Re: Can the Left Meme?

2017-06-15 Thread André Rebentisch
Am 15.06.2017 um 12:05 schrieb "Prof. Dr. Tilman Baumgärtel"@mx.kein.org: > I would argue that this type of activity has been highjacked by the > alt-right in a similar fashion as concepts of "Gegenöffentlichkeit", > alternative media etc. I don´t think that there is anything intrinsic >

Re: Can the Left Meme?

2017-06-15 Thread Florian Cramer
Tilman, I couldn't agree more - and would suggest to extend this history to the memes of the Luddites and even revolutionary pamphlets and caricatures in the reformation age. This was a highly successful political meme in its time, the early 16th century:

Re: Can the Left Meme?

2017-06-15 Thread t byfield
Lots of bad bits too. No amount of theory can paper over basic flaws in analysis. One of the more useful observations I've seen lately (can't remember the source, alas) is that in the current US political context rightists see violence as a form of speech whereas leftists see speech as a form

Re: Paul Mason: Jeremy Corbyn has read Antonio Gramsci(Guardian)

2017-06-15 Thread Richard Barbrook
Hiya, Contrary to Paul's claims, we are to the Left of Stalin's choice for leader of the Italian Communist Party. Labour is not aiming to replace the existing Few with a new Few, but to empower the Many to determine their own destiny. Richard === Dr. Richard Barbrook

Re: Can the Left Meme?

2017-06-15 Thread Prof . Dr . Tilman Baumgärtel
Dear all, the Left has invented the Meme and created some of the most successful memes ever. You do not have to look at relatively obscure groups like the Situationists or the Angry Brigade. Just look at the work of German Dada artist John Heartfield whose Memes/collages combined with strong

Paul Mason: Jeremy Corbyn has read Antonio Gramsci (Guardian)

2017-06-15 Thread Patrice Riemens
Original to: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/commentisfree/2017/jun/12/paul-mason-jeremy-corbyn-defeat-ruling-elite-antonio-gramsci Jeremy Corbyn​ has won the first battle in a long ​war​ against the ruling elite by Paul Mason, The Guardian, June 13, 2017. Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci

Technoshamanism and wasted ontologies

2017-06-15 Thread Carsten Agger
http://blogs.fsfe.org/agger/2017/06/14/technoshamanism-and-wasted-ontologies/ /Interview with Fabiane M. Borges published on May 21, 2017^1 <#sdfootnote1sym>/ /By Bia Martins and Reynaldo Carvalho Translated by Carsten Agger/ In a state of permanent warfare and fierce disputes over visions of