MetaFilter posts tagged with maoism

The form of the Joint Dictatorship of the Proletariat of Oppressed Nations

shii — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:26 -0800

I have proposed, in the past, that the Joint Dictatorship of the Proletariat of Oppressed Nations should disperse the Amerikkkans throughout the Third World instead of allowing them to remain in occupied North America. Here are some of my reasons.

The Maoist Internationalist Movement, covered here in 2003 and 2005, went under in 2008. A successor group, the It's Right to Rebel! Forum, also went dark that year. But never fear: the product of all these wonderful developments in revolutionary science, Maoism Third-Worldism, has arrived! It brings with it a Hate Amerikkka beat (more) that would make Mao himself bob his head. The new leader of revolutionary science draws political cartoons. The movie reviews continue, too: "Heterosexual patriarch with XY chromosomes and strategically ambiguous patriarch with XX chromosomes have a trivial romance problem while children and Third World people are oppressed" You'll be surprised to learn that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a pro-Maoist movie. They also get festive by celebrating KKKolumbus Day. And if you're looking for factional infighting with another completely irrelevant communist group, how about a scathing piece on Bob A-FAKE-ian, or maybe the Maoist Third-Worldist delinking of the Maoist Internationalist Movement itself? Hat tip to Something Awful Forums.

The last American Maoist in China

shii — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:21:45 -0800

In the 1950s, American Communists fled to China. The idealists returned home and got book deals. But one pragmatist remained behind. He also happens to be the only Chinese Jew of note, the others having left for Israel when the going was good. Previously on MeFi: the POWs who came home.

Naxalite revolt in India

Kattullus — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:33:02 -0800

Naxalites are India's most dangerous revolutionary organization (of which there are many). They capitalize on dissent against the Indian Government where it is weakest, promising a better life to India's poor. This Maoist movement has waxed and waned since its inception in the 1960's. The Government's latest attempt to vanquish the Naxalites, called Salwa Judum, has been a failure. Though little known in the West, the Naxalite uprising has torn asunder large parts of India, devastated local economies, terrorized millions and turned brother against brother.

Korean War POWs who defected to China

jason's_planet — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:37:39 -0800

At the end of the Korean War, James Veneris was an American POW awaiting repatriation. But when his time came, he—along with twenty other Americans and a Briton—declined to leave and chose to cast his lot with Mao and the Chinese Communist Party. Over time, almost all of these men became disillusioned with Marxism and eventually returned to their homelands. The Cold War that informed their decisions has become a chapter in the history books but the story of Western defectors to the Communist bloc is just now being written.

Neo-Maoism in China

jason's_planet — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:45:17 -0800

Conditions of the Working Classes in China is an essay that presents a Marxist perspective on the changes taking place in China. The author addresses the tensions between workers and employers, antagonisms between city workers and impoverished migrants from the countryside and the political fights between those who support the moves towards a market economy and those convinced that Mao had it right all along.

Digital Maoism

mr_crash_davis — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:55:34 -0800

Digital Maoism: The Hazards of the New Online Collectivism. An essay by Jaron Lanier.

MIM game reviews

Tlogmer — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:28:43 -0800

The Maoist International Movement reviews videogames

the hidden Metafilter agenda is revealed!

furiousthought — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:27:12 -0800

Going to see a movie? Be sure to get the Maoist Internationalist Movement's perspective first. Harry Potter: "This Disney-esque fantasy film deserves not to be banned under the dictatorship of the proletariat." Yaaay!

Mao of Poo

alidarbac — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:23:37 -0800

Comrade, is Piglet revisionism getting you down? Don't be an enemy of the people. Brush up on your Maoist theory with the Mao of Poo.

Break the Shackles of Bad Tunes

Dr_Octavius — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:56:28 -0800

Workers Rejoice!! The Maoist Internationalist Movement's music Reviews are in for 2003! As much as Lopez would like to pretend it is otherwise, social status and wealth are inextricably linked in capitalist society. Poor misguided J-Lo.