420blazeit69 [he/him]

I consistently see two big pitfalls for people who are sympathetic to leftist ideas but aren’t quite leftists:

1. They’re soft on U.S. imperialism
2. They’re inadequately critical of U.S. propaganda about AES states

Trotskyism seems to lead people directly into both. It’s built around a sort of leftist Lost Cause mythos, where all these revolutions were good at one point but betrayed by those dastardly MLs. This means criticism of MLs that goes far beyond reasonable (Parenti’s line about utopian socialists never having to address the problems inherent in running a state come to mind), which leads into 2, then 1 seems more palatable because opposing these evil ML states is good, actually.

Pavlo’s injuries were severe. His right arm was amputated below the shoulder, he still feels pain where his limb is missing, and he has shrapnel in his leg. His basic prosthetic gives him limited movement.

Great idea to send this guy out as a conscription officer

A podcast about beheading your dad