The Regrettable Century
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.
“The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
-- Antonio Gramsci
The Regrettable Century
Neither "Neither Washington nor Moscow" nor Washington nor Moscow
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
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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