let you know.

This week we covered the introductory materials.

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]]> They said it wasn't possible for a Marxist to break down the national question in a sophisticated and nuanced way, but Otto Bauer has done it. This book from 1907, which no one on the Anglophone Left has ever read, is quite possibly the best book on the subject. We are here to read it and let you know. This week we covered the introductory materials. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer Send us a message (sorry we can't respond ... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 327 6 trailer A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Intro to Ernst Bloch (with Jon Greenaway aka thelitcritguy) A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Intro to Ernst Bloch (with Jon Greenaway aka thelitcritguy) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-primer-on-utopian-philosophy-an-intro-to-ernst-bloch-with-jon-greenaway-aka-thelitcritguy/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-primer-on-utopian-philosophy-an-intro-to-ernst-bloch-with-jon-greenaway-aka-thelitcritguy/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14850223 This week we are joined by Jon (thelitcritguy of HorrorVanguard fame) to discuss his new book A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch which was just released on Zero Books.  We discuss nihilism, optimism, hope, and dialectical pessimism and the ever pertinent work of Ernst Bloch. Check out Horror Vanguard Here Check out Jon's Blog Here Buy Jon's Book Here 

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]]> This week we are joined by Jon (thelitcritguy of HorrorVanguard fame) to discuss his new book A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch which was just released on Zero Books. We discuss nihilism, optimism, hope, and dialectical pessimism and the ever pertinent work of Ernst Bloch. Check out Horror Vanguard Here Check out Jon's Blog Here Buy Jon's Book Here Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrett... Chris, Kevin, Jason, Ben, and Jon false No 4281 6 8 full Internet Psychobabble and its Consequences (Have Been a Disaster for the Human Race) Internet Psychobabble and its Consequences (Have Been a Disaster for the Human Race) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/internet-psychobabble-and-its-consequences-have-been-a-disaster-for-the-human-race/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/internet-psychobabble-and-its-consequences-have-been-a-disaster-for-the-human-race/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14772400 This week we sat down with our old comrade and actual Psychiatrist, Dr Byron, to talk about mental health, the left, and how TikTok is ruining everyones brains. Psychiatric Hegemony: A Marxist Theory of Mental Illness (review for relevant book) https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/03/psychiatric-hegemony-marxist-theory-mental-illness/ What the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Got Wrong About Mental Illness https://jacobin.com/2022/03/anti-psychiatry-movement-mental-illness-psychological-suffering Psychiatry Won’t Solve Our Mental Health Crisis — Only Politics Can Do That https://jacobin.com/2023/12/psychiatry-history-trauma-politics-medicine-mental-health This Is Not the Way to Help Depressed Teenagers (NYT discussing the WISE Teens Study) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/teenagers-mental-health-treatment.html The functions of the mental health system under capitalism https://joannamoncrieff.com/2022/03/28/the-functions-of-the-mental-health-system-under-capitalism/

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Psychiatric Hegemony: A Marxist Theory of Mental Illness (review for relevant book)
https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/03/psychiatric-hegemony-marxist-theory-mental-illness/

What the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Got Wrong About Mental Illness
https://jacobin.com/2022/03/anti-psychiatry-movement-mental-illness-psychological-suffering

Psychiatry Won’t Solve Our Mental Health Crisis — Only Politics Can Do That
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/psychiatry-history-trauma-politics-medicine-mental-health

This Is Not the Way to Help Depressed Teenagers (NYT discussing the WISE Teens Study)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/teenagers-mental-health-treatment.html

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]]> This week we sat down with our old comrade and actual Psychiatrist, Dr Byron, to talk about mental health, the left, and how TikTok is ruining everyones brains. Psychiatric Hegemony: A Marxist Theory of Mental Illness (review for relevant book) https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/03/psychiatric-hegemony-marxist-theory-mental-illness/ What the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Got Wrong About Mental Illness https://jacobin.com/2022/03/anti-psychiatry-movement-mental-illness-psychological-suffering ... Chris, Kevin, Jason, Ben, and Byron false No 5067 6 7 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part III) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-iii/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14738513 Jason and Varn are joined again by Sean KB of Antifida and continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out the ANTIFADA: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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]]> Jason and Varn are joined again by Sean KB of Antifida and continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out the ANTIFADA: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason, Varn, Sean KB false No 1988 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- Disaster Nationalism Patreon Preview -- Disaster Nationalism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-disaster-nationalism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-disaster-nationalism/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-14686746 This month we return to Richard Seymour's essay about the new forms of nationalism. At this point the essay is a few years old, so we were able to discuss how things have developed since it was written. We also did not know that a book by the same name by Seymour was coming out soon... Prepared for the Worst: Disaster Nationalism https://salvage.zone/prepared-for-the-worst-disaster-nationalism/ Disaster Nationalism: THE DOWNFALL OF LIBERAL CIVILIZATION https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761156/disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour/ Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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Prepared for the Worst: Disaster Nationalism
https://salvage.zone/prepared-for-the-worst-disaster-nationalism/

Disaster Nationalism: THE DOWNFALL OF LIBERAL CIVILIZATION
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The Ex-Communist’s Conscience
https://www.marxists.org/archive/deutscher/1950/ex-communist.htm

Turned Around: Why Leftists Go Right
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/22/why-leftists-go-right 

From Memoirs of a Trotskyist by Irving Kristol
https://www.pbs.org/arguing/nyintellectuals_krystol_2.html

The Neoconservative Counterrevolution
https://jacobin.com/2015/04/neoconservatives-kristol-podhoretz-hartman-culture-war

How Ex-Communists Shaped American Conservatism
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/how-ex-communists-shaped-american-conservatism/426849/

Trotskycons
https://www.nationalreview.com/2003/06/trotskycons-stephen-schwartz/

The Neoconservative Journey
https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/0817945725_105.pdf 

The Legacy of the Trotskyist Right
https://www.toqonline.com/archives/v6n2/SneigoskiTOQV6N2.pdf

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]]> This week Jason and Varn sat down to have a primer discussion about the different types of American Conservatism. Don't worry, we will be back later this month with more Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason & Varn false No 1981 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- Revolution by Enzo Traverso: Regrettable Book Club (Part VII: FinaIe) Patreon Preview -- Revolution by Enzo Traverso: Regrettable Book Club (Part VII: FinaIe) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-regrettable-book-club-part-vii-finaie/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-regrettable-book-club-part-vii-finaie/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14578460 Welcome to our seventh and FINAL reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso.  We had a lot of fun with this series and will be starting a new one soon. Head on over to the Discord if you would like to be involved. 

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Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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]]> Welcome to our seventh and FINAL reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. We had a lot of fun with this series and will be starting a new one soon. Head on over to the Discord if you would like to be involved. Special thanks to our comrade Connor at Autumn Brigade for our new intro music. Check his music out here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New Yo... Jason, Ben, & Patrons false No 411 6 trailer One Plus One Is Three: The Poverty of ”Third Campism” One Plus One Is Three: The Poverty of ”Third Campism” https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/one-plus-one-is-three-the-poverty-of-third-campism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/one-plus-one-is-three-the-poverty-of-third-campism/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14536250 As recovering Third Campists ourselves, we sit down to discuss the lingering problems that the third camp of Trotskyism has always had and how they are much dumber in their contemporary incarnation.   Resignation from the Fourth International - Natalia Sedova Trotsky https://www.marxists.org/archive/sedova-natalia/1951/05/09.htm Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2020/against-campism-for-international-working-class-solidarity/ 

The Third Camp, Socialism From Below, and the First Principle of Revolutionary Socialism https://newpol.org/issue_post/third-camp-socialism-below-and-first-principle-revolutionary-socialism/ Libya’s revolution, U.S. intervention, and the left https://isreview.org/issue/77/libyas-revolution-us-intervention-and-left/index.html Ukraine and fetishising the anti-NATO call https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-05-04/ukraine-and-fetishising-anti-nato-call Like our theme song? Check out Autumn Brigade here! 

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Resignation from the Fourth International - Natalia Sedova Trotsky
https://www.marxists.org/archive/sedova-natalia/1951/05/09.htm

Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2020/against-campism-for-international-working-class-solidarity/ 

The Third Camp, Socialism From Below, and the First Principle of Revolutionary Socialism https://newpol.org/issue_post/third-camp-socialism-below-and-first-principle-revolutionary-socialism/

Libya’s revolution, U.S. intervention, and the left https://isreview.org/issue/77/libyas-revolution-us-intervention-and-left/index.html

Ukraine and fetishising the anti-NATO call https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-05-04/ukraine-and-fetishising-anti-nato-call

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]]> As recovering Third Campists ourselves, we sit down to discuss the lingering problems that the third camp of Trotskyism has always had and how they are much dumber in their contemporary incarnation. Resignation from the Fourth International - Natalia Sedova Trotsky https://www.marxists.org/archive/sedova-natalia/1951/05/09.htm Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2020/against-campism-for-international-working-clas... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 5045 6 5 full UNLOCKED -- Victorious February: Lessons from the Czechoslovak Revolution (Czechoslovak Socialism Part I of III) UNLOCKED -- Victorious February: Lessons from the Czechoslovak Revolution (Czechoslovak Socialism Part I of III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unlocked-victorious-february-lessons-from-the-czechoslovak-revolution-czechoslovak-socialism-part-i-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unlocked-victorious-february-lessons-from-the-czechoslovak-revolution-czechoslovak-socialism-part-i-of-iii/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14446232 This is a Patreon episode that we recorded in April of 2022. We decided to post this on our main feed at the request of several of our patrons who said more people should hear it. 

Continuing in the spirit of our discussion about the synthesis of socialism from above and below, we decided to dive a bit deeper into a topic that we have referenced many times in passing. The liberal narrative about the revolution is that it was a coup carried out by the Soviet Union against the will of the Czechoslovak people, but a cursory glance at how the revolution unfolded reveals a much different tale. 

Czechoslovakia 1948- By Joseph Grim Feinberg in Jacobin Magazine 

The Czechoslovak Revolution- By Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart in Foreign Affairs Magazine  

Duchacek, Ivo. “The February Coup in Czechoslovakia.” World Politics2, no. 4 (1950): 511–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/2008933.

Myant, Martin. Socialism and Democracy in Czechoslovakia: 1945 - 1948. Soviet and East European Studies 33. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1981.

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Continuing in the spirit of our discussion about the synthesis of socialism from above and below, we decided to dive a bit deeper into a topic that we have referenced many times in passing. The liberal narrative about the revolution is that it was a coup carried out by the Soviet Union against the will of the Czechoslovak people, but a cursory glance at how the revolution unfolded reveals a much different tale. 


Czechoslovakia 1948- By Joseph Grim Feinberg in Jacobin Magazine 

The Czechoslovak Revolution- By Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart in Foreign Affairs Magazine  

Duchacek, Ivo. “The February Coup in Czechoslovakia.” World Politics2, no. 4 (1950): 511–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/2008933.

Myant, Martin. Socialism and Democracy in Czechoslovakia: 1945 - 1948. Soviet and East European Studies 33. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1981.

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]]> This is a Patreon episode that we recorded in April of 2022. We decided to post this on our main feed at the request of several of our patrons who said more people should hear it. Continuing in the spirit of our discussion about the synthesis of socialism from above and below, we decided to dive a bit deeper into a topic that we have referenced many times in passing. The liberal narrative about the revolution is that it was a coup carried out by the Soviet Union against the will of the ... Chris and Jason false No 4378 6 4 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part II) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-ii/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14421067 Jason and Varn continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. 

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]]> Jason and Varn continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. **This is a 30m preview of a 3 hour long episode** Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason & Varn false No 2028 6 trailer Preview -- From 78: Jason’s Talk with Neil of Inform:Podcast Preview -- From 78: Jason’s Talk with Neil of Inform:Podcast https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/preview-from-78-jason-s-talk-with-neil-of-informpodcast/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/preview-from-78-jason-s-talk-with-neil-of-informpodcast/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14376110 This episode of InForm:Podcast is a re-release and cross-post of an older interview done with From78 (of Lost Horizons fame). It was originally posted several lifetimes ago, in 2020, but has been re-released by InForm so we decided to promote it here. Go check out the full episode: https://www.surplusjouissance.com/inform-podcast/

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]]> This episode of InForm:Podcast is a re-release and cross-post of an older interview done with From78 (of Lost Horizons fame). It was originally posted several lifetimes ago, in 2020, but has been re-released by InForm so we decided to promote it here. Go check out the full episode: https://www.surplusjouissance.com/inform-podcast/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Jason & Neil false No 533 6 trailer The Boys Solve the Israel-Palestine ”Conflict” The Boys Solve the Israel-Palestine ”Conflict” https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-boys-solve-the-israel-palestine-conflict/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-boys-solve-the-israel-palestine-conflict/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14364530 Not really, but we do talk about the history of Zionism as a settler colonial project. Pappe, Ilan. “The Framing of the Question of Palestine by the Early Palestinian Press: Zionist Settler-Colonialism and the Newspaper Filastin, 1912-1922.” The Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies : a Multidisciplinary Journal 14, no. 1 (2015): 59–81. https://doi.org/10.3366/hlps.2015.0104. 

Zionism: False Messiah (1998) by Lance Selfa https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/selfa/1998/xx/zionism.htm

Zionism from the standpoint of Its Victims (1979) By Edward Said https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Edward-Said-Excerpt.pdf

Sephardim in Israel: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Jewish Victims Author(s): Ella Shohat https://palestinecollective.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sephardim-in-israel_-zionism-from-the-standpoint-of-its-jewish-victims.pdf

The long history of Zionist proposals to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/the-long-history-of-zionist-proposals-to-ethnically-cleanse-the-gaza-strip Like our intro music? Of course you do! Check out Autumn Brigade here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot

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Pappe, Ilan. “The Framing of the Question of Palestine by the Early Palestinian Press: Zionist Settler-Colonialism and the Newspaper Filastin, 1912-1922.” The Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies : a Multidisciplinary Journal 14, no. 1 (2015): 59–81. https://doi.org/10.3366/hlps.2015.0104. 

Zionism: False Messiah (1998) by Lance Selfa
https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/selfa/1998/xx/zionism.htm

Zionism from the standpoint of Its Victims (1979) By Edward Said https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Edward-Said-Excerpt.pdf

Sephardim in Israel: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Jewish Victims Author(s): Ella Shohat https://palestinecollective.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sephardim-in-israel_-zionism-from-the-standpoint-of-its-jewish-victims.pdf

The long history of Zionist proposals to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/the-long-history-of-zionist-proposals-to-ethnically-cleanse-the-gaza-strip

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]]> Not really, but we do talk about the history of Zionism as a settler colonial project. Pappe, Ilan. “The Framing of the Question of Palestine by the Early Palestinian Press: Zionist Settler-Colonialism and the Newspaper Filastin, 1912-1922.” The Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies : a Multidisciplinary Journal 14, no. 1 (2015): 59–81. https://doi.org/10.3366/hlps.2015.0104. Zionism: False Messiah (1998) by Lance Selfa https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/selfa/1998/xx... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 4603 6 3 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas (Episode 0) Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas (Episode 0) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-episode-0/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-bottomless-seas-episode-0/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14314913 Varn and Jason discuss this new collaborative project "Boundless and Bottomless Seas" and discuss why talking about Dugin and his Fourth Political Theory is worth doing. This is episode was recorded before the first episode of the series and is meant to be a sort of primer and introduction to the project.

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]]> This week we've got a podcast that we recorded with Subjective Conditions a few months ago. This podcast deals with Walter Benjamin as a vibe and, in true Regrettable Century fashion, the discussion is guided by the World Spirit. Check out Subjective Conditions here: https://www.patreon.com/subjectiveconditions/posts Check out Autumn Brigade here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regretta... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 5283 6 2 full Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part I) Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-boundless-and-bottomless-seas-dugin-s-4th-political-theory-part-i/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14248256 Sean KB from the Antifada joins Jason and Varn for a new series that examines the work of right wing thinkers. This week they are discussing  the first chapter of  Alexander Dugin's, 'The Fourth Political Theory' to break down and understand why people from all over the political spectrum are influenced by this seminal work of post-fascist thought. 

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]]> Sean KB from the Antifada joins Jason and Varn for a new series that examines the work of right wing thinkers. This week they are discussing the first chapter of Alexander Dugin's, 'The Fourth Political Theory' to break down and understand why people from all over the political spectrum are influenced by this seminal work of post-fascist thought. **This is a 30m preview of a 2.5 hour long episode** Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Vis... Jason, Varn, & Sean KB false No 1829 6 trailer Patreon Preview -- Revolution by Enzo Traverso: Regrettable Book Club (Part VI) Patreon Preview -- Revolution by Enzo Traverso: Regrettable Book Club (Part VI) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-regrettable-book-club-part-vi/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-regrettable-book-club-part-vi/#comments Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14228159 This preview is from our sixth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso.  This week we discuss different conceptions of freedom, liberation, and the liberation of time. This was supposed to be the final episode, but it looks like we will have to do one more... Special thanks to our comrade Connor at Autumn Brigade for our new intro music. Check his music out here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution

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]]> This preview is from our sixth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss different conceptions of freedom, liberation, and the liberation of time. This was supposed to be the final episode, but it looks like we will have to do one more... Special thanks to our comrade Connor at Autumn Brigade for our new intro music. Check his music out here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolut... Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 373 6 trailer No Royal Road: Class Conflict and The Crisis of Feudalism (Part III) No Royal Road: Class Conflict and The Crisis of Feudalism (Part III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-class-conflict-and-the-crisis-of-feudalism-part-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-class-conflict-and-the-crisis-of-feudalism-part-iii/#comments Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14162662 This week we continue our series reading from Rodney Hilton's collection of essays about the Crisis of Feudalism. These are pretty short essays, but we will no doubt be talking about them forever. Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> This week we continue our series reading from Rodney Hilton's collection of essays about the Crisis of Feudalism. These are pretty short essays, but we will no doubt be talking about them forever. Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 4372 6 1 full PATREON PREVIEW- Bonapart III: The One Where We Talk About the Movie PATREON PREVIEW- Bonapart III: The One Where We Talk About the Movie https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-bonapart-iii-the-one-where-we-talk-about-the-movie/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-bonapart-iii-the-one-where-we-talk-about-the-movie/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14145416 Head on over to our Patreon to hear us discuss the Napoleon movie with our comrade Matthew. 

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]]> Head on over to our Patreon to hear us discuss the Napoleon movie with our comrade Matthew. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 472 6 trailer Upon the Completion of the First Five Year Plan: Year V in Review (Part II) Upon the Completion of the First Five Year Plan: Year V in Review (Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/upon-the-completion-of-the-first-five-year-plan-year-v-in-review-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/upon-the-completion-of-the-first-five-year-plan-year-v-in-review-part-ii/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14088717 Welcome to part two of our YEAR 5 in review episode. We make one big announcement and then talk about all the really cool stuff that happened this year and all the really cool stuff that is on the horizon. 

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]]> Welcome to our YEAR 5 in review episode. We make one big announcement and then talk about all the really cool stuff that happened this year and all the really cool stuff that is on the horizon. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben false No 2749 5 23 full Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso (Part V) Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso (Part V) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-v/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-v/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-14022327 Welcome to our fifth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso.  This week we discuss different conceptions of freedom, liberation, and the liberation of time. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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]]> Welcome to our fifth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss different conceptions of freedom, liberation, and the liberation of time. Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution Music: The Strike-Shots Heard the World Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch S... Ben and Jason false No 334 5 trailer Vive la révolution, Vive L’Empereur: The Mixed Legacy of Napoleon (Bonapart II) Vive la révolution, Vive L’Empereur: The Mixed Legacy of Napoleon (Bonapart II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/vive-la-revolution-vive-l-empereur-the-mixed-legacy-of-napoleon-bonapart-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/vive-la-revolution-vive-l-empereur-the-mixed-legacy-of-napoleon-bonapart-ii/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-13984477 This week we continue our discussion of Napoleon Bonaparte with our comrade Matthew. We start out tying up some loose ends and then discuss the upcoming Ridley Scott movie and the many variations of Bonapartism. 

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]]> This week we continue our discussion of Napoleon Bonaparte with our comrade Matthew. We start out tying up some loose ends and then discuss the upcoming Ridley Scott movie and the many variations of Bonapartism. Music: Marche du Sacre de Napoléon Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Matthew false No 3883 5 22 full Vive la révolution, Vive L’Empereur: The Mixed Legacy of Napoleon (Part I) Vive la révolution, Vive L’Empereur: The Mixed Legacy of Napoleon (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/vive-la-revolution-vive-l-empereur-the-mixed-legacy-of-napoleon-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/vive-la-revolution-vive-l-empereur-the-mixed-legacy-of-napoleon-part-i/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-13938447 This week we had our long time comrade and resident France expert, Matthew, back on the show to talk about the mixed legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte. Was Napoleon a force for progress or the death of the revolution? The answer is yes. Revolutionary Figures: Napoleon Bonaparte https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ageofrevolution/revolutionary-figures/napoleon-bonaparte/# Napoleon: Hegelian Hero https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/napoleon-hegelian-hero/ Hegel and Napoleon: On Heroes and the Sublime in History https://minervawisdom.com/2020/04/13/hegel-and-napoleon-on-heroes-and-the-sublime-in-history/ Music: Chant du départ, the anthem of the first French Empire. 

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The answer is yes.

Revolutionary Figures: Napoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon: Hegelian Hero
https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/napoleon-hegelian-hero/

Hegel and Napoleon: On Heroes and the Sublime in History
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]]> This week we had our long time comrade and resident France expert, Matthew, back on the show to talk about the mixed legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte. Was Napoleon a force for progress or the death of the revolution? The answer is yes. Revolutionary Figures: Napoleon Bonaparte https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ageofrevolution/revolutionary-figures/napoleon-bonaparte/# Napoleon: Hegelian Hero https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/napoleon-hegelian-hero/ Hegel and Napoleon: ... Chris, Jason, and Matthew true No 3477 5 21 full Patreon Preview -- William Morris: From Romantic to Revolutionary Patreon Preview -- William Morris: From Romantic to Revolutionary https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-william-morris-from-romantic-to-revolutionary/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-william-morris-from-romantic-to-revolutionary/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13870428 A little bonus episode for you this week. Here is the audio of a lecture that Kevin gave at the Cascadian Midsummer festival this summer about William Morris. 

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]]> A little bonus episode for you this week. Here is the audio of a lecture that Kevin gave at the Cascadian Midsummer festival this summer about William Morris. Check out Cascadian Midsummer here: https://www.cmfest.org/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Kevin false No 332 5 trailer No Royal Road: Class Conflict and The Crisis of Feudalism (Part II) No Royal Road: Class Conflict and The Crisis of Feudalism (Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-class-conflict-and-the-crisis-of-feudalism-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-class-conflict-and-the-crisis-of-feudalism-part-ii/#comments Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13851104 This week we continue our series reading from Rodney Hilton's collection of essays about the Crisis of Feudalism. These are pretty short essays, but we will no doubt be talking about them forever. Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> This week we continue our series reading from Rodney Hilton's collection of essays about the Crisis of Feudalism. These are pretty short essays, but we will no doubt be talking about them forever. Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 3906 5 20 full Patreon Preview -- The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union Patreon Preview -- The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-last-empire-the-final-days-of-the-soviet-union/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-last-empire-the-final-days-of-the-soviet-union/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13763468 This week we discussed a book about the collapse of the Soviet Union and guess what, it wasn't the result of the United States' efforts to defeat the Evil Empire. It's much dumber and worse than that.

Serhii Plokhy. 2015. The Last Empire : The Final Days of the Soviet Union. New York: Basic Books, A Member Of The Perseus Books Group. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> This week we discussed a book about the collapse of the Soviet Union and guess what, it wasn't the result of the United States' efforts to defeat the Evil Empire. It's much dumber and worse than that. Serhii Plokhy. 2015. The Last Empire : The Final Days of the Soviet Union. New York: Basic Books, A Member Of The Perseus Books Group. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Send us a message (sorry we can... Chris & Jason false No 196 5 trailer Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-is-an-optimism-a-return-to-dialectical-pessimism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-is-an-optimism-a-return-to-dialectical-pessimism/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13710026 The original dudes are back, with an original dudes topic revisiting our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look, its a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us. The only way out is through but getting through is possible. Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/ Pessimism of the Will https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/ CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM  https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342 

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]]> The original dudes are back, with an original dudes topic revisiting our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look, its a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us.

The only way out is through but getting through is possible.

Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come
https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/

Pessimism of the Will
https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/

CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342 


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The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will
https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/1410229-the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will

Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism
https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/1320682-scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism

Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will
https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will

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]]> The original dudes are back, with an original dudes topic revisiting our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look, its a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us. The only way out is through but getting through is possible. Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pess... Chris, Kevin, and Jason. false No 4010 5 19 full No Royal Road: Class Conflict and The Crisis of Feudalism (Part I) No Royal Road: Class Conflict and The Crisis of Feudalism (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-class-conflict-and-the-crisis-of-feudalism-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-class-conflict-and-the-crisis-of-feudalism-part-i/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13612354 This week we start a new series where we read from Rodney Hilton's collection of essays about the Crisis of Feudalism. These are pretty short essays, but we will no doubt be talking about them forever. Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985.

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]]> This week we start a new series where we read from Rodney Hilton's collection of essays about the Crisis of Feudalism. These are pretty short essays, but we will no doubt be talking about them forever. Hilton, Rodney. Class Conflict and the Crisis of Feudalism. A&C Black, 1985. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 5358 5 18 full Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso (Part IV) Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso (Part IV) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-iv/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-iv/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13589032 Welcome to our fourth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss the revolutionary intellectual. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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]]> Welcome to our fourth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss the revolutionary intellectual. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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]]> Welcome to our fourth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss the revolutionary intellectual. Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the sho... Chris, Jason, & Patrons false No 272 5 trailer The Dialectic of Degrowth: Socialists and the Burden of Ecological Disaster The Dialectic of Degrowth: Socialists and the Burden of Ecological Disaster https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectic-of-degrowth-socialists-and-the-burden-of-ecological-disaster/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectic-of-degrowth-socialists-and-the-burden-of-ecological-disaster/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13527612 We think degrowth is going to be necessary, but we also think the debate about degrowth has been all wrong.  We read the newest issue of Monthly Review and had a discussion about the politics of degrowth. Planned Degrowth: Ecosocialism and Sustainable Human Development

https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/planned-degrowth/ 

Nine Theses on Ecosocialist Degrowth

https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/nine-theses-on-ecosocialist-degrowth/ 

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Planned Degrowth: Ecosocialism and Sustainable Human Development

https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/planned-degrowth/ 

Nine Theses on Ecosocialist Degrowth

https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/nine-theses-on-ecosocialist-degrowth/ 

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]]> We think degrowth is going to be necessary, but we also think the debate about degrowth has been all wrong. We read the newest issue of Monthly Review and had a discussion about the politics of degrowth. Planned Degrowth: Ecosocialism and Sustainable Human Development https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/planned-degrowth/ Nine Theses on Ecosocialist Degrowth https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/nine-theses-on-ecosocialist-degrowth/ (Here’s the whole issue) https://monthlyr... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4998 5 17 full Patreon Preview: Replacing the Dead by Mie Nakachi Patreon Preview: Replacing the Dead by Mie Nakachi https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-replacing-the-dead-by-mie-nakachi/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-replacing-the-dead-by-mie-nakachi/#comments Sun, 27 Aug 2023 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13480145 Back with another book that Chris read in grad school, this time we are dealing with the problem of repopulating the Soviet Union after the Second World War.  Please forgive the intermittent audio problems with Jason's track, we are still trying to figure out how to record in the same room and actually make it sound good.

Mie Nakachi. Replacing the Dead : The Politics of Reproduction in the Postwar Soviet Union. New York, Ny: Oxford University Press, 2021.

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]]> Back with another book that Chris read in grad school, this time we are dealing with the problem of repopulating the Soviet Union after the Second World War. 
Please forgive the intermittent audio problems with Jason's track, we are still trying to figure out how to record in the same room and actually make it sound good.

Mie Nakachi. Replacing the Dead : The Politics of Reproduction in the Postwar Soviet Union. New York, Ny: Oxford University Press, 2021.

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]]> Back with another book that Chris read in grad school, this time we are dealing with the problem of repopulating the Soviet Union after the Second World War. Please forgive the intermittent audio problems with Jason's track, we are still trying to figure out how to record in the same room and actually make it sound good. Mie Nakachi. Replacing the Dead : The Politics of Reproduction in the Postwar Soviet Union. New York, Ny: Oxford University Press, 2021. Head over to our Patreon and jo... Chris & Jason true No 274 5 trailer Lumpenization and its Discontents: Disagreements About the Lumpen Classes Lumpenization and its Discontents: Disagreements About the Lumpen Classes https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/lumpenization-and-its-discontents-disagreements-about-the-lumpen-classes/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/lumpenization-and-its-discontents-disagreements-about-the-lumpen-classes/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13452877 This week the Law Boyz are back with a special guest, Kevin. We discuss the concept of the lumpenproletariat and their historical role as foot soldiers of reaction. Then we all argue about the police. Peter Stallybrass (1990) Marx and Heterogeneity: Thinking the Lumpenproletariat, Representations, No. 31, Special Issue: The Margins of Identity in Nineteenth-Century England, pp. 69-95

Nicholas Thoburn (2002) Difference in Marx: the lumpenproletariat and the proletarian unnamable,  Economy and Society, 31:3, 434-460

Robert L. Bussard (1987) The ‘dangerous class’ of Marx and Engels: The rise of the idea of the Lumpenproletariat, History of European Ideas, 8:6, 675-692

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]]> This week the Law Boyz are back with a special guest, Kevin. We discuss the concept of the lumpenproletariat and their historical role as foot soldiers of reaction. Then we all argue about the police.

Peter Stallybrass (1990) Marx and Heterogeneity: Thinking the Lumpenproletariat, Representations, No. 31, Special Issue: The Margins of Identity in Nineteenth-Century England, pp. 69-95

Nicholas Thoburn (2002) Difference in Marx: the lumpenproletariat and the proletarian unnamable,  Economy and Society, 31:3, 434-460

Robert L. Bussard (1987) The ‘dangerous class’ of Marx and Engels: The rise of the idea of the Lumpenproletariat, History of European Ideas, 8:6, 675-692

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]]> This week the Law Boyz are back with a special guest, Kevin. We discuss the concept of the lumpenproletariat and their historical role as foot soldiers of reaction. Then we all argue about the police. Peter Stallybrass (1990) Marx and Heterogeneity: Thinking the Lumpenproletariat, Representations, No. 31, Special Issue: The Margins of Identity in Nineteenth-Century England, pp. 69-95 Nicholas Thoburn (2002) Difference in Marx: the lumpenproletariat and the proletarian unnamable, Econo... Chris, Jason, Steven, and Kevin false No 5061 5 18 full Patreon Preview: Daddy Masaryk and Czechoslovakism Patreon Preview: Daddy Masaryk and Czechoslovakism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-daddy-masaryk-and-czechoslovakism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-daddy-masaryk-and-czechoslovakism/#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13420228 I know we said we were done with our Czechoslovak Socialism series, but like George Lucas we just couldn't leave well enough alone and have made a prequel. It turns out there is an interesting pre-history to Czechoslovak Socialist Republic that is worth discussing. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> I know we said we were done with our Czechoslovak Socialism series, but like George Lucas we just couldn't leave well enough alone and have made a prequel. It turns out there is an interesting pre-history to Czechoslovak Socialist Republic that is worth discussing. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Re... Chris & Jason false No 190 5 trailer No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism: The End of Techno-Feudal Reason (Part V of V) No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism: The End of Techno-Feudal Reason (Part V of V) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-the-end-of-techno-feudal-reason-part-v-of-v/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-the-end-of-techno-feudal-reason-part-v-of-v/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13361781 No Royal Road is back with part four of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's  "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> No Royal Road is back with part four of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 3608 5 16 full Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part III (Regrettable Book Club) Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part III (Regrettable Book Club) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-iii-regrettable-book-club/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-iii-regrettable-book-club/#comments Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13318884 Our third reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss Concepts, Symbols, and Realms of Memory. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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]]> Our third reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss Concepts, Symbols, and Realms of Memory. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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]]> Our third reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss Concepts, Symbols, and Realms of Memory. Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). S... Chris, Jason, & Patrons false No 288 5 trailer Podcasts From Nowhere: William Morris’ Romantic Marxism Podcasts From Nowhere: William Morris’ Romantic Marxism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/podcasts-from-nowhere-william-morris-romantic-marxism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/podcasts-from-nowhere-william-morris-romantic-marxism/#comments Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13282312 Kevin recently gave a talk about William Morris' transition from romantic anti-capitalism to Marxism and is thus well suited to school us on the subject. We decided to record it and share it with all of you.  

How I Became a Socialist (William Morris) https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1894/hibs/hibs.htm Under an Elm-Tree, Or, Thoughts in the Country-Side (William Morris) https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1889/commonweal/07-elm-tree.htm Facing the Worst of It (William Morris) https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1887/commonweal/02-facing-worst.htm William Morris (E.P. Thompson) https://www.marxists.org/archive/thompson-ep/1959/william-morris.htm

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How I Became a Socialist (William Morris)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1894/hibs/hibs.htm

Under an Elm-Tree, Or, Thoughts in the Country-Side (William Morris)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1889/commonweal/07-elm-tree.htm

Facing the Worst of It (William Morris)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1887/commonweal/02-facing-worst.htm

William Morris (E.P. Thompson)
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Bloch, Ernst, Neville Plaice, and Stephen Plaice. The Principle of Hope. Vol. 1. MIT Press, 1995.

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]]> This week we return to an old favorite topic of ours, the warm stream, romantic, or gothic in Marxism. This time we are joined by an accredited expert in all things gothic, Jon from the Horror Vanguard. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-vanguard/id1445594437 https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy Bloch, Ernst, Neville Plaice, and Stephen Plaice. The Principle of Hope. Vol. 1. MIT Press, 1995. Music: Sisters of Mercy- She's a Monster Send us a message (sorry we can't respond o... Chris, Jason, Kevin, and Jon. false No 3844 5 15 full Patreon Preview: Third Worldism, but Make it Racist Patreon Preview: Third Worldism, but Make it Racist https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-third-worldism-but-make-it-racist/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-third-worldism-but-make-it-racist/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13219557 Ukrainian Nationalism and Third Worldism in the Cold War

This week we read and discussed Congo on the Dnipro: Third Worldism and the Nationalization of Soviet Internationalism in Ukraine by Thom Lloyd. The author discusses attempts by Ukrainian nationalists to appropriate the language of third world liberation struggles, but with a twist (spoiler alert, its a racist one).

Loyd, Thom. "Congo on the Dnipro: Third Worldism and the Nationalization of Soviet Internationalism in Ukraine." Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History 22, no. 4 (2021): 787-811. doi:10.1353/kri.2021.0053. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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This week we read and discussed Congo on the Dnipro: Third Worldism and the Nationalization of Soviet Internationalism in Ukraine by Thom Lloyd. The author discusses attempts by Ukrainian nationalists to appropriate the language of third world liberation struggles, but with a twist (spoiler alert, its a racist one).

Loyd, Thom. "Congo on the Dnipro: Third Worldism and the Nationalization of Soviet Internationalism in Ukraine." Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History 22, no. 4 (2021): 787-811. doi:10.1353/kri.2021.0053.

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]]> The Patsocs are coming, the Patsocs are coming!
There has been much fruitless discourse and claims of rising fascism among the keyboard proletarian vanguard about the problem of Social Patriotism. We got the original gang back together to talk about what the appropriate level for freaking out about it on the internet is.

There is no contradiction between patriotism and socialism
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/there-no-contradiction-between-patriotism-and-socialism

Is There a Place for Patriotism on the Left? 
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/patriotism-left-nationalism/

Democratic Socialism Must Be Internationalist
https://jacobin.com/2021/04/john-judis-the-socialist-awakening-review-socialist-left-internationalism-nationalism

In Defense of U.S. Proletarian Patriotism
https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/in-defense-of-us-proletarian-patriotism-a-comradely-response-to-danny-haiphongs-marxist-polemic-on-patriotic-socialism-by-kayla-popuchet

British Communism’s Patriotic Disease
https://www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/british-communisms-patriotic-disease

The Case for a Left Patriotism
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]]> The Patsocs are coming, the Patsocs are coming! There has been much fruitless discourse and claims of rising fascism among the keyboard proletarian vanguard about the problem of Social Patriotism. We got the original gang back together to talk about what the appropriate level for freaking out about it on the internet is. There is no contradiction between patriotism and socialism https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/there-no-contradiction-between-patriotism-and-socialism Is There a P... Chris, Kevin, and Jason. false No 3591 5 14 full Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part II (Regrettable Book Club) Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part II (Regrettable Book Club) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-ii-regrettable-book-club/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-ii-regrettable-book-club/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13125636 Welcome to our second reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss BODIES. 

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]]> Welcome to our second reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss BODIES. Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, Patrons false No 298 5 trailer No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part IV) No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part IV) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-iv/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-iv/#comments Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13062927 No Royal Road is back with part four of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's  "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> No Royal Road is back with part four of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 4509 5 13 full Patreon Preview: Velvet Counterrevolution & Divorce Patreon Preview: Velvet Counterrevolution & Divorce https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-velvet-counterrevolution-divorce/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-velvet-counterrevolution-divorce/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-13048723 Just like the Prague Spring, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. The vast majority of Czechoslovaks who participated in the movements that brought down the republic were attempting to reform the socialist system, not destroy it. Krapfl, James. Revolution with a Human Face Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992. Cornell University Press, 2017.

Scott Brown. “Prelude to a Divorce? The Prague Spring as Dress Rehearsal for Czechoslovakia’s ‘Velvet Divorce.’” Europe-Asia Studies 60, no. 10 (2008): 1783–1804.

Krishan Kumar (1992). The Revolutions of 1989: Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy. Theory and Society, 21(3), 309–356.

Paal Sigurd Hilde (1999). Slovak Nationalism and the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia. Europe-Asia Studies, 51(4), 647–665.

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Krapfl, James. Revolution with a Human Face Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992. Cornell University Press, 2017.

Scott Brown. “Prelude to a Divorce? The Prague Spring as Dress Rehearsal for Czechoslovakia’s ‘Velvet Divorce.’” Europe-Asia Studies 60, no. 10 (2008): 1783–1804.

Krishan Kumar (1992). The Revolutions of 1989: Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy. Theory and Society, 21(3), 309–356.

Paal Sigurd Hilde (1999). Slovak Nationalism and the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia. Europe-Asia Studies, 51(4), 647–665.

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]]> Just like the Prague Spring, it seems clear that the intentions of its participants were the opposite. The vast majority of Czechoslovaks who participated in the movements that brought down the republic were attempting to reform the socialist system, not destroy it. Krapfl, James. Revolution with a Human Face Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989–1992. Cornell University Press, 2017. Scott Brown. “Prelude to a Divorce? The Prague Spring as Dress Rehearsal for Czechoslovaki... Chris & Jason false No 249 5 trailer The Dialectic of Apotheosis: Lunacharsky and the Godbuilders The Dialectic of Apotheosis: Lunacharsky and the Godbuilders https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectic-of-apotheosis-lunacharsky-and-the-godbuilders/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectic-of-apotheosis-lunacharsky-and-the-godbuilders/#comments Sun, 04 Jun 2023 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12977757 This week we discuss a couple of articles by Roland Boer about Lunacharsky, Lenin, and the project of godbuilding. This is our final episode with Mir before he goes off to Austria and Germany to learn all the sneakiest Jesuit tricks. Boer, Roland . “God in the World: Lenin, Hegel, and the God-Builders.” Heythrop Journal, 2015. Boer, Roland. “Religion and Socialism: A. V. Lunacharsky and the God-Builders.” Political Theology 15, no. 2 (March 2014): 188–209. Music: Current 93- Thunder Perfect Mind I

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Boer, Roland . “God in the World: Lenin, Hegel, and the God-Builders.” Heythrop Journal, 2015.

Boer, Roland. “Religion and Socialism: A. V. Lunacharsky and the God-Builders.” Political Theology 15, no. 2 (March 2014): 188–209.



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]]> This week we discuss a couple of articles by Roland Boer about Lunacharsky, Lenin, and the project of godbuilding. This is our final episode with Mir before he goes off to Austria and Germany to learn all the sneakiest Jesuit tricks. Boer, Roland . “God in the World: Lenin, Hegel, and the God-Builders.” Heythrop Journal, 2015. Boer, Roland. “Religion and Socialism: A. V. Lunacharsky and the God-Builders.” Political Theology 15, no. 2 (March 2014): 188–209. Music: Current 93- Thunder Pe... Chris, Jason, Ben, and Mir false No 4139 5 12 full Patreon Preview: Stalinism at War Patreon Preview: Stalinism at War https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-stalinism-at-war/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-stalinism-at-war/#comments Tue, 30 May 2023 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12947713 Back again with another one, this time we are throwing one out to the middle aged men in the audience by talking about World War Two. 

Edele, Mark. Stalinism at War : The Soviet Union in World War II. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

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]]> Back again with another one, this time we are throwing one out to the middle aged men in the audience by talking about World War Two. 

Edele, Mark. Stalinism at War : The Soviet Union in World War II. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

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]]> Back again with another one, this time we are throwing one out to the middle aged men in the audience by talking about World War Two. Edele, Mark. Stalinism at War : The Soviet Union in World War II. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch... Chris & Jason false No 369 5 trailer The French Conundrum (RE-UPLOAD): The Continuing Struggle Over Pension Reforms The French Conundrum (RE-UPLOAD): The Continuing Struggle Over Pension Reforms https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-french-conundrum-re-upload-the-continuing-struggle-over-pension-reforms/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-french-conundrum-re-upload-the-continuing-struggle-over-pension-reforms/#comments Sun, 28 May 2023 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12936464 We are joined by Matthew and Julia for a continuation of our discussion about the French pension reforms. Matthew is our old comrade and friend from the days of Trot hyperactivism and Julia is an actually existing French person. Together  they  provide us their impressions of the struggle against Macron's pension reforms. Music: Komintern Sect-  Rêves de liberté

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]]> We are joined by Matthew and Julia for a continuation of our discussion about the French pension reforms. Matthew is our old comrade and friend from the days of Trot hyperactivism and Julia is an actually existing French person. Together they provide us their impressions of the struggle against Macron's pension reforms. Music: Komintern Sect- Rêves de liberté Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, Matthew, and Julia false No 4565 5 11 full Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part I (Regrettable Book Club) Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part I (Regrettable Book Club) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-i-regrettable-book-club/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-revolution-by-enzo-traverso-part-i-regrettable-book-club/#comments Mon, 22 May 2023 16:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12898600 Welcome to the first of our reading group episodes on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss TRAINS.

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]]> Welcome to the first of our reading group episodes on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss TRAINS.

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London; New York: Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution


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]]> Welcome to the first of our reading group episodes on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss TRAINS. Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London; New York: Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show V... Chris, Jason, and Patrons false No 304 5 trailer No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part III) No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-iii/#comments Sun, 07 May 2023 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12797926 No Royal Road is back with part three of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's  "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> No Royal Road is back with part three of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 6407 5 10 full Patreon Preview -- Empire of Friends: Soviet Power and Socialist Internationalism in Cold War Czechoslovakia Patreon Preview -- Empire of Friends: Soviet Power and Socialist Internationalism in Cold War Czechoslovakia https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-empire-of-friends-soviet-power-and-socialist-internationalism-in-cold-war-czechoslovakia/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-empire-of-friends-soviet-power-and-socialist-internationalism-in-cold-war-czechoslovakia/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2023 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12749165 We are back with more books Chris read in grad school. This one is written by Rachel Applebaum (no relation to Anne) and discusses the Soviet Friendship programs, their successes, and failures. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> We are back with more books Chris read in grad school. This one is written by Rachel Applebaum (no relation to Anne) and discusses the Soviet Friendship programs, their successes, and failures. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris & Jason true No 227 5 trailer You’re Not Making Liberals Socialist, You’re Just Making Socialists More Liberal! You’re Not Making Liberals Socialist, You’re Just Making Socialists More Liberal! https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/you-re-not-making-liberals-socialist-you-re-just-making-socialists-more-liberal/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/you-re-not-making-liberals-socialist-you-re-just-making-socialists-more-liberal/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12668497 This week we discuss why the left allows the liberals to set the tone for its politics.  Liberalism’s Hegemony Over The Left

https://www.counterfire.org/article/liberalisms-hegemony-over-the-left/ 

Death Sentence For The American Left?

https://damagemag.com/2023/01/25/a-death-sentence-for-the-american-left/

Debord and the Postmodern Turn: New Stages of the Spectacle

https://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/Illumina%20Folder/kell17.htm 

Nothing is Any Longer the Opposite of Anything: Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle Today

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Liberalism’s Hegemony Over The Left

https://www.counterfire.org/article/liberalisms-hegemony-over-the-left/ 


Death Sentence For The American Left?

https://damagemag.com/2023/01/25/a-death-sentence-for-the-american-left/


Debord and the Postmodern Turn: New Stages of the Spectacle

https://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/Illumina%20Folder/kell17.htm 


Nothing is Any Longer the Opposite of Anything: Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle Today

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]]> We are back with another book that Chris read in grad school. This one is an interesting read about the impact of material culture on the lives of late Soviet citizens called "The Things of Life: Materiality in Late Soviet Russia" by Alexy Golulbev. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 256 5 trailer Les Aristocrates à la Lanterne: The French Pension Reforms (With Matthew from A Fine Old Conflict) Les Aristocrates à la Lanterne: The French Pension Reforms (With Matthew from A Fine Old Conflict) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/les-aristocrates-a-la-lanterne-the-french-pension-reforms-with-matthew-from-a-fine-old-conflict/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/les-aristocrates-a-la-lanterne-the-french-pension-reforms-with-matthew-from-a-fine-old-conflict/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12577444 We are once again joined by our old friend and comrade Matthew, who is currently residing in Paris. Matthew gives us the rundown of the French pension reforms and we talk about the prospects for the labor and socialist movements.  Music- Edith Piaf- Ça Ira (Sans-culotte version)

Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine aristocrats to the lamp post! Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine the aristocrats, we'll hang them! If we don't hang them We'll break them If we don't break them We'll burn them Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine aristocrats to the lamp-post Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine the aristocrats, we'll hang them! We shall have no more nobles nor priests Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine Equality will reign everywhere The Austrian slave shall follow him Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine And their infernal clique Shall go to hell Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine aristocrats to the lamp-post Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine the aristocrats, we'll hang them! And when we'll have hung them all We'll stick a shovel up their arse.

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Music- Edith Piaf- Ça Ira (Sans-culotte version)



Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
aristocrats to the lamp post!
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
the aristocrats, we'll hang them!

If we don't hang them
We'll break them
If we don't break them
We'll burn them
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
aristocrats to the lamp-post
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
the aristocrats, we'll hang them!

We shall have no more nobles nor priests
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
Equality will reign everywhere
The Austrian slave shall follow him
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
And their infernal clique
Shall go to hell
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
aristocrats to the lamp-post
Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine
the aristocrats, we'll hang them!
And when we'll have hung them all
We'll stick a shovel up their arse.




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]]> We are finally back with part four of our discussion of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This week we actually finish the book. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 393 5 trailer No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part II) No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-ii/#comments Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-12466698 No Royal Road is back! Varn joins Chris and Jason to discuss the second part of Evegny Morozov's  "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason."  Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> No Royal Road is back! Varn joins Chris and Jason to discuss the second part of Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 8474 5 7 full Setting Fears Afloat (Liquid Fear: Part III -- Finale) Setting Fears Afloat (Liquid Fear: Part III -- Finale) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/setting-fears-afloat-liquid-fear-part-iii-finale/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/setting-fears-afloat-liquid-fear-part-iii-finale/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12407563 The boys are back and we are finally finishing this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman. From the publisher's note: "Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Whether its the fear of natural disasters, the fear of environmental catastrophes or the fear of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, we live today in a state of constant anxiety about the dangers that could strike unannounced and at any moment. Fear is the name we give to our uncertainty in the face of the dangers that characterize our liquid modern age, to our ignorance of what the threat is and our incapacity to determine what can and can't be done to counter it." We cover the last two chapters and conclusion in this episode. Bauman, Zygmunt. 2006. Liquid Fear. Cambridge U.A.: Polity Press. Music:  Dimitri Shostakovich- Waltz No. 2

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]]> The boys are back and we are finally finishing this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman.

From the publisher's note:

"Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Whether its the fear of natural disasters, the fear of environmental catastrophes or the fear of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, we live today in a state of constant anxiety about the dangers that could strike unannounced and at any moment. Fear is the name we give to our uncertainty in the face of the dangers that characterize our liquid modern age, to our ignorance of what the threat is and our incapacity to determine what can and can't be done to counter it."

We cover the last two chapters and conclusion in this episode.

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]]> The boys are back and we are finally finishing this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman. From the publisher's note: "Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we li... Chris, Jason, Ben, and Mir false No 3435 5 6 full No Republic is Safe That Tolerates a Privileged Class: On Marxist Republicanism No Republic is Safe That Tolerates a Privileged Class: On Marxist Republicanism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-republic-is-safe-that-tolerates-a-privileged-class-on-marxist-republicanism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-republic-is-safe-that-tolerates-a-privileged-class-on-marxist-republicanism/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12301555 We return to the concept of the republic, this time with our comrade Brad who is a member of the CPUSA, a union activist, and first class republic respecter. Brad  is here to make a pitch for the continuation of a revolutionary tradition that is steeped in revolutionary  republicanism.  Pettit, Philip. 2012. On the People’s Terms : A Republican Theory and Model of Democracy. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. Bill of Rights Socialism and the Future of the Republic

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]]> We return to the concept of the republic, this time with our comrade Brad who is a member of the CPUSA, a union activist, and first class republic respecter. Brad is here to make a pitch for the continuation of a revolutionary tradition that is steeped in revolutionary republicanism. Pettit, Philip. 2012. On the People’s Terms : A Republican Theory and Model of Democracy. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. Bill of Rights Socialism and the Future of the Repu... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Brad false No 5389 5 5 full Patreon Preview: A Failed Empire Patreon Preview: A Failed Empire https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-a-failed-empire/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-a-failed-empire/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12245545 This week we're discussing  A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev which is a not very good book that advances a thesis that doesn't need to exist. Enjoy! 

Zubok, V M. 2009. A Failed Empire : The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev. Chapel Hill: University Of North Carolina Press.

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]]> This week we're discussing A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev which is a not very good book that advances a thesis that doesn't need to exist. Enjoy! Zubok, V M. 2009. A Failed Empire : The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev. Chapel Hill: University Of North Carolina Press. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Send us a message ... Chris & Jason false No 192 5 trailer No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism -- Part I No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism -- Part I https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-neo-feudalism-or-the-fuzzy-edges-of-capitalism-part-i/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12190302 No Royal Road is back! Varn joins Chris and Jason to discuss Evegny Morozov's  "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." This is the first of what will probably be a multi part series.  Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> No Royal Road is back! Varn joins Chris and Jason to discuss Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason." This is the first of what will probably be a multi part series. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 6564 5 4 full The Dialectics of Wood Law: Marxism and Natural Law with Steven The Dialectics of Wood Law: Marxism and Natural Law with Steven https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectics-of-wood-law-marxism-and-natural-law-with-steven/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectics-of-wood-law-marxism-and-natural-law-with-steven/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12141928 Steven from Supreme Leap Forward is back and this time he's bringing his thoughts on natural law. For this weeks episode we read from Olúfémi Táíwò's Legal Naturalism and an article by Anna Lukina to prepare for this discussion.  Olúfémi Táíwò. 2015. Legal Naturalism : A Marxist Theory of Law. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. https://legalform.blog/2020/07/30/kelsen-on-marx-engels-and-natural-law-anna-lukina/?fbclid=IwAR3qomVFwcvNttJqNJJKDhJcyrRPLbF4kGnBpplao3C-BsS3EfjZp01Ajcw Music: Tupac- Fuck the Law

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]]> Steven from Supreme Leap Forward is back and this time he's bringing his thoughts on natural law. For this weeks episode we read from Olúfémi Táíwò's Legal Naturalism and an article by Anna Lukina to prepare for this discussion. 

Olúfémi Táíwò. 2015. Legal Naturalism : A Marxist Theory of Law. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

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]]> Steven from Supreme Leap Forward is back and this time he's bringing his thoughts on natural law. For this weeks episode we read from Olúfémi Táíwò's Legal Naturalism and an article by Anna Lukina to prepare for this discussion. Olúfémi Táíwò. 2015. Legal Naturalism : A Marxist Theory of Law. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. https://legalform.blog/2020/07/30/kelsen-on-marx-engels-and-natural-law-anna-lukina/?fbclid=IwAR3qomVFwcvNttJqNJJKDhJcyrRPLbF4kGnBpplao3C-BsS3EfjZp01Ajcw Music... Chris, Jason, and Steven false No 4767 5 3 full Patreon Preview: Laboratory of Socialist Development Patreon Preview: Laboratory of Socialist Development https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-laboratory-of-socialist-development/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-laboratory-of-socialist-development/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12104964 Happy New Year and welcome to a new series where Chris talks about books he read in grad school. This week we are reading and discussing Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan by Artemy Kalinovsky. 

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]]> Happy New Year and welcome to a new series where Chris talks about books he read in grad school. This week we are reading and discussing Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan by Artemy Kalinovsky. 

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]]> Happy New Year and welcome to a new series where Chris talks about books he read in grad school. This week we are reading and discussing Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan by Artemy Kalinovsky. Kalinovsky, Artemy M. 2018. Laboratory of Socialist Development : Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and... Chris & Jason false No 194 5 trailer The Boys Win the Culture War- With Matthew from A Fine Old Conflict The Boys Win the Culture War- With Matthew from A Fine Old Conflict https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-boys-win-the-culture-war-with-matthew-from-a-fine-old-conflict/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-boys-win-the-culture-war-with-matthew-from-a-fine-old-conflict/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-12055367 We got together with our old friend and comrade from the Trot sect days to talk about why it is that the nominally socialist left is so obsessed with liberal culture war discourse. Music:  Embrace- Money

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]]> We got together with our old friend and comrade from the Trot sect days to talk about why it is that the nominally socialist left is so obsessed with liberal culture war discourse. Music: Embrace- Money Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, & Matthew false No 4639 5 2 full Unimaginable Horrors and the Terrors of the Global (Liquid Fear Part II) Unimaginable Horrors and the Terrors of the Global (Liquid Fear Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unimaginable-horrors-and-the-terrors-of-the-global-liquid-fear-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unimaginable-horrors-and-the-terrors-of-the-global-liquid-fear-part-ii/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-11900308 Happy December, I just finished my semester and finally got around to mastering this episode that we recorded a couple months ago.  We are revisiting this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman who is a harsh critic of late capitalist modernity. From the publisher's note: "Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Whether its the fear of natural disasters, the fear of environmental catastrophes or the fear of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, we live today in a state of constant anxiety about the dangers that could strike unannounced and at any moment. Fear is the name we give to our uncertainty in the face of the dangers that characterize our liquid modern age, to our ignorance of what the threat is and our incapacity to determine what can and can't be done to counter it." We cover the two middle chapters of the book in this episode. Bauman, Zygmunt. 2006. Liquid Fear. Cambridge U.A.: Polity Press. Music:  Dimitri Shostakovich- Waltz No. 2

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]]> Happy December, I just finished my semester and finally got around to mastering this episode that we recorded a couple months ago.  We are revisiting this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman who is a harsh critic of late capitalist modernity.

From the publisher's note:

"Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Whether its the fear of natural disasters, the fear of environmental catastrophes or the fear of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, we live today in a state of constant anxiety about the dangers that could strike unannounced and at any moment. Fear is the name we give to our uncertainty in the face of the dangers that characterize our liquid modern age, to our ignorance of what the threat is and our incapacity to determine what can and can't be done to counter it."

We cover the two middle chapters of the book in this episode.

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]]> Happy December, I just finished my semester and finally got around to mastering this episode that we recorded a couple months ago. We are revisiting this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman who is a harsh critic of late capitalist modernity. From the publisher's note: "Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings coul... Chris, Jason, Mir, and Ben false No 5853 5 1 full Patreon Preview: Neither Vertical nor Horizontal (Part III) Patreon Preview: Neither Vertical nor Horizontal (Part III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal-part-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal-part-iii/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-11790875 We are back with part three of our discussion of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This week we talk about chapters three and four. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> We are back with part three of our discussion of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This week we talk about chapters three and four.

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]]> We are back with part three of our discussion of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This week we talk about chapters three and four. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Guests false No 375 5 trailer Four Regrettable Years Four Regrettable Years https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/four-regrettable-years/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/four-regrettable-years/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-11746569 We just turned four! Looks like we have successfully fooled you into listening to us for another year. In honor of exiting the anal stage and entering our phallic stage of childhood psychosexual development as a podcast, we decided to do an episode about it. Please enjoy the very last episode of year four. Year five will be worse for humanity and likely better for our podcast. See you in season five! Music: The Dead Kennedys- Kill The Poor 

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]]> We just turned four! Looks like we have successfully fooled you into listening to us for another year. In honor of exiting the anal stage and entering our phallic stage of childhood psychosexual development as a podcast, we decided to do an episode about it. Please enjoy the very last episode of year four. Year five will be worse for humanity and likely better for our podcast. See you in season five! Music: The Dead Kennedys- Kill The Poor Send us a message (sorry we can't respond... The Regrettable Boys false No 4799 4 22 full Meming Prometheus and the Continuing Tragedy of the Worker (II of II) Meming Prometheus and the Continuing Tragedy of the Worker (II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/meming-prometheus-and-the-continuing-tragedy-of-the-worker-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/meming-prometheus-and-the-continuing-tragedy-of-the-worker-ii-of-ii/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-11640240 This week we continued our discussion of The Tragedy of the Worker by the Salvage Collective and discussed the implications of looming climate collapse. Once again we ask: what kind of world do you want to build in the post-apocalyptic wasteland? https://www.versobooks.com/books/3727-the-tragedy-of-the-worker Music: Bad Religion- Modern Man

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]]> This week we continued our discussion of The Tragedy of the Worker by the Salvage Collective and discussed the implications of looming climate collapse. Once again we ask: what kind of world do you want to build in the post-apocalyptic wasteland?

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]]> This week we continued our discussion of The Tragedy of the Worker by the Salvage Collective and discussed the implications of looming climate collapse. Once again we ask: what kind of world do you want to build in the post-apocalyptic wasteland? https://www.versobooks.com/books/3727-the-tragedy-of-the-worker Music: Bad Religion- Modern Man Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4654 4 21 full The Labor Theory of Apocalypse (I of II) The Labor Theory of Apocalypse (I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-labor-theory-of-apocalypse-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-labor-theory-of-apocalypse-i-of-ii/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11606694 This week we read The Tragedy of the Worker by the Salvage Collective and discussed the implications of looming climate collapse. Once again we ask: what kind of world do you want to build in the post-apocalyptic wasteland? https://www.versobooks.com/books/3727-the-tragedy-of-the-worker Music: The Broadways- We'll Have a Party

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]]> This week we read The Tragedy of the Worker by the Salvage Collective and discussed the implications of looming climate collapse. Once again we ask: what kind of world do you want to build in the post-apocalyptic wasteland?

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]]> This week we read The Tragedy of the Worker by the Salvage Collective and discussed the implications of looming climate collapse. Once again we ask: what kind of world do you want to build in the post-apocalyptic wasteland? https://www.versobooks.com/books/3727-the-tragedy-of-the-worker Music: The Broadways- We'll Have a Party Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4524 4 20 full The Dialectics of Madness- With Adam from Subjective Conditions The Dialectics of Madness- With Adam from Subjective Conditions https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectics-of-madness-with-adam-from-subjective-conditions/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dialectics-of-madness-with-adam-from-subjective-conditions/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11500532 The Lost Horizons gang is back together. 

We welcome Comrade Adam back to the Lost Horizons network and discuss a couple of articles about Hegel, Foucault, and MADNESS. The Good the Mad and the Ugly: Part I The Good the Mad and the Ugly: Part II  https://www.patreon.com/subjectiveconditions Music: Madness- One Step Beyond

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]]> The Lost Horizons gang is back together. 

We welcome Comrade Adam back to the Lost Horizons network and discuss a couple of articles about Hegel, Foucault, and MADNESS.

The Good the Mad and the Ugly: Part I

The Good the Mad and the Ugly: Part II 

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]]> The Lost Horizons gang is back together. We welcome Comrade Adam back to the Lost Horizons network and discuss a couple of articles about Hegel, Foucault, and MADNESS. The Good the Mad and the Ugly: Part I The Good the Mad and the Ugly: Part II https://www.patreon.com/subjectiveconditions Music: Madness- One Step Beyond Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Adam false No 4902 4 19 full Fear of Evil, Dread of Death (Liquid Fear Part 1) -- Featuring the Return of Jason Fear of Evil, Dread of Death (Liquid Fear Part 1) -- Featuring the Return of Jason https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/fear-of-evil-dread-of-death-liquid-fear-part-1-featuring-the-return-of-jason/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/fear-of-evil-dread-of-death-liquid-fear-part-1-featuring-the-return-of-jason/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11430003 Happy October! Its what they call spooky season so it is only fitting that we dive into a book about Fear. This is a work of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman who is a harsh critic of late capitalist modernity. From the publisher's note: "Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Whether its the fear of natural disasters, the fear of environmental catastrophes or the fear of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, we live today in a state of constant anxiety about the dangers that could strike unannounced and at any moment. Fear is the name we give to our uncertainty in the face of the dangers that characterize our liquid modern age, to our ignorance of what the threat is and our incapacity to determine what can and can't be done to counter it." We cover the introduction and first two chapters in this episode. Bauman, Zygmunt. 2006. Liquid Fear. Cambridge U.A.: Polity Press. Music: New Model Army- 225

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]]> Happy October! Its what they call spooky season so it is only fitting that we dive into a book about Fear. This is a work of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman who is a harsh critic of late capitalist modernity.

From the publisher's note:

"Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame the uncontrolled forces of the social and natural worlds. And yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, we live again in a time of fear. Whether its the fear of natural disasters, the fear of environmental catastrophes or the fear of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, we live today in a state of constant anxiety about the dangers that could strike unannounced and at any moment. Fear is the name we give to our uncertainty in the face of the dangers that characterize our liquid modern age, to our ignorance of what the threat is and our incapacity to determine what can and can't be done to counter it."

We cover the introduction and first two chapters in this episode.

Bauman, Zygmunt. 2006. Liquid Fear. Cambridge U.A.: Polity Press.

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]]> Happy October! Its what they call spooky season so it is only fitting that we dive into a book about Fear. This is a work of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Bauman who is a harsh critic of late capitalist modernity. From the publisher's note: "Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings could at last take control of their lives and tame th... Chris, Jason, Mir, and Ben false No 7143 4 18 full Patreon Preview: Hangin’ Out With Jason Patreon Preview: Hangin’ Out With Jason https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-hangin-out-with-jason/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-hangin-out-with-jason/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11361716 Jason is out of the rehab facility and convalescing with our sister, so we decided to do a little test recording to see how it felt to be podcasting again after a coma and traumatic brain injury. We decided it went pretty alright and will be back soon with some episodes.

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]]> Jason is out of the rehab facility and convalescing with our sister, so we decided to do a little test recording to see how it felt to be podcasting again after a coma and traumatic brain injury. We decided it went pretty alright and will be back soon with some episodes. This isn't a real episode, but we have part two of our reading group coming soon and Jason and I will be recording part three of our Czechoslovak socialism series this month as well. Send us a message (sorry we can't re... Chris and Jason false No 177 4 trailer Red Theology (Part V- Final): Revolutionary Christianity With East Asian Characteristics Red Theology (Part V- Final): Revolutionary Christianity With East Asian Characteristics https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-v-final-revolutionary-christianity-with-east-asian-characteristics/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-v-final-revolutionary-christianity-with-east-asian-characteristics/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11303457 Welcome to the fifth and final part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for a set of chapters dealing with the Taiping Revolution, Chinese Christian Marxism, and Christianity in the DPRK. We are missing Jason on this podcast, but hopefully, he will be back some time this month.    Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music:  Han Lei, Qi Jianbo, and  Fan Xiaobin- The Vast Heaven and Earth

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]]> Welcome to the fifth and final part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for a set of chapters dealing with the Taiping Revolution, Chinese Christian Marxism, and Christianity in the DPRK.

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]]> Welcome to the fifth and final part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for a set of chapters dealing with the Taiping Revolution, Chinese Christian Marxism, and Christianity in the DPRK. We are missing Jason on this podcast, but hopefully, he will be back some time this month. Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research... Chris, Mir, and Ben false No 8357 4 17 full Patreon Preview: Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal: Book Club (Part I) Patreon Preview: Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal: Book Club (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal-book-club-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal-book-club-part-i/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2022 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11287414 Book Clubs are back, back in a temporarily diminished capacity, but back. This week we read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This book rhymes with concepts we have been discussing on the podcast for quite some time, so we were excited to dive in.

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]]> Book Clubs are back, back in a temporarily diminished capacity, but back. This week we read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This book rhymes with concepts we have been discussing on the podcast for quite some time, so we were excited to dive in.

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]]> Book Clubs are back, back in a temporarily diminished capacity, but back. This week we read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This book rhymes with concepts we have been discussing on the podcast for quite some time, so we were excited to dive in. Nunes, Rodrigo. Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organisation. Verso, 2021. To join in future reading groups please join our Patreon by clicking below. Send us a message (sorry we can't... Regrettable Patron Gang false No 485 4 trailer Red Theology (Part IV): The Possibility of Religious Revolution Red Theology (Part IV): The Possibility of Religious Revolution https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-iv-the-possibility-of-religious-revolution/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-iv-the-possibility-of-religious-revolution/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-11182772 Welcome to the fourth part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for a set of chapters dealing with Althusser's Christianity, Farnham Maynard, and the God-building Project of Anatoly Lunacharsky. We are missing Jason on this podcast, but hopefully, he will be back in a month or two. Until then we will wrap up this series without him.    Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music: Choir of the Brethren at Valaam Monastary- Agni Parthene  

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]]> Welcome to the fourth part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for a set of chapters dealing with Althusser's Christianity, Farnham Maynard, and the God-building Project of Anatoly Lunacharsky.

We are missing Jason on this podcast, but hopefully, he will be back in a month or two. Until then we will wrap up this series without him. 
 
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]]> Welcome to the fourth part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for a set of chapters dealing with Althusser's Christianity, Farnham Maynard, and the God-building Project of Anatoly Lunacharsky. We are missing Jason on this podcast, but hopefully, he will be back in a month or two. Until then we will wrap up this series without him. Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Chris... Chris, Mir, and Ben false No 8421 4 16 full Red Theology (Part III): Heilsgeschichte, History, and Marxism Red Theology (Part III): Heilsgeschichte, History, and Marxism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-iii-heilsgeschichte-history-and-marxism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-iii-heilsgeschichte-history-and-marxism/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10989168 Welcome to the third part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for the third set of chapters dealing with the contradictory legacy of Martin Luther and Marx's secular eschaton. This episode was recorded before Jason's accident, but I have just now gotten around to mixing and uploading it. It has been a crazy month, but we are hoping to get back in the swing of things soon. Jason won't be able to podcast again until probably September at the earliest, but we are going to try to get some stuff together in his absence. Enjoy!   Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music: Norfolk Chamber Consort - J.S. Bach, Cantata 106: II. Gottes Zeit ist die allerbester Zeit

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]]> Welcome to the third part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for the third set of chapters dealing with the contradictory legacy of Martin Luther and Marx's secular eschaton.

This episode was recorded before Jason's accident, but I have just now gotten around to mixing and uploading it. It has been a crazy month, but we are hoping to get back in the swing of things soon. Jason won't be able to podcast again until probably September at the earliest, but we are going to try to get some stuff together in his absence. Enjoy!  

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]]> Welcome to the third part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for the third set of chapters dealing with the contradictory legacy of Martin Luther and Marx's secular eschaton. This episode was recorded before Jason's accident, but I have just now gotten around to mixing and uploading it. It has been a crazy month, but we are hoping to get back in the swing of things soon. Jason won't... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 5559 4 15 full PODCAST UPDATE PODCAST UPDATE https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/podcast-update-1769627243/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/podcast-update-1769627243/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10957730 It's been about a month since we posted anything, here is why.  Don't worry, we will be back soon! 

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]]> It's been about a month since we posted anything, here is why. Don't worry, we will be back soon! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 69 full Red Theology (Part II): Omnia Sunt Communia Red Theology (Part II): Omnia Sunt Communia https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-ii-omnia-sunt-communia/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-ii-omnia-sunt-communia/#comments Mon, 30 May 2022 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10708318 Welcome to the second part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for the second set of chapters dealing with the contradictory legacies of St, Paul, Martin Luther, and John Calvin.  Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music: John Brown's Body- Paul Robeson

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]]> Welcome to the second part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for the second set of chapters dealing with the contradictory legacies of St, Paul, Martin Luther, and John Calvin. 

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]]> Welcome to the second part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben, for the second set of chapters dealing with the contradictory legacies of St, Paul, Martin Luther, and John Calvin. Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music: John Brown's Body- Paul Robeson Send us a message (sorry we ca... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 4849 4 14 full Patreon Preview: Socialism With A Human Face -- The Prague Spring of 1968 Patreon Preview: Socialism With A Human Face -- The Prague Spring of 1968 https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-socialism-with-a-human-face-the-prague-spring-of-1968/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-socialism-with-a-human-face-the-prague-spring-of-1968/#comments Tue, 24 May 2022 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10675336 Continuing what has become a series on Czechoslovak Socialism,  we discuss the attempt to reform the ČSSR in 1968. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> Continuing what has become a series on Czechoslovak Socialism,  we discuss the attempt to reform the ČSSR in 1968.

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]]> Continuing what has become a series on Czechoslovak Socialism, we discuss the attempt to reform the ČSSR in 1968. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 242 4 trailer The Dharma of Emancipation: Marxism in Dialogue with Buddhism (With Adam from Subjective Conditions) The Dharma of Emancipation: Marxism in Dialogue with Buddhism (With Adam from Subjective Conditions) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dharma-of-emancipation-marxism-in-dialogue-with-buddhism-with-adam-from-subjective-conditions/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-dharma-of-emancipation-marxism-in-dialogue-with-buddhism-with-adam-from-subjective-conditions/#comments Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10627806 This week we are joined by Comrade Adam, a Lost Horizons alumnus of Red Library fame, to discuss what sort of dialogue can be had between Marxism and Buddhism. We decided to branch out, and cover a non-Christian faith in this continuation of our series on Marxism and religion. We hope to continue touching on other faiths and their interaction and overlap with the emancipatory project.  Dharmic Marxism- A blog that posts about Marxism and Buddhism https://dharmicmarxism.wordpress.com/ Subjective Conditions Podcast https://sites.libsyn.com/subjectiveconditions?fbclid=IwAR3KGWIeoFCwqPy8A0Cmbhher7JsWW9iAfGYqEmwajic8yVd_BeNweLYp28 Music- YOB- In Our Blood

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]]> This week we are joined by Comrade Adam, a Lost Horizons alumnus of Red Library fame, to discuss what sort of dialogue can be had between Marxism and Buddhism. We decided to branch out, and cover a non-Christian faith in this continuation of our series on Marxism and religion. We hope to continue touching on other faiths and their interaction and overlap with the emancipatory project. 

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]]> This week we are joined by Comrade Adam, a Lost Horizons alumnus of Red Library fame, to discuss what sort of dialogue can be had between Marxism and Buddhism. We decided to branch out, and cover a non-Christian faith in this continuation of our series on Marxism and religion. We hope to continue touching on other faiths and their interaction and overlap with the emancipatory project. Dharmic Marxism- A blog that posts about Marxism and Buddhism https://dharmicmarxism.wordpress.com/ ... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 5100 4 13 full Red Theology (Part I): Christian Communism as Political Myth Red Theology (Part I): Christian Communism as Political Myth https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-i-christian-communism-as-political-myth/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/red-theology-part-i-christian-communism-as-political-myth/#comments Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10525301 Welcome to the first part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben for the first two chapters, which mostly deal with Karl Kautsky's writings about early Christianity and how it informs the communist tradition. Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music: Ktož jsú boží bojovníci written by Jan Čapek z Klatov in 15th Century as a battle anthem for the Hussite rebels. 

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Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020.

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]]> Welcome to the first part of our reading series on Roland Boer's Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. We are joined by our Comrades in Christ, Mir and Ben for the first two chapters, which mostly deal with Karl Kautsky's writings about early Christianity and how it informs the communist tradition. Boer, Roland. Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition. Studies in Critical Research on Religion . Haymarket Books, 2020. Music: Ktož jsú boží bojovníci written by Jan Čap... Chris, Jason, Mir, and Ben false No 3094 4 12 full No Royal Road -- The Feudal Revolution Debate (With C. Derick Varn) No Royal Road -- The Feudal Revolution Debate (With C. Derick Varn) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-the-feudal-revolution-debate-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-the-feudal-revolution-debate-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10467898 In this episode, we discuss another Chris Wickham article about feudalism. This is a stand-alone episode, but it is in spiritual continuity with our previous series discussing Chris Wickham's The Other Transition.   We will be back soon with another series on a similar topic. Reuter, Timothy, and Chris Wickham. “The ‘Feudal Revolution.’” Past & Present, no. 155 (1997): 177–208. http://www.jstor.org/stable/651130. https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> In this episode, we discuss another Chris Wickham article about feudalism. This is a stand-alone episode, but it is in spiritual continuity with our previous series discussing Chris Wickham's The Other Transition.   We will be back soon with another series on a similar topic.

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]]> In this episode, we discuss another Chris Wickham article about feudalism. This is a stand-alone episode, but it is in spiritual continuity with our previous series discussing Chris Wickham's The Other Transition. We will be back soon with another series on a similar topic. Reuter, Timothy, and Chris Wickham. “The ‘Feudal Revolution.’” Past & Present, no. 155 (1997): 177–208. http://www.jstor.org/stable/651130. https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog Send us a message (sorry we can't re... Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 4306 4 12 full Patreon Preview: Victorious February (Lessons From The Czechoslovak Revolution) Patreon Preview: Victorious February (Lessons From The Czechoslovak Revolution) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-victorious-february-lessons-from-the-czechoslovak-revolution/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-victorious-february-lessons-from-the-czechoslovak-revolution/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10461932 Continuing in the spirit of our discussions about the relationship between "Socialism From Below" and "Socialism From Above," we've decided to dive in a bit deeper into a topic we've referenced many times in passing... Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> Continuing in the spirit of our discussions about the relationship between "Socialism From Below" and "Socialism From Above," we've decided to dive in a bit deeper into a topic we've referenced many times in passing...

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]]> Continuing in the spirit of our discussions about the relationship between "Socialism From Below" and "Socialism From Above," we've decided to dive in a bit deeper into a topic we've referenced many times in passing... Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrett... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 301 4 trailer Marxism in Dialogue With Christianity Marxism in Dialogue With Christianity https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-in-dialogue-with-christianity/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-in-dialogue-with-christianity/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10391634 Once again, we continue our unending project of reuniting the cold and the warm streams of Marxism. This time we are joined by our comrade Ben to talk about the need for a dialogue between Marxism and Christianity.  We once again ask what Christians can learn from the liberatory message of Marxism and what Marxists may be able to take away from the liberatory message of Christianity.  Marxists and Christians: The Fate of the Dialogue The Urgency of Marxist-Christian Dialogue by Herbert Aptheker; Marxism and Radical Religion: Essays toward a Revolutionary Humanity by Thomas Dean; John C. Raines; Church in a Marxist Society by Jan Milic Lochman Review by: Charles C. West The Journal of Religion, Vol. 52, No. 3 (Jul., 1972), pp. 304-317 

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]]> Once again, we continue our unending project of reuniting the cold and the warm streams of Marxism. This time we are joined by our comrade Ben to talk about the need for a dialogue between Marxism and Christianity. 

We once again ask what Christians can learn from the liberatory message of Marxism and what Marxists may be able to take away from the liberatory message of Christianity. 

Marxists and Christians: The Fate of the Dialogue The Urgency of Marxist-Christian Dialogue by Herbert Aptheker; Marxism and Radical Religion: Essays toward a Revolutionary Humanity by Thomas Dean; John C. Raines; Church in a Marxist Society by Jan Milic Lochman Review by: Charles C. West The Journal of Religion, Vol. 52, No. 3 (Jul., 1972), pp. 304-317 

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]]> Once again, we continue our unending project of reuniting the cold and the warm streams of Marxism. This time we are joined by our comrade Ben to talk about the need for a dialogue between Marxism and Christianity. We once again ask what Christians can learn from the liberatory message of Marxism and what Marxists may be able to take away from the liberatory message of Christianity. Marxists and Christians: The Fate of the Dialogue The Urgency of Marxist-Christian Dialogue by He... Chris, Jason, and Ben false No 4665 4 11 full Patreon Preview: The Left In Purgatory (I of II) Patreon Preview: The Left In Purgatory (I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-left-in-purgatory-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-the-left-in-purgatory-i-of-ii/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10333771 Wherein a group of us get together to read and discuss the latest issue of Jacobin magazine, its analysis of the current political situation, and what to do about it... and the extent to which it actually does those things. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> Wherein a group of us get together to read and discuss the latest issue of Jacobin magazine, its analysis of the current political situation, and what to do about it... and the extent to which it actually does those things. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Re... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 338 4 trailer The One Where We Talk About Everything That Is Wrong The One Where We Talk About Everything That Is Wrong https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-one-where-we-talk-about-everything-that-is-wrong/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-one-where-we-talk-about-everything-that-is-wrong/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-10292601 Here is about an hour's worth of bonus content recorded before our last episode of No Royal Road. We were just riffing about neoliberalism, left delusions, anti-imperialism, paleo-cons, liberals, conservatism, inflation, Volcker Shock, internet tankies, and a bunch of other things we thought might be worth recording. So, we hit record. Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Music:  Tragedy- Conflicting Ideas

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]]> Here is about an hour's worth of bonus content recorded before our last episode of No Royal Road. We were just riffing about neoliberalism, left delusions, anti-imperialism, paleo-cons, liberals, conservatism, inflation, Volcker Shock, internet tankies, and a bunch of other things we thought might be worth recording. So, we hit record. Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Music: Tragedy- Conflicting Ideas Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the... Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 4925 4 10 full Neither ”Neither Washington nor Moscow” nor Washington nor Moscow Neither ”Neither Washington nor Moscow” nor Washington nor Moscow https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/neither-neither-washington-nor-moscow-nor-washington-nor-moscow/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/neither-neither-washington-nor-moscow-nor-washington-nor-moscow/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-10205590 The American left's response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is as depressing as its prospects.  We at the Regrettable Century are against invasions and World War 3 and think you should be too. We talk about what orientation if any,  it would be useful for Marxists to take in response to the unfolding tragedy in Eastern Europe.

The Ugly, Embarrassing Spectacle of ‘Milling’ Around Online

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-ukraine-invasion-twitter/624168/

Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine

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Armed Nationalists in Ukraine Pose a Threat Not Just to Russia

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The Ugly, Embarrassing Spectacle of ‘Milling’ Around Online

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-ukraine-invasion-twitter/624168/

Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-blames-the-us-for-the-crisis-in-ukraine

Armed Nationalists in Ukraine Pose a Threat Not Just to Russia

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/world/europe/ukraine-nationalism-russia-invasion.html


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]]> The American left's response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is as depressing as its prospects. We at the Regrettable Century are against invasions and World War 3 and think you should be too. We talk about what orientation if any, it would be useful for Marxists to take in response to the unfolding tragedy in Eastern Europe. The Ugly, Embarrassing Spectacle of ‘Milling’ Around Onlinehttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-ukraine-invasion-twitter/62... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3339 4 9 full Patreon Preview: Weimar German Communism & National Bolshevism (Part II of II) Patreon Preview: Weimar German Communism & National Bolshevism (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-weimar-german-communism-national-bolshevism-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-weimar-german-communism-national-bolshevism-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-10152968 Some Real Nerd Hours covering the emergence of a conscious German "National Bolshevism" during the Weimar Era between the World Wars... Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> Some Real Nerd Hours covering the emergence of a conscious German "National Bolshevism" during the Weimar Era between the World Wars... Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris and Jason false No 300 4 trailer No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part IV (With C. Derick Varn) No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part IV (With C. Derick Varn) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-iv-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-iv-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-10125713 Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our discussion on Chris Wickham's essay The Other Transition, about the transition from the classical to the feudal mode production. This is the last in this particular reading series, but not the last for this collaboration. We will be back soon with another series on a similar topic. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36 https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our discussion on Chris Wickham's essay The Other Transition, about the transition from the classical to the feudal mode production. This is the last in this particular reading series, but not the last for this collaboration. We will be back soon with another series on a similar topic.



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]]> Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our discussion on Chris Wickham's essay The Other Transition, about the transition from the classical to the feudal mode production. This is the last in this particular reading series, but not the last for this collaboration. We will be back soon with another series on a similar topic. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36 https://www.patreon.com/va... Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 3438 4 8 full The Death of the Left? The Death of the Left? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-death-of-the-left/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-death-of-the-left/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-10030591 This week the guys discuss the rotting whale carcass that is the American left. Gone are the days of mass organizations, the workers movement, and even the microsect. We discuss atomization, idealism, and our prospects moving forward. Remapping the American Left: A History of Radical Discontinuity (pp 22-32) https://depts.washington.edu/moves/pdf/Gregory_Remapping_the_American_Left_LABOR_May2020.pdf 

The U.S. left at a strategic impasse https://www.tempestmag.org/2022/01/the-u-s-left-at-a-strategic-impasse/ Bismarck, Browder, and Biden: Joe’s Hegemony Versus Ours https://cosmonautmag.com/2021/10/bismarck-browder-biden-joes-hegemony-versus-ours/ 

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Remapping the American Left: A History of Radical Discontinuity (pp 22-32)
https://depts.washington.edu/moves/pdf/Gregory_Remapping_the_American_Left_LABOR_May2020.pdf 

The U.S. left at a strategic impasse
https://www.tempestmag.org/2022/01/the-u-s-left-at-a-strategic-impasse/

Bismarck, Browder, and Biden: Joe’s Hegemony Versus Ours
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]]> This week the guys discuss the rotting whale carcass that is the American left. Gone are the days of mass organizations, the workers movement, and even the microsect. We discuss atomization, idealism, and our prospects moving forward. Remapping the American Left: A History of Radical Discontinuity (pp 22-32) https://depts.washington.edu/moves/pdf/Gregory_Remapping_the_American_Left_LABOR_May2020.pdf The U.S. left at a strategic impasse https://www.tempestmag.org/2022/01/the-u-s-left-... Chris, Kevin, and Jason true No 4142 4 7 full The Farce of American Socialism: The American Socialist Movement, Part II The Farce of American Socialism: The American Socialist Movement, Part II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-farce-of-american-socialism-the-american-socialist-movement-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-farce-of-american-socialism-the-american-socialist-movement-part-ii/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9958973 This week Jason continues to teach us about the history of American socialism. We pick up with the collapse of the old left, discuss the birth of the New Left, the New Communist Movement, and end with the End of History and the turn inward. Dennis, Peggy. The Autobiography of an American Communist: A Personal View of a Political Life, 1925-1975. Lawrence Hill Books, 1977. Bernstein, Walter. Inside Out: A Memoir of the Blacklist. Da Capo Press, 1996. Isserman, Maurice. If I Had A Hammer: The Death of the Old Left and the Birth of the New Left. Basic Books, 1987. Unger, Irwin. The Movement: A History of the New Left, 1959-1972. Dodd, Mead, 1974. Leonard, Aaron J & Gallagher, Conor A. A Threat of the First Magnitude: FBI Counterintelligence & Infiltration From the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union, 1962-1974. Repeater, 2018. Leonard, Aaron J & Gallagher, Conor A. Heavy Radicals - The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists: The Revolutionary Union / Revolutionary Communist Party, 1968-1980. Zero Books, 2015. Elbaum, Max. Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. Verso, 2018. Dixon, Aaron. My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain. Haymarket, 2012. Sheppard, Barry. The Party: A Political Memoir (The Socialist Workers Party 1960-1988). Haymarket, 2006. Camejo, Peter. North Star: A Memoir. Haymarket, 2010.

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]]> This week Jason continues to teach us about the history of American socialism. We pick up with the collapse of the old left, discuss the birth of the New Left, the New Communist Movement, and end with the End of History and the turn inward.

Dennis, Peggy. The Autobiography of an American Communist: A Personal View of a Political Life, 1925-1975. Lawrence Hill Books, 1977.

Bernstein, Walter. Inside Out: A Memoir of the Blacklist. Da Capo Press, 1996.

Isserman, Maurice. If I Had A Hammer: The Death of the Old Left and the Birth of the New Left. Basic Books, 1987.

Unger, Irwin. The Movement: A History of the New Left, 1959-1972. Dodd, Mead, 1974.

Leonard, Aaron J & Gallagher, Conor A. A Threat of the First Magnitude: FBI Counterintelligence & Infiltration From the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union, 1962-1974. Repeater, 2018.

Leonard, Aaron J & Gallagher, Conor A. Heavy Radicals - The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists: The Revolutionary Union / Revolutionary Communist Party, 1968-1980. Zero Books, 2015.

Elbaum, Max. Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. Verso, 2018.

Dixon, Aaron. My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain. Haymarket, 2012.

Sheppard, Barry. The Party: A Political Memoir (The Socialist Workers Party 1960-1988). Haymarket, 2006.

Camejo, Peter. North Star: A Memoir. Haymarket, 2010.


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]]> This week Jason continues to teach us about the history of American socialism. We pick up with the collapse of the old left, discuss the birth of the New Left, the New Communist Movement, and end with the End of History and the turn inward. Dennis, Peggy. The Autobiography of an American Communist: A Personal View of a Political Life, 1925-1975. Lawrence Hill Books, 1977. Bernstein, Walter. Inside Out: A Memoir of the Blacklist. Da Capo Press, 1996. Isserman, Maurice. If I Had A Hammer: Th... Chris and Jason false No 5191 4 6 full Patreon Preview: Labriola’s Socialism & Philosophy, Part II Patreon Preview: Labriola’s Socialism & Philosophy, Part II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-labriola-s-socialism-philosophy-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-labriola-s-socialism-philosophy-part-ii/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9928051 From the second installment of the Regrettable Book Club's reading of Antonio Labriola's Socialism and Philosophy covering the introduction by Paul Piccone. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> From the second installment of the Regrettable Book Club's reading of Antonio Labriola's Socialism and Philosophy covering the introduction by Paul Piccone. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 595 4 trailer No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part III (With C. Derick Varn) No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part III (With C. Derick Varn) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-iii-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-iii-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9864956 Welcome to the third episode of a new collaborative series with Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions. In this episode, we continue talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36 https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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In this episode, we continue talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production.

Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36

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]]> Welcome to the third episode of a new collaborative series with Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions. In this episode, we continue talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1... Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 3670 4 5 full PATREON PREVIEW: Chris and Neil Talk About Academia PATREON PREVIEW: Chris and Neil Talk About Academia https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-chris-and-neil-talk-about-academia/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-chris-and-neil-talk-about-academia/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9816674 Last year, Neil Gorman and Regrettable Chris hung out during the Christmas break to talk about how bad higher education had gotten during the pandemic. This clip however, is a little preview of the other stuff they talked about. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> Last year, Neil Gorman and Regrettable Chris hung out during the Christmas break to talk about how bad higher education had gotten during the pandemic. This clip however, is a little preview of the other stuff they talked about. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 172 4 trailer No Ethical Technological Innovation Under Capitalism No Ethical Technological Innovation Under Capitalism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-ethical-technological-innovation-under-capitalism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-ethical-technological-innovation-under-capitalism/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9799161 This week we further explore our critique of technology under capitalism. Chris was absent from the recording due to grad school reasons, so Jess led the charge on this one. We ultimately determine that technology is bad and the Luddites were right. The Rise of the Machines https://jacobinmag.com/2013/04/the-rise-of-the-machines  

The Ideology Behind Technology https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3333-the-ideology-behind-technology

The Case Against Naive Technocapitalist Optimism https://consilienceproject.org/the-case-against-naive-technocapitalist-optimism/

Marx on Technology https://andymerrifield.org/2019/09/29/marx-on-technology/ 

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The Rise of the Machines
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The Ideology Behind Technology
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3333-the-ideology-behind-technology

The Case Against Naive Technocapitalist Optimism
https://consilienceproject.org/the-case-against-naive-technocapitalist-optimism/

Marx on Technology
https://andymerrifield.org/2019/09/29/marx-on-technology/ 

HYPER-REALITY
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]]> This week we further explore our critique of technology under capitalism. Chris was absent from the recording due to grad school reasons, so Jess led the charge on this one. We ultimately determine that technology is bad and the Luddites were right. The Rise of the Machines https://jacobinmag.com/2013/04/the-rise-of-the-machines The Ideology Behind Technology https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3333-the-ideology-behind-technology The Case Against Naive Technocapitalist Optimism https://c... Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 3313 4 4 full The Tragedy of American Socialism: The American Socialist Movement (Part I) The Tragedy of American Socialism: The American Socialist Movement (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-tragedy-of-american-socialism-the-american-socialist-movement-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-tragedy-of-american-socialism-the-american-socialist-movement-part-i/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9729141 This week Jason teaches us about the history of American socialism. We start with the beginnings of the movement in the late 19th century and ends just after the Second World War. Cannon, James P. The History of American Trotskyism, 1928-1938 : Report of a participant. New York: Pathfinder, 2002. Drucker, Peter. Max Shachtman and His Left : A Socialist's Odyssey Through the "American century. Amherst: Prometheus, 2001. Foner, Philip S. The Great Labor Uprising of 1877. New York: Pathfinder, 2002. Ginger, Ray. The Bending Cross : A biography of Eugene Victor Debs. Chicago, Ill: Haymarket Books, 2007. Gornick, Vivian. The Romance of American Communism. London Brooklyn, NY: Verso, 2020. Johanningsmeier, Edward P. Forging American Communism : The Life of William Z. Foster. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1994. Kelley, Robin D. Hammer and hoe : Alabama Communists During the Great Depression. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2015.

Kipnis, Ira. The American Socialist Movement, 1897-1912. Chicago, Ill: Haymarket Books, 2004. Naison, Mark D. Communists in Harlem During the Depression. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2005.

Weinstein, James. The Decline of Socialism in America, 1912-1925. New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press, 1984.

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]]> This week Jason teaches us about the history of American socialism. We start with the beginnings of the movement in the late 19th century and ends just after the Second World War.

Cannon, James P. The History of American Trotskyism, 1928-1938 : Report of a participant. New York: Pathfinder, 2002.

Drucker, Peter. Max Shachtman and His Left : A Socialist's Odyssey Through the "American century. Amherst: Prometheus, 2001.

Foner, Philip S. The Great Labor Uprising of 1877. New York: Pathfinder, 2002.

Ginger, Ray. The Bending Cross : A biography of Eugene Victor Debs. Chicago, Ill: Haymarket Books, 2007.

Gornick, Vivian. The Romance of American Communism. London Brooklyn, NY: Verso, 2020.

Johanningsmeier, Edward P. Forging American Communism : The Life of William Z. Foster. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1994.

Kelley, Robin D. Hammer and hoe : Alabama Communists During the Great Depression. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2015.

Kipnis, Ira. The American Socialist Movement, 1897-1912. Chicago, Ill: Haymarket Books, 2004.

Naison, Mark D. Communists in Harlem During the Depression. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2005.

Weinstein, James. The Decline of Socialism in America, 1912-1925. New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press, 1984.


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]]> This week Jason teaches us about the history of American socialism. We start with the beginnings of the movement in the late 19th century and ends just after the Second World War. Cannon, James P. The History of American Trotskyism, 1928-1938 : Report of a participant. New York: Pathfinder, 2002. Drucker, Peter. Max Shachtman and His Left : A Socialist's Odyssey Through the "American century. Amherst: Prometheus, 2001. Foner, Philip S. The Great Labor Uprising of 1877. New York: Pathfinde... Chris and Jason false No 3855 4 3 full No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part II (With C. Derick Varn) No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part II (With C. Derick Varn) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-ii-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-ii-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9630354 Welcome to the second episode of a new collaborative series with Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions. On this episode we continue  talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36 https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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On this episode we continue  talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production.

Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36

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]]> Welcome to the second episode of a new collaborative series with Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions. On this episode we continue talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1,... Chris, Jason, and Varn false No 4880 4 2 full Psychoanalytic Politics: Jacques Lacan and Freud’s French Revolution- With Neil from InForm Podcast Psychoanalytic Politics: Jacques Lacan and Freud’s French Revolution- With Neil from InForm Podcast https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/psychoanalytic-politics-jacques-lacan-and-freud-s-french-revolution-with-neil-from-inform-podcast/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/psychoanalytic-politics-jacques-lacan-and-freud-s-french-revolution-with-neil-from-inform-podcast/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-9526217 This is the first episode in a series on the book Psychoanalytic Politics by Sherry Turkle. We teamed up with Neil, our Lost Horizons alumnus of From 78 fame, to talk about this book he likes and thought we might too. Neil is really into psychoanalysis and we are really into politics, we figured this would be a good book to  bridge our interests and have a discussion. Check out InForm here: https://inform.transistor.fm/ Turkle, Sherry. Psychoanalytic politics : Jacques Lacan and Freud's French revolution. London New York: Free Association Books Guilford Press, 1992.

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]]> This is the first episode in a series on the book Psychoanalytic Politics by Sherry Turkle. We teamed up with Neil, our Lost Horizons alumnus of From 78 fame, to talk about this book he likes and thought we might too. Neil is really into psychoanalysis and we are really into politics, we figured this would be a good book to bridge our interests and have a discussion. Check out InForm here: https://inform.transistor.fm/ Turkle, Sherry. Psychoanalytic politics : Jacques Lacan and Freud... Chris, Jason, and Neil true No 5850 4 1 full Stakhanovites of Glorious Socialist Podcasting: Year Three of the Regrettable Century (Episode 100!) Stakhanovites of Glorious Socialist Podcasting: Year Three of the Regrettable Century (Episode 100!) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/stakhanovites-of-glorious-socialist-podcasting-year-three-of-the-regrettable-century-episode-100/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/stakhanovites-of-glorious-socialist-podcasting-year-three-of-the-regrettable-century-episode-100/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9480719 This week we have the whole gang together to celebrate the 100th episode of The Regrettable Century. We discuss the highlights of the previous year, how dumb we were as children, and how violent punk shows used to be. Listen as we make our political predictions for the upcoming year and actually figure out how to do Marxist virtue ethics. 

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]]> This week we have the whole gang together to celebrate the 100th episode of The Regrettable Century. We discuss the highlights of the previous year, how dumb we were as children, and how violent punk shows used to be. Listen as we make our political predictions for the upcoming year and actually figure out how to do Marxist virtue ethics. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 5841 3 35 full Patreon Preview: Labriola’s Socialism & Philosophy, Part I Patreon Preview: Labriola’s Socialism & Philosophy, Part I https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-labriola-s-socialism-philosophy-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-labriola-s-socialism-philosophy-part-i/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9404860 From the first installment of the Regrettable Book Club's reading of Antonio Labriola's Socialism and Philosophy covering the introduction by Paul Piccone. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> From the first installment of the Regrettable Book Club's reading of Antonio Labriola's Socialism and Philosophy covering the introduction by Paul Piccone.

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]]> From the first installment of the Regrettable Book Club's reading of Antonio Labriola's Socialism and Philosophy covering the introduction by Paul Piccone. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 299 3 trailer No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part I (With C. Derick Varn) No Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part I (With C. Derick Varn) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-i-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-royal-road-as-old-worlds-end-and-new-ones-begin-part-i-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2021 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9385929 Welcome to a new collaborative series with  Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions. We start off by talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36 https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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]]> Welcome to a new collaborative series with  Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions.

We start off by talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production.

Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36

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]]> Welcome to a new collaborative series with Varn Vlog and the Regrettable Century, where we will be talking about history, historiography, social technologies, relations of production, modes of production, and most importantly, transitions. We start off by talking about the other transition, the transition to the feudal mode of production. Chris Wickham, THE OTHER TRANSITION: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO FEUDALISM, Past & Present, Volume 103, Issue 1, May 1984, Pages 3–36 https://w... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 6406 3 34 full Punk is Dead and So Are We: Introducing A Fine Old Conflict Punk is Dead and So Are We: Introducing A Fine Old Conflict https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/punk-is-dead-and-so-are-we-introducing-a-fine-old-conflict/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/punk-is-dead-and-so-are-we-introducing-a-fine-old-conflict/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9271498 This week Chris joins Jason on another one of his side projects, A Fine Old Conflict, which he does with our friend and comrade, Matthew. The guys talk about their shared background of punk rock/pop-culture and whether or not the new Refused album was any good.  If you enjoy this discussion, please check out A Fine Old Conflict .  

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]]> This week Chris joins Jason on another one of his side projects, A Fine Old Conflict, which he does with our friend and comrade, Matthew. The guys talk about their shared background of punk rock/pop-culture and whether or not the new Refused album was any good. If you enjoy this discussion, please check out A Fine Old Conflict . Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jason, and Matthew false No 3874 3 33 full Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition (With Red Library): Part III of III Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition (With Red Library): Part III of III https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-and-the-hermetic-tradition-with-red-library-part-iii-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-and-the-hermetic-tradition-with-red-library-part-iii-of-iii/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9183804 Join the boys as they send Red Library off to the Gray Havens with this final episode in our Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition series.  In this weeks episode we dive into Magee's explanation of Hegel's The Science of Logic as the Kabbalistic Tree, The Philosophy of Nature and the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit as alchemical formulae, and the Philosophy of Objective and Absolute Spirit as the rose in the cross of the present.    Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. Bristol: Cornell University Press University Presses Marketing distributor, 2008. Suite II in g minor- Robert Fludd

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]]> Join the boys as they send Red Library off to the Gray Havens with this final episode in our Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition series. 

In this weeks episode we dive into Magee's explanation of Hegel's The Science of Logic as the Kabbalistic Tree, The Philosophy of Nature and the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit as alchemical formulae, and the Philosophy of Objective and Absolute Spirit as the rose in the cross of the present.   

Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. Bristol: Cornell University Press University Presses Marketing distributor, 2008.

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]]> Join the boys as they send Red Library off to the Gray Havens with this final episode in our Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition series. In this weeks episode we dive into Magee's explanation of Hegel's The Science of Logic as the Kabbalistic Tree, The Philosophy of Nature and the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit as alchemical formulae, and the Philosophy of Objective and Absolute Spirit as the rose in the cross of the present. Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic traditio... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 6554 3 32 full The New Moment In Marxism: Introducing The Measures Taken The New Moment In Marxism: Introducing The Measures Taken https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-new-moment-in-marxism-introducing-the-measures-taken/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-new-moment-in-marxism-introducing-the-measures-taken/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9148561 This week we would like to introduce to you to The Measures Taken. The Measures Taken is a podcast about the intellectual history of  the key debates that occurred in Marxism and it also happens to be one of Jason's side projects. All of the contributors to the podcast come from different corners of the American left and believe that they have all been miseducated. This podcast is an attempt at self education and an encouragement for others to do the same. https://www.themeasurestaken.org/

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]]> This week we would like to introduce to you to The Measures Taken. The Measures Taken is a podcast about the intellectual history of the key debates that occurred in Marxism and it also happens to be one of Jason's side projects. All of the contributors to the podcast come from different corners of the American left and believe that they have all been miseducated. This podcast is an attempt at self education and an encouragement for others to do the same. https://www.themeasurestake... Chris, Jason, and The Measures Taken false No 4351 3 31 full The Uses and Abuses of Christopher Lasch - With C Derick Varn (Part II of II) The Uses and Abuses of Christopher Lasch - With C Derick Varn (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-uses-and-abuses-of-christopher-lasch-with-c-derick-varn-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-uses-and-abuses-of-christopher-lasch-with-c-derick-varn-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9081018 Christopher Lasch is a figure that draws strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum. Lasch's later work spoke of a growing chasm between liberal managerial elites and the traditional working class (endearing him to some conservatives), but his older work falls solidly within the tradition of homegrown American socialist politics. Our friend and comrade, C. Derick Varn, is currently co-authoring a book on Christopher Lasch, and he stopped by to tell us why Lasch is worth reading. Books by Christopher Lasch Music- Incendiary- Zeitgeist

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]]> Christopher Lasch is a figure that draws strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum. Lasch's later work spoke of a growing chasm between liberal managerial elites and the traditional working class (endearing him to some conservatives), but his older work falls solidly within the tradition of homegrown American socialist politics. Our friend and comrade, C. Derick Varn, is currently co-authoring a book on Christopher Lasch, and he stopped by to tell us why Lasch is worth reading.

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]]> Christopher Lasch is a figure that draws strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum. Lasch's later work spoke of a growing chasm between liberal managerial elites and the traditional working class (endearing him to some conservatives), but his older work falls solidly within the tradition of homegrown American socialist politics. Our friend and comrade, C. Derick Varn, is currently co-authoring a book on Christopher Lasch, and he stopped by to tell us why Lasch is worth read... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 4014 3 30 full The Uses and Abuses of Christopher Lasch - With C Derick Varn (Part I of II) The Uses and Abuses of Christopher Lasch - With C Derick Varn (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-uses-and-abuses-of-christopher-lasch-with-c-derick-varn-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-uses-and-abuses-of-christopher-lasch-with-c-derick-varn-part-i-of-ii/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-9051954 Christopher Lasch is a figure that draws strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum. Lasch's later work spoke of a growing chasm between liberal managerial elites and the traditional working class (endearing him to some conservatives), but his older work falls solidly within the tradition of homegrown American socialist politics. Our friend and comrade, C. Derick Varn, is currently co-authoring a book on Christopher Lasch, and he stopped by to tell us why Lasch is worth reading. Books by Christopher Lasch Music- Wailin Storms- Rope

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]]> Christopher Lasch is a figure that draws strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum. Lasch's later work spoke of a growing chasm between liberal managerial elites and the traditional working class (endearing him to some conservatives), but his older work falls solidly within the tradition of homegrown American socialist politics. Our friend and comrade, C. Derick Varn, is currently co-authoring a book on Christopher Lasch, and he stopped by to tell us why Lasch is worth reading.

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]]> Christopher Lasch is a figure that draws strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum. Lasch's later work spoke of a growing chasm between liberal managerial elites and the traditional working class (endearing him to some conservatives), but his older work falls solidly within the tradition of homegrown American socialist politics. Our friend and comrade, C. Derick Varn, is currently co-authoring a book on Christopher Lasch, and he stopped by to tell us why Lasch is worth read... Chris, Jason, and C. Derick Varn. false No 4726 3 29 full Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition (With Red Library): Part II of III Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition (With Red Library): Part II of III https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-and-the-hermetic-tradition-with-red-library-part-ii-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-and-the-hermetic-tradition-with-red-library-part-ii-of-iii/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8969531 We teamed up with Adam from Red Library, and our comrade Mir from Sweden, in a farewell reading series on Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee. Magee forges a path tread by few in arguing that Hegel was decisively influenced by western esotericism. In this weeks episode we dive into Magee's explanation of Hegel's Mythology of Reason and the Phenomenology of the Spirit as a Hermetic initiation rite.  Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. Bristol: Cornell University Press University Presses Marketing distributor, 2008. The Keeper of the Grail · John Williams

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]]> We teamed up with Adam from Red Library, and our comrade Mir from Sweden, in a farewell reading series on Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee. Magee forges a path tread by few in arguing that Hegel was decisively influenced by western esotericism.

In this weeks episode we dive into Magee's explanation of Hegel's Mythology of Reason and the Phenomenology of the Spirit as a Hermetic initiation rite. 

Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. Bristol: Cornell University Press University Presses Marketing distributor, 2008.

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]]> We teamed up with Adam from Red Library, and our comrade Mir from Sweden, in a farewell reading series on Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee. Magee forges a path tread by few in arguing that Hegel was decisively influenced by western esotericism. In this weeks episode we dive into Magee's explanation of Hegel's Mythology of Reason and the Phenomenology of the Spirit as a Hermetic initiation rite. Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. B... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 6778 3 28 full The Internet and its Consequences... The Internet and its Consequences... https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-internet-and-its-consequences/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-internet-and-its-consequences/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2021 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8941291 This week we discuss an article by Ben Davis in Salvage Journal titled The Anarchist in the Network which discusses the pitfalls of organizing in the age of the internet. The extreme atomization of our society has been exacerbated by our social media addictions and our methods of organization against capitalism have suffered as a result. While calls for protests may go viral and enormous crowds may turn out, they lack to coherence needed to bring sustained pressure to bear.  There really is no substitute for the patience, discipline, and efficacy that comes from the self organization of the working class. https://salvage.zone/articles/the-anarchist-in-the-network/ Music- Billy Bragg- There Is Power in the Union

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]]> This week we discuss an article by Ben Davis in Salvage Journal titled The Anarchist in the Network which discusses the pitfalls of organizing in the age of the internet. The extreme atomization of our society has been exacerbated by our social media addictions and our methods of organization against capitalism have suffered as a result. While calls for protests may go viral and enormous crowds may turn out, they lack to coherence needed to bring sustained pressure to bear.  There really is no substitute for the patience, discipline, and efficacy that comes from the self organization of the working class.

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]]> This week we discuss an article by Ben Davis in Salvage Journal titled The Anarchist in the Network which discusses the pitfalls of organizing in the age of the internet. The extreme atomization of our society has been exacerbated by our social media addictions and our methods of organization against capitalism have suffered as a result. While calls for protests may go viral and enormous crowds may turn out, they lack to coherence needed to bring sustained pressure to bear. There really... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 4612 3 27 full PATREON PREVIEW: Nihilist Communism (Part Three) PATREON PREVIEW: Nihilist Communism (Part Three) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-nihilist-communism-part-three/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-nihilist-communism-part-three/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8934495 From the Regrettable Book Club's investigation of the Appendices in Monsieur Dupont's Nihilist Communism . Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> From the Regrettable Book Club's investigation of the Appendices in Monsieur Dupont's Nihilist Communism .

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]]> From the Regrettable Book Club's investigation of the Appendices in Monsieur Dupont's Nihilist Communism . Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 481 3 trailer Treating the Symptoms of Capitalism: Mental Illness, Therapy, Psychedelics, and Mysticism Treating the Symptoms of Capitalism: Mental Illness, Therapy, Psychedelics, and Mysticism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/treating-the-symptoms-of-capitalism-mental-illness-therapy-psychedelics-and-mysticism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/treating-the-symptoms-of-capitalism-mental-illness-therapy-psychedelics-and-mysticism/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8901068 This week we sat down with Lost Horizons  comrade and Red Library Alumnus, Adam to talk about mental illness as a social problem, but we ended up talking about a lot more. We cover the less than stellar performance of SSRIs, Hezychasm, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, communism, exercise, and therapy. Ultimately we concluded that there is no liberation from mental illness without the abolition of capitalism.  Turn Illness Into a Weapon https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2013/11/14/turn_illness_into_a_weapon.pdf?fbclid=IwAR32rI-UNxlnfI5-jJDnld9HpLgsu16sdhfjtsEmTsCsa2KTCghV75hoJw8 Depression as a Social Disease https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-is-he-thinking/201802/depression-social-disease?fbclid=IwAR3JZ1zvC1N9Z1kD6fhoPUpxOJRnJNfGsPdAE86gLvYBhKH6VVRNHjdi5xs 

Capitalism Hits Home: An Interview with Harriet Fraad https://publicseminar.org/essays/capitalism-hits-home-an-interview-with-harriet-fraad/?fbclid=IwAR3Uoiwv3f6ehypnjTtBYNrk8kR6xbBsDHIOVCrS5mwrEpA7YR3k22mSKw8 Music: The Broadways- 15 Minutes

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Turn Illness Into a Weapon
https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2013/11/14/turn_illness_into_a_weapon.pdf?fbclid=IwAR32rI-UNxlnfI5-jJDnld9HpLgsu16sdhfjtsEmTsCsa2KTCghV75hoJw8

Depression as a Social Disease
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-is-he-thinking/201802/depression-social-disease?fbclid=IwAR3JZ1zvC1N9Z1kD6fhoPUpxOJRnJNfGsPdAE86gLvYBhKH6VVRNHjdi5xs 

Capitalism Hits Home: An Interview with Harriet Fraad
https://publicseminar.org/essays/capitalism-hits-home-an-interview-with-harriet-fraad/?fbclid=IwAR3Uoiwv3f6ehypnjTtBYNrk8kR6xbBsDHIOVCrS5mwrEpA7YR3k22mSKw8

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]]> This week we sat down with Lost Horizons comrade and Red Library Alumnus, Adam to talk about mental illness as a social problem, but we ended up talking about a lot more. We cover the less than stellar performance of SSRIs, Hezychasm, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, communism, exercise, and therapy. Ultimately we concluded that there is no liberation from mental illness without the abolition of capitalism. Turn Illness Into a Weapon https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2013/11/14/turn_illne... Chris, Kevin, Jason, Jess, and Adam false No 5897 3 26 full Let America be America Again... For Once Let America be America Again... For Once https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/let-america-be-america-again-for-once/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/let-america-be-america-again-for-once/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8860958 This week we continue our series on republicanism and Marxism by discussing the complicated legacy of the American Revolution. Like the bourgeois project as a whole, the historical consequences of the American Revolution have had mixed results. Simultaneously spurring on the cause of human freedom and stifling it, the American Revolution was pregnant with a creative and destructive spirit. As the American Empire appears to be in decline, we ask whether or not things could have gone, or could still go, in another direction. Check out Matthew and Jason's Podcast: A Fine Old Conflict https://afineoldconflict.buzzsprout.com/ War and Revolution: Rethinking the 20th Century https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/domenico-losurdo-war-and-revolution-rethinking-the-twentieth-century.pdf 

Historical Revisionism and Delegitimation of the Revolutionary and Anticolonial Tradition—A Review of War and Revolution https://sci-hub.se/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21598282.2016.1172752 

Liberals and Reactionaries http://www.leninology.co.uk/2011/10/liberals-and-reactionaries.html 

From Karl Marx to the Fourth of July https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/07/inde-j03.html

THE MYTH OF THE “CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION” https://socialistworker.org/2011/12/14/myth-of-the-conservative-revolution 

Communist and Neo-Babouvist readings of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution https://www.academia.edu/38110441/_Communist_and_Neo_Babouvist_readings_of_the_Enlightenment_and_the_French_Revolution_in_E_Vallance_ed_Remembering_Early_Modern_Revolutions_London_Routledge_2018 

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Check out Matthew and Jason's Podcast: A Fine Old Conflict
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War and Revolution: Rethinking the 20th Century
https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/domenico-losurdo-war-and-revolution-rethinking-the-twentieth-century.pdf 

Historical Revisionism and Delegitimation of the Revolutionary and Anticolonial Tradition—A Review of War and Revolution
https://sci-hub.se/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21598282.2016.1172752 

Liberals and Reactionaries
http://www.leninology.co.uk/2011/10/liberals-and-reactionaries.html 

From Karl Marx to the Fourth of July
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/07/inde-j03.html

THE MYTH OF THE “CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION”
https://socialistworker.org/2011/12/14/myth-of-the-conservative-revolution 

Communist and Neo-Babouvist readings of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution
https://www.academia.edu/38110441/_Communist_and_Neo_Babouvist_readings_of_the_Enlightenment_and_the_French_Revolution_in_E_Vallance_ed_Remembering_Early_Modern_Revolutions_London_Routledge_2018 

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]]> This week we continue our series on republicanism and Marxism by discussing the complicated legacy of the American Revolution. Like the bourgeois project as a whole, the historical consequences of the American Revolution have had mixed results. Simultaneously spurring on the cause of human freedom and stifling it, the American Revolution was pregnant with a creative and destructive spirit. As the American Empire appears to be in decline, we ask whether or not things could have gone, or could ... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 3808 3 25 full Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition (With Red Library): Part I of III Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition (With Red Library): Part I of III https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-and-the-hermetic-tradition-with-red-library-part-i-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-and-the-hermetic-tradition-with-red-library-part-i-of-iii/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8785101 We teamed up with Adam from Red Library in a farewell reading series on Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee. Magee forges a path tread by few in arguing that Hegel was decisively influenced by western esotericism. In this weeks episode we trace the roots of Hermetic tradition from a syncretic cult that blended Greek and Egyptian ideas of magic and spirituality, through figures like Paracelsus, Agrippa, Bruno, Baader, and Böhme. Magee argues that, in order to understand Hegel, we have to view him as a Hermetic thinker. Hopefully this book well help us understand Hegel a little bit better.  Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. Bristol: Cornell University Press University Presses Marketing distributor, 2008. Music: The Mystical Body Of Christ In Chorazaim (The Great In The Small) · Current 93

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]]> We teamed up with Adam from Red Library in a farewell reading series on Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee. Magee forges a path tread by few in arguing that Hegel was decisively influenced by western esotericism. In this weeks episode we trace the roots of Hermetic tradition from a syncretic cult that blended Greek and Egyptian ideas of magic and spirituality, through figures like Paracelsus, Agrippa, Bruno, Baader, and Böhme. Magee argues that, in order to understand Hegel, we have to view him as a Hermetic thinker. Hopefully this book well help us understand Hegel a little bit better. 

Magee, Glenn A. Hegel and the hermetic tradition. Ithaca, N.Y. Bristol: Cornell University Press University Presses Marketing distributor, 2008.

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]]> We teamed up with Adam from Red Library in a farewell reading series on Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee. Magee forges a path tread by few in arguing that Hegel was decisively influenced by western esotericism. In this weeks episode we trace the roots of Hermetic tradition from a syncretic cult that blended Greek and Egyptian ideas of magic and spirituality, through figures like Paracelsus, Agrippa, Bruno, Baader, and Böhme. Magee argues that, in order to understand H... Chris, Kevin, Jess, Jason, and Adam false No 6706 3 24 full PATREON PREVIEW: Nihilist Communism (Part One) PATREON PREVIEW: Nihilist Communism (Part One) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-nihilist-communism-part-one/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-nihilist-communism-part-one/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8777569 From the inaugural episode of our recurring Regrettable Book Club. Our first selection is Monsieur Dupont's Nihilist Communism with which we both agree and also disagree. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> From the inaugural episode of our recurring Regrettable Book Club. Our first selection is Monsieur Dupont's Nihilist Communism with which we both agree and also disagree.

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]]> From the inaugural episode of our recurring Regrettable Book Club. Our first selection is Monsieur Dupont's Nihilist Communism with which we both agree and also disagree. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 446 3 trailer The Specter of Common Ruin: Theories of Capitalist Decadence The Specter of Common Ruin: Theories of Capitalist Decadence https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-specter-of-common-ruin-theories-of-capitalist-decadence/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-specter-of-common-ruin-theories-of-capitalist-decadence/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2021 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8717186 It doesn't take much to convince someone that the capitalist system has exhausted its progressive potential and is in a state of decline. There are a number of theories that the prolonged state of crisis of the capitalist system is evidence that capitalism has peaked and is on its way out. While we agree that capitalism has entered a state of decadence, does that necessarily mean that it will collapse completely, and if so will anything good come from it? The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory

http://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2#:~:text=In%20our%20view%20this%20theory,critique%20the%20theory%20of%20decadence.&text=Essentially%20the%20theory%20suggests%20that,has%20now%20entered%20its%20decline.

Revolution or Decadence (Sami Amin)

https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/

A Framework for the Concept of Decadence of Capitalism  (shortest reading)

https://www.leftcom.org/en/forum/2013-02-17/a-framework-for-the-concept-of-decadence-of-capitalism

ICC Decadence Theory Readings

https://en.internationalism.org/tag/28/287/decadence-theory-and-historical-materialism?fbclid=IwAR1bS0PVOixz8j9Lbtfkq7AELvhjOjmMG5COy8sryHHdrAItTcsFi6lbB2M Music: Refused- Protest Song 68

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]]> It doesn't take much to convince someone that the capitalist system has exhausted its progressive potential and is in a state of decline. There are a number of theories that the prolonged state of crisis of the capitalist system is evidence that capitalism has peaked and is on its way out.
While we agree that capitalism has entered a state of decadence, does that necessarily mean that it will collapse completely, and if so will anything good come from it?

The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory

http://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2#:~:text=In%20our%20view%20this%20theory,critique%20the%20theory%20of%20decadence.&text=Essentially%20the%20theory%20suggests%20that,has%20now%20entered%20its%20decline.


Revolution or Decadence (Sami Amin)

https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/


A Framework for the Concept of Decadence of Capitalism  (shortest reading)

https://www.leftcom.org/en/forum/2013-02-17/a-framework-for-the-concept-of-decadence-of-capitalism


ICC Decadence Theory Readings

https://en.internationalism.org/tag/28/287/decadence-theory-and-historical-materialism?fbclid=IwAR1bS0PVOixz8j9Lbtfkq7AELvhjOjmMG5COy8sryHHdrAItTcsFi6lbB2M

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]]> It doesn't take much to convince someone that the capitalist system has exhausted its progressive potential and is in a state of decline. There are a number of theories that the prolonged state of crisis of the capitalist system is evidence that capitalism has peaked and is on its way out. While we agree that capitalism has entered a state of decadence, does that necessarily mean that it will collapse completely, and if so will anything good come from it? The Theory of Decline or the Declin... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess true No 5047 3 23 full Stillborn Utopia: The Unfulfilled Potential of the Republic Stillborn Utopia: The Unfulfilled Potential of the Republic https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/stillborn-utopia-the-unfulfilled-potential-of-the-republic/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/stillborn-utopia-the-unfulfilled-potential-of-the-republic/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8675184 We sat down with our old friend, comrade, and fellow veteran of Trotskist hyperactivsm to discuss the concept of the Republic and whether or not is still useful to Marxist organizing/theorizing. The era of the bourgeois republic has been a simultaneous process of creation and destruction, of liberation and enslavement. As the final epoch of human civilization reaches its nadir, do we still have any use for the republic?

The Constitution & The Class Struggle

https://socialistcall.com/2018/11/27/the-constitution-and-the-class-struggle/

Looking at Chris Maisano’s “The Constitution and the Class Struggle”

https://cosmonaut.blog/2020/12/02/lenin-and-the-class-point-of-view-looking-at-chris-maisanos-the-constitution-and-the-class-struggle/

Fight The Constitution, Demand a New Republic!

https://cosmonautmag.com/2021/03/fight-the-constitution-demand-a-new-republic/

Bill of Rights socialism and the future of the republic

https://www.cpusa.org/article/bill-of-rights-socialism-and-the-future-of-the-republic/

Abolish The States

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/08/abolish-the-states/

Abolish The Senate

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/12/abolish-the-senate/

Music: Paul Robeson- John Brown's Body

A Fine Old Conflict Podcast

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]]> We sat down with our old friend, comrade, and fellow veteran of Trotskist hyperactivsm to discuss the concept of the Republic and whether or not is still useful to Marxist organizing/theorizing. The era of the bourgeois republic has been a simultaneous process of creation and destruction, of liberation and enslavement. As the final epoch of human civilization reaches its nadir, do we still have any use for the republic?


The Constitution & The Class Struggle

https://socialistcall.com/2018/11/27/the-constitution-and-the-class-struggle/

Looking at Chris Maisano’s “The Constitution and the Class Struggle”

https://cosmonaut.blog/2020/12/02/lenin-and-the-class-point-of-view-looking-at-chris-maisanos-the-constitution-and-the-class-struggle/

Fight The Constitution, Demand a New Republic!

https://cosmonautmag.com/2021/03/fight-the-constitution-demand-a-new-republic/

Bill of Rights socialism and the future of the republic

https://www.cpusa.org/article/bill-of-rights-socialism-and-the-future-of-the-republic/

Abolish The States

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/08/abolish-the-states/

Abolish The Senate

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/12/abolish-the-senate/



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]]> We sat down with our old friend, comrade, and fellow veteran of Trotskist hyperactivsm to discuss the concept of the Republic and whether or not is still useful to Marxist organizing/theorizing. The era of the bourgeois republic has been a simultaneous process of creation and destruction, of liberation and enslavement. As the final epoch of human civilization reaches its nadir, do we still have any use for the republic? The Constitution & The Class Struggle https://socialistcall.com/201... Chris, Jason, and Matthew false No 3887 3 22 full We Are All Dying: The Twittering Machine (Part III of III) We Are All Dying: The Twittering Machine (Part III of III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-dying-the-twittering-machine-part-iii-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-dying-the-twittering-machine-part-iii-of-iii/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8632351 This week we discuss the final chapters of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the conclusion of our three part series. Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool. Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print. Music: Earth Crisis- Destroy the Machines

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]]> This week we discuss the final chapters of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the conclusion of our three part series.

Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool.

Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print.

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]]> This week we discuss the final chapters of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the conclusion of our three part series. Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool. Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print. Mu... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4977 3 21 full PATREON PREVIEW: Give Up Activism? PATREON PREVIEW: Give Up Activism? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-give-up-activism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-give-up-activism/#comments Wed, 26 May 2021 15:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8594739 It is clear that our activism has been largely fruitless for the past few decades but what should we be doing instead? Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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]]> It is clear that our activism has been largely fruitless for the past few decades but what should we be doing instead? Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris and Jason false No 455 3 trailer We Are All Addicts: The Twittering Machine (Part II of III) We Are All Addicts: The Twittering Machine (Part II of III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-addicts-the-twittering-machine-part-ii-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-addicts-the-twittering-machine-part-ii-of-iii/#comments Mon, 24 May 2021 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8581238 This week we discuss chapters two and three of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the second of a three part series. Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool. Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print. Music: Indecision- Higher Side of Low 

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Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool.

Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print.

Music: Indecision- Higher Side of Low 

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]]> This week we discuss chapters two and three of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the second of a three part series. Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool. Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print. Music... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 2578 3 20 full We Are All Connected: The Twittering Machine (Part I of III) We Are All Connected: The Twittering Machine (Part I of III) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-connected-the-twittering-machine-part-i-of-iii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-connected-the-twittering-machine-part-i-of-iii/#comments Mon, 17 May 2021 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8535972 This week we discuss the introduction and first chapter of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the first of a three part series. Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool. Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print. Music: Snapcase- Break the Static

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]]> This week we discuss the introduction and first chapter of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the first of a three part series.

Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool.

Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019. Print.

Music: Snapcase- Break the Static

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]]> This week we discuss the introduction and first chapter of the Twittering Machine by Richard Seymour in the first of a three part series. Seymour's book is an extremely black-pilling look into the trolls, e-celebs, pile-ons, live streamed suicide, and corporate surveillance that make up the social media cesspool. Ultimately we conclude that the internet and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Seymour, Richard. The twittering machine. London: The Indigo Press, 2019.... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 2900 3 19 full Isolated Together: Anxiety, Alienation, and Despair in the Age of Covid Isolated Together: Anxiety, Alienation, and Despair in the Age of Covid https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/isolated-together-anxiety-alienation-and-despair-in-the-age-of-covid/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/isolated-together-anxiety-alienation-and-despair-in-the-age-of-covid/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8469162 This week Chris is temporarily replaced by a special guest that long time listeners will remember from the early days of the pod, Jenny. The gang talks about the loneliness of social distancing, the long term effects of pandemic based hyper-alienation, and  what the political prospects moving forward look like. Society of the Spectacle (sections 28, 172, 221)

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm

The pandemic has unleashed the age of individualism

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-pandemic-has-unleashed-the-age-of-individualism-11608132621601.html

22 percent of millennials say they have “no friends”

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/8/1/20750047/millennials-poll-loneliness?fbclid=IwAR1Z7EBeAAXgcUTw5mUA_eOGIQDk_0dM5GUweA6OOv4Fe1B5gbN8qtpCCnc 

Pandemic shaming: is it helping us keep our distance?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/04/pandemic-shaming-is-it-helping-us-keep-our-distance?fbclid=IwAR3FsljvgtF4TqI2DbwJvZFBISsKk-7anRcP0YO-f0F8xLsgh2bqEOnRGOU 

Isolation, Stress, and Poverty: Capitalism and Our Declining Mental Health

https://www.socialistalternative.org/2020/11/23/isolation-stress-and-poverty-capitalism-and-our-declining-mental-health/ 

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The gang talks about the loneliness of social distancing, the long term effects of pandemic based hyper-alienation, and  what the political prospects moving forward look like.

Society of the Spectacle (sections 28, 172, 221)

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm


The pandemic has unleashed the age of individualism

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-pandemic-has-unleashed-the-age-of-individualism-11608132621601.html


22 percent of millennials say they have “no friends”

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/8/1/20750047/millennials-poll-loneliness?fbclid=IwAR1Z7EBeAAXgcUTw5mUA_eOGIQDk_0dM5GUweA6OOv4Fe1B5gbN8qtpCCnc 


Pandemic shaming: is it helping us keep our distance?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/04/pandemic-shaming-is-it-helping-us-keep-our-distance?fbclid=IwAR3FsljvgtF4TqI2DbwJvZFBISsKk-7anRcP0YO-f0F8xLsgh2bqEOnRGOU 


Isolation, Stress, and Poverty: Capitalism and Our Declining Mental Health

https://www.socialistalternative.org/2020/11/23/isolation-stress-and-poverty-capitalism-and-our-declining-mental-health/ 


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]]> This week Chris is temporarily replaced by a special guest that long time listeners will remember from the early days of the pod, Jenny. The gang talks about the loneliness of social distancing, the long term effects of pandemic based hyper-alienation, and what the political prospects moving forward look like. Society of the Spectacle (sections 28, 172, 221) https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm The pandemic has unleashed the age of individualism https://ww... Jenny, Kevin, and Jason false No 3985 3 18 full PATREON PREVIEW: Actually Imagining The End of Capitalism... PATREON PREVIEW: Actually Imagining The End of Capitalism... https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-actually-imagining-the-end-of-capitalism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-preview-actually-imagining-the-end-of-capitalism/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8436589 Half the podcast crew and a couple of the extended family get together to steal a bit joy from the future by thinking aloud as to how a small handful of our myriad problems might begin to be addressed. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in more discussions like this one.

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]]> Half the podcast crew and a couple of the extended family get together to steal a bit joy from the future by thinking aloud as to how a small handful of our myriad problems might begin to be addressed. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in more discussions like this one. Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrett... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 339 3 trailer UNLOCKED: Everything Is Recuperated UNLOCKED: Everything Is Recuperated https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unlocked-everything-is-recuperated/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/unlocked-everything-is-recuperated/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8422054 Last year during the unrest after George Floyd's murder, we read an article about recuperation and talked about the concept within the context of then unfolding paroxysms of rage against police brutality.

Does every movement for social change eventually get recuperated? Yes. Is it still worth engaging in social movements? Also yes. 

The Recuperation of Authentic Outrage

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Does every movement for social change eventually get recuperated? Yes. Is it still worth engaging in social movements? Also yes. 


The Recuperation of Authentic Outrage

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]]> Last year during the unrest after George Floyd's murder, we read an article about recuperation and talked about the concept within the context of then unfolding paroxysms of rage against police brutality. Does every movement for social change eventually get recuperated? Yes. Is it still worth engaging in social movements? Also yes. The Recuperation of Authentic Outrage https://libcom.org/library/recuperation-authentic-outrage Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on he... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3590 3 17 full The Internet Was a Mistake: Surveillance Capitalism and the Public-Private Tech Panopticon The Internet Was a Mistake: Surveillance Capitalism and the Public-Private Tech Panopticon https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-internet-was-a-mistake-surveillance-capitalism-and-the-public-private-tech-panopticon/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-internet-was-a-mistake-surveillance-capitalism-and-the-public-private-tech-panopticon/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8334735 We are now living in the most watched society in history. Our every move is tracked, our conversations monitored, our purchases logged, every link we click is logged, but its okay because its not the government doing it right?  You Are Now Remotely Controlled -- Shoshana Zuboff

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/opinion/sunday/surveillance-capitalism.html?fbclid=IwAR0N6cbEaABSR2Yb7lEfLRjtWopZQu-bizbl2k7XaJFQOFfwcnV3riBJ7MI

Willing servants -- Richard Seymour

https://newhumanist.org.uk/5516/willing-servants?fbclid=IwAR3G7zXvBob940xv1ayY1ryPrAfU5Xf5ZU53J2I_bWCwLQ6V8IeUfW_YpEc 

Communicative Capitalism and Class Struggle -- Jodi Dean 

https://spheres-journal.org/contribution/communicative-capitalism-and-class-struggle/ 

When the social industry bans the people we hate -- Richard Seymour 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/27523240?fbclid=IwAR3M5UICw48xJPlsTWW2at96G0LCjSd8lZ1BQUQ_XGqFfFZ-dIb893Twvas  

Your Phone is Listening and it's Not Paranoia

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjbzzy/your-phone-is-listening-and-its-not-paranoia?fbclid=IwAR1UWg7TOU8ocwC1PXYqpBOuVXC9teau250pEynsUPlhyfKGFXwPtXrXb9o  Music- Bauhaus- The Spy in the Cab

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You Are Now Remotely Controlled -- Shoshana Zuboff

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/opinion/sunday/surveillance-capitalism.html?fbclid=IwAR0N6cbEaABSR2Yb7lEfLRjtWopZQu-bizbl2k7XaJFQOFfwcnV3riBJ7MI


Willing servants -- Richard Seymour

https://newhumanist.org.uk/5516/willing-servants?fbclid=IwAR3G7zXvBob940xv1ayY1ryPrAfU5Xf5ZU53J2I_bWCwLQ6V8IeUfW_YpEc 


Communicative Capitalism and Class Struggle -- Jodi Dean 

https://spheres-journal.org/contribution/communicative-capitalism-and-class-struggle/ 


When the social industry bans the people we hate -- Richard Seymour 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/27523240?fbclid=IwAR3M5UICw48xJPlsTWW2at96G0LCjSd8lZ1BQUQ_XGqFfFZ-dIb893Twvas  


Your Phone is Listening and it's Not Paranoia

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjbzzy/your-phone-is-listening-and-its-not-paranoia?fbclid=IwAR1UWg7TOU8ocwC1PXYqpBOuVXC9teau250pEynsUPlhyfKGFXwPtXrXb9o 

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]]> We are now living in the most watched society in history. Our every move is tracked, our conversations monitored, our purchases logged, every link we click is logged, but its okay because its not the government doing it right? You Are Now Remotely Controlled -- Shoshana Zuboff https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/opinion/sunday/surveillance-capitalism.html?fbclid=IwAR0N6cbEaABSR2Yb7lEfLRjtWopZQu-bizbl2k7XaJFQOFfwcnV3riBJ7MI Willing servants -- Richard Seymour https://newhumanist.org.uk... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4259 3 16 full Capitalism Without a Human Face: Neoliberalism as a Stage of Capitalism? Capitalism Without a Human Face: Neoliberalism as a Stage of Capitalism? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/capitalism-without-a-human-face-neoliberalism-as-a-stage-of-capitalism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/capitalism-without-a-human-face-neoliberalism-as-a-stage-of-capitalism/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8251149 Like most other political terms, the word "neoliberal" has been used so much to describe so many disparate things that it has ceased to have meaning. Well, unfortunately neoliberalism is real and it is an economic idea and political project that completely dominates every aspect of modern capitalist society and even our resistance to it.  So, listen up and learn what we just learned about how much everything sucks. 

Varn talks with Mirowski on Symptomatic Redness https://www.mixcloud.com/symptomatic-redness/ep-1-phillip-mirowski-on-neoliberalism/

Harvey on Neoliberalism As a Political Project https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalism-capitalism-labor-crisis-resistance/

Interview with Mirowski https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/08/fixing-old-markets-with-new-markets-the-origins-and-practice-of-neoliberalism.html

Mirowski on Neoliberalism https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/02/neoliberalism-movement-dare-not-speak-name/

The Uses and Abuses of “Neoliberalism” https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/uses-and-abuses-neoliberalism-debate 

Michael Roberts on Neoliberalism https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/neoliberalism-not-so-bad/ 

https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/neoliberalism-works-for-the-world/ Music: MelonadeM- Garfield Gameboy'd Credits

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]]> Like most other political terms, the word "neoliberal" has been used so much to describe so many disparate things that it has ceased to have meaning. Well, unfortunately neoliberalism is real and it is an economic idea and political project that completely dominates every aspect of modern capitalist society and even our resistance to it. 

So, listen up and learn what we just learned about how much everything sucks. 

Varn talks with Mirowski on Symptomatic Redness
https://www.mixcloud.com/symptomatic-redness/ep-1-phillip-mirowski-on-neoliberalism/

Harvey on Neoliberalism As a Political Project
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalism-capitalism-labor-crisis-resistance/

Interview with Mirowski
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/08/fixing-old-markets-with-new-markets-the-origins-and-practice-of-neoliberalism.html

Mirowski on Neoliberalism
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/02/neoliberalism-movement-dare-not-speak-name/

The Uses and Abuses of “Neoliberalism”
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/uses-and-abuses-neoliberalism-debate 

Michael Roberts on Neoliberalism
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/neoliberalism-not-so-bad/ 

https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/neoliberalism-works-for-the-world/


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]]> Like most other political terms, the word "neoliberal" has been used so much to describe so many disparate things that it has ceased to have meaning. Well, unfortunately neoliberalism is real and it is an economic idea and political project that completely dominates every aspect of modern capitalist society and even our resistance to it. So, listen up and learn what we just learned about how much everything sucks. Varn talks with Mirowski on Symptomatic Redness https://www.mix... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3453 3 15 full PATREON TEASER: Communist Hope, Communist Despair PATREON TEASER: Communist Hope, Communist Despair https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-communist-hope-communist-despair/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-communist-hope-communist-despair/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8214233 Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables.  We were joined by some of our choicest patrons to discuss the question of the party form. Join us as we solve the party problem. 

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]]> Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables. We were joined by some of our choicest patrons to discuss the question of the party form. Join us as we solve the party problem. Join us on our Discord to plan out to plan out the next one, then remember to come join in the discussion. All patrons are welcome! Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury) Send us a message ... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 286 3 trailer Imagining the End: Climate Catastrophe, Mass Extinction, and Utopia Imagining the End: Climate Catastrophe, Mass Extinction, and Utopia https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/imagining-the-end-climate-catastrophe-mass-extinction-and-utopia/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/imagining-the-end-climate-catastrophe-mass-extinction-and-utopia/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-8189792 Its been said elsewhere that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism.  Well, that may be true, but it doesn't take much imagining to conceive of the end of the world. We are currently living though the end of the world. Who would have thought it would be so boring? Join us as we lament our collective willingness to go gentle into that good night. Imagining the End of Capitalism With Kim Stanley Robinson https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/kim-stanley-robinson-ministry-future-science-fiction 

IMAGINING THE END https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/05/imagining-the-end 

In Defence of Metabolic Rift Theory https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3691-in-defence-of-metabolic-rift-theory#:~:text=One%20Marxist%20line%20of%20inquiry,%2C%20Morristown%2C%20Ohio%2C%201974

Music- Napalm Death: The Brink of Extinction 

The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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Join us as we lament our collective willingness to go gentle into that good night.


Imagining the End of Capitalism With Kim Stanley Robinson
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/kim-stanley-robinson-ministry-future-science-fiction 

IMAGINING THE END
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/05/imagining-the-end 

In Defence of Metabolic Rift Theory
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3691-in-defence-of-metabolic-rift-theory#:~:text=One%20Marxist%20line%20of%20inquiry,%2C%20Morristown%2C%20Ohio%2C%201974


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]]> Its been said elsewhere that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism. Well, that may be true, but it doesn't take much imagining to conceive of the end of the world. We are currently living though the end of the world. Who would have thought it would be so boring? Join us as we lament our collective willingness to go gentle into that good night. Imagining the End of Capitalism With Kim Stanley Robinson https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jess false No 3462 3 14 full The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part VII- The Final Episode (with Red Library) The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part VII- The Final Episode (with Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-vii-the-final-episode-with-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-vii-the-final-episode-with-red-library/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-8095483 This week we are joined once again by Adam from Red Library for the final episode in our series. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print. Music- Gregorian Chant for the Dead - Dies irae (Sequentia) -Alessio Randon

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam from Red Library for the final episode in our series.

We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism.

McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

Music- Gregorian Chant for the Dead - Dies irae (Sequentia) -Alessio Randon






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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam from Red Library for the final episode in our series. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he ca... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 7798 3 13 full PATREON TEASER: Microsects, Macrosects, and Failing Better PATREON TEASER: Microsects, Macrosects, and Failing Better https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-microsects-macrosects-and-failing-better/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-microsects-macrosects-and-failing-better/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-8055494 Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables.  We were joined by some of our choicest patrons to discuss the question of the party form. Join us as we solve the party problem. 

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Smith, C. (1996)  Hegel Marx and the Enlightenment: An Interim Report
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/smith-cyril/works/articles/interim.htm

Sherratt, Y. (2000) ADORNO AND HORKHEIMER’S CONCEPT OF “ENLIGHTENMENT.” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 8(3), 521–544.

Nielsen, K. (1988) Marx and the enlightenment. Critical Review, 2(4), 59–75.

Hook, S. (1968) The Enlightenment and Marxism. Journal of the History of Ideas,

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We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism.

McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

MUSIC:  Jesus Christ- Woody Guthrie

The Lost Horizons Network
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The Lost Horizons Network Podcast
Well... Here we are still, after all.
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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. McCarraher, E... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 6805 3 11 full Posting Made Flesh: Scattered Thoughts on the Current and Future State of the Left (With C. Derick Varn and PH ) Posting Made Flesh: Scattered Thoughts on the Current and Future State of the Left (With C. Derick Varn and PH ) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/posting-made-flesh-scattered-thoughts-on-the-current-and-future-state-of-the-left-with-c-derick-varn-and-ph/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/posting-made-flesh-scattered-thoughts-on-the-current-and-future-state-of-the-left-with-c-derick-varn-and-ph/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-7618414 This is the second, but only peripherally related, part of our discussion with C. Derick Varn and PH from Radical Thoughts. In this episode we talk about the abysmal state of the left, the bankruptcy of liberalism, and how the hell we can possibly move forward. The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/capitol-building-riot-business-trump?fbclid=IwAR0G-TkRfpMVUZdLE86-Qky0SWUyBxtGuv7Up_J0lYZkMHBCrtxOVWq2f_A 

We Should Be Very Worried About Joe Biden’s “Domestic Terrorism” Bill 

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building?fbclid=IwAR0tDTAFXEstET0cdDGAS4Di-p49jVbUBsaGRa-H1dADcGBjkIWPHu2JQAs 

The US Capitol riot risks supercharging a new age of political repression

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/14/biden-protest-surveillance-repression?fbclid=IwAR3XSFD5SZJlzZxZKOSiN_p--xko9nLGA1T4D4WtJlkFk5D47GVobcLF588 

US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right?fbclid=IwAR2XgiT5WX36LYdW6moSApGcevbhz5ddHpNmiZx8ffC38-eVLUmYzPzwAF8 

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The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/capitol-building-riot-business-trump?fbclid=IwAR0G-TkRfpMVUZdLE86-Qky0SWUyBxtGuv7Up_J0lYZkMHBCrtxOVWq2f_A 


We Should Be Very Worried About Joe Biden’s “Domestic Terrorism” Bill 

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building?fbclid=IwAR0tDTAFXEstET0cdDGAS4Di-p49jVbUBsaGRa-H1dADcGBjkIWPHu2JQAs 


The US Capitol riot risks supercharging a new age of political repression

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/14/biden-protest-surveillance-repression?fbclid=IwAR3XSFD5SZJlzZxZKOSiN_p--xko9nLGA1T4D4WtJlkFk5D47GVobcLF588 


US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right?fbclid=IwAR2XgiT5WX36LYdW6moSApGcevbhz5ddHpNmiZx8ffC38-eVLUmYzPzwAF8 

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https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/capitol-building-riot-business-trump?fbclid=IwAR0G-TkRfpMVUZdLE86-Qky0SWUyBxtGuv7Up_J0lYZkMHBCrtxOVWq2f_A 

We Should Be Very Worried About Joe Biden’s “Domestic Terrorism” Bill 

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building?fbclid=IwAR0tDTAFXEstET0cdDGAS4Di-p49jVbUBsaGRa-H1dADcGBjkIWPHu2JQAs 

The US Capitol riot risks supercharging a new age of political repression

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/14/biden-protest-surveillance-repression?fbclid=IwAR3XSFD5SZJlzZxZKOSiN_p--xko9nLGA1T4D4WtJlkFk5D47GVobcLF588 

US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right?fbclid=IwAR2XgiT5WX36LYdW6moSApGcevbhz5ddHpNmiZx8ffC38-eVLUmYzPzwAF8 

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The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/capitol-building-riot-business-trump?fbclid=IwAR0G-TkRfpMVUZdLE86-Qky0SWUyBxtGuv7Up_J0lYZkMHBCrtxOVWq2f_A 


We Should Be Very Worried About Joe Biden’s “Domestic Terrorism” Bill 

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building?fbclid=IwAR0tDTAFXEstET0cdDGAS4Di-p49jVbUBsaGRa-H1dADcGBjkIWPHu2JQAs 


The US Capitol riot risks supercharging a new age of political repression

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/14/biden-protest-surveillance-repression?fbclid=IwAR3XSFD5SZJlzZxZKOSiN_p--xko9nLGA1T4D4WtJlkFk5D47GVobcLF588 


US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right?fbclid=IwAR2XgiT5WX36LYdW6moSApGcevbhz5ddHpNmiZx8ffC38-eVLUmYzPzwAF8 

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]]> This week we are joined by C. Derick Varn, PH from Radical Thoughts Podcast, and Steven from Supreme Leap Forward to discuss how the Capitol Riot wasn't a coup, or a terrorist attack, and admonish the "left" for supporting the expansion of the security state. The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/capitol-building-riot-business-trump?fbclid=IwAR0G-TkRfpMVUZdLE86-Qky0SWUyBxtGuv7Up_J0lYZkMHBCrtxOVWq2f_A We Should Be Very Worrie... Chris, Kevin, Jason, Steven, Derick, and PH false No 5335 3 9 full The End of Capitalist Realism? The End of Capitalist Realism? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-end-of-capitalist-realism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-end-of-capitalist-realism/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-7341934 There are many on the left who seem to be incapable of letting a momentary upturn in struggle, or a softening of policy by the ruling class, pass without declaring the end of Capitalist realism. The common ruin of the contending classes is all we have to look forward to unless we can find a way to assert our agency. Until we realize our world historic mission, capitalist realism and its devastating consequences are here to stay. On the Current Conjuncture

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Capitalist Catastrophism

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Coronavirus Is the End of the End of History

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The common ruin of the contending classes is all we have to look forward to unless we can find a way to assert our agency. Until we realize our world historic mission, capitalist realism and its devastating consequences are here to stay.

On the Current Conjuncture

https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4954-on-the-current-conjuncture?fbclid=IwAR0ZSlfzCQnDc43oIjNEKOtnmgsa0i_9_M-D8JXiJybodVBPd5sPSwlGzL4 


Capitalist Catastrophism

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Coronavirus Is the End of the End of History

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]]> There are many on the left who seem to be incapable of letting a momentary upturn in struggle, or a softening of policy by the ruling class, pass without declaring the end of Capitalist realism. The common ruin of the contending classes is all we have to look forward to unless we can find a way to assert our agency. Until we realize our world historic mission, capitalist realism and its devastating consequences are here to stay. On the Current Conjuncture https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4680 3 8 full Virtue is Dead, Long Live Virtue: Marxism and Ethics #2 (With C. Derick Varn) Virtue is Dead, Long Live Virtue: Marxism and Ethics #2 (With C. Derick Varn) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/virtue-is-dead-long-live-virtue-marxism-and-ethics-2-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/virtue-is-dead-long-live-virtue-marxism-and-ethics-2-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-7212745 Marxism needs a better system of ethics. We think that virtue ethics are compatible with the project of human emancipation, so does our friend C. Derick Varn. After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory MacIntyre, Alasdair C. After virtue : a study in moral theory. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. Print.

Marxism and Ethics https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj2/2008/isj2-120/blackledge.html

Philippa Foot, major founder of contemporary virtue ethics, “Natural Goodness” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philippa-foot/#NatuGood 

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After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory
MacIntyre, Alasdair C. After virtue : a study in moral theory. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. Print.

Marxism and Ethics
https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj2/2008/isj2-120/blackledge.html

Philippa Foot, major founder of contemporary virtue ethics, “Natural Goodness”
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philippa-foot/#NatuGood 

Marx’s Ethic of Freedom
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]]> Marxism needs a better system of ethics. We think that virtue ethics are compatible with the project of human emancipation, so does our friend C. Derick Varn. After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory MacIntyre, Alasdair C. After virtue : a study in moral theory. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. Print. Marxism and Ethics https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj2/2008/isj2-120/blackledge.html Philippa Foot, major founder of contemporary virtue ethics, “Natural Goo... Chris, Kevin, and Jason with guest C Derick Varn false No 4028 3 7 full PATREON TEASER: Without a party we have something... but it sucks PATREON TEASER: Without a party we have something... but it sucks https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-without-a-party-we-have-something-but-it-sucks/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-without-a-party-we-have-something-but-it-sucks/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-7184770 Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables.  We were joined by some of our choicest patrons to discuss the question of the party form. Join us as we solve the party problem. 

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Marxism and Ethics https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj2/2008/isj2-120/blackledge.html

Philippa Foot, major founder of contemporary virtue ethics, “Natural Goodness” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philippa-foot/#NatuGood 

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After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory
MacIntyre, Alasdair C. After virtue : a study in moral theory. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. Print.

Marxism and Ethics
https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj2/2008/isj2-120/blackledge.html

Philippa Foot, major founder of contemporary virtue ethics, “Natural Goodness”
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philippa-foot/#NatuGood 

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https://thebaffler.com/latest/left-wing-hypomania-chaudhary

Is socialism winning?

https://www.tempestmag.org/2020/12/is-socialism-winning/ 

National Political Committee newsletter — 85,000 members strong https://www.dsausa.org/news/npc-newsletter-nov2020/

There Was Actually a Lot of Good News for the Left on Election Day

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As the contemporary left is little more than liberalism turned up to 11, it should surprise no one to learn that there is a "socialist" version of this as well.

We sat down to talk about how it is dumb and bad.

How to pronounce schadenfreude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3_DjiLLDfo



Left-Wing Hypomania

https://thebaffler.com/latest/left-wing-hypomania-chaudhary


Is socialism winning?

https://www.tempestmag.org/2020/12/is-socialism-winning/ 


National Political Committee newsletter — 85,000 members strong
https://www.dsausa.org/news/npc-newsletter-nov2020/


There Was Actually a Lot of Good News for the Left on Election Day

https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/downballot-socialist-elected-election-day-dsa

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]]> Everyone knows what the happiness industry is, that vapid misapplication of eastern spiritual practice, adapted to help stave off deaths by despair or convince you that alienated depression is the fault of your brain chemistry and not the crushing weight of capitalism. As the contemporary left is little more than liberalism turned up to 11, it should surprise no one to learn that there is a "socialist" version of this as well. We sat down to talk about how it is dumb and bad. How to pron... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4479 3 5 full PATREON TEASER: The Immortal Science of Driving a Tank PATREON TEASER: The Immortal Science of Driving a Tank https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-the-immortal-science-of-driving-a-tank/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-the-immortal-science-of-driving-a-tank/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6993568 Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables.  We were joined by some of our choicest patrons to discuss the fine distinctions between genres of Tankie.  

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]]> Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables. We were joined by some of our choicest patrons to discuss the fine distinctions between genres of Tankie. Join us on our Discord to plan out to plan out the next one, then remember to come join in the discussion. All patrons are welcome! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 318 3 trailer Subject, Alienation, and So On (PART II): Psychoanalysis in Dialogue With Marxism (With Adam and Alex from Red Library) Subject, Alienation, and So On (PART II): Psychoanalysis in Dialogue With Marxism (With Adam and Alex from Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/subject-alienation-and-so-on-part-ii-psychoanalysis-in-dialogue-with-marxism-with-adam-and-alex-from-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/subject-alienation-and-so-on-part-ii-psychoanalysis-in-dialogue-with-marxism-with-adam-and-alex-from-red-library/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2020 18:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6926741 This week we continue our discussion about what psychoanalysis can offer to Marxism. Both Adam and Alex are Marxists who study psychoanalysis and find it to be useful to their Marxism, but do not consider themselves Freduo-Marxist or Lacanian-Marxists. Is it necessary to create a new type of Marxism every time we incorporate a new lens to help us understand Marxism? Is it possible for us to have a myriad of influences and inspirations while maintaining a Marxist framework to understand and act upon The world? Join us while we discuss the messy dialectic of Marxism and Psychoanalysis. Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Revolutionary Marxism

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Lacan, Psychoanalysis and the Left

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The Four Fundamental Concepts of Slavoj Žižek’s Psychoanalytic Marxism https://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/59?fbclid=IwAR3J552MAOY2YZPfGvV06iwa3dfvfltc0-gDloNqFUZHzyCaWFZrYrrpXyo The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we continue our discussion about what psychoanalysis can offer to Marxism. Both Adam and Alex are Marxists who study psychoanalysis and find it to be useful to their Marxism, but do not consider themselves Freduo-Marxist or Lacanian-Marxists. Is it necessary to create a new type of Marxism every time we incorporate a new lens to help us understand Marxism? Is it possible for us to have a myriad of influences and inspirations while maintaining a Marxist framework to understand and act upon The world?
Join us while we discuss the messy dialectic of Marxism and Psychoanalysis.

Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Revolutionary Marxism

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Lacan, Psychoanalysis and the Left

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]]> This week we continue our discussion about what psychoanalysis can offer to Marxism. Both Adam and Alex are Marxists who study psychoanalysis and find it to be useful to their Marxism, but do not consider themselves Freduo-Marxist or Lacanian-Marxists. Is it necessary to create a new type of Marxism every time we incorporate a new lens to help us understand Marxism? Is it possible for us to have a myriad of influences and inspirations while maintaining a Marxist framework to understand and ac... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 1988 3 4 full Subject, Alienation, and So On: Psychoanalysis in Dialogue With Marxism (With Adam and Alex from Red Library) PART I Subject, Alienation, and So On: Psychoanalysis in Dialogue With Marxism (With Adam and Alex from Red Library) PART I https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/subject-alienation-and-so-on-psychoanalysis-in-dialogue-with-marxism-with-adam-and-alex-from-red-library-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/subject-alienation-and-so-on-psychoanalysis-in-dialogue-with-marxism-with-adam-and-alex-from-red-library-part-i/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6843169 This week we are joined by Alex and Adam from Red Library to talk about what psychoanalysis can offer to Marxism. Both Adam and Alex are Marxists who study psychoanalysis and find it to be useful to their Marxism, but do not consider themselves Freduo-Marxist or Lacanian-Marxists. Is it necessary to create a new type of Marxism every time we incorporate a new lens to help us understand Marxism? Is it possible for us to have a myriad of influences and inspirations while maintaining a Marxist framework to understand and act upon The world? Join us while we discuss the messy dialectic of Marxism and Psychoanalysis. Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Revolutionary Marxism

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Lacan, Psychoanalysis and the Left

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The Four Fundamental Concepts of Slavoj Žižek’s Psychoanalytic Marxism https://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/59?fbclid=IwAR3J552MAOY2YZPfGvV06iwa3dfvfltc0-gDloNqFUZHzyCaWFZrYrrpXyo The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined by Alex and Adam from Red Library to talk about what psychoanalysis can offer to Marxism. Both Adam and Alex are Marxists who study psychoanalysis and find it to be useful to their Marxism, but do not consider themselves Freduo-Marxist or Lacanian-Marxists. Is it necessary to create a new type of Marxism every time we incorporate a new lens to help us understand Marxism? Is it possible for us to have a myriad of influences and inspirations while maintaining a Marxist framework to understand and act upon The world?
Join us while we discuss the messy dialectic of Marxism and Psychoanalysis.

Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Revolutionary Marxism

https://studylib.net/doc/8039634/lacanian-psychoanalysis-and-revolutionary-marxism?fbclid=IwAR2nemqbBANbjSBbujrUj13lEfRXiNwLNxOheqF-2lcAHIg8qnt3oj2dnlA


Lacan, Psychoanalysis and the Left

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The Four Fundamental Concepts of Slavoj Žižek’s Psychoanalytic Marxism https://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/59?fbclid=IwAR3J552MAOY2YZPfGvV06iwa3dfvfltc0-gDloNqFUZHzyCaWFZrYrrpXyo

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]]> This week we are joined by Alex and Adam from Red Library to talk about what psychoanalysis can offer to Marxism. Both Adam and Alex are Marxists who study psychoanalysis and find it to be useful to their Marxism, but do not consider themselves Freduo-Marxist or Lacanian-Marxists. Is it necessary to create a new type of Marxism every time we incorporate a new lens to help us understand Marxism? Is it possible for us to have a myriad of influences and inspirations while maintaining a Marxist f... Chris, Jason, Alex, and Adam false No 4310 3 3 full Mammon No 5: The Enchantments of Mammon - Part V (With Red Library) Mammon No 5: The Enchantments of Mammon - Part V (With Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/mammon-no-5-the-enchantments-of-mammon-part-v-with-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/mammon-no-5-the-enchantments-of-mammon-part-v-with-red-library/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2020 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6720421 This week we are joined by Adam, Don, and Alex from the Red Library. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. In our fifth installment we deal with the Heavenly City of Fordism and the Machine Age. McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print. MUSIC: Micah No 5- Apologetix The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined by Adam, Don, and Alex from the Red Library.

We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism.

In our fifth installment we deal with the Heavenly City of Fordism and the Machine Age.

McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

MUSIC: Micah No 5- Apologetix

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]]> This week we are joined by Adam, Don, and Alex from the Red Library. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. In our fifth... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 8388 3 2 full PATREON TEASER: Disaster Nationalism PATREON TEASER: Disaster Nationalism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-disaster-nationalism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-disaster-nationalism/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6573205 We read Richard Seymour's Article from Salvage Quarterly about Disaster Nationalism and talked about it. Tune in to hear about  the Chad Nationalism’ of ‘sexy’, ‘dangerous’, gym-hitting boys, zaddy fascism, and listen while we parse rightisms and talk about how Trump and the GOP (still) aren't fascists. 

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]]> We read Richard Seymour's Article from Salvage Quarterly about Disaster Nationalism and talked about it. Tune in to hear about  the Chad Nationalism’ of ‘sexy’, ‘dangerous’, gym-hitting boys, zaddy fascism, and listen while we parse rightisms and talk about how Trump and the GOP (still) aren't fascists. 

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]]> We read Richard Seymour's Article from Salvage Quarterly about Disaster Nationalism and talked about it. Tune in to hear about the Chad Nationalism’ of ‘sexy’, ‘dangerous’, gym-hitting boys, zaddy fascism, and listen while we parse rightisms and talk about how Trump and the GOP (still) aren't fascists. https://salvage.zone/articles/prepared-for-the-worst-disaster-nationalism/ Click through to join our Patreon for $2 a month to hear the rest of the discussion. Send us a mess... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 305 3 trailer Hegel’s Bastards: Sam Teaches Us About Hegel Like We are Dumb Babies Hegel’s Bastards: Sam Teaches Us About Hegel Like We are Dumb Babies https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-s-bastards-sam-teaches-us-about-hegel-like-we-are-dumb-babies/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/hegel-s-bastards-sam-teaches-us-about-hegel-like-we-are-dumb-babies/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6535453 We are dumb babies who don't understand Hegel. Sam, who recently joined our network as a part of the Red Library's The Red Desert series is not. He sat down with us and helped us understand some key Hegelian concepts that he posits need to be understood in order to continue the radicalization of Marxism. Mladan Dolar on The Phenomenology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6sG1nw0m_w

 Lecture on the Zizek chapter below. https://youtu.be/gk0A12NYKS8

 

1. The Hegel Variations by Frederic Jameson - The chapters "Idealism", "Oppositions" and "Spirit as Collectivity"

2. Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Žižek - The chapter "Marx as a Reader of Hegel, Hegel as a Reader of Marx"

 3. The Restlessness of the Negative by Jean-Luc Nancy - The chapter "Restlessness"

4. Reason and Revolution by Herbert Marcuse - The chapters "Hegel's First system" and "Introduction: From Philosophy to Social Theory"

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/reason/reason-and-revolution.pdf

 5. Mourning Sickness: Hegel and the French Revolution by Rebecca Comay - The Introduction "French Revolution, German Misère" 6. Gramsci's Hegelian Marxism by Paul Piccone

 7. Hegel and Freud by Alenka Zupančič 

 8. The Dash by Rebecca Comay & Frank Ruda - The Introduction "Hegel to the Letter" In forwarded email. Music: Cursed- Hegel's Bastards

 

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]]> We are dumb babies who don't understand Hegel. Sam, who recently joined our network as a part of the Red Library's The Red Desert series is not. He sat down with us and helped us understand some key Hegelian concepts that he posits need to be understood in order to continue the radicalization of Marxism.

Mladan Dolar on The Phenomenology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6sG1nw0m_w

 Lecture on the Zizek chapter below.
https://youtu.be/gk0A12NYKS8

 

1. The Hegel Variations by Frederic Jameson - The chapters "Idealism", "Oppositions" and "Spirit as Collectivity"

2. Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Žižek - The chapter "Marx as a Reader of Hegel, Hegel as a Reader of Marx"

 3. The Restlessness of the Negative by Jean-Luc Nancy - The chapter "Restlessness"

4. Reason and Revolution by Herbert Marcuse - The chapters "Hegel's First system" and "Introduction: From Philosophy to Social Theory"

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/reason/reason-and-revolution.pdf

 5. Mourning Sickness: Hegel and the French Revolution by Rebecca Comay - The Introduction "French Revolution, German Misère"

6. Gramsci's Hegelian Marxism by Paul Piccone

 7. Hegel and Freud by Alenka Zupančič 

 8. The Dash by Rebecca Comay & Frank Ruda - The Introduction "Hegel to the Letter"
In forwarded email.

Music: Cursed- Hegel's Bastards

 


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]]> We are dumb babies who don't understand Hegel. Sam, who recently joined our network as a part of the Red Library's The Red Desert series is not. He sat down with us and helped us understand some key Hegelian concepts that he posits need to be understood in order to continue the radicalization of Marxism. Mladan Dolar on The Phenomenology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6sG1nw0m_w Lecture on the Zizek chapter below. https://youtu.be/gk0A12NYKS8 1. The Hegel Variations by Fred... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4602 3 1 full A Journal of the Plague Year: Year Two of the Regrettable Century A Journal of the Plague Year: Year Two of the Regrettable Century https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-journal-of-the-plague-year-year-two-of-the-regrettable-century/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-journal-of-the-plague-year-year-two-of-the-regrettable-century/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6386158 Hey everyone, we turned two! You guys keep listening to us for some reason and we are happy about it. For our birthday party we sat down to talk about highlights, lowlights, and what we hope to do in the future. Please enjoy the very last episode of year two before we kick off what we hope will be an exciting and fruitful year three! Music: Modern Life is War- Night Shift at the Potato Factory

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Please enjoy the very last episode of year two before we kick off what we hope will be an exciting and fruitful year three!

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]]> Hey everyone, we turned two! You guys keep listening to us for some reason and we are happy about it. For our birthday party we sat down to talk about highlights, lowlights, and what we hope to do in the future. Please enjoy the very last episode of year two before we kick off what we hope will be an exciting and fruitful year three! Music: Modern Life is War- Night Shift at the Potato Factory Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Cen... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4637 2 32 full A Smattering of Unqualified Thoughts About the Election A Smattering of Unqualified Thoughts About the Election https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-smattering-of-unqualified-thoughts-about-the-election/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-smattering-of-unqualified-thoughts-about-the-election/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-6310747 We recorded an episode, about something else, but in the process we talked about the election for 45 minutes. Here it is! Keep in mind this episode was recorded as results were coming in on the day after the election. Music: Bad Religion- Fuck Armageddon

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Keep in mind this episode was recorded as results were coming in on the day after the election.

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]]> We recorded an episode, about something else, but in the process we talked about the election for 45 minutes. Here it is! Keep in mind this episode was recorded as results were coming in on the day after the election. Music: Bad Religion- Fuck Armageddon Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 2363 2 31 bonus PATREON TEASER: Conspiranoia! - Patron Roundtable PATREON TEASER: Conspiranoia! - Patron Roundtable https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-conspiranoia-patron-roundtable/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-conspiranoia-patron-roundtable/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-6016117 Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables.  For our second Patron roundtable the crew had a well rounded discussion that included making fun of dumb conspiracies, talking about the myriad of actual conspiracies, and  finally what makes conspiratorial logic so appealing to the right and left alike . 

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Materials used in discussion: Jameson, Fredric. The geopolitical aesthetic : cinema and space in the world system. Bloomington London: Indiana University Press BFI Pub, 1992. Print.

https://www.d.umn.edu/~cstroupe/ideas/cognitivemap.html

Good Conspiracy Documentary Series https://www.fox.com/the-x-files/

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For our second Patron roundtable the crew had a well rounded discussion that included making fun of dumb conspiracies, talking about the myriad of actual conspiracies, and  finally what makes conspiratorial logic so appealing to the right and left alike . 

Join us on our Discord to plan out to plan out the next one, then remember to come join in the discussion. All patrons are welcome!   


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Jameson, Fredric. The geopolitical aesthetic : cinema and space in the world system. Bloomington London: Indiana University Press BFI Pub, 1992. Print.

https://www.d.umn.edu/~cstroupe/ideas/cognitivemap.html


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]]> Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and sign up on our Discord to take part in future Patron Roundtables. For our second Patron roundtable the crew had a well rounded discussion that included making fun of dumb conspiracies, talking about the myriad of actual conspiracies, and finally what makes conspiratorial logic so appealing to the right and left alike . Join us on our Discord to plan out to plan out the next one, then remember to ... The Patron Roundtable false No 518 2 trailer Supreme Leap Backward: Why the Supreme Court is Actually Very Bad (with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) Supreme Leap Backward: Why the Supreme Court is Actually Very Bad (with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/supreme-leap-backward-why-the-supreme-court-is-actually-very-bad-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/supreme-leap-backward-why-the-supreme-court-is-actually-very-bad-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-5953279 Steven from The Supreme Leap Forward is back to talk about why the Supreme Court is a regressive, reactionary, and profoundly undemocratic institution that needs to be abolished. Waiting for SCOTUS https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/06/waiting-for-scotus?fbclid=IwAR1fZ-KItsd9Yfp9d5qGr-8Hr8QTZnkf6e1LCWCaaGIvXHW0JmMJfyULNJo

Amy Coney Barrett Worked on Bush v. Gore https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/09/amy-coney-barrett-bush-gore-election-trump?fbclid=IwAR1xku0mvqk2RbgGEm3enLD6O7hkrP_Gl4Mj8fA7rYf6lCkXthUvuWB506c

The Future of the Supreme Court in the Liberal Imagination https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/01/supreme-court-trump-kavanaugh-liberalism?fbclid=IwAR18XUaifhwGcQVU72w9znE581wzvzx4Gz6ExUI5-HHFDORi81sFmhOoKC0

The Scandal of Democracy: Seven Theses https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/10/supreme-court-senate-electoral-college-undemocratic?fbclid=IwAR1fZ-KItsd9Yfp9d5qGr-8Hr8QTZnkf6e1LCWCaaGIvXHW0JmMJfyULNJo

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Steven from The Supreme Leap Forward is back to talk about why the Supreme Court is a regressive, reactionary, and profoundly undemocratic institution that needs to be abolished.

Waiting for SCOTUS
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Amy Coney Barrett Worked on Bush v. Gore
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The Future of the Supreme Court in the Liberal Imagination
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The Scandal of Democracy: Seven Theses
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]]> Steven from The Supreme Leap Forward is back to talk about why the Supreme Court is a regressive, reactionary, and profoundly undemocratic institution that needs to be abolished. Waiting for SCOTUS https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/06/waiting-for-scotus?fbclid=IwAR1fZ-KItsd9Yfp9d5qGr-8Hr8QTZnkf6e1LCWCaaGIvXHW0JmMJfyULNJo Amy Coney Barrett Worked on Bush v. Gore https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/09/amy-coney-barrett-bush-gore-election-trump?fbclid=IwAR1xku0mvqk2RbgGEm3enLD6O7hkrP_Gl4Mj8fA7rYf... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4659 2 30 full The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part IV (with Red Library) The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part IV (with Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-iv-with-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-iv-with-red-library/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-5846230 This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. In our fourth installment we deal with the populists, socialists, and anarchists during the golden age of the American left. McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print. MUSIC: Spacecataz The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library.

We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism.

In our fourth installment we deal with the populists, socialists, and anarchists during the golden age of the American left.

McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. In our fourt... Chris, Jason, and Red Library false No 7596 2 29 full The Role of the Individual in the End of the End of History The Role of the Individual in the End of the End of History https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-role-of-the-individual-in-the-end-of-the-end-of-history/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-role-of-the-individual-in-the-end-of-the-end-of-history/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-5786119 For all of our claims to be historical materialists, there is nothing that the left loves more than a great leader to guide us to victory. If we are to make history, but not in circumstances of our own choosing, what role do we actually have to play as individuals? What role does the extraordinary person play in making history?

“History is made in such a way that the final result always arises from conflicts between many individual wills, of which each in turn has been made what it is by a host of particular conditions of life. Thus there are innumerable intersecting forces, an infinite series of parallelograms of forces which give rise to one resultant — the historical event.”

Thomas Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1840)

http://history.furman.edu/benson/fywbio/carlyle_great_man.htm

On the Role of the Individual in History

https://www.marxists.org/archive/plekhanov/1898/xx/individual.html 

Karl Marx and his conception of history

https://mronline.org/2018/05/11/karl-marx-and-his-conception-of-history/

The individual and the Marxist view of history

https://www.marxist.com/the-individual-and-the-marxist-view-of-history.htm

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]]> For all of our claims to be historical materialists, there is nothing that the left loves more than a great leader to guide us to victory. If we are to make history, but not in circumstances of our own choosing, what role do we actually have to play as individuals? What role does the extraordinary person play in making history?

“History is made in such a way that the final result always arises from conflicts between many individual wills, of which each in turn has been made what it is by a host of particular conditions of life. Thus there are innumerable intersecting forces, an infinite series of parallelograms of forces which give rise to one resultant — the historical event.”


Thomas Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1840)

http://history.furman.edu/benson/fywbio/carlyle_great_man.htm


On the Role of the Individual in History

https://www.marxists.org/archive/plekhanov/1898/xx/individual.html 


Karl Marx and his conception of history

https://mronline.org/2018/05/11/karl-marx-and-his-conception-of-history/


The individual and the Marxist view of history

https://www.marxist.com/the-individual-and-the-marxist-view-of-history.htm


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]]> For all of our claims to be historical materialists, there is nothing that the left loves more than a great leader to guide us to victory. If we are to make history, but not in circumstances of our own choosing, what role do we actually have to play as individuals? What role does the extraordinary person play in making history? “History is made in such a way that the final result always arises from conflicts between many individual wills, of which each in turn has been made what it is by a ... Chris, Jason, and Michael false No 3666 2 28 full Can Woke Capitalism Save the World? Can Woke Capitalism Save the World? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/can-woke-capitalism-save-the-world/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/can-woke-capitalism-save-the-world/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-5544820 No. 

Woke Capitalism Is Not Your Friend https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/06/brands-corporate-publicity-racial-justice Where Are the Woke Capitalists Now?

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/01/where-are-all-woke-capitalists-now

Woke Capitalists Can Save America

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/05/how-the-woke-capitalists-can-save-america/#13af4c0671ed

The Rise of Woke Capital

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/opinion/corporate-america-activism.html

Why Corporations Can No Longer Avoid Politics

https://time.com/5735415/woke-culture-political-companies/

Woke America Is Pre-Revolutionary Russia

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/woke-america-pre-revolutionary-russia/

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Woke Capitalism Is Not Your Friend
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/06/brands-corporate-publicity-racial-justice

Where Are the Woke Capitalists Now?

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/01/where-are-all-woke-capitalists-now

Woke Capitalists Can Save America

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/05/how-the-woke-capitalists-can-save-america/#13af4c0671ed

The Rise of Woke Capital

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/opinion/corporate-america-activism.html

Why Corporations Can No Longer Avoid Politics

https://time.com/5735415/woke-culture-political-companies/

Woke America Is Pre-Revolutionary Russia

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/woke-america-pre-revolutionary-russia/

Until Black Women Are Free, None of Us Will Be Free

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/until-black-women-are-free-none-of-us-will-be-free


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Horkheimer, Max. Eclipse of reason. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2013. Print.

Marcuse, Herbert. One-dimensional man : studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. Boston: Beacon Press, 1991. Print.

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]]> This week we have unlocked the second half of our discussion with Phd Candidate Chris Manno. We discussed the differences between objective, subjective, and instrumental reason and how philosophers have moved through these three in stages culminating in the mercenary use of instrumental reason for the justification of the status quo. Modern philosophy has focused on the latter forms of reason to the point of rejecting any objective understanding on the world, a situation that is tailor made for exploitation of people and the planet under capitalism.

Horkheimer, Max. Eclipse of reason. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2013. Print.

Marcuse, Herbert. One-dimensional man : studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. Boston: Beacon Press, 1991. Print.

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]]> This week we have unlocked the second half of our discussion with Phd Candidate Chris Manno. We discussed the differences between objective, subjective, and instrumental reason and how philosophers have moved through these three in stages culminating in the mercenary use of instrumental reason for the justification of the status quo. Modern philosophy has focused on the latter forms of reason to the point of rejecting any objective understanding on the world, a situation that is tailor made f... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3407 2 26 full PATREON TEASER: Everything is Recuperated PATREON TEASER: Everything is Recuperated https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-everything-is-recuperated/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-everything-is-recuperated/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-5178409 We read an article about recuperation and talked about the concept within the context of the contemporary social unrest that is currently gripping the United States. 

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]]> We read an article about recuperation and talked about the concept within the context of the contemporary social unrest that is currently gripping the United States. Does every movement for social change eventually get recuperated? Yes. Is it still worth engaging in social movements? Also yes. To hear the full episode, join our Patreon for $2 a month. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 364 2 trailer The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part III (With Red Library) The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part III (With Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-iii-with-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-iii-with-red-library/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-5019845 This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library, we even had a brief appearance by Kevin. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. In our third installment we deal with the Robber Barons, corporate personhood, and the birth of American Imperialism. McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print. MUSIC: Satyricon- Mother North The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library, we even had a brief appearance by Kevin.

We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism.

In our third installment we deal with the Robber Barons, corporate personhood, and the birth of American Imperialism.


McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

MUSIC: Satyricon- Mother North

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam and Don from Red Library, we even had a brief appearance by Kevin. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantmen... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 7354 2 25 full Aut Caesar, Aut Christus: Christian Marxism, Liberation Theology, and Catholic Communism (With Mir Bal) Aut Caesar, Aut Christus: Christian Marxism, Liberation Theology, and Catholic Communism (With Mir Bal) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/aut-caesar-aut-christus-christian-marxism-liberation-theology-and-catholic-communism-with-mir-bal/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/aut-caesar-aut-christus-christian-marxism-liberation-theology-and-catholic-communism-with-mir-bal/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2020 17:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4889222 This week we are joined by Swedish podcaster, activist, social worker, and Christian communist, Mir Bal to talk about Christianity and Marxism. We continue with our unending project of reuniting the cold and the warm streams of Marxism, by talking about the draw of Christians to the liberatory message of Marxism and what Marxists may be able to take away for the liberatory message of radical Christianity.  Horn. Western European liberation theology : the first wave (1924-1959. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print. Catholic Case for Communism-  Dean Detloff

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/07/23/catholic-case-communism

Catholicism and Marx an Introduction- Chase Padusniak

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jappersandjanglers/2017/06/catholicism-marx-introduction/

Marxism and Liberation Theology- Michael Lowy https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Va-4lh8qfXtv-YEDt2VuAGABdPEhBYs7/view?fbclid=IwAR2TMM9Q3FZQpWuyPBGGMvPBP0CgHmQ-LJqRvT8mIXtcEnVG5YLB8zgrqpo MUSIC: Pete Seeger- God Bless the Grass The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined by Swedish podcaster, activist, social worker, and Christian communist, Mir Bal to talk about Christianity and Marxism. We continue with our unending project of reuniting the cold and the warm streams of Marxism, by talking about the draw of Christians to the liberatory message of Marxism and what Marxists may be able to take away for the liberatory message of radical Christianity. 


Horn. Western European liberation theology : the first wave (1924-1959. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print.

Catholic Case for Communism-  Dean Detloff

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/07/23/catholic-case-communism


Catholicism and Marx an Introduction- Chase Padusniak

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jappersandjanglers/2017/06/catholicism-marx-introduction/

Marxism and Liberation Theology- Michael Lowy
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Va-4lh8qfXtv-YEDt2VuAGABdPEhBYs7/view?fbclid=IwAR2TMM9Q3FZQpWuyPBGGMvPBP0CgHmQ-LJqRvT8mIXtcEnVG5YLB8zgrqpo


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]]> This week we are joined by Swedish podcaster, activist, social worker, and Christian communist, Mir Bal to talk about Christianity and Marxism. We continue with our unending project of reuniting the cold and the warm streams of Marxism, by talking about the draw of Christians to the liberatory message of Marxism and what Marxists may be able to take away for the liberatory message of radical Christianity. Horn. Western European liberation theology : the first wave (1924-1959. Oxford ... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 5428 2 24 full PATREON TEASER: Science Impregnated With History PART II PATREON TEASER: Science Impregnated With History PART II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-science-impregnated-with-history-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-science-impregnated-with-history-part-ii/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4849247 Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear part two of our conversation with Chris! 

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]]> Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear part two of our conversation with Chris! Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 506 2 trailer The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part II (With Red Library) The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part II (With Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-ii-with-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-ii-with-red-library/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4726970 This week we are joined once again by Adam from Red Library, but also by fellow Red Librarian Don, who was kind enough to edit the podcast. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism. In our second installment we deal with with a real who's who list of Mammon worshiping malefactors as well as Puritan covenant theology, Mormonism, and slavery. McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print. MUSIC: Satyricon- Mother North The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam from Red Library, but also by fellow Red Librarian Don, who was kind enough to edit the podcast.

We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist world with a pecuniary enchantment that he calls Mammonism.

In our second installment we deal with with a real who's who list of Mammon worshiping malefactors as well as Puritan covenant theology, Mormonism, and slavery.

McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

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]]> This week we are joined once again by Adam from Red Library, but also by fellow Red Librarian Don, who was kind enough to edit the podcast. We continue our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world and that Capitalism then became a religion itself, replacing the sacramental enchantment of the pre-capitalist wor... Chris and Jason false No 7537 2 23 full Science Impregnated With History: Marxism and Reason (With Chris Manno) Science Impregnated With History: Marxism and Reason (With Chris Manno) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/science-impregnated-with-history-marxism-and-reason-with-chris-manno/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/science-impregnated-with-history-marxism-and-reason-with-chris-manno/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4672121 We had philosophy Phd Candidate Chris Manno join us for a discussion on Marxism and Reason. We discussed the differences between objective, subjective, and instrumental reason and how philosophers have moved through these three in stages culminating in the mercenary use of instrumental reason for the justification of the status quo. Modern philosophy has focused on the latter forms of reason to the point of rejecting any objective understanding on the world, a situation that is tailor made for exploitation of people and the planet under capitalism. Horkheimer, Max. Eclipse of reason. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2013. Print. Marcuse, Herbert. One-dimensional man : studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. Boston: Beacon Press, 1991. Print. Music: Wolves In the Throne Room- Born From the Serpent's Eye The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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Horkheimer, Max. Eclipse of reason. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2013. Print.

Marcuse, Herbert. One-dimensional man : studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. Boston: Beacon Press, 1991. Print.

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]]> We had philosophy Phd Candidate Chris Manno join us for a discussion on Marxism and Reason. We discussed the differences between objective, subjective, and instrumental reason and how philosophers have moved through these three in stages culminating in the mercenary use of instrumental reason for the justification of the status quo. Modern philosophy has focused on the latter forms of reason to the point of rejecting any objective understanding on the world, a situation that is tailor made fo... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 4608 2 22 full The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part I (with Red Library) The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity - Part I (with Red Library) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-i-with-red-library/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-enchantments-of-mammon-how-capitalism-became-the-religion-of-modernity-part-i-with-red-library/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4450613 This week we are joined by Adam from the Red Library podcast, who was nice enough to record and edit the episode for us. We start our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes, much like Max Weber, that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world, but unlike Weber, he believes that Capitalism then became a religion itself. He argues that capitalism is full of religious thinking that grew up in the fields and factories of England, was transported to America by the Puritans, and perfected by evangelicals. We think this topic is right up our alley and have had a blast reading and talking about it. McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print. The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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]]> This week we are joined by Adam from the Red Library podcast, who was nice enough to record and edit the episode for us.

We start our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity.

McCarraher believes, much like Max Weber, that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world, but unlike Weber, he believes that Capitalism then became a religion itself.

He argues that capitalism is full of religious thinking that grew up in the fields and factories of England, was transported to America by the Puritans, and perfected by evangelicals.

We think this topic is right up our alley and have had a blast reading and talking about it.

McCarraher, Eugene. The enchantments of Mammon : how capitalism became the religion of modernity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. Print.

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]]> This week we are joined by Adam from the Red Library podcast, who was nice enough to record and edit the episode for us. We start our multi part series tackling the monster tome by Eugene McCarraher, The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity. McCarraher believes, much like Max Weber, that capitalism displaced religion and disenchanted the world, but unlike Weber, he believes that Capitalism then became a religion itself. He argues that capitalism is ful... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 6871 2 21 full We Never Learned Anything About Lacan (with Neil of From 78) We Never Learned Anything About Lacan (with Neil of From 78) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-never-learned-anything-about-lacan-with-neil-of-from-78/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-never-learned-anything-about-lacan-with-neil-of-from-78/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4370345 Lacanian psychoanalysis has left an indelible mark on the left, with prominent philosophers like Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou keeping a Marxist Lacanianism relevant... and we don't really know anything about it. As the only non Lacanian podcast on the Lost Horizons network, we had to look to our network comrade Neil to get a little bit of an understanding. Turin Theory of the Subject of the School http://www.amp-nls.org/page/gb/60/the-turin-theory-of-the-subject-of-the-school Music: ROME- We who fell in love with the sea The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast Well... Here we are still, after all. https://well.transistor.fm/ Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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As the only non Lacanian podcast on the Lost Horizons network, we had to look to our network comrade Neil to get a little bit of an understanding.

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]]> Lacanian psychoanalysis has left an indelible mark on the left, with prominent philosophers like Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou keeping a Marxist Lacanianism relevant... and we don't really know anything about it. As the only non Lacanian podcast on the Lost Horizons network, we had to look to our network comrade Neil to get a little bit of an understanding. Turin Theory of the Subject of the School http://www.amp-nls.org/page/gb/60/the-turin-theory-of-the-subject-of-the-school Music: ROM... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 5651 2 20 full The End of Policing? The End of Policing? https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-end-of-policing/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-end-of-policing/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-4273781 Last week, we read and discussed The End of Policing by Alex Vitale in order to get a better grasp on the history of the police, over-policing, the failure of technocratic reforms, and some of the ideas for the uses of funds after police defunding (be it partial or wholesale). Whether or not the revolt against the police will produce lasting systematic reform reform remains to be seen, but we have to admit that the conversation about how to fix the problem of policing has begun on favorable footing. Vitale, Alex S. The end of policing. London Brooklyn, NY: Verso, 2017. The Lost Horizons Network https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/ The Lost Horizons Network Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/c3bf81dd Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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Whether or not the revolt against the police will produce lasting systematic reform reform remains to be seen, but we have to admit that the conversation about how to fix the problem of policing has begun on favorable footing.


Vitale, Alex S. The end of policing. London Brooklyn, NY: Verso, 2017.

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]]> While we were reading about Covid 19 in Salvage last week, an uprising against police brutality began in Minneapolis. We didn't (don't) know what to make of it yet, but it sure did take over a discussion that was supposed to be about pestilence and the left's role in troll vigilantism.
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]]> While we were reading about Covid 19 in Salvage last week, an uprising against police brutality began in Minneapolis. We didn't (don't) know what to make of it yet, but it sure did take over a discussion that was supposed to be about pestilence and the left's role in troll vigilantism. Listen to our uninformed and incomplete takes from day one of the unrest. We have a much more complete and thought out take coming for you in a few days. We Are All Unclean- Salvage Editorial Collective ht... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3498 2 18 full Tragedy, Farce, and Apocalypse: The Shambling Corpse of Bonapartism- With C. Derick Varn Tragedy, Farce, and Apocalypse: The Shambling Corpse of Bonapartism- With C. Derick Varn https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/tragedy-farce-and-apocalypse-the-shambling-corpse-of-bonapartism-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/tragedy-farce-and-apocalypse-the-shambling-corpse-of-bonapartism-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Mon, 25 May 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3913538 We are joined by veteran of the podcast wars, C. Derick Varn, for his third appearance on the show, to talk a little about historical Bonapartism and a little more about contemporary Bonapartism. We talked about the contemporary left's perceived need to seek out a Bonapartist savior and drift further and further from the utopian horizons we once sought. The 18th Brumaire of Louis Napoleon 

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The 18th Brumaire of Louis Napoleon 

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In our third installment of our series on the history of fascism, we dive into some more Marxist theories of fascism; specifically the German and Austrian Social Democratic Theories, Trotsky and Thalheimer, and then wrap up with a bit of Horkheimer.

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]]> Marxism had always contained within it a multiplicity of variations and is possessed, in equal parts, of the potential to be used for illumination and obfuscation. Nothing more clearly illustrates this than the early responses of Marxists to fascism. In our third installment of our series on the history of fascism, we dive into some more Marxist theories of fascism; specifically the German and Austrian Social Democratic Theories, Trotsky and Thalheimer, and then wrap up with a bit of Horkheim... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 5793 2 16 full The Angel of History: Walter Benjamin, Myth, Rationality, and Modernity-- With Patrick from the Radical Thoughts Podcast The Angel of History: Walter Benjamin, Myth, Rationality, and Modernity-- With Patrick from the Radical Thoughts Podcast https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-angel-of-history-walter-benjamin-myth-rationality-and-modernity-with-patrick-from-the-radical-thoughts-podcast/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-angel-of-history-walter-benjamin-myth-rationality-and-modernity-with-patrick-from-the-radical-thoughts-podcast/#comments Mon, 04 May 2020 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3622768 This week we sat down with Patrick of the Radical Thoughts Podcast to talk about Walter Benjamin and his ideas of myth and rationality, capitalism as religion, and a number of other disconnected things that were just fun to talk about. Please check out Radical Thoughts as they read through the entire Zero Books Radical Thinkers series and subscribe to their patreon for bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/radicalthoughts/posts Capitalism and Religion- https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/capitalism-as-religion-benjamin-1921/

 Benjamin, Walter, et al. Selected writings. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press, 1996.

Benjamin, Walter, and Rolf Tiedemann. The arcades project. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press, 1999. Print.

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 Benjamin, Walter, et al. Selected writings. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press, 1996.


Benjamin, Walter, and Rolf Tiedemann. The arcades project. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press, 1999. Print.







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]]> This week we sat down with Patrick of the Radical Thoughts Podcast to talk about Walter Benjamin and his ideas of myth and rationality, capitalism as religion, and a number of other disconnected things that were just fun to talk about. Please check out Radical Thoughts as they read through the entire Zero Books Radical Thinkers series and subscribe to their patreon for bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/radicalthoughts/posts Capitalism and Religion- https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/2... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Patrick false No 4772 2 15 full Lost Horizons Network Roundtable: Well... Here we are, still, after all (EPISODE I) Lost Horizons Network Roundtable: Well... Here we are, still, after all (EPISODE I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/lost-horizons-network-roundtable-well-here-we-are-still-after-all-episode-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/lost-horizons-network-roundtable-well-here-we-are-still-after-all-episode-i/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3517837 This week we have something special for you guys, our very first Lost Horizons Network collective podcast release, Here We Are Together, Still...After All. Join Chris and Jason from The Regrettable Century,  Adam from Red Library, and Neil from the From78 Podcast as we talk about what it means to be dialectically pessimistic. The Lost Horizons Network Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/c3bf81dd Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://www.patreon.com/from78

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Join Chris and Jason from The Regrettable Century,  Adam from Red Library, and Neil from the From78 Podcast as we talk about what it means to be dialectically pessimistic.
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]]> This week we have something special for you guys, our very first Lost Horizons Network collective podcast release, Here We Are Together, Still...After All. Join Chris and Jason from The Regrettable Century, Adam from Red Library, and Neil from the From78 Podcast as we talk about what it means to be dialectically pessimistic. The Lost Horizons Network Podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/c3bf81dd Red Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/redlibrary/posts From78 Podcast https://w... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4073 2 14 full BONUS- A Rising Every Generation: James Connolly, the Easter Rising, and Irish Republican Socialism BONUS- A Rising Every Generation: James Connolly, the Easter Rising, and Irish Republican Socialism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/bonus-a-rising-every-generation-james-connolly-the-easter-rising-and-irish-republican-socialism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/bonus-a-rising-every-generation-james-connolly-the-easter-rising-and-irish-republican-socialism/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3493009 On Easter Monday, April 24 1916, 1,200 members of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army mustered in Dublin and declared the formation of the Irish Republic. Marxist and Irish Republican, James Conolly, led the Irish Citizen's Army in hopes that the Easter Rising would touch off a revolution in Ireland that would lead to the establishment of a Workers' Republic, the death of the British Empire, and the beginning of a socialist world revolution. Over a century later, Ireland is still ruled in the north by what remains of the British Empire, The Republic of Ireland is a Bankers' Republic, and hopes for the world revolution are a nostalgic memory... for now. Manifesto of the Irish Socialist Republican Party (Connolly): https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1896/xx/isrp.htm

Connolly and the Paris Commune https://jacobinmag.com/2016/04/james-connolly-paris-commune-easter-rising-tactics?fbclid=IwAR2NFon_XDCsFniTFdsVD1qM_u3m23fbJ88qKzokacYaSqghGlaPIAevu40

Socialism Made Easy (Connolly) -- the only long-ish one: https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2017-07-26/james-connollys-socialism-made-easy-1909-11-political-action-labor

Easter Rising Proclamation (original text): https://www.onthisday.com/photos/easter-proclamation-of-1916

Socialism and Nationalism (Connolly):| https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1897/01/socnat.htm

https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1897/xx/scirenat.htm

Socialism and Religion (Connolly): https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1901/evangel/socrel.htm

Socialism in Ireland (Connolly): https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1908/03/socinire.htm

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]]> On Easter Monday, April 24 1916, 1,200 members of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army mustered in Dublin and declared the formation of the Irish Republic. Marxist and Irish Republican, James Conolly, led the Irish Citizen's Army in hopes that the Easter Rising would touch off a revolution in Ireland that would lead to the establishment of a Workers' Republic, the death of the British Empire, and the beginning of a socialist world revolution.

Over a century later, Ireland is still ruled in the north by what remains of the British Empire, The Republic of Ireland is a Bankers' Republic, and hopes for the world revolution are a nostalgic memory... for now.

Manifesto of the Irish Socialist Republican Party (Connolly):
https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1896/xx/isrp.htm


Connolly and the Paris Commune
https://jacobinmag.com/2016/04/james-connolly-paris-commune-easter-rising-tactics?fbclid=IwAR2NFon_XDCsFniTFdsVD1qM_u3m23fbJ88qKzokacYaSqghGlaPIAevu40


Socialism Made Easy (Connolly) -- the only long-ish one:
https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2017-07-26/james-connollys-socialism-made-easy-1909-11-political-action-labor


Easter Rising Proclamation (original text):
https://www.onthisday.com/photos/easter-proclamation-of-1916


Socialism and Nationalism (Connolly):|
https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1897/01/socnat.htm

https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1897/xx/scirenat.htm


Socialism and Religion (Connolly):
https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1901/evangel/socrel.htm


Socialism in Ireland (Connolly):
https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1908/03/socinire.htm


Direct Action in Belfast (Connolly):

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A comrade is much more than an identity that one adopts. It is an ethos, an ideal for the collective reorganization of the world. We talk about how this is a concept that the left has abandoned and needs to find again.

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]]> This week, Jenny, Chris, and Jason read and discussed Jodi Dean's essay: The Four Theses on the Comrade. A comrade is much more than an identity that one adopts. It is an ethos, an ideal for the collective reorganization of the world. We talk about how this is a concept that the left has abandoned and needs to find again. Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the full episode. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettab... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 172 2 trailer The Church of the Better Apocalypse The Church of the Better Apocalypse https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-church-of-the-better-apocalypse/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-church-of-the-better-apocalypse/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3347956 The old world is dying and a new one is being created before our eyes. Thus far, the left has had little if any input into this process. If we don't insert ourselves into the conversation with great haste, a much worse version of our current hellscape will be the outcome. What kind of project will be necessary to salvage the useful pieces of detritus needed to build a better world? To that end, we sat down with our good friend Michael to talk about how to build a better post-apocalyptic world. The Mask of the Red Death: Dispatch One from a Changing World- Salvage Editorial Board

https://salvage.zone/articles/the-mask-of-the-red-death-dispatch-one-from-a-changing-world/

The Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the Proletarocene- Salvage Editorial Board

https://salvage.zone/editorials/the-tragedy-of-the-worker-towards-the-proletarocene/

Under coronavirus, pro market ideologies are overturned around the world, But its too little, too late. - Jeff Sparrow

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/26/under-coronavirus-pro-market-ideologies-are-overturned-around-the-world-but-its-too-little-too-late?fbclid=IwAR0i6X8SfuLdlHyc119RYYlEqMUsT8XCBnK9ZsnFWJkjIagNCqC4D3YrYWM

The world after coronavirus- Yuval Noah Harari https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75?fbclid=IwAR2f2bCCh3iBuc61PT_Nt4zLbthYaPQuodJsg0ee6Qwoocln65faxeK0cpY

A Greater Depression? Nouriel Roubini 

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/coronavirus-greater-great-depression-by-nouriel-roubini-2020-03?fbclid=IwAR2f6pVYUmXeacbcOx3TTobG_0vZodG0MVoJ2VrxVqtZPBcshLSQdapm3Vw

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The old world is dying and a new one is being created before our eyes. Thus far, the left has had little if any input into this process. If we don't insert ourselves into the conversation with great haste, a much worse version of our current hellscape will be the outcome. What kind of project will be necessary to salvage the useful pieces of detritus needed to build a better world? To that end, we sat down with our good friend Michael to talk about how to build a better post-apocalyptic world.

The Mask of the Red Death: Dispatch One from a Changing World- Salvage Editorial Board

https://salvage.zone/articles/the-mask-of-the-red-death-dispatch-one-from-a-changing-world/


The Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the Proletarocene- Salvage Editorial Board

https://salvage.zone/editorials/the-tragedy-of-the-worker-towards-the-proletarocene/


Under coronavirus, pro market ideologies are overturned around the world, But its too little, too late. - Jeff Sparrow

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/26/under-coronavirus-pro-market-ideologies-are-overturned-around-the-world-but-its-too-little-too-late?fbclid=IwAR0i6X8SfuLdlHyc119RYYlEqMUsT8XCBnK9ZsnFWJkjIagNCqC4D3YrYWM

The world after coronavirus- Yuval Noah Harari
https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75?fbclid=IwAR2f2bCCh3iBuc61PT_Nt4zLbthYaPQuodJsg0ee6Qwoocln65faxeK0cpY

A Greater Depression? Nouriel Roubini 

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/coronavirus-greater-great-depression-by-nouriel-roubini-2020-03?fbclid=IwAR2f6pVYUmXeacbcOx3TTobG_0vZodG0MVoJ2VrxVqtZPBcshLSQdapm3Vw



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]]> The old world is dying and a new one is being created before our eyes. Thus far, the left has had little if any input into this process. If we don't insert ourselves into the conversation with great haste, a much worse version of our current hellscape will be the outcome. What kind of project will be necessary to salvage the useful pieces of detritus needed to build a better world? To that end, we sat down with our good friend Michael to talk about how to build a better post-apocalyptic wor... Chris, Jenny, Jason, and Michael false No 5510 2 12 full Marxism Against the Tide of Modernity: Uniting the Promethean and Romantic (PART II) With Donald Parkinson Marxism Against the Tide of Modernity: Uniting the Promethean and Romantic (PART II) With Donald Parkinson https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-against-the-tide-of-modernity-uniting-the-promethean-and-romantic-part-ii-with-donald-parkinson/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-against-the-tide-of-modernity-uniting-the-promethean-and-romantic-part-ii-with-donald-parkinson/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3253006 (PART II) The birth pangs of the bourgeois epoch included a multi faceted opposition in the form of romanticism. This reaction lauded humanity's lost connection to the natural world, to spirituality, and to a forgotten sense of communal life. While it is easy to point out the romantic strain in rightist political ideologies, we often overlook the one that has existed in Marxism since the beginning. Löwy, Michael, and Robert Sayre. Romanticism against the tide of modernity. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. The Word, the Devil, and the Flesh- JD Bernal https://www.marxists.org/archive/bernal/works/1920s/soul/ Music: Alyans- Na Zare Cosmonaut Magazine https://cosmonaut.blog/ Cosmopod Podcast https://cosmopod.libsyn.com/ Radical Thoughts Podcast https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/patricks-podcast

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The birth pangs of the bourgeois epoch included a multi faceted opposition in the form of romanticism. This reaction lauded humanity's lost connection to the natural world, to spirituality, and to a forgotten sense of communal life. While it is easy to point out the romantic strain in rightist political ideologies, we often overlook the one that has existed in Marxism since the beginning.


Löwy, Michael, and Robert Sayre. Romanticism against the tide of modernity. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001.

The Word, the Devil, and the Flesh- JD Bernal
https://www.marxists.org/archive/bernal/works/1920s/soul/

Music: Alyans- Na Zare
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]]> (PART II) The birth pangs of the bourgeois epoch included a multi faceted opposition in the form of romanticism. This reaction lauded humanity's lost connection to the natural world, to spirituality, and to a forgotten sense of communal life. While it is easy to point out the romantic strain in rightist political ideologies, we often overlook the one that has existed in Marxism since the beginning. Löwy, Michael, and Robert Sayre. Romanticism against the tide of modernity. Durham: Duke Univ... Chris, Jason, and Donald false No 3678 2 11 full PATREON TEASER: Scattered Thoughts on Electoralism, Coronavirus, and What to Do Next With CPUSA Brad PATREON TEASER: Scattered Thoughts on Electoralism, Coronavirus, and What to Do Next With CPUSA Brad https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-scattered-thoughts-on-electoralism-coronavirus-and-what-to-do-next-with-cpusa-brad/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-scattered-thoughts-on-electoralism-coronavirus-and-what-to-do-next-with-cpusa-brad/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3228775 Jenny, Chris, and Jason sat down with our friend, rank and file union organizer, and CPUSA member Brad to talk about electoralism  and what the hell to do next. Please head over to our Patreon and subscribe for the insanely low fee of $2 a month to hear the rest.  https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Jenny, Chris, and Jason sat down with our friend, rank and file union organizer, and CPUSA member Brad to talk about electoralism and what the hell to do next. Please head over to our Patreon and subscribe for the insanely low fee of $2 a month to hear the rest. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Jenny, Jason, and Brad false No 341 2 trailer Marxism Against the Tide of Modernity: Uniting the Promethean and Romantic (with Donald from Cosmonaut) Marxism Against the Tide of Modernity: Uniting the Promethean and Romantic (with Donald from Cosmonaut) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-against-the-tide-of-modernity-uniting-the-promethean-and-romantic-with-donald-from-cosmonaut/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-against-the-tide-of-modernity-uniting-the-promethean-and-romantic-with-donald-from-cosmonaut/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3167968 The birth pangs of the bourgeois epoch included a multi faceted opposition in the form of romanticism. This reaction lauded humanity's lost connection to the natural world, to spirituality, and to a forgotten sense of communal life. While it is easy to point out the romantic strain in rightist political ideologies, we often overlook the one that has existed in Marxism since the beginning. Löwy, Michael, and Robert Sayre. Romanticism against the tide of modernity. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. The Word, the Devil, and the Flesh- JD Bernal https://www.marxists.org/archive/bernal/works/1920s/soul/ Music: ROME- The Accidents of Gesture Cosmonaut Magazine https://cosmonaut.blog/ Cosmopod Podcast https://cosmopod.libsyn.com/ Radical Thoughts Podcast https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/patricks-podcast

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]]> The birth pangs of the bourgeois epoch included a multi faceted opposition in the form of romanticism. This reaction lauded humanity's lost connection to the natural world, to spirituality, and to a forgotten sense of communal life. While it is easy to point out the romantic strain in rightist political ideologies, we often overlook the one that has existed in Marxism since the beginning.


Löwy, Michael, and Robert Sayre. Romanticism against the tide of modernity. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001.

The Word, the Devil, and the Flesh- JD Bernal
https://www.marxists.org/archive/bernal/works/1920s/soul/

Music: ROME- The Accidents of Gesture

Cosmonaut Magazine
https://cosmonaut.blog/

Cosmopod Podcast
https://cosmopod.libsyn.com/

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]]> The birth pangs of the bourgeois epoch included a multi faceted opposition in the form of romanticism. This reaction lauded humanity's lost connection to the natural world, to spirituality, and to a forgotten sense of communal life. While it is easy to point out the romantic strain in rightist political ideologies, we often overlook the one that has existed in Marxism since the beginning. Löwy, Michael, and Robert Sayre. Romanticism against the tide of modernity. Durham: Duke University Pr... Chris, Jason, and Donald false No 3858 2 10 full Pashukanis and the Origins of Soviet Legal Theory (with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) Pashukanis and the Origins of Soviet Legal Theory (with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pashukanis-and-the-origins-of-soviet-legal-theory-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pashukanis-and-the-origins-of-soviet-legal-theory-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-3026647 Our good friend and regular contributor to the show, Steven, brings his legal expertise and knowledge of early soviet law history to this weeks episode. We discuss the Evgeny Pashukanis, Pytor Stuchka, and their contributions to legal theory in the days just after the revolution. There was a debate among legal theorists of the time about whether it is possible to construct a socialist legal system and how the law should be used in a socialist society. Ultimately, Pashukanis would wind up on the losing side of the Socialism in One Country debate and would die for it. Intro to Pashukanis

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v4hto1qm5seti8o/Beirne%20%2B%20Sharlet_%20Introduction%20to%20Pashukanis%20%281979%29.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1AhfJGWw_YlZTFc6upxEp1g0eckeoXIISoJcatXx0RLub3rHholnE-LNk

The Passionate Legal Debates of the Early Years of...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/58i5wg5uohkz43z/The%20Passionate%20Legal%20Debates%20of%20the%20Early%20Years%20of%20the%20Russian%20Revolution.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR05HcbLIu75Un3jH5t1KL8fJJCgMTKSd_Q2Ig5BpxkPmTJOvpAend6OpN8

The trajectory of Yevgeniy Pashukanis and the struggle for power in Soviet law

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j6lbz606491nn60/The_trajectory_of_Yevgeniy_Pashukanis_an.docx.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1XD0XBMopt0ifkxOUV_iBVVN_1XLrq6TJk1BYyeiz7qcOW2kw3Ra7uaTE

Principles of Soviet Criminal Law

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxedstwf8pum00f/Principles%20of%20Soviet%20Criminal%20Law%2C%20Berman%2C%20Harold%20J%2056YaleLJ803.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1QWhZuohuU2cmfsLJzfArICrrZgeirgnVqEwdO7iFSgcZ_nDQeTHZeBkk

Looking Back And Forward At The Turn of the Century

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ldjvuuchv4krvha/15AustlJLSocy101.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0vVUJaaPTGVRdwPXFLTNavu8UgH0XrG1QV7_vxg60Pq2WfJunQ6K_9HTE Dont forget to check out our podcast network comrades: From 78 https://twitter.com/From78podcast Red Library https://twitter.com/RedLibraryPod And coming soon, our network website... https://losthorizonsnetwork.com/

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]]> Our good friend and regular contributor to the show, Steven, brings his legal expertise and knowledge of early soviet law history to this weeks episode. We discuss the Evgeny Pashukanis, Pytor Stuchka, and their contributions to legal theory in the days just after the revolution. There was a debate among legal theorists of the time about whether it is possible to construct a socialist legal system and how the law should be used in a socialist society. Ultimately, Pashukanis would wind up on the losing side of the Socialism in One Country debate and would die for it.

Intro to Pashukanis

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v4hto1qm5seti8o/Beirne%20%2B%20Sharlet_%20Introduction%20to%20Pashukanis%20%281979%29.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1AhfJGWw_YlZTFc6upxEp1g0eckeoXIISoJcatXx0RLub3rHholnE-LNk


The Passionate Legal Debates of the Early Years of...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/58i5wg5uohkz43z/The%20Passionate%20Legal%20Debates%20of%20the%20Early%20Years%20of%20the%20Russian%20Revolution.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR05HcbLIu75Un3jH5t1KL8fJJCgMTKSd_Q2Ig5BpxkPmTJOvpAend6OpN8


The trajectory of Yevgeniy Pashukanis and the struggle for power in Soviet law

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j6lbz606491nn60/The_trajectory_of_Yevgeniy_Pashukanis_an.docx.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1XD0XBMopt0ifkxOUV_iBVVN_1XLrq6TJk1BYyeiz7qcOW2kw3Ra7uaTE


Principles of Soviet Criminal Law

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxedstwf8pum00f/Principles%20of%20Soviet%20Criminal%20Law%2C%20Berman%2C%20Harold%20J%2056YaleLJ803.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1QWhZuohuU2cmfsLJzfArICrrZgeirgnVqEwdO7iFSgcZ_nDQeTHZeBkk


Looking Back And Forward At The Turn of the Century

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ldjvuuchv4krvha/15AustlJLSocy101.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0vVUJaaPTGVRdwPXFLTNavu8UgH0XrG1QV7_vxg60Pq2WfJunQ6K_9HTE


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]]> Our good friend and regular contributor to the show, Steven, brings his legal expertise and knowledge of early soviet law history to this weeks episode. We discuss the Evgeny Pashukanis, Pytor Stuchka, and their contributions to legal theory in the days just after the revolution. There was a debate among legal theorists of the time about whether it is possible to construct a socialist legal system and how the law should be used in a socialist society. Ultimately, Pashukanis would wind up on t... Chris, Jason, and Steven false No 5111 2 9 full We Would Prefer Not To: Against a Politics of Catharsis- UNLOCKED We Would Prefer Not To: Against a Politics of Catharsis- UNLOCKED https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-would-prefer-not-to-against-a-politics-of-catharsis-unlocked/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/we-would-prefer-not-to-against-a-politics-of-catharsis-unlocked/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2895355 We had an episode planned where we were going to talk about the Bolsheviks and Early Soviet Law, but our main law dude (Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) got deathly ill and bailed on us. So, we are unlocked one of our Patreon episodes. Please forgive us, but trust that we have some good stuff coming up.  Sometimes doing something (anything!)  is much worse than doing nothing;  we really need to figure out when that is. We read and thought and talked about an article that admonishes us to think and talk and read before acting. We have to stand against a politics of catharsis, a politics that does nothing but makes us feel like we are making a difference. But... then what do we do?

 

I Would Prefer Not To: Žižek’s Bartleby Politics

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]]> We had an episode planned where we were going to talk about the Bolsheviks and Early Soviet Law, but our main law dude (Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) got deathly ill and bailed on us. So, we are unlocked one of our Patreon episodes. Please forgive us, but trust that we have some good stuff coming up. 

Sometimes doing something (anything!)  is much worse than doing nothing;  we really need to figure out when that is. We read and thought and talked about an article that admonishes us to think and talk and read before acting. We have to stand against a politics of catharsis, a politics that does nothing but makes us feel like we are making a difference.

But... then what do we do?

 

I Would Prefer Not To: Žižek’s Bartleby Politics

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]]> We had an episode planned where we were going to talk about the Bolsheviks and Early Soviet Law, but our main law dude (Steven from Supreme Leap Forward) got deathly ill and bailed on us. So, we are unlocked one of our Patreon episodes. Please forgive us, but trust that we have some good stuff coming up. Sometimes doing something (anything!) is much worse than doing nothing; we really need to figure out when that is. We read and thought and talked about an article that admo... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 3112 2 8 full Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia: With Adam from Red Library (Part II) Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia: With Adam from Red Library (Part II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/splendour-misery-and-possibilities-an-x-ray-of-socialist-yugoslavia-with-adam-from-red-library-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/splendour-misery-and-possibilities-an-x-ray-of-socialist-yugoslavia-with-adam-from-red-library-part-ii/#comments Sun, 16 Feb 2020 20:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2761564 This week we continue our discussion of Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia by Darko Suvin with our podcast network comrade, Adam from Red Library. Please Check out and subscribe to Red Library and From 78 and be on the lookout for more updates concerning the Lost Horizons Network. Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left From 78 Podcast Suvin, Darko. Splendour, misery, and possibilities : an X-ray of socialist Yugoslavia. Leiden Boston: Brill, 2016. A UTOPIA IN THE BALKANS -- CATHERINE SAMARY

https://newleftreview.org/issues/II114/articles/catherine-samary-a-utopian-in-the-balkans

Splendours, Miseries, and Potentialities of Socialist Yugoslavia- The Berlin Thesis

https://www.corsoitalia7.it/2017/03/splendours-miseries-and-potentialities-of-socialist-yugoslavia-the-berlin-theses1/

The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism -- James Robertson

https://jacobinmag.com/2017/07/yugoslav-socialism-tito-self-management-serbia-balkans

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]]> This week we continue our discussion of Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia by Darko Suvin with our podcast network comrade, Adam from Red Library.

Please Check out and subscribe to Red Library and From 78 and be on the lookout for more updates concerning the Lost Horizons Network.

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Suvin, Darko. Splendour, misery, and possibilities : an X-ray of socialist Yugoslavia. Leiden Boston: Brill, 2016.

A UTOPIA IN THE BALKANS -- CATHERINE SAMARY

https://newleftreview.org/issues/II114/articles/catherine-samary-a-utopian-in-the-balkans


Splendours, Miseries, and Potentialities of Socialist Yugoslavia- The Berlin Thesis

https://www.corsoitalia7.it/2017/03/splendours-miseries-and-potentialities-of-socialist-yugoslavia-the-berlin-theses1/


The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism -- James Robertson

https://jacobinmag.com/2017/07/yugoslav-socialism-tito-self-management-serbia-balkans



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]]> This week we continue our discussion of Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia by Darko Suvin with our podcast network comrade, Adam from Red Library. Please Check out and subscribe to Red Library and From 78 and be on the lookout for more updates concerning the Lost Horizons Network. Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left From 78 Podcast Suvin, Darko. Splendour, misery, and possibilities : an X-ray of socialist Yugoslavia. Leiden Bos... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Adam false No 2988 2 7 full Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia: With Adam from Red Library (Part I) Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia: With Adam from Red Library (Part I) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/splendour-misery-and-possibilities-an-x-ray-of-socialist-yugoslavia-with-adam-from-red-library-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/splendour-misery-and-possibilities-an-x-ray-of-socialist-yugoslavia-with-adam-from-red-library-part-i/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2020 19:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2700037 We read and discussed Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia by Darko Suvin with Adam from Red Library. This incredibly dense book was a wealth of theoretical and historical knowledge about one of our favorite subjects, Yugoslavia. The SFRY defies neat categorization and the more we learn about it the more questions we have about the process of transition to communism, workers' self management, radical democracy, markets, and state socialism. It is the perfect meditative subject for a podcast that continually implores Marxists to stop being so certain of everything. Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left From 78 Podcast Suvin, Darko. Splendour, misery, and possibilities : an X-ray of socialist Yugoslavia. Leiden Boston: Brill, 2016. A UTOPIA IN THE BALKANS -- CATHERINE SAMARY

https://newleftreview.org/issues/II114/articles/catherine-samary-a-utopian-in-the-balkans

Splendours, Miseries, and Potentialities of Socialist Yugoslavia- The Berlin Thesis

https://www.corsoitalia7.it/2017/03/splendours-miseries-and-potentialities-of-socialist-yugoslavia-the-berlin-theses1/

The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism -- James Robertson

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]]> We read and discussed Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia by Darko Suvin with Adam from Red Library. This incredibly dense book was a wealth of theoretical and historical knowledge about one of our favorite subjects, Yugoslavia. The SFRY defies neat categorization and the more we learn about it the more questions we have about the process of transition to communism, workers' self management, radical democracy, markets, and state socialism. It is the perfect meditative subject for a podcast that continually implores Marxists to stop being so certain of everything.

Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left

From 78 Podcast

Suvin, Darko. Splendour, misery, and possibilities : an X-ray of socialist Yugoslavia. Leiden Boston: Brill, 2016.

A UTOPIA IN THE BALKANS -- CATHERINE SAMARY

https://newleftreview.org/issues/II114/articles/catherine-samary-a-utopian-in-the-balkans


Splendours, Miseries, and Potentialities of Socialist Yugoslavia- The Berlin Thesis

https://www.corsoitalia7.it/2017/03/splendours-miseries-and-potentialities-of-socialist-yugoslavia-the-berlin-theses1/


The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism -- James Robertson

https://jacobinmag.com/2017/07/yugoslav-socialism-tito-self-management-serbia-balkans



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]]> We read and discussed Splendour, Misery, and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia by Darko Suvin with Adam from Red Library. This incredibly dense book was a wealth of theoretical and historical knowledge about one of our favorite subjects, Yugoslavia. The SFRY defies neat categorization and the more we learn about it the more questions we have about the process of transition to communism, workers' self management, radical democracy, markets, and state socialism. It is the perfect ... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4215 2 6 full Socialism Without Sacrifice and Other Fake Futures We are Against Socialism Without Sacrifice and Other Fake Futures We are Against https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/socialism-without-sacrifice-and-other-fake-futures-we-are-against/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/socialism-without-sacrifice-and-other-fake-futures-we-are-against/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2643691 In this episode we revisit the topic of Fully Automated Luxury Communism with our friend Annaliese. While we are already on the record opposing the viability and desirability of a socialism without sacrifice, we decided to make a few more critiques we didn't think of making last time, but we also talk a bit about what kinds of futures we would like to see, the nature of work and leisure time, and how much it would suck to have robots do everything. 

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]]> In this episode we revisit the topic of Fully Automated Luxury Communism with our friend Annaliese. While we are already on the record opposing the viability and desirability of a socialism without sacrifice, we decided to make a few more critiques we didn't think of making last time, but we also talk a bit about what kinds of futures we would like to see, the nature of work and leisure time, and how much it would suck to have robots do everything. 

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]]> In this episode we revisit the topic of Fully Automated Luxury Communism with our friend Annaliese. While we are already on the record opposing the viability and desirability of a socialism without sacrifice, we decided to make a few more critiques we didn't think of making last time, but we also talk a bit about what kinds of futures we would like to see, the nature of work and leisure time, and how much it would suck to have robots do everything. Send us a message (sorry we can't resp... Chris, Jenny, Jason, and Annaliese false No 3627 2 5 full PATREON TEASER: On the Flinching of Cowards and Sneering of Traitors- Part II PATREON TEASER: On the Flinching of Cowards and Sneering of Traitors- Part II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-on-the-flinching-of-cowards-and-sneering-of-traitors-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-on-the-flinching-of-cowards-and-sneering-of-traitors-part-ii/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2020 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2496073 Head over to Patreon and sign up for $2 a month to hear the second part of the discussion. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Head over to Patreon and sign up for $2 a month to hear the second part of the discussion. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 188 2 trailer On The Flinching of Cowards and Sneering of Traitors: BONUS EPISODE! On The Flinching of Cowards and Sneering of Traitors: BONUS EPISODE! https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-the-flinching-of-cowards-and-sneering-of-traitors-bonus-episode/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/on-the-flinching-of-cowards-and-sneering-of-traitors-bonus-episode/#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2458718 The British left was epically owned last month in one of the crappiest election results in several generations. While the reaction to this defeat has been largely one of despair and feelings of rudderlessness, we make the case that this is just one in a long line of defeats we will inevitably suffer. Unless we gird ourselves for defeat with a dialectical pessimism, there's no way we will last long enough to make a real difference. Head over to Patreon and sign up for $2 a month to hear the second part of the discussion. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury This Is Why We Hate You: December Editorial

https://salvage.zone/articles/this-is-why-we-hate-you-december-editorial/?fbclid=IwAR0Asf5cKmEYUPcpZE59vzZeKToaC-N7dSDyCdt4X_oiH78AXX24E0ntgYk

No False Consolations 

https://novaramedia.com/2019/12/13/no-false-consolations/?fbclid=IwAR3tuTEtTBK4husLxkYnPz3-vmHY-sCbH0MQGi-EijWxYnbWNq_9lAXPWwg

The Last Gasp of Labourism 

https://left-flank.org/2019/12/13/anti-politics-the-last-gasp-of-british-labourism/?fbclid=IwAR3bHVCrKBS4-F5Tn3ctP_EBW2PUMEpdczUrNJ_cwHCYg-n8Owa1ckpT3uQ

Class War Corbynism https://newsocialist.org.uk/class-war-corbynism/?fbclid=IwAR2h7UpFSSEXdywDypP2GSkI6y7aGnM8rCXWl3O-1lQwSx__6uz8aBGKxpw

Corbyn’s Defeat and the Democratic Socialists of America 

https://newpol.org/corbyns-defeat-and-the-democratic-socialists-of-america/?fbclid=IwAR3QaQI_ORrdrLB37PyS4RNu1SELKDkI4ZkiWHkWBluUUdriWhRig0DNwuw

What the U.S. Left Can Learn From the Labour Party’s Epic Loss

http://inthesetimes.com/article/22220/labour-party-jeremy-corbyn-boris-johnson-uk-brexit-bernie-sanders-left?fbclid=IwAR1w5wzfIZEMiLDXoiI8NPqXQTs3rVPaCFBcWiJd-IiSEvBbucEaoMMyR6k

What the U.K. Election Does (and Doesn’t) Teach Democrats

https://novaramedia.com/2019/12/13/no-false-consolations/?fbclid=IwAR116Li6Pft50XlzAt4oy5No3DT6E43BJdFfb_C6eoF1nuAOtyssFFQUyOU

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The British left was epically owned last month in one of the crappiest election results in several generations. While the reaction to this defeat has been largely one of despair and feelings of rudderlessness, we make the case that this is just one in a long line of defeats we will inevitably suffer. Unless we gird ourselves for defeat with a dialectical pessimism, there's no way we will last long enough to make a real difference.


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This Is Why We Hate You: December Editorial

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No False Consolations 

https://novaramedia.com/2019/12/13/no-false-consolations/?fbclid=IwAR3tuTEtTBK4husLxkYnPz3-vmHY-sCbH0MQGi-EijWxYnbWNq_9lAXPWwg


The Last Gasp of Labourism 

https://left-flank.org/2019/12/13/anti-politics-the-last-gasp-of-british-labourism/?fbclid=IwAR3bHVCrKBS4-F5Tn3ctP_EBW2PUMEpdczUrNJ_cwHCYg-n8Owa1ckpT3uQ


Class War Corbynism https://newsocialist.org.uk/class-war-corbynism/?fbclid=IwAR2h7UpFSSEXdywDypP2GSkI6y7aGnM8rCXWl3O-1lQwSx__6uz8aBGKxpw


Corbyn’s Defeat and the Democratic Socialists of America 

https://newpol.org/corbyns-defeat-and-the-democratic-socialists-of-america/?fbclid=IwAR3QaQI_ORrdrLB37PyS4RNu1SELKDkI4ZkiWHkWBluUUdriWhRig0DNwuw


What the U.S. Left Can Learn From the Labour Party’s Epic Loss

http://inthesetimes.com/article/22220/labour-party-jeremy-corbyn-boris-johnson-uk-brexit-bernie-sanders-left?fbclid=IwAR1w5wzfIZEMiLDXoiI8NPqXQTs3rVPaCFBcWiJd-IiSEvBbucEaoMMyR6k


What the U.K. Election Does (and Doesn’t) Teach Democrats

https://novaramedia.com/2019/12/13/no-false-consolations/?fbclid=IwAR116Li6Pft50XlzAt4oy5No3DT6E43BJdFfb_C6eoF1nuAOtyssFFQUyOU


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]]> The British left was epically owned last month in one of the crappiest election results in several generations. While the reaction to this defeat has been largely one of despair and feelings of rudderlessness, we make the case that this is just one in a long line of defeats we will inevitably suffer. Unless we gird ourselves for defeat with a dialectical pessimism, there's no way we will last long enough to make a real difference. Head over to Patreon and sign up for $2 a month to hear th... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Steven. false No 3385 2 4 bonus PATREON TEASER: Socialism In One Country- With C. Derick Varn: Part II PATREON TEASER: Socialism In One Country- With C. Derick Varn: Part II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-socialism-in-one-country-with-c-derick-varn-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-socialism-in-one-country-with-c-derick-varn-part-ii/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2020 22:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2410961 Wherein we continue our discussion with Derick. Head on over tour our Patreon and sign up for $2 a month to check it out. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Wherein we continue our discussion with Derick. Head on over tour our Patreon and sign up for $2 a month to check it out. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 222 2 trailer Socialism in One Country, but then like All the Countries: With C. Derick Varn Socialism in One Country, but then like All the Countries: With C. Derick Varn https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/socialism-in-one-country-but-then-like-all-the-countries-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/socialism-in-one-country-but-then-like-all-the-countries-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2388674 The boys--all the good ones--sat down with C. Derick Varn of Pop the Left and the Symptomatic Redness (which can be found on the Zero Books podcast feed) to talk about Socialism in One Country and/or Socialist Internationalism. We tackled the topic that has plagued the workers' movement from the early days of the Socialist International and wrapped it up quite nicely. We have answered the national question and can now proceed forward to proletarian victory. Please check out Part II of our discussion on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Socialism in One Country: A Reassessment -- Erik Van Ree

'SOCIALISM IN ONE COUNTRY' -- Jean Paul Sartre (NLR)

Cuba, Che Guevara, and the Problem of “Socialism in One Country” -- Ron Augustin

https://monthlyreview.org/2019/01/01/cuba-che-guevara-and-the-problem-of-socialism-in-one-country/

Yugoslav Self-Management: Capitalism Under the Red Banner -- Juraj Katalenac

http://insurgentnotes.com/2013/10/yugoslav-self-management-capitalism-under-the-red-banner/

Socialism in One Country & The Cuban Revolution -- Celia Hart

http://links.org.au/node/26

Trotsky and the Debate on Socialism in One Country -- Monty Johnstone (NLR)

The Revolution Betrayed Appendix: “Socialism in One Country” -- Leon Trotsky, 1936

https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1936/revbet/ch12.htm

Socialism in One Country versus Permanent Revolution -- Stalin, 1925

http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1924-2/industrialization-debate/industrialization-debate-texts/socialism-in-one-country-versus-permanent-revolution/

On Permanent Revolution -- Bukharin, 1924

https://www.marxists.org/archive/bukharin/works/1924/permanent-revolution/index.htm

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]]> The boys--all the good ones--sat down with C. Derick Varn of Pop the Left and the Symptomatic Redness (which can be found on the Zero Books podcast feed) to talk about Socialism in One Country and/or Socialist Internationalism.
We tackled the topic that has plagued the workers' movement from the early days of the Socialist International and wrapped it up quite nicely. We have answered the national question and can now proceed forward to proletarian victory.

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Socialism in One Country: A Reassessment -- Erik Van Ree

'SOCIALISM IN ONE COUNTRY' -- Jean Paul Sartre (NLR)

Cuba, Che Guevara, and the Problem of “Socialism in One Country” -- Ron Augustin

https://monthlyreview.org/2019/01/01/cuba-che-guevara-and-the-problem-of-socialism-in-one-country/


Yugoslav Self-Management: Capitalism Under the Red Banner -- Juraj Katalenac

http://insurgentnotes.com/2013/10/yugoslav-self-management-capitalism-under-the-red-banner/


Socialism in One Country & The Cuban Revolution -- Celia Hart

http://links.org.au/node/26


Trotsky and the Debate on Socialism in One Country -- Monty Johnstone (NLR)


The Revolution Betrayed Appendix: “Socialism in One Country” -- Leon Trotsky, 1936

https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1936/revbet/ch12.htm


Socialism in One Country versus Permanent Revolution -- Stalin, 1925

http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1924-2/industrialization-debate/industrialization-debate-texts/socialism-in-one-country-versus-permanent-revolution/


On Permanent Revolution -- Bukharin, 1924

https://www.marxists.org/archive/bukharin/works/1924/permanent-revolution/index.htm







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]]> The boys--all the good ones--sat down with C. Derick Varn of Pop the Left and the Symptomatic Redness (which can be found on the Zero Books podcast feed) to talk about Socialism in One Country and/or Socialist Internationalism. We tackled the topic that has plagued the workers' movement from the early days of the Socialist International and wrapped it up quite nicely. We have answered the national question and can now proceed forward to proletarian victory. Please check out Part II of our ... Chris, Jason, and C. Derick Varn. false No 4582 2 3 full Partially Automated Regular Communism Partially Automated Regular Communism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/partially-automated-regular-communism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/partially-automated-regular-communism/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2246081 Apparently, fully automated luxury communism is more than just a meme. We read some articles about it and decided to have a discussion about its merits and shortfalls. Is a post labor society something that is possible or desirable? Is technology really shifting the base of society in a direction that makes fully automated luxury communism more likely? How do we define the concept of luxury and is it really something we'd like perpetuate? Do we as a civilization, species, or planet even have time for something like this to come to fruition before we face total annihilation? Fully automated luxury communism: a utopian critique

https://libcom.org/blog/fully-automated-luxury-communism-utopian-critique-14062015

Fully Automated Luxury Communism — A Review

https://medium.com/swlh/fully-automated-luxury-communism-a-review-a127d94dcb9a

Is a Post-Work, Post-Scarcity Future Possible?

https://www.bookforum.com/print/2602/fully-automated-luxury-communism-by-aaron-bastani-22004 

FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY COMMUNISM: A MANIFESTO BY AARON BASTANI

https://societyandspace.org/2019/09/03/fully-automated-luxury-communism-a-manifesto-by-aaron-bastani/

James Bridle on why technology is creating a new dark age

https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17564174/james-bridle-new-dark-age-book-computational-thinking-interview

Aaron Bastani’s ‘luxury communism’ is a false future

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/fully-automated-luxury-communism-review

Review: Fully Automated Luxury Communism

http moo s://www.rs21.org.uk/2019/06/09/review-fully-automated-luxury-communism/

Artificial Stupidity

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/artificial-stupidity/

Inventing The Future

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-algorithmic-communism/

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Fully automated luxury communism: a utopian critique

https://libcom.org/blog/fully-automated-luxury-communism-utopian-critique-14062015


Fully Automated Luxury Communism — A Review

https://medium.com/swlh/fully-automated-luxury-communism-a-review-a127d94dcb9a


Is a Post-Work, Post-Scarcity Future Possible?

https://www.bookforum.com/print/2602/fully-automated-luxury-communism-by-aaron-bastani-22004 


FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY COMMUNISM: A MANIFESTO BY AARON BASTANI

https://societyandspace.org/2019/09/03/fully-automated-luxury-communism-a-manifesto-by-aaron-bastani/


James Bridle on why technology is creating a new dark age

https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17564174/james-bridle-new-dark-age-book-computational-thinking-interview


Aaron Bastani’s ‘luxury communism’ is a false future

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/fully-automated-luxury-communism-review


Review: Fully Automated Luxury Communism

http moo s://www.rs21.org.uk/2019/06/09/review-fully-automated-luxury-communism/


Artificial Stupidity

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/artificial-stupidity/


Inventing The Future

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]]> Apparently, fully automated luxury communism is more than just a meme. We read some articles about it and decided to have a discussion about its merits and shortfalls. Is a post labor society something that is possible or desirable? Is technology really shifting the base of society in a direction that makes fully automated luxury communism more likely? How do we define the concept of luxury and is it really something we'd like perpetuate? Do we as a civilization, species, or planet even have ... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 5015 2 2 full PATREON TEASER: We Would Prefer Not To PATREON TEASER: We Would Prefer Not To https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-we-would-prefer-not-to/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-we-would-prefer-not-to/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2224748 Sometimes doing something is much worse than doing nothing;  we need to figure out when that is. We read and thought and talked about an article that admonishes us to think and talk and read before acting. We have to stand against a politics of catharsis, a politics that does nothing but makes us feel like we are making a difference. Check out the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Sometimes doing something is much worse than doing nothing; we need to figure out when that is. We read and thought and talked about an article that admonishes us to think and talk and read before acting. We have to stand against a politics of catharsis, a politics that does nothing but makes us feel like we are making a difference. Check out the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 323 2 trailer A Time of Monsters: Marxist Theories of Fascism A Time of Monsters: Marxist Theories of Fascism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-time-of-monsters-marxist-theories-of-fascism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-time-of-monsters-marxist-theories-of-fascism/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2160209 Marxism had always contained within it a multiplicity of variations and is possessed, in equal parts, the potential to be used for illumination and obfuscation. Nothing more clearly illustrates this than the early responses of Marxists to fascism. In our second installment of our series on the history of fascism, we dive into some Marxist theories of fascism. Our primary source of info for this episode is this wonderful book: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1233-marxists-in-the-face-of-fascism

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In our second installment of our series on the history of fascism, we dive into some Marxist theories of fascism.

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]]> Marxism had always contained within it a multiplicity of variations and is possessed, in equal parts, the potential to be used for illumination and obfuscation. Nothing more clearly illustrates this than the early responses of Marxists to fascism. In our second installment of our series on the history of fascism, we dive into some Marxist theories of fascism. Our primary source of info for this episode is this wonderful book: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1233-marxists-in-the-face-o... Chris, Kevin, and Jason. false No 5084 2 1 full The Long Halloween: Year One of the Regrettable Century The Long Halloween: Year One of the Regrettable Century https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-long-halloween-year-one-of-the-regrettable-century/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-long-halloween-year-one-of-the-regrettable-century/#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-2035170 It is the first birthday of the Regrettable Century! We spent the better part of an hour reflecting on our proud moments, regrets, things we changed our minds about (or didn't), and where we would like to go in the future. We've got some heavy material coming up, so enjoy this comparatively light fare. Music: Every Day is Halloween- Ministry

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]]> It is the first birthday of the Regrettable Century! We spent the better part of an hour reflecting on our proud moments, regrets, things we changed our minds about (or didn't), and where we would like to go in the future. We've got some heavy material coming up, so enjoy this comparatively light fare. Music: Every Day is Halloween- Ministry Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 3875 1 34 full Anti-Communism Without Communism Anti-Communism Without Communism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/anti-communism-without-communism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/anti-communism-without-communism/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1922573 The movement for proletarian self emancipation is at a low ebb, but in a testament to how stupid and bad the world is, Democrats, Republicans, and European post-fascists have ramped up their rhetorical attacks on the pale ghost of the specter of communism. Anti-communism has always been the stand-in ideology for racist authoritarianism and it serves the same purpose now in a world without a global movement to scare the bourgeoisie. Liberals, attempting to stem a nascent socialist movement, would condemn fascism and communism equally, hoping to stamp out a nascent workers' movement. We sat down to talk about how dumb that is. Losurdo vs. The Category of Totalitarianism http://awm.or.kr/bbs/data/document/1/Losurdo___Critique_of_Totalitarianism_(2004).pdf

On the false equivalence of fascism and communism https://jacobinmag.com/2019/10/bulgaria-fascism-nazism-anticommunism-historical-memory?fbclid=IwAR3KlX0_S-giXERD9s2CvrOk-cV0KkKmhXckAjgxSgT0orSlFOrXWH7U7iA

Anticommunism in a world without communism https://www.patreon.com/posts/anticommunism-in-28790447 The New Anti-Communism: Rereading the Twentieth Century

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Anti-communism has always been the stand-in ideology for racist authoritarianism and it serves the same purpose now in a world without a global movement to scare the bourgeoisie. Liberals, attempting to stem a nascent socialist movement, would condemn fascism and communism equally, hoping to stamp out a nascent workers' movement.

We sat down to talk about how dumb that is.


Losurdo vs. The Category of Totalitarianism
http://awm.or.kr/bbs/data/document/1/Losurdo___Critique_of_Totalitarianism_(2004).pdf


On the false equivalence of fascism and communism
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/10/bulgaria-fascism-nazism-anticommunism-historical-memory?fbclid=IwAR3KlX0_S-giXERD9s2CvrOk-cV0KkKmhXckAjgxSgT0orSlFOrXWH7U7iA


Anticommunism in a world without communism
https://www.patreon.com/posts/anticommunism-in-28790447


The New Anti-Communism: Rereading the Twentieth Century

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]]> The movement for proletarian self emancipation is at a low ebb, but in a testament to how stupid and bad the world is, Democrats, Republicans, and European post-fascists have ramped up their rhetorical attacks on the pale ghost of the specter of communism. Anti-communism has always been the stand-in ideology for racist authoritarianism and it serves the same purpose now in a world without a global movement to scare the bourgeoisie. Liberals, attempting to stem a nascent socialist movement, ... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 2556 1 33 full The Law is Bad; Cops, Courts, All of it The Law is Bad; Cops, Courts, All of it https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-law-is-bad-cops-courts-all-of-it/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-law-is-bad-cops-courts-all-of-it/#comments Sun, 06 Oct 2019 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1825462 Steven from The Supreme Leap Forward is back to talk about the KKKriminal INjustice CIStem of the United $nakes of AmeriKKKa. We discuss the courts, restorative justice, twitter pileons/call out culture, and a little about Soviet jurisprudence. Steven's essay mentioned in the episode: Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore The Works of Evegny Pshukanis: https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/index.htm The other episode we did with Steven http://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/989392-lawyerization-and-its-discontents-a-discussion-on-marxist-jurisprudence-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward-part-i Kevin and Steven's Marxist Law Podcast featuring Chris Supreme Leap Forward Episode 12 - Game Of Owns and Feudal Law

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Steven's essay mentioned in the episode:
Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore

The Works of Evegny Pshukanis:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/index.htm

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]]> Steven from The Supreme Leap Forward is back to talk about the KKKriminal INjustice CIStem of the United $nakes of AmeriKKKa. We discuss the courts, restorative justice, twitter pileons/call out culture, and a little about Soviet jurisprudence. Steven's essay mentioned in the episode: Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore The Works of Evegny Pshukanis: https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashuka... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, Jason, and Steven false No 5345 1 32 full The Future Has Been Canceled: The Stalling of Culture and Technology in a Decaying Society The Future Has Been Canceled: The Stalling of Culture and Technology in a Decaying Society https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-future-has-been-canceled-the-stalling-of-culture-and-technology-in-a-decaying-society/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-future-has-been-canceled-the-stalling-of-culture-and-technology-in-a-decaying-society/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2019 21:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1713118 The slow cancellation of the future has been accompanied by a deflation of expectations, both in the realm of cultural  and -- apparently -- technological production. Culture has crawled to a halt, its progress replaced by advances in methods of distribution. Technology is bogged down in a cycle of adding additional cameras to the iphone. Has capitalism outlived its progressive potential? (The TLDR is yes) Mark Fisher: The Slow Cancellation Of The Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCgkLICTskQ&t=304s 

David Graeber: Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit

https://thebaffler.com/salvos/of-flying-cars-and-the-declining-rate-of-profit 

We are not living in a technological golden age. https://youtu.be/tvG3dT79TeY

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Has capitalism outlived its progressive potential?
(The TLDR is yes)

Mark Fisher: The Slow Cancellation Of The Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCgkLICTskQ&t=304s 

David Graeber: Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit

https://thebaffler.com/salvos/of-flying-cars-and-the-declining-rate-of-profit 

We are not living in a technological golden age.
https://youtu.be/tvG3dT79TeY


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It generated a little bit of a buzz, but was mostly ignored. We think that was a mistake and we are going to tell you all about why you should care about the decisions of the 10th party congress.


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]]> Check out some Real Nerd Hours when Chris and Jason have a discussion about a not very well known article from an obscure Trotskyist journal written around a decade ago... It generated a little bit of a buzz, but was mostly ignored. We think that was a mistake and we are going to tell you all about why you should care about the decisions of the 10th party congress. https://www.patreon.com/posts/red-jacobins-and-29448338?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare Sen... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 213 1 trailer No One is Bored, Everything is Boring, Everyone is Anxious No One is Bored, Everything is Boring, Everyone is Anxious https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-one-is-bored-everything-is-boring-everyone-is-anxious/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/no-one-is-bored-everything-is-boring-everyone-is-anxious/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2019 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1637041 "Perhaps the feeling most characteristic of our current moment is a mixture of boredom and compulsion. Even though we recognise that they are boring, we nevertheless feel compelled to do yet another Facebook quiz, to read yet another Buzzfeed list, to click on some celebrity gossip about someone we don’t even remotely care about. We endlessly move among the boring, but our nervous systems are so overstimulated that we never have the luxury of feeling bored. No one is bored, everything is boring." For this episode we read a couple of articles by Mark Fisher and the Institute for Precarious Consciousness discussing some of the mechanisms that capitalism exploits to dampen our abilities to organize against it. While the production of this episode really is us just feeding more content into a machine that devours our time and creativity, we are kinda hoping this is an example of the capitalists selling us some rope. Mark Fisher: No one is bored, Everything is boring https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/no-one-is-bored-everything-is-boring/

Institute for Precarious Consciousness: We Are All Very Anxious http://intercommunalworkshop.org/we-are-all-anxious/  

Jodi Dean: Communicative Capitalism and Class Struggle http://spheres-journal.org/communicative-capitalism-and-class-struggle/  Music: Savages- Shut Up

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For this episode we read a couple of articles by Mark Fisher and the Institute for Precarious Consciousness discussing some of the mechanisms that capitalism exploits to dampen our abilities to organize against it. While the production of this episode really is us just feeding more content into a machine that devours our time and creativity, we are kinda hoping this is an example of the capitalists selling us some rope.


Mark Fisher: No one is bored, Everything is boring
https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/no-one-is-bored-everything-is-boring/

Institute for Precarious Consciousness: We Are All Very Anxious
http://intercommunalworkshop.org/we-are-all-anxious/  

Jodi Dean: Communicative Capitalism and Class Struggle
http://spheres-journal.org/communicative-capitalism-and-class-struggle/ 

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]]> "Perhaps the feeling most characteristic of our current moment is a mixture of boredom and compulsion. Even though we recognise that they are boring, we nevertheless feel compelled to do yet another Facebook quiz, to read yet another Buzzfeed list, to click on some celebrity gossip about someone we don’t even remotely care about. We endlessly move among the boring, but our nervous systems are so overstimulated that we never have the luxury of feeling bored. No one is bored, everything is bori... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason true No 4992 1 30 full Dialectic of Defeat: A Collaboration with Red Library, Part II Dialectic of Defeat: A Collaboration with Red Library, Part II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/dialectic-of-defeat-a-collaboration-with-red-library-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/dialectic-of-defeat-a-collaboration-with-red-library-part-ii/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1566154 This week we dive in to the second part of our two part collaboration with Adam from Red Library, who hosts s a great podcast that analyzes and discusses important works of Marxist theory and history. We are big fans, go check them out. This week we continued our discussion on Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby, so if you haven't listened to the first part, do that now. In Dialectic of Defeat, Jacoby examines the losers of the Marxist tradition and argues that there is something to be learned from them, even in their defeat. He exhorts us to read the heretics, doubt the orthodoxies, and truly understand all of the rich and varied currents of Marxism, even if they ultimately failed to create a successful revolution. After all, all of our gods failed us in the end. Either that, or we failed them. Jacoby, Russell. Dialectic of defeat : contours of western Marxism. Cambridge, U.K. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print. Music: Current 93/Nurse With Wound- Ballad of the Pale Girl

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]]> This week we dive in to the second part of our two part collaboration with Adam from Red Library, who hosts s a great podcast that analyzes and discusses important works of Marxist theory and history. We are big fans, go check them out.

This week we continued our discussion on Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby, so if you haven't listened to the first part, do that now.

In Dialectic of Defeat, Jacoby examines the losers of the Marxist tradition and argues that there is something to be learned from them, even in their defeat. He exhorts us to read the heretics, doubt the orthodoxies, and truly understand all of the rich and varied currents of Marxism, even if they ultimately failed to create a successful revolution.

After all, all of our gods failed us in the end.
Either that, or we failed them.

Jacoby, Russell. Dialectic of defeat : contours of western Marxism. Cambridge, U.K. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print.

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]]> This week we dive in to the second part of our two part collaboration with Adam from Red Library, who hosts s a great podcast that analyzes and discusses important works of Marxist theory and history. We are big fans, go check them out. This week we continued our discussion on Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby, so if you haven't listened to the first part, do that now. In Dialectic of Defeat, Jacoby examines the losers of the Marxist tradition and argues t... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 5593 1 29 full Dialectic of Defeat: A Collaboration with Red Library, Part I Dialectic of Defeat: A Collaboration with Red Library, Part I https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/dialectic-of-defeat-a-collaboration-with-red-library-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/dialectic-of-defeat-a-collaboration-with-red-library-part-i/#comments Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1533880 Red Library is a great podcast that analyzes and discusses important works of Marxist (and other leftist) literature, and we are big fans. So, we are happy to announce that this week we teamed up with them to read and talk about Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby. The discussion ran long, so it has been broken into two parts. This is part one. In Dialectic of Defeat, Jacoby examines the losers of the Marxist tradition and argues that there is something to be learned from them, even in their defeat. He exhorts us to read the heretics, doubt the orthodoxies, and truly understand all of the rich and varied currents of Marxism, even if they ultimately failed to create a successful revolution. After all, all of our gods failed us in the end. Either that, or we failed them. Jacoby, Russell. Dialectic of defeat : contours of western Marxism. Cambridge, U.K. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print. Music: Modern Life Is War- Farmer's Holiday Association

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]]> Red Library is a great podcast that analyzes and discusses important works of Marxist (and other leftist) literature, and we are big fans. So, we are happy to announce that this week we teamed up with them to read and talk about Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby. The discussion ran long, so it has been broken into two parts. This is part one.

In Dialectic of Defeat, Jacoby examines the losers of the Marxist tradition and argues that there is something to be learned from them, even in their defeat. He exhorts us to read the heretics, doubt the orthodoxies, and truly understand all of the rich and varied currents of Marxism, even if they ultimately failed to create a successful revolution.

After all, all of our gods failed us in the end.
Either that, or we failed them.

Jacoby, Russell. Dialectic of defeat : contours of western Marxism. Cambridge, U.K. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print.

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]]> Red Library is a great podcast that analyzes and discusses important works of Marxist (and other leftist) literature, and we are big fans. So, we are happy to announce that this week we teamed up with them to read and talk about Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby. The discussion ran long, so it has been broken into two parts. This is part one. In Dialectic of Defeat, Jacoby examines the losers of the Marxist tradition and argues that there is something to be l... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Adam false No 4560 1 28 full PATREON TEASER: Goodbye Lenin: Melancholic Thoughts PATREON TEASER: Goodbye Lenin: Melancholic Thoughts https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-goodbye-lenin-melancholic-thoughts/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-goodbye-lenin-melancholic-thoughts/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1496026 We decided that a good companion to our episode about Melancholia and Organized Pessimism would be a rare recording with all of us (except Kevin) in the same room, talking about a pretty cool movie that we saw over a decade ago. Sign up on our, very reasonably priced, Patreon to access our-- small but ever growing number of-- bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> We decided that a good companion to our episode about Melancholia and Organized Pessimism would be a rare recording with all of us (except Kevin) in the same room, talking about a pretty cool movie that we saw over a decade ago. Sign up on our, very reasonably priced, Patreon to access our-- small but ever growing number of-- bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Mer... Chris, Jenny, and Jason false No 227 1 trailer Children of the Counterrevolution Children of the Counterrevolution https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/children-of-the-counterrevolution/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/children-of-the-counterrevolution/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1477603 When we were kids: history ended, the Christian right launched an all out assault on the gains of the 1960s/70s, the liberals launched an all out assault on the gains of the New Deal/labor movement, and the left launched an all out assault on each others shopping choices. It sucked.  The world was recreated in the dumbest and worst possible ways and we are going to let you listen to us talk about how it warped all of our brains. 

Coming of Age at the End of History https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/04/26/coming-of-age-at-the-end-of-history-2/ Neoliberalism Is A Political Project https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalism-capitalism-labor-crisis-resistance/ From Revolution to Evolution: The Changing Nature of the Christian Right (1994) http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.857.5145&rep=rep1&type=pdf What Pat Robertson Teaches Us https://jacobinmag.com/2018/03/pat-robertson-cbn-evangelical-christian-sanders The Reagan Counterrevolution Crushes The American Dream https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2014/9/8/1328063/-The-Reagan-Counter-Revolution-Crushes-the-American-Dream How The Christian Right Ended Up Transforming American Politics https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/brief-history-of-the-christian-right The Sexual Counterrevolution https://prospect.org/article/sexual-counterrevolution

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The world was recreated in the dumbest and worst possible ways and we are going to let you listen to us talk about how it warped all of our brains. 


Coming of Age at the End of History
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/04/26/coming-of-age-at-the-end-of-history-2/

Neoliberalism Is A Political Project
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalism-capitalism-labor-crisis-resistance/

From Revolution to Evolution: The Changing Nature of the Christian Right (1994)
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.857.5145&rep=rep1&type=pdf

What Pat Robertson Teaches Us
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/03/pat-robertson-cbn-evangelical-christian-sanders

The Reagan Counterrevolution Crushes The American Dream
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2014/9/8/1328063/-The-Reagan-Counter-Revolution-Crushes-the-American-Dream

How The Christian Right Ended Up Transforming American Politics
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/brief-history-of-the-christian-right

The Sexual Counterrevolution
https://prospect.org/article/sexual-counterrevolution


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]]> When we were kids: history ended, the Christian right launched an all out assault on the gains of the 1960s/70s, the liberals launched an all out assault on the gains of the New Deal/labor movement, and the left launched an all out assault on each others shopping choices. It sucked. The world was recreated in the dumbest and worst possible ways and we are going to let you listen to us talk about how it warped all of our brains. Coming of Age at the End of History https://www.coun... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4297 1 27 full The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1410229 We received a really thoughtful and challenging question/comment from one of our Patrons and we decided to give it the attention it deserves, in the form of a full episode.  We discuss "pessimism of the intellect/optimism of the will," mourning, melancholy, the church-like euphoria of the mass meeting, and how much it is necessary to bum people out.  If you have a question or concern you'd like us to address, send it to our email address regrettablecentury@gmail.com or message us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or Patreon.  

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]]> We received a really thoughtful and challenging question/comment from one of our Patrons and we decided to give it the attention it deserves, in the form of a full episode. We discuss "pessimism of the intellect/optimism of the will," mourning, melancholy, the church-like euphoria of the mass meeting, and how much it is necessary to bum people out. If you have a question or concern you'd like us to address, send it to our email address regrettablecentury@gmail.com or message us o... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 2711 1 26 full Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1320682 We read a bunch of stuff about Walter Benjamin and Enzo Traverso and tried to have a conversation about it.  We've only managed to reinforce the idea that "The organization of pessimism" is the only slogan that can save us from death. 

Traverso, Enzo. Left-wing melancholia : Marxism, history, and memory. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. Print.

Against Revolutionary Pessimism and Optimism: Revolutionary Realism by J. Moufawad Paul http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com/2016/10/against-revolutionary-pessimism-and.html

An Invisible Underground River: On Left-Wing Melancholia- Michael Lowy https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3289-an-invisible-underground-river-on-left-wing-melancholia

How to kill a zombie: strategizing the end of neoliberalism- Mark Fisher https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/how-to-kill-zombie-strategizing-end-of-neoliberalism/ 

Walter Benjamin’s Gothic Marxism and The Organization of Pessimism: Michael Lowy https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/walter-benjamin-and-surrealism

Victor Serge: Indispensable Critic of Leftist Illusion- Mitchel Abidor https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/02/28/victor-serge-indispensable-critic-of-leftist-illusion/ 

Four Reasons the European Left Lost- Wolfgang Streeck https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/european-parliament-elections-results-left?fbclid=IwAR0IIEH5W8SrlH9EfJ31XDLDFjvTZ2lp-ucok0GtxtpDsWzsrSMHQ_oB9DM

The Organization of Pessimism: Profane Illumination & Anthropological Materialism in Walter Benjamin https://www.academia.edu/33848834/The_Organization_of_Pessimism_Profane_Illumination_and_Anthropological_Materialism_in_Walter_Benjamin

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We've only managed to reinforce the idea that "The organization of pessimism" is the only slogan that can save us from death. 

Traverso, Enzo. Left-wing melancholia : Marxism, history, and memory. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. Print.

Against Revolutionary Pessimism and Optimism: Revolutionary Realism by J. Moufawad Paul
http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com/2016/10/against-revolutionary-pessimism-and.html


An Invisible Underground River: On Left-Wing Melancholia- Michael Lowy
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3289-an-invisible-underground-river-on-left-wing-melancholia


How to kill a zombie: strategizing the end of neoliberalism- Mark Fisher
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/how-to-kill-zombie-strategizing-end-of-neoliberalism/ 


Walter Benjamin’s Gothic Marxism and The Organization of Pessimism: Michael Lowy
https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/walter-benjamin-and-surrealism


Victor Serge: Indispensable Critic of Leftist Illusion- Mitchel Abidor
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/02/28/victor-serge-indispensable-critic-of-leftist-illusion/ 


Four Reasons the European Left Lost- Wolfgang Streeck
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/european-parliament-elections-results-left?fbclid=IwAR0IIEH5W8SrlH9EfJ31XDLDFjvTZ2lp-ucok0GtxtpDsWzsrSMHQ_oB9DM


The Organization of Pessimism: Profane Illumination & Anthropological Materialism in Walter Benjamin
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]]> We read a bunch of stuff about Walter Benjamin and Enzo Traverso and tried to have a conversation about it. We've only managed to reinforce the idea that "The organization of pessimism" is the only slogan that can save us from death. Traverso, Enzo. Left-wing melancholia : Marxism, history, and memory. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. Print. Against Revolutionary Pessimism and Optimism: Revolutionary Realism by J. Moufawad Paul http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com/2016... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason true No 3032 1 25 full Marxism & Religion & Everything Else & Religion, With C. Derick Varn Marxism & Religion & Everything Else & Religion, With C. Derick Varn https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-religion-everything-else-religion-with-c-derick-varn/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/marxism-religion-everything-else-religion-with-c-derick-varn/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2019 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1256915 We sat down with C. Derick Varn and solved all the problems that are currently ailing the left. We reconciled the divergent currents of Marxism and wove together the materialist and idealist dichotomy with resounding success, but then lost an hour and a half of audio and were forced to restart the recording; what resulted was a meandering, but entertaining, discussion about just about everything... and religion. Varn's Podcast "Symptomatic Redness" http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/tag/symptomatic-redness/ and his poetry. http://www.unlikelystories.org/unlikely-books/apocalyptics Music: Des Geyers Schwarzer Haufen- Bauernkreig (German Peasant Revolt Anthem) Further Reading: MacIntyre, Alasdair C. Marxism and Christianity. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984. Religion for radicals: An interview with Terry Eagleton https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-gospel-according-to-terry

Roland Boer on Marxism and Religion http://isj.org.uk/the-full-story-on-marxism-and-religion/

Lenin: The Attitude of the Workers Party To Religion https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1909/may/13.htm

Boer, R. (2014). Religion and Socialism. Political Theology, 15(2), 188–209. Fitzpatrick, F. (1967). A. V. Lunacharsky: Recent Soviet Interpretations and Republications. Soviet Studies. Vol. 18. No. 3. pp 267-289

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]]> We sat down with C. Derick Varn and solved all the problems that are currently ailing the left. We reconciled the divergent currents of Marxism and wove together the materialist and idealist dichotomy with resounding success, but then lost an hour and a half of audio and were forced to restart the recording; what resulted was a meandering, but entertaining, discussion about just about everything... and religion.

Varn's Podcast "Symptomatic Redness"
http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/tag/symptomatic-redness/

and his poetry.
http://www.unlikelystories.org/unlikely-books/apocalyptics

Music:
Des Geyers Schwarzer Haufen- Bauernkreig (German Peasant Revolt Anthem)


Further Reading:

MacIntyre, Alasdair C. Marxism and Christianity. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984.

Religion for radicals: An interview with Terry Eagleton
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-gospel-according-to-terry


Roland Boer on Marxism and Religion
http://isj.org.uk/the-full-story-on-marxism-and-religion/


Lenin: The Attitude of the Workers Party To Religion
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1909/may/13.htm


Boer, R. (2014). Religion and Socialism. Political Theology, 15(2), 188–209.

Fitzpatrick, F. (1967). A. V. Lunacharsky: Recent Soviet Interpretations and Republications.
Soviet Studies. Vol. 18. No. 3. pp 267-289


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]]> We sat down with C. Derick Varn and solved all the problems that are currently ailing the left. We reconciled the divergent currents of Marxism and wove together the materialist and idealist dichotomy with resounding success, but then lost an hour and a half of audio and were forced to restart the recording; what resulted was a meandering, but entertaining, discussion about just about everything... and religion. Varn's Podcast "Symptomatic Redness" http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/tag/sympt... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and C Derek Varn. false No 4328 1 24 full PATREON TEASER: Many Roads To Socialism? The Early Comintern Debates On ”Workers Governments” PATREON TEASER: Many Roads To Socialism? The Early Comintern Debates On ”Workers Governments” https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-many-roads-to-socialism-the-early-comintern-debates-on-workers-governments/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/patreon-teaser-many-roads-to-socialism-the-early-comintern-debates-on-workers-governments/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1231508 After our Socialism From Below episode, Jason and Chris thought they could have used more time to talk about the 4th Comintern congress and the question of "Workers' Governments." What resulted is an impromptu discussion that we posted on our Patreon.  Head on over and sign up for $2. 

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]]> After our Socialism From Below episode, Jason and Chris thought they could have used more time to talk about the 4th Comintern congress and the question of "Workers' Governments." What resulted is an impromptu discussion that we posted on our Patreon. Head on over and sign up for $2. Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris and Jason false No 212 1 trailer Neither Socialism From Above, Nor Below... but definitely Socialism Neither Socialism From Above, Nor Below... but definitely Socialism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/neither-socialism-from-above-nor-below-but-definitely-socialism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/neither-socialism-from-above-nor-below-but-definitely-socialism/#comments Mon, 27 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1197587 From Babeuf and Blanqui to Bakunin; from Karl Marx and Kautsky to Kropotkin, an ideological battle rages over the true nature of socialism!  But why though? This week we discuss whether or not there really are only "Two Souls of Socialism" and if idea of "socialism from below" is a useful analytical framework around which to organize our politics. Hal Draper’s “Two Souls of Socialism” https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1966/twosouls/ 

Marxism, Anarchism, & the Genealogy of “Socialism From Below” https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/02-marxism-anarchism-the-genealogy-of-socialism-from-below Building Socialism From Below- Ben Tarnoff https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/12/nicos-poulantzas-socialism-from-below-democratic-power Socialism From Below: A Delusion? -Mike McNair https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1071/socialism-from-below-a-delusion/

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But why though?

This week we discuss whether or not there really are only "Two Souls of Socialism" and if idea of "socialism from below" is a useful analytical framework around which to organize our politics.


Hal Draper’s “Two Souls of Socialism”
https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1966/twosouls/ 

Marxism, Anarchism, & the Genealogy of “Socialism From Below”
https://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/02-marxism-anarchism-the-genealogy-of-socialism-from-below

Building Socialism From Below- Ben Tarnoff
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/12/nicos-poulantzas-socialism-from-below-democratic-power

Socialism From Below: A Delusion?
-Mike McNair
https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1071/socialism-from-below-a-delusion/


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]]> From Babeuf and Blanqui to Bakunin; from Karl Marx and Kautsky to Kropotkin, an ideological battle rages over the true nature of socialism! But why though? This week we discuss whether or not there really are only "Two Souls of Socialism" and if idea of "socialism from below" is a useful analytical framework around which to organize our politics. Hal Draper’s “Two Souls of Socialism” https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1966/twosouls/ Marxism, Anarchism, & the Genea... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3656 1 23 full A Time of Monsters: Towards a Working Definition of Fascism A Time of Monsters: Towards a Working Definition of Fascism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-time-of-monsters-towards-a-working-definition-of-fascism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-time-of-monsters-towards-a-working-definition-of-fascism/#comments Sun, 12 May 2019 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1125653 This is part one of a series in which we will chart the history of fascism and attempt to dissect and discuss it in greater detail than we have previously been able to. Our goal is to analyze some of the scholarship done by mainstream and Marxist scholars alike, in order to better understand the phenomenon. In Part one we synthesize a list of the ideological characteristics of Classical Fascism from similar lists that are employed by fascism scholars, in an attempt to understand what gave historic fascism the unique appeal that it had and attempt to construct a working definition that we can use to define our terms for the rest of the series. If this ends up going well, the series will trace the history of fascism from its roots in the societal ferment of the 19th century to the modern day post-fascist movements. Payne, Stanley G. A history of fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Print Sternhell, Zeev, Mario Sznajder, and Maia Ashéri. The birth of fascist ideology : from cultural rebellion to political revolution. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 1994. Print. Paxton, Robert O. The anatomy of fascism. New York: Knopf, 2004. Print. Griffin, Roger. The nature of fascism. London New York: Routledge, 1993. Print.

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In Part one we synthesize a list of the ideological characteristics of Classical Fascism from similar lists that are employed by fascism scholars, in an attempt to understand what gave historic fascism the unique appeal that it had and attempt to construct a working definition that we can use to define our terms for the rest of the series.

If this ends up going well, the series will trace the history of fascism from its roots in the societal ferment of the 19th century to the modern day post-fascist movements.


Payne, Stanley G. A history of fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Print

Sternhell, Zeev, Mario Sznajder, and Maia Ashéri. The birth of fascist ideology : from cultural rebellion to political revolution. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 1994. Print.

Paxton, Robert O. The anatomy of fascism. New York: Knopf, 2004. Print.

Griffin, Roger. The nature of fascism. London New York: Routledge, 1993. Print.

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]]> This is part one of a series in which we will chart the history of fascism and attempt to dissect and discuss it in greater detail than we have previously been able to. Our goal is to analyze some of the scholarship done by mainstream and Marxist scholars alike, in order to better understand the phenomenon. In Part one we synthesize a list of the ideological characteristics of Classical Fascism from similar lists that are employed by fascism scholars, in an attempt to understand what gave h... Chris and Jason true No 4070 1 22 bonus Zizek v. Peterson: The ”Debate of the Century” that We Deserve Zizek v. Peterson: The ”Debate of the Century” that We Deserve https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/zizek-v-peterson-the-debate-of-the-century-that-we-deserve/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/zizek-v-peterson-the-debate-of-the-century-that-we-deserve/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1062968 The Gang Gets Underwhelmed by Zizek v. Peterson.  It wasn't the "Debate of the Century" we wanted, but it's the one that we deserved.   Music: Kerber- Ratne Igre

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It wasn't the "Debate of the Century" we wanted, but it's the one that we deserved.  

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Hal Draper’s the Anatomy of the Microsect https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1973/xx/microsect.htm

Hal Draper’s the Alternative to the Microsect https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1971/alt/alt.htm

Warning about microsect organizing from David McNally in 2009 http://davidmcnally.org/p=1077&fbclid=IwAR1giyezHhZfnQPDzKvu2YvJoBp31_JWtnSXDBqypJ_saOd8GIlZeih7mt0

Socialism In One Organization https://failedharvest.com/blog/socialism1org

John Riddell on the SWP Part One https://johnriddell.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/the-u-s-swp-attempts-an-outward-turn-1977-83/ 

Part Two https://johnriddell.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/causes-of-a-socialist-collapse-the-u-s-swp-1976-83/ 

The Sect System https://libcom.org/library/sect-system Song: Bill Bailey (The Ultimate Sectarian) Joe Glazer and Bill Friedman

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Dare we be hopeful for a bright new era?
LOL

The New Communist Movement: An Obituary
https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/mrl-obit.htm?fbclid=IwAR21HRylPBOW_OuyET7G4gIdgQnTHI_Qfy430OQnF9f_vScuQG3zIunN_q4


Hal Draper’s the Anatomy of the Microsect
https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1973/xx/microsect.htm


Hal Draper’s the Alternative to the Microsect
https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1971/alt/alt.htm


Warning about microsect organizing from David McNally in 2009
http://davidmcnally.org/p=1077&fbclid=IwAR1giyezHhZfnQPDzKvu2YvJoBp31_JWtnSXDBqypJ_saOd8GIlZeih7mt0


Socialism In One Organization
https://failedharvest.com/blog/socialism1org


John Riddell on the SWP
Part One
https://johnriddell.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/the-u-s-swp-attempts-an-outward-turn-1977-83/ 

Part Two
https://johnriddell.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/causes-of-a-socialist-collapse-the-u-s-swp-1976-83/ 


The Sect System
https://libcom.org/library/sect-system


Song: Bill Bailey (The Ultimate Sectarian)
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]]> We are currently witnessing what appears to be the death of the micro sect form of political organization, a bastard form of the Leninist party that has all but dominated the minuscule and embattled American radical left for the past half century. The political landscape has changed in a way that has rendered these groups obsolete, removing the sectarian left's monopoly on socialist politics in the US, but what will replace it? Dare we be hopeful for a bright new era? LOL The New Communist M... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4186 1 20 full The Right to the City: Changing the City, to Change Ourselves The Right to the City: Changing the City, to Change Ourselves https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-right-to-the-city-changing-the-city-to-change-ourselves/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-right-to-the-city-changing-the-city-to-change-ourselves/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1024142 As a concept, as a slogan, as an expression of intent The Right to The City contains within it an opportunity for this generation to conceive of new methods of class struggle, of new models of class organization, and of the return of class power. It’s but one of many opportunities we have right now to advance a constructive, utopian, and revolutionary vision of the future. It’s about demystifying social relations where they are presently abstracted. It’s about no longer viewing  political activity as either pressuring politicians or becoming them. It’s about identifying what are presently hidden means of exerting our power as class to confront the class enemy, not just at work, but everywhere. Henri Lefebvre and the Right to the City http://faculty.washington.edu/mpurcell/jua_rtc.pdf 

Neoliberalism is a Political Project -- Harvey https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalism-capitalism-labor-crisis-resistance/ 

The Right to the City -- Harvey https://newleftreview.org/II/53/david-harvey-the-right-to-the-city 

PDF of Henri Lefebevre's Urban Revolution https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Henri-Lefebvre-The-Urban-Revolution.pdf

Writings on Cities -- Lefebvre https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Henri-Lefebvre-Writings-on-Cities.pdf

Critique of Urban Geography -- Debord https://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/presitu/geography.html 

Why Psychogeography? https://www.sayitwithpavingstones.org/news/2018/8/14/derive-0-why-psychogeography 

 

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Henri Lefebvre and the Right to the City
http://faculty.washington.edu/mpurcell/jua_rtc.pdf 


Neoliberalism is a Political Project -- Harvey
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/david-harvey-neoliberalism-capitalism-labor-crisis-resistance/ 


The Right to the City -- Harvey
https://newleftreview.org/II/53/david-harvey-the-right-to-the-city 

PDF of Henri Lefebevre's Urban Revolution
https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Henri-Lefebvre-The-Urban-Revolution.pdf

Writings on Cities -- Lefebvre
https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Henri-Lefebvre-Writings-on-Cities.pdf

Critique of Urban Geography -- Debord
https://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/presitu/geography.html 

Why Psychogeography?
https://www.sayitwithpavingstones.org/news/2018/8/14/derive-0-why-psychogeography 



 

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]]> As a concept, as a slogan, as an expression of intent The Right to The City contains within it an opportunity for this generation to conceive of new methods of class struggle, of new models of class organization, and of the return of class power. It’s but one of many opportunities we have right now to advance a constructive, utopian, and revolutionary vision of the future. It’s about demystifying social relations where they are presently abstracted. It’s about no longer viewing politica... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4324 1 19 full The Open Road to the Stars: A Discussion With Donald Parkinson of Cosmonaut Magazine The Open Road to the Stars: A Discussion With Donald Parkinson of Cosmonaut Magazine https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-open-road-to-the-stars-a-discussion-with-donald-parkinson-of-cosmonaut-magazine/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-open-road-to-the-stars-a-discussion-with-donald-parkinson-of-cosmonaut-magazine/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2019 20:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-1008357 This week Chris and Jason sit down with Donald Parkinson-- the managing editor of Cosmonaut Magazine-- to discuss post apocalyptic eco-war communism, rekindling the Utopian imagination, the need for a post-tradition socialist movement, The DSA, The Marxist Center, Mike McNair, and some of the reasons Donald thinks we shouldn't be so pessimistic. Cosmonaut Magazine https://cosmonaut.blog/ Outro Music: Eduard Artemyev- Lullaby

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Cosmonaut Magazine
https://cosmonaut.blog/

Outro Music: Eduard Artemyev- Lullaby


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]]> This week Chris and Jason sit down with Donald Parkinson-- the managing editor of Cosmonaut Magazine-- to discuss post apocalyptic eco-war communism, rekindling the Utopian imagination, the need for a post-tradition socialist movement, The DSA, The Marxist Center, Mike McNair, and some of the reasons Donald thinks we shouldn't be so pessimistic. Cosmonaut Magazine https://cosmonaut.blog/ Outro Music: Eduard Artemyev- Lullaby Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support t... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 3948 1 18 bonus The People’s Commissariat for Gettin’ It On: Sexual Radicalism and Liberation Under 20th Century Socialism The People’s Commissariat for Gettin’ It On: Sexual Radicalism and Liberation Under 20th Century Socialism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-people-s-commissariat-for-gettin-it-on-sexual-radicalism-and-liberation-under-20th-century-socialism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-people-s-commissariat-for-gettin-it-on-sexual-radicalism-and-liberation-under-20th-century-socialism/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-995764 This week the gang talks about the radical liberatory programs of the Bolsheviks, the failure of these programs, the conservative reaction of Stalin, and the renewed blossoming of these ideas in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. We ultimately conclude the Warsaw Pact countries leave much to be desired in the way of workers' democracy, but also provide us with an example of what is possible when a society's resources are devoted to liberation instead of hoarded by the bourgeoisie. The USSR’s Founding Mother https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/10/08/the-ussrs-founding-mother/

Liberation in the early days of the USSR https://isreview.org/issue/86/legacy-october

Bad Romance https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/11/women-better-sex-under-socialism-review

Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/why-women-had-better-sex-under-socialism.amp.html Ghodsee, Kristen R. Why women have better sex under socialism : and other arguments for economic independence. New York: Nation Books, 2018. Music:  Ina Martell- Ich war allein

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The USSR’s Founding Mother
https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/10/08/the-ussrs-founding-mother/

Liberation in the early days of the USSR
https://isreview.org/issue/86/legacy-october


Bad Romance
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/11/women-better-sex-under-socialism-review


Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/why-women-had-better-sex-under-socialism.amp.html


Ghodsee, Kristen R. Why women have better sex under socialism : and other arguments for economic independence. New York: Nation Books, 2018.

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]]> This week the gang talks about the radical liberatory programs of the Bolsheviks, the failure of these programs, the conservative reaction of Stalin, and the renewed blossoming of these ideas in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. We ultimately conclude the Warsaw Pact countries leave much to be desired in the way of workers' democracy, but also provide us with an example of what is possible when a society's resources are devoted to liberation instead of hoarded by the bourgeoisie. The US... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4270 1 17 full Lawyerization and Its Discontents: A Discussion on Marxist Jurisprudence with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward Lawyerization and Its Discontents: A Discussion on Marxist Jurisprudence with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/lawyerization-and-its-discontents-a-discussion-on-marxist-jurisprudence-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/lawyerization-and-its-discontents-a-discussion-on-marxist-jurisprudence-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-989392 Kevin and Chris sat down with our old friend Steven; an attorney, Marxist and host of the defunct(ish?) Supreme Leap Forward Podcast to discuss Marxist criminology, prison, cops, and Soviet jurisprudence. We ultimately conclude that cops suck, prisons suck, the law is dumb, and the concept of the lumpenproletariat is something that we need to keep arguing about. Hal Draper essay mentioned in the episode: The concept of the Lumpenproletariat in Marx and Engels- Hal Draper Kevin and Steven's Marxist Law Podcast featuring Chris Supreme Leap Forward Episode 12 - Game Of Owns and Feudal Law Steven's essay mentioned in the episode: Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore The Works of Evegny Pshukanis: https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/index.htm

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Hal Draper essay mentioned in the episode:
The concept of the Lumpenproletariat in Marx and Engels- Hal Draper

Kevin and Steven's Marxist Law Podcast featuring Chris
Supreme Leap Forward Episode 12 - Game Of Owns and Feudal Law

Steven's essay mentioned in the episode:
Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore

The Works of Evegny Pshukanis:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/index.htm

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]]> Kevin and Chris sat down with our old friend Steven; an attorney, Marxist and host of the defunct(ish?) Supreme Leap Forward Podcast to discuss Marxist criminology, prison, cops, and Soviet jurisprudence. We ultimately conclude that cops suck, prisons suck, the law is dumb, and the concept of the lumpenproletariat is something that we need to keep arguing about. Hal Draper essay mentioned in the episode: The concept of the Lumpenproletariat in Marx and Engels- Hal Draper Kevin and Steven... Chris, Kevin, and Steven false No 4403 1 16 full The Uses and Abuses of Identity Politics The Uses and Abuses of Identity Politics https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-uses-and-abuses-of-identity-politics/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/the-uses-and-abuses-of-identity-politics/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-976044 This week Jenny makes the case that there are "good" and bad types of identity politics and we discuss the redeemable and irredeemable aspects of them. Ultimately, we come to conclusions that are sure to get us canceled by workerists and idpol-libs alike. Which... doesn't matter because will have all been boiled alive by rising oceans of acidic seawater long before we ever figure any of this out.  Combahee River Collective Statement : http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.html

Asad Haider: 'Eight Theses on Identity' http://salvage.zone/ Haider, Asad. Mistaken identity : race and class in the age of Trump. London Brooklyn, NY: Verso, 2018.

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Which... doesn't matter because will have all been boiled alive by rising oceans of acidic seawater long before we ever figure any of this out. 

Combahee River Collective Statement :
http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.html


Asad Haider: 'Eight Theses on Identity'
http://salvage.zone/

Haider, Asad. Mistaken identity : race and class in the age of Trump. London Brooklyn, NY: Verso, 2018.

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]]> This week Jenny makes the case that there are "good" and bad types of identity politics and we discuss the redeemable and irredeemable aspects of them. Ultimately, we come to conclusions that are sure to get us canceled by workerists and idpol-libs alike. Which... doesn't matter because will have all been boiled alive by rising oceans of acidic seawater long before we ever figure any of this out. Combahee River Collective Statement : http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.html Asad ... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 4286 1 15 full Gothic Marxism and Marxist Romanticism: Horror, Witches, and Gothic Fascism Gothic Marxism and Marxist Romanticism: Horror, Witches, and Gothic Fascism https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/gothic-marxism-and-marxist-romanticism-horror-witches-and-gothic-fascism/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/gothic-marxism-and-marxist-romanticism-horror-witches-and-gothic-fascism/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-960593 In part two of our discussion we finally get around to talking about horror movies, Jenny talks about Caliban and the Witch a lot more, and Chris brings that conversation back to fascism... again. The outro music is Lords of the New Church- Open Your Eyes Towards A Gothic Marxism I – On Monsters https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-i-on-monsters/

Towards A Gothic Marxism Part Two: Monsters For Socialism https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-part-two-monsters-for-socialism/ 

A Thousand Lost Worlds: Notes on Gothic Marxism by Adam Turl http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/evicted-art-blog/a-thousand-lost-worlds-notes-on-gothic-marxism 

Socialists Must Reclaim Halloween https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/halloween-socialism-china-mieville 

Michael Lowy on Benjamin’s Gothic Marxism https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/walter-benjamin-and-surrealism

The Horror of the Real: Zizek as Modern Gothic http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/356/356

Adam Tooze on Surrealism and Gothic Marxism https://blindfieldjournal.com/2016/12/01/of-surrealism-marxism/ McNally, David. Monsters of the Market : Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, 2012.

Cohen, Margaret. Profane Illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of Surrealist Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993 Federici, Silvia. Caliban and the Witch. New York London: Autonomedia Pluto, distributor, 2004.

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The outro music is Lords of the New Church- Open Your Eyes

Towards A Gothic Marxism I – On Monsters
https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-i-on-monsters/


Towards A Gothic Marxism Part Two: Monsters For Socialism
https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-part-two-monsters-for-socialism/ 

A Thousand Lost Worlds: Notes on Gothic Marxism by Adam Turl
http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/evicted-art-blog/a-thousand-lost-worlds-notes-on-gothic-marxism 


Socialists Must Reclaim Halloween
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/halloween-socialism-china-mieville 


Michael Lowy on Benjamin’s Gothic Marxism
https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/walter-benjamin-and-surrealism


The Horror of the Real: Zizek as Modern Gothic
http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/356/356


Adam Tooze on Surrealism and Gothic Marxism
https://blindfieldjournal.com/2016/12/01/of-surrealism-marxism/


McNally, David. Monsters of the Market : Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, 2012.

Cohen, Margaret. Profane Illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of Surrealist Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993

Federici, Silvia. Caliban and the Witch. New York London: Autonomedia Pluto, distributor, 2004.






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]]> In part two of our discussion we finally get around to talking about horror movies, Jenny talks about Caliban and the Witch a lot more, and Chris brings that conversation back to fascism... again. The outro music is Lords of the New Church- Open Your Eyes Towards A Gothic Marxism I – On Monsters https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-i-on-monsters/ Towards A Gothic Marxism Part Two: Monsters For Socialism https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 3356 1 13 full Gothic Marxism and Marxist Romanticism: Embracing All That Makes Us Human Gothic Marxism and Marxist Romanticism: Embracing All That Makes Us Human https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/gothic-marxism-and-marxist-romanticism-embracing-all-that-makes-us-human/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/gothic-marxism-and-marxist-romanticism-embracing-all-that-makes-us-human/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-952305 In this episode we talk about Marxist romanticism and the gothic strain in Marxism, or "gothic Marxism." We attempt to salvage the detritus of bourgeois society and the broken dreams of generations of the defeated to piece together a vision of world worth fighting for. Marx often used Gothic imagery in his writings and held a strong romantic streak that we think has been ignored by "vulgar" Marxists who cling to the mechanistic Protestantism and scientism of the enlightenment. This is only part one of a two part episode and we promise you we talk about horror movies eventually, just keep your shorts on. The intro is a paraphrasing of Adam Turl from a piece he wrote for Red Wedge Magazine, linked below: The outro music is Bauhaus- The Passion of Lovers Towards A Gothic Marxism I – On Monsters https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-i-on-monsters/

Towards A Gothic Marxism Part Two: Monsters For Socialism https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-part-two-monsters-for-socialism/ 

A Thousand Lost Worlds: Notes on Gothic Marxism by Adam Turl http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/evicted-art-blog/a-thousand-lost-worlds-notes-on-gothic-marxism 

Socialists Must Reclaim Halloween https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/halloween-socialism-china-mieville 

Michael Lowy on Benjamin’s Gothic Marxism https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/walter-benjamin-and-surrealism

The Horror of the Real: Zizek as Modern Gothic http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/356/356

Adam Tooze on Surrealism and Gothic Marxism https://blindfieldjournal.com/2016/12/01/of-surrealism-marxism/ McNally, David. Monsters of the Market : Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, 2012.

Cohen, Margaret. Profane Illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of Surrealist Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993 Siegel, Paul N. The Meek and the Militant : Religion and Power Across the World. Chicago, Ill: Haymarket Books, 2005.

 

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This is only part one of a two part episode and we promise you we talk about horror movies eventually, just keep your shorts on.

The intro is a paraphrasing of Adam Turl from a piece he wrote for Red Wedge Magazine, linked below:

The outro music is Bauhaus- The Passion of Lovers


Towards A Gothic Marxism I – On Monsters
https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-i-on-monsters/


Towards A Gothic Marxism Part Two: Monsters For Socialism
https://thelitcritguy.com/2018/02/05/towards-a-gothic-marxism-part-two-monsters-for-socialism/ 


A Thousand Lost Worlds: Notes on Gothic Marxism by Adam Turl
http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/evicted-art-blog/a-thousand-lost-worlds-notes-on-gothic-marxism 


Socialists Must Reclaim Halloween
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/halloween-socialism-china-mieville 


Michael Lowy on Benjamin’s Gothic Marxism
https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/walter-benjamin-and-surrealism


The Horror of the Real: Zizek as Modern Gothic
http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/IJZS/article/view/356/356


Adam Tooze on Surrealism and Gothic Marxism
https://blindfieldjournal.com/2016/12/01/of-surrealism-marxism/


McNally, David. Monsters of the Market : Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, 2012.

Cohen, Margaret. Profane Illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of Surrealist Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993

Siegel, Paul N. The Meek and the Militant : Religion and Power Across the World. Chicago, Ill: Haymarket Books, 2005.







 


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]]> In this episode we talk about Marxist romanticism and the gothic strain in Marxism, or "gothic Marxism." We attempt to salvage the detritus of bourgeois society and the broken dreams of generations of the defeated to piece together a vision of world worth fighting for. Marx often used Gothic imagery in his writings and held a strong romantic streak that we think has been ignored by "vulgar" Marxists who cling to the mechanistic Protestantism and scientism of the enlightenment. This is only ... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 3153 1 12 full Disagreements With the Unabomber Disagreements With the Unabomber https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/disagreements-with-the-unabomber/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/disagreements-with-the-unabomber/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-932078 This week we dive deep into eco-terrorism / green anarchy / primitivism, and discuss why we think the Unambomber had some good points while also disagreeing with him, a lot.  Anti-Civ folks would tell you that the problems that plague humanity begin with the industrial revolution and that we need to go back to hunter/gatherer societies. We at The Regrettable Century, however, enjoy the fact that we survived past childbirth and can wear corrective lenses to read books safely inside of our warm homes this winter. We bet you can figure out what we think the real problem is. Also, we talk about eco-fascism. A short list of resources we mined for this episode: Children of Ted http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/the-unabomber-ted-kaczynski-new-generation-of-acolytes.html 

The Unabomber's Manifesto as originally published by WaPo: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/unabomber/manifesto.text.htm?noredirect=on

Interview with John Zerzan on NPR https://www.spreaker.com/user/oregonpublicbroadcasting/anarchy-and-civilization

“No Way Out?” By John Zerzan  https://www.johnzerzan.net/articles/no-way-out.html

“The Problem of Civilization” from Deep Green Resistance, Derrick Jensen’s group,  https://www.commondreams.org/views/2011/05/05/deep-green-resistance-strategy-save-planet

20 min ELF propaganda video: https://youtu.be/MO2pA5We34A

Watch full length documentary “If a Tree Falls: a Story of the Earth Liberation Front” https://youtu.be/UmZkNNJqr1I

“Whatever Happened to Ecoterrorism?” https://psmag.com/environment/whatever-happened-to-eco-terrorism

Review/summary of “Ecological Rift,” by John Bellamy Foster http://links.org.au/node/2293

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Anti-Civ folks would tell you that the problems that plague humanity begin with the industrial revolution and that we need to go back to hunter/gatherer societies.
We at The Regrettable Century, however, enjoy the fact that we survived past childbirth and can wear corrective lenses to read books safely inside of our warm homes this winter. We bet you can figure out what we think the real problem is.

Also, we talk about eco-fascism.

A short list of resources we mined for this episode:

Children of Ted
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/the-unabomber-ted-kaczynski-new-generation-of-acolytes.html 

The Unabomber's Manifesto as originally published by WaPo:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/unabomber/manifesto.text.htm?noredirect=on

Interview with John Zerzan on NPR
https://www.spreaker.com/user/oregonpublicbroadcasting/anarchy-and-civilization

“No Way Out?” By John Zerzan
 https://www.johnzerzan.net/articles/no-way-out.html

“The Problem of Civilization” from Deep Green Resistance, Derrick Jensen’s group,  https://www.commondreams.org/views/2011/05/05/deep-green-resistance-strategy-save-planet

20 min ELF propaganda video:
https://youtu.be/MO2pA5We34A

Watch full length documentary “If a Tree Falls: a Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
https://youtu.be/UmZkNNJqr1I

“Whatever Happened to Ecoterrorism?”
https://psmag.com/environment/whatever-happened-to-eco-terrorism

Review/summary of “Ecological Rift,” by John Bellamy Foster
http://links.org.au/node/2293

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]]> This week we dive deep into eco-terrorism / green anarchy / primitivism, and discuss why we think the Unambomber had some good points while also disagreeing with him, a lot. Anti-Civ folks would tell you that the problems that plague humanity begin with the industrial revolution and that we need to go back to hunter/gatherer societies. We at The Regrettable Century, however, enjoy the fact that we survived past childbirth and can wear corrective lenses to read books safely inside of ... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 3756 1 11 full Strasserism, National Bolshevism, and Third Positionism (Part II of II) Strasserism, National Bolshevism, and Third Positionism (Part II of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/strasserism-national-bolshevism-and-third-positionism-part-ii-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/strasserism-national-bolshevism-and-third-positionism-part-ii-of-ii/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-927285 We pick up where we left off last week; discussing Russian Nazbols, American Third Positionism, and the re-emphasizing the need to speak with clarity about this topic of dire importance. Listen to Part II of a II part series, in which we think out loud about the history and politics of fascist anti-capitalism. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury A short list of some of the  material referenced for the show: Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Lee, Martin A. The Beast Reawakens. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1997. Coogan, Kevin. Dreamer of the Day : Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International. Brooklyn, N.Y: Autonomedia, 1999. A scholarly article about The National Question and the Communists in Weimar Germany. https://libcom.org/files/NATIONAL%20BOLSHEVISM%20IN%20WEIMAR%20GERMANY.pdf

The (Now Defunct) Traditionalist Workers Party: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/traditionalist-worker-party

An undercover expose of the Traditionalist Workers Party: https://unicornriot.ninja/2018/leaked-a-year-inside-the-failed-neo-nazi-traditionalist-worker-party/

Article about a alt-righters adopting “anti-capitalism” https://www.thenation.com/article/the-racist-right-looks-left/ Music: Holocaust by Crisis off of No Town Hall

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]]> We pick up where we left off last week; discussing Russian Nazbols, American Third Positionism, and the re-emphasizing the need to speak with clarity about this topic of dire importance.
Listen to Part II of a II part series, in which we think out loud about the history and politics of fascist anti-capitalism.

https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

A short list of some of the  material referenced for the show:

Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995.

Lee, Martin A. The Beast Reawakens. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1997.

Coogan, Kevin. Dreamer of the Day : Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International. Brooklyn, N.Y: Autonomedia, 1999.

A scholarly article about The National Question and the Communists in Weimar Germany.
https://libcom.org/files/NATIONAL%20BOLSHEVISM%20IN%20WEIMAR%20GERMANY.pdf

The (Now Defunct) Traditionalist Workers Party:
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/traditionalist-worker-party

An undercover expose of the Traditionalist Workers Party:
https://unicornriot.ninja/2018/leaked-a-year-inside-the-failed-neo-nazi-traditionalist-worker-party/

Article about a alt-righters adopting “anti-capitalism”
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-racist-right-looks-left/

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Holocaust by Crisis off of No Town Hall

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]]> We pick up where we left off last week; discussing Russian Nazbols, American Third Positionism, and the re-emphasizing the need to speak with clarity about this topic of dire importance. Listen to Part II of a II part series, in which we think out loud about the history and politics of fascist anti-capitalism. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury A short list of some of the material referenced for the show: Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: Univer... Chris, Kevin, Jenny, and Jason false No 2968 1 10 full Strasserism, National Bolshevism, and Third Positionism (Part I of II) Strasserism, National Bolshevism, and Third Positionism (Part I of II) https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/strasserism-national-bolshevism-and-third-positionism-part-i-of-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/strasserism-national-bolshevism-and-third-positionism-part-i-of-ii/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2019 02:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-921743 Yes there is an anti-capitalist right and leftists need to stop being so confused when rightists are opposed to, or critical of, capitalism.  Listen to Part I of a II part series, in which we think out loud about the history and politics of the Strasserites, Nazbols, European New Right, and Third Positionists. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury A short list of some of the  material referenced for the show: Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Lee, Martin A. The Beast Reawakens. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1997. Coogan, Kevin. Dreamer of the Day : Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International. Brooklyn, N.Y: Autonomedia, 1999.  The National Question and the Communists in Weimar Germany. 

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The (Now Defunct) Traditionalist Workers Party: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/traditionalist-worker-party

An undercover expose of the Traditionalist Workers Party: https://unicornriot.ninja/2018/leaked-a-year-inside-the-failed-neo-nazi-traditionalist-worker-party/

Article about a alt-righters adopting “anti-capitalism”

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Listen to Part I of a II part series, in which we think out loud about the history and politics of the Strasserites, Nazbols, European New Right, and Third Positionists.

https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

A short list of some of the  material referenced for the show:

Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995.

Lee, Martin A. The Beast Reawakens. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1997.

Coogan, Kevin. Dreamer of the Day : Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International. Brooklyn, N.Y: Autonomedia, 1999.

 The National Question and the Communists in Weimar Germany. 

https://libcom.org/files/NATIONAL%20BOLSHEVISM%20IN%20WEIMAR%20GERMANY.pdf


The (Now Defunct) Traditionalist Workers Party:
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/traditionalist-worker-party


An undercover expose of the Traditionalist Workers Party:
https://unicornriot.ninja/2018/leaked-a-year-inside-the-failed-neo-nazi-traditionalist-worker-party/


Article about a alt-righters adopting “anti-capitalism”

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-racist-right-looks-left/ 


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]]> Yes there is an anti-capitalist right and leftists need to stop being so confused when rightists are opposed to, or critical of, capitalism. Listen to Part I of a II part series, in which we think out loud about the history and politics of the Strasserites, Nazbols, European New Right, and Third Positionists. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury A short list of some of the material referenced for the show: Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism, 1914-1945. Madison: U... Jenny, Kevin, Chris, and Jason true No 3385 1 9 full EPISODE 0: Capitalist Realism, Our Original First Episode. EPISODE 0: Capitalist Realism, Our Original First Episode. https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/episode-0-capitalist-realism-our-original-first-episode/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/episode-0-capitalist-realism-our-original-first-episode/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-911617 Behold, our original intro episode! Jason and Chris talk about their motivations for creating the podcast and dive into Mark Fisher's book "Capitalist Realism." Fisher argues that after 1989 capitalism was able to present itself as the only option and warped our reality to fit that claim. We talk about how he was right. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Behold, our original intro episode! Jason and Chris talk about their motivations for creating the podcast and dive into Mark Fisher's book "Capitalist Realism."
Fisher argues that after 1989 capitalism was able to present itself as the only option and warped our reality to fit that claim. We talk about how he was right.

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]]> Behold, our original intro episode! Jason and Chris talk about their motivations for creating the podcast and dive into Mark Fisher's book "Capitalist Realism." Fisher argues that after 1989 capitalism was able to present itself as the only option and warped our reality to fit that claim. We talk about how he was right. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris and Jason false No 2544 1 8 full A Situationist New Year’s Spectacular: Discussion about Guy Debord, the Situationists, and the Society of the Spectacle A Situationist New Year’s Spectacular: Discussion about Guy Debord, the Situationists, and the Society of the Spectacle https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-situationist-new-year-s-spectacular-discussion-about-guy-debord-the-situationists-and-the-society-of-the-spectacle/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/a-situationist-new-year-s-spectacular-discussion-about-guy-debord-the-situationists-and-the-society-of-the-spectacle/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-905033 In the years since Guy Debord wrote "The Society of the Spectacle" we have witnessed the utter triumph of said spectacle and have been thoroughly crushed under the jackboot of its mediocrity. We think that some of the ideas of the Situationists are even more relevant now than they were in 68 and are worth having a conservation about, so we did. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury A Short List of Some of the Readings For this Episode: Society of the Spectacle (full text) https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm Revenge of the Spectacle http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/revenge-of-the-spectacle-this-time-its-personal Bringing Fuel to The Flames: Anselme Jappe's Guy Debord http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/bringing-fuel Notes on the Spectacle of Opposition https://www.sayitwithpavingstones.org/news/2018/6/29/some-notes-on-the-spectacle-of-opposition Why Psychogeography? https://www.sayitwithpavingstones.org/news/2018/8/14/derive-0-why-psychogeography Background on 1968 https://jacobinmag.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-was/ 

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https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

A Short List of Some of the Readings For this Episode:

Society of the Spectacle (full text)
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm

Revenge of the Spectacle
http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/revenge-of-the-spectacle-this-time-its-personal

Bringing Fuel to The Flames: Anselme Jappe's Guy Debord
http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/bringing-fuel

Notes on the Spectacle of Opposition
https://www.sayitwithpavingstones.org/news/2018/6/29/some-notes-on-the-spectacle-of-opposition

Why Psychogeography?
https://www.sayitwithpavingstones.org/news/2018/8/14/derive-0-why-psychogeography

Background on 1968
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-was/ 



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]]> In the years since Guy Debord wrote "The Society of the Spectacle" we have witnessed the utter triumph of said spectacle and have been thoroughly crushed under the jackboot of its mediocrity. We think that some of the ideas of the Situationists are even more relevant now than they were in 68 and are worth having a conservation about, so we did. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury A Short List of Some of the Readings For this Episode: Society of the Spectacle (full text) https://w... Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3566 1 7 full Art, Revolution, and the Popular Avant Garde Art, Revolution, and the Popular Avant Garde https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/art-revolution-and-the-popular-avant-garde/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/art-revolution-and-the-popular-avant-garde/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-894720 In our first ever FEATURE episode, we talk about the Marxist art, its mission, the idea of the Popular Avant Garde, and why transgression is important. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> In our first ever FEATURE episode, we talk about the Marxist art, its mission, the idea of the Popular Avant Garde, and why transgression is important. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris false No 3589 1 6 bonus Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-889740 This week we discuss our orientation as Revolutionary Pessimists. We believe that humanity is worth saving, but were not so sure that is going to work out. A clear headed, sober, pessimistic orientation is necessary to continue to organize as socialists. We must be ready to salvage the burnt out husk of our planet and build an egalitarian future in the irradiated post apocalyptic deserts. A strategy for ruination is necessary.  https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Salvage Quarterly http://salvage.zone/in-print/salvage-perspectives-1-amid-this-stony-rubbish/ For a Marxism Without Guarantees http://www.agpolpsy.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Hall-For-a-Marxism-Without-Guarantees.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2zkfhtBHg_j1-YBQ3eCpPUXCnKeg0FxeEq5Y3KWN4Fqdf5lVCGwhEBsqs

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]]> This week we discuss our orientation as Revolutionary Pessimists. We believe that humanity is worth saving, but were not so sure that is going to work out. A clear headed, sober, pessimistic orientation is necessary to continue to organize as socialists. We must be ready to salvage the burnt out husk of our planet and build an egalitarian future in the irradiated post apocalyptic deserts. A strategy for ruination is necessary. 
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Salvage Quarterly
http://salvage.zone/in-print/salvage-perspectives-1-amid-this-stony-rubbish/

For a Marxism Without Guarantees
http://www.agpolpsy.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Hall-For-a-Marxism-Without-Guarantees.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2zkfhtBHg_j1-YBQ3eCpPUXCnKeg0FxeEq5Y3KWN4Fqdf5lVCGwhEBsqs

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]]> This week we discuss our orientation as Revolutionary Pessimists. We believe that humanity is worth saving, but were not so sure that is going to work out. A clear headed, sober, pessimistic orientation is necessary to continue to organize as socialists. We must be ready to salvage the burnt out husk of our planet and build an egalitarian future in the irradiated post apocalyptic deserts. A strategy for ruination is necessary. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Salvage Quar... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jenny. false No 2824 1 5 full Organizing on the Edge of the Abyss: Building Class Power and the Looming Apocalypse Organizing on the Edge of the Abyss: Building Class Power and the Looming Apocalypse https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/organizing-on-the-edge-of-the-abyss-building-class-power-and-the-looming-apocalypse/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/organizing-on-the-edge-of-the-abyss-building-class-power-and-the-looming-apocalypse/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-873749 This week we discuss ourselves a little bit before diving into the topic of base building. What is base building? Is it a new strategy? Is it just aping Maoist and Narodnik tactics in a decidedly un-Bolshevik fashion? It isn't, but if it was why would that be bad? In this episode, we talk about why building is becoming popular among the membership of the DSA and whether it is a viable strategy for working class power https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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In this episode, we talk about why building is becoming popular among the membership of the DSA and whether it is a viable strategy for working class power

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]]> This week we discuss ourselves a little bit before diving into the topic of base building. What is base building? Is it a new strategy? Is it just aping Maoist and Narodnik tactics in a decidedly un-Bolshevik fashion? It isn't, but if it was why would that be bad? In this episode, we talk about why building is becoming popular among the membership of the DSA and whether it is a viable strategy for working class power https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we c... Chris, Kevin, Jason, and Jenny false No 3232 1 4 full Fascism, Post Fascism, and Not-Fascism: PART II Fascism, Post Fascism, and Not-Fascism: PART II https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/fascism-post-fascism-and-not-fascism-part-ii/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/fascism-post-fascism-and-not-fascism-part-ii/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2018 23:00:00 -0600 Buzzsprout-862626 Part Two of our series examining fascism.  The post fascist matrix has vomited forth a dizzying array of political formations; we recorded ourselves thinking out loud about them.  https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Part Two of our series examining fascism. The post fascist matrix has vomited forth a dizzying array of political formations; we recorded ourselves thinking out loud about them. https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3577 1 3 full Fascism, Post-Fascism, and Not-Fascism: PART I Fascism, Post-Fascism, and Not-Fascism: PART I https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/fascism-post-fascism-and-not-fascism-part-i/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/fascism-post-fascism-and-not-fascism-part-i/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-846892 Part one of our series examining all of the fascisms (This is a re-upload with some sound issues resolved) https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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]]> Part one of our series examining all of the fascisms (This is a re-upload with some sound issues resolved) https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop Chris, Kevin, and Jason false No 3688 1 2 full Reign of the Vampire Castle: A discussion about Mark Fisher, call out culture, and online left-toxicity. Reign of the Vampire Castle: A discussion about Mark Fisher, call out culture, and online left-toxicity. https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/reign-of-the-vampire-castle-a-discussion-about-mark-fisher-call-out-culture-and-online-left-toxicity/ https://RegrettableCentury.podbean.com/e/reign-of-the-vampire-castle-a-discussion-about-mark-fisher-call-out-culture-and-online-left-toxicity/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500 Buzzsprout-837465 We discuss Mark Fisher's pertinent and controversial essay "Exiting the Vampire's Castle. What did Fisher get wrong, what did he get right? Will the left shake its toxic call out culture in time to save humanity from impending catastrophe? Exiting the Vampire Castle https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle/ Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury

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Exiting the Vampire Castle
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle/

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]]> We discuss Mark Fisher's pertinent and controversial essay "Exiting the Vampire's Castle. What did Fisher get wrong, what did he get right? Will the left shake its toxic call out culture in time to save humanity from impending catastrophe? Exiting the Vampire Castle https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle/ Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the show Visit the Regrettable Ce... Chris, Jason, and Kevin false No 3575 1 1 full