LEAVING out of account the weak echoes of pre-Revolutionary ideologic systems, the only theory which has opposed Marxism in Soviet Russia these years is the Formalist theory of Art. The paradox consists in the fact that Russian Formalism connected itself closely with Russian Futurism, and that while the latter was capitulating politically before Communism, Formalism opposed Marxism with all its might theoretically.
Literature and Revolution: The Formalist School of Poetry and Marxism
Tag: Morals
Where Are the Tears?
When Benjamin Netanyahu boasts of “hellfire” being rained down on Gaza, he is correct. “Hellfire” has rained down on Gaza creating one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory. But what Israel’s prime minister gets wrong is that this crisis dates back long before Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Hell on earth has been the reality in Gaza since 2005 when the territory’s population of more than 2 million had its movement and freedom restricted as the Israelis began a blockade of the land that limited the amount of fuel, food, medicine and water that the Gazans could access.
Where Are the Tears?
Establishment shill, RFK Jr, abandons the First Amendment
RFK Jr. had made a stance against free speech censorship a cornerstone of his independent run
Free speech crusader RFK Jr. slammed for supporting open letter demanding Harvard review students’ Slacks for antisemitic memes
H/T: Jimmy Dore
Since he’s already abandoned all semblance of morality, he might as well abandon the Constitution?!
Project Veritas Ruling Endangers Journalism
H/T: Hard Lens Media
Related:
Project Veritas loses jury verdict to Democratic consulting firm
Jury Rules Project Veritas Violated Wiretapping Laws and Fraudulently Misrepresented Themselves
[Allison] Maas reportedly joined Democracy Partners as part of an unpaid internship using a fake name and a fabricated resume. That act of subterfuge, according to the jury, “amounted to fraudulent misrepresentation,” according to Politico.
Personally, this doesn’t look like a First Amendment case. It looks like a case of resume fraud. 🤷🏼♀️
CHINA: The West has Double Standards! West: China has Double Standards! Who is to be trusted?
WHO says no conclusive data yet on need for COVID-19 booster shot
WHO says no conclusive data yet on need for COVID-19 booster shot
“When some countries afford to have the booster and others are not even vaccinating the first and second round, it’s a moral issue,” he said during a media briefing.
It’s not about health, it’s about profits!
Christopher Hitchens obituary
Maverick, polemical journalist whose career was a rollercoaster of love and loathing
— Read on www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/16/christopher-hitchens-obituary
An admitted Trotskyite, who turned into a neocon after 911. Shame that he fell for it. I admired him for his anti-religious view, especially Zionism.